In approving a US$151.3-million budget for 2010, Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders are continuing a worldwide emphasis on mission. This year the church will spend about $124 million on appropriations for world outreach and supporting missionaries.
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When head teacher Tralese Syvertson, of Newark Seventh-day Adventist Elementary School, heard about the Haiti earthquake and the overwhelming number of people killed, she wanted to make it an easier number for her students to understand.
God, a good heart and a healthy lifestyle are the ingredients to the longevity of St. Maarten’s eldest resident Marthe Connor-Duzanson, who clocked 102 years old on Thursday.
Conner-Duzanson, called a “living legend,” is not only St. Maarten’s oldest, but also the oldest person in the Seventh Day Adventist Caribbean Union to reach this age, said Pastor Royston Philbert of the St. Maarten Seventh Day Adventist Church.
One year ago today, Jamaicans rejoiced when a religious leader was elevated to the highest office in the land.
Simultaneously, an almost equal number of detractors voiced concerns about how a high-ranking Seventh-day Adventist official would adapt to serving a nation largely comprising Sunday worshippers. Was the prime minister making a colossal mistake in such an appointment?
A new Seventh-day Adventist television channel in Beirut is expected to help spread the church’s message of hope among Arabic-speaking communities in the Middle East, a region “rich in Biblical history,” its director said last week.
I hate the gym! You might too, but we have to stay in shape to keep our minds and bodies functioning at an acceptable level. Here are 12 simple practices that will keep us going well into the golden years, God willing.
Many claim that eating organic products means avoiding overly processed foods, thereby cutting hydrogenated oils, trans-fats, preservatives and other negative ingredients out of your diet. But lately the debate over fruits and vegetables seems to be taking center stage. The pesticides used on foods are currently a big concern for the health community, due to their many acute and chronic effects.
Each stage of sleep offers benefits to the sleeper. However, deep sleep is perhaps the most vital stage. It is the first stage that the brain attempts to recover when sleep deprived, and the strongest effects of sleep deprivation are from inadequate deep sleep.
Everyone has seen the recent headlines stating that too much ready meat is bad for your health! That’s because it has long been known it is associated with heart disease and cancer, particularly colon and rectal cancers. Now a new, large-scale study of 500,000 middle-aged and elderly Americans shows that daily red meat consumption, at levels of as little as four ounces a day, can increase your chances of death by 30 percent!
The sign outside The Seventh Day Adventist Church in Missouri City has information about church hours, but look at the side of the church and a broken window represents the hours the pastor slept there.
Pastor Roderic Bishop says a man broke in the church early Monday morning. Bishop knows the man went in a few rooms and made a mess. These are some of the details Bishop won’t forget because he and his wife were there.
The Friday night lights at Lincoln’s College View Academy are dimmer than those at other area high schools.
The school has stayed true to its roots as Nebraska’s only Seventh-day Adventist school, often straddling the line between the worlds of sports and religion. And every time, the faith, which celebrates the Sabbath on Saturday, trumps athletics.
Just recently I create a vision chart. The chart contained pictures, scriptures, words, and phrases that represented by goals, dreams, and desires. It encompassed core areas including my career, social life, health, recreation, spirituality, education, relationships, and self care… Although my life was not aimless, I had no tangible road map. I posted my vision chart in a prominent place and each morning upon rising I speak to my vision and tell it to come forth.
Jamaica’s Nigel Coke (left), communication director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in West Indies Union (WIU), receiving a special award as top performer among counterparts in the 19 unions making up the Inter-American Division (IAD) of the SDA Church.
It’s not just the initial job loss that causes depression, but a “cascade of negative life events.” Christians can prepare for these situations by viewing them from the right perspective and planning ahead.
