Stories & Commentaries

For the past 11 years Joan Payne, a nurse practitioner and member of the Westvale Seventh-day Adventist Church in Syracuse, New York, has coordinated Nurses’ Sabbath, typically held on the first Saturday of May.

God has led La Voz de la Esperanza for 75 years! As we celebrate our 75th anniversary we have been busy with evangelistic campaigns and tours, baptisms, graduations, and seminars.

While drawing attention to the fear and uncertainty some of the United States’ neighbors to the south have been feeling in recent months, a Los Angeles Times article published on April 24, 2017, also shared the story of Calexico Mission School (CMS).

Students, teachers and general readers anywhere in the world eager for access to the acclaimed go-to textbook on the latest in creation science studies can now get it for free in digital format, thanks to a unique partnership among three Adventist entities.

It is amazing how much can happen in one year! Monique Osborne, Cathy Tang, and Dana Connell are three extraordinary young women who experienced God’s tug on their lives to go into an unexpected field of study that would make a life-changing impact on people they interact with. One year after sharing their stories, the young women recount again how the Lord has been moving in their lives.

Katie McTavish abhors human trafficking and her faith fortifies her resolve to fight it. That’s the story of the 19-year-old from Newday Christian Seventh-day Adventist Church in Parker, Colorado.

Each year, the North American Religious Liberty Association (NARLA) hosts a Religious Liberty Summit in Washington, D.C. It’s a unique opportunity for local members to play an active role in the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s religious liberty advocacy work.

More than 200 student and professional filmmakers and guests attended the 2017 Sonscreen Film Festival held at Loma Linda University in California.

On April 12, during the 2017 General Conference Spring Meeting, Daniel R. Jackson, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America (NAD), and Adventist World editor Bill Knott shared a report on the inter-division, international “Partners in Mission” literacy program.

"But Dr. Pollard, why did you go?" asked some of our students. To make it so simple it could not be misunderstood, I answered that question in three words: “Because I'm fighting."