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Education

New La Sierra Scholarship Funds Honor Noted Alums Del Delker and Bailey Gillespie

La Sierra University | Comments

Column

Why Don’t We Stone Sabbath Breakers Anymore?

Matthew Quartey | Comments

Interviews

Math Teacher Cycles 2,300 Miles to Teacher's Convention

Alita Byrd | Comments

Spirituality

I Can Only Imagine: A Vision of Peace and a Place of Sanctuary

Carmen Lau | Comments

Spirituality

Rooted Sideways

Barry Casey | Comments

Health Care

Loma Linda University Medical Center Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a Top Hospital

Loma Linda University Health | Comments

Health Care

Adventist Health System Announces Plans to Become AdventHealth

Adventist Health System | Comments

Sabbath School

The Shape of Things to Come – Paul’s First Missionary Journey

Daniel Thompson

From Union Conferences to their Presidents: General Conference Considers “Targeted Killing”
David Larson | Comments

Deciding not to aim the canons of compliance at union conferences but at their presidents is a desperate and doomed attempt finally to find a place where the exercise of coercive administrative power will work. This is what specialists call “targeted killing.” It succeeds in some well understood circumstances. Trying to subdue union conferences by subverting their presidents is not among them.
My Missionary Family in Korea
Alita Byrd | Comments

A trip to Seoul last week sparked a renewed interest in my great-grandparents, who were some of the first Adventist missionaries to Korea, serving there from 1917 to 1932. Requests to my mother for family stories and research at Adventist institutions in Seoul yielded a picture of a sincere and hardworking family, who lived through historically interesting times in a fascinating part of the world.
Adventist Church Suffers from Chinese Government Suppression – and More News Shorts
Pam Dietrich | Comments

In this week’s news round-up, Adventist and other Christian churches suffer from Chinese government suppression, an Adventist choral group in Zimbabwe is recording a new album, and Adventist schools in Washington and West Virginia are sued for abuse and sexual assault of students.

News

Grand Finale Ends International Mission Congress in Korea

Alita Byrd | Comments

The Northern Asia-Pacific Division's International Mission Congress 2018 in Seoul, South Korea, closed its three-and-a-half days with a bang on Sabbath, August 11.

Friday Highlights at the NSD Mission Congress

Alita Byrd | Comments

The penultimate day of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division's International Mission Congress on August 10, 2018, featured sermons by Gary Krause and Mark Finley, more music from the talented Golden Angels and other choirs, and compelling short videos of different countries in the NSD. The saddest segment of the day was a tribute to Korean Pastor Ji YoungBae, who died of yellow fever in Brazil, while serving in a Korean church there.

netAwards and More Presented at Final Day of GAiN Conference in Korea

Alita Byrd | Comments

Brand convergence, Sabbath School app, extreme mission trips, sharing app for Adventist media professionals, manga comics, and event planning were all topics on the last day of GAiN 2018.

New Ways to Use Technology Showcased at GAiN

Alita Byrd | Comments

The second day of the GAiN conference in Korea showcased videos, apps, social networks, film contests, and legal help from a wide variety of presenters. A vast array of cutting-edge projects are being developed in every division, as evidenced by the projects featured.

Mission Congress Wows with Color, Lights, Music, and Message

Alita Byrd | Comments

The 2018 Northern Asia-Pacific Division International Mission Congress — being called a mini GC — has opened in Goyang, South Korea. Take a look at some of the sights.

Digital Evangelism Discussed as GAiN Conference Opens in Korea

Alita Byrd | Comments

“It’s never been easier to speak up. It’s never been harder to be heard.” —Sam Neves

Everything (Even Evangelism) Is More Fun in the Philippines

Bjorn Karlman | Comments

Filipinos have a well-deserved reputation for fun-loving ingenuity. Whatever the challenge or obstacle, they find a way to get around it with a smile on their faces and a joke to lighten the mood. There’s a reason that the best-known tourism slogan for the country is, “It’s more fun in the Philippines.” It’s true in countless ways, often despite a squeeze on resources.

Loma Linda University Alumna Expands Baja Mexico Community Clinic — and More News Shorts

Pam Dietrich | Comments

In this week’s news round-up, the newly expanded Siloé Wellness Center started by LLU alumna Sarah Mayer opens, Coming Out Ministries disinvited from Canadian camp meeting, Washington Adventist Academy math teacher Monte Saxby is biking 2,300 miles to raise money for the school, and a Jamaican church member wins right to not work on Sabbath.

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