Three Angles News—Wednesday, May 15, 2013
1. The Washington Post includes Pathfinders in an article about the growing interest in alternatives to the Boy Scouts of America.2. Recently, the Pacific Union Conference officially recognized Pacific...
View ArticleTransitions at the North American Division
Today the North American Division sent out a NewsPoints update that included some interesting leadership changes at several of its departments. Orlan Johnson, previously a partner with Saul Ewing in...
View ArticleSabbath at the Spectrum Café: How to Roll with Food Allergies
Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson in California sets the table for this week's Sabbath at the Spectrum Café. The column features fresh perspectives on food, community and unique stories surrounding vegetarian...
View ArticleWhat's Next for The One Project?
“What is The One Project about anyway?” This is a question I hear articulated in one form or another almost every time the gathering comes up in conversation with someone who hasn’t attended before....
View ArticleRevealing Another Conversation Could Impact LSU Story
An argument over attorney-client privilege during the deposition of Pacific Union Conference President Ricardo Graham has brought to light the role of General Conference President Ted Wilson in the...
View ArticleThree Angles News—Tuesday, May 21, 2013
1. Searchers continue to look for Washington physician lost in Ukraine. Here's another article on this story. Cameras show missing doctor entering Ukraine park, not leaving.2. An article looking back...
View ArticleSabbath at the Spectrum Café: A Pinch of Reminiscence
Early one Sunday morning when I was a teenager, I experienced the tantalizing smell of something I just had to eat. I was a student residing at the dormitory at Spicer Memorial College in India at that...
View ArticleBarry Black's Prayer for the 150th Anniversary of the Adventist Church
On May 21, 2013, United States Senate Chaplain Barry Black prayed the following at the General Conference headquarters to mark the 150th anniversary of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.Author and...
View ArticleLa Sierra University Constituency Delegates Overwhelmingly Pass Bylaws Revisions
Constituency delegates approved a series of changes to La Sierra University’s bylaws during a special meeting held on the campus on May 23. The revised bylaws document passed by a vote of 69-10, or 87...
View ArticleSabbath Sermon: The Upside Down Church—Stan Patterson
Stan Patterson, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Church Leadership and chair of the Department of Christian Ministry at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. This sermon...
View ArticleA Review of "Let's Talk" by Jan Paulsen
During his presidency of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination, Jan Paulsen participated in over 30 episodes of a one-hour live talk show broadcast on the church’s international television network....
View ArticleThree Angles News—Tuesday, May 28, 2013
1. Warrior without a weapon: Remembering Desmond Doss Sr.2. Kenyan judge orders public schools to exempt Adventist students in row over Sabbath.3. Search for missing Yakima doctor now considered a...
View ArticleSabbath at the Spectrum Café: Fellowship Fixings
When I moved to California from Great Britain nearly two decades ago, the request for hot tea prompted more than a few raised eyebrows and puzzled looks. Of course, I had never encountered iced tea...
View ArticleEquatorial Guinea Adventist Mission President Accused of Espionage and Deported
The Spanish Adventist pastor and Equatorial Guinea Adventist Mission President, Manuel García Cáceres, was recently expelled from the African country after being accused of being a threat to national...
View ArticleTheological Pluralism and Denominational Loyalty
Pragmatism, an American Adventist inheritance, brings us too often to look for solutions before we have framed the problem. We are accustomed to speeches on different topics presented in...
View ArticleSabbath Sermon: The Kingdom of God—Zane Yi
This was recorded in the Young Adult division at the 2012 Georgia-Cumberland Conference Camp Meeting on the campus of Southern Adventist University.
View ArticleConcluding Unscientific Post
The time has come for me to move on from the daily editing of the Spectrum blog. I will continue to write for Spectrum and stay connected to the community, but I need to free up some space in my...
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