Stories & Commentaries

About Stories & Commentaries

From time to time, the North American Division shares commentaries on issues and/or events important to Adventists in this division. We also publish stories, which sometimes include interviews and features, to inspire our leaders and members.

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Washington Adventist University Partners with Frontline Community Services to Advance Employee Educations

Washington Adventist University (WAU) in Takoma Park, Maryland, has entered into a partnership agreement with Frontline Community Services. This partnership agreement will help Frontline employees and their families further their educations.

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NAD Compassion Movement Helps Local Schools, Feed the Hungry During 2017 Adventist Ministries Convention

More than 750 Adventists converged in Tucson, Arizona, on Jan. 8-11, to worship, learn, share their talents, and network at the 2017 North American Division Adventist Ministries Convention (NAD AMC).

NAD compassion outreach group

NAD Compassion Movement Helps Local Schools, Feed the Hungry During 2017 Adventist Ministries Convention

More than 750 Adventists converged in Tucson, Arizona, on Jan. 8-11, to worship, learn, share their talents, and network at the 2017 North American Division Adventist Ministries Convention (NAD AMC).

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First Congregation for Visually Impaired Inaugurated in NAD

Pastor Mark Johnson, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada (SDACC), and Pastor Mansfield Edwards, Ontario Conference president, joined the 25 charter members and other guests for the inaugural service held at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Scarborough, a district in eastern Toronto.

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Awash in Grace

The more I meander around through the environs of the early church the more I stand in awe. Just to join up with that troop was truly transformational.

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Terry Shaw Named President/CEO of Adventist Health System (Fla.)

The Adventist Health System (AHS) board of directors has appointed Terry Shaw as the organization’s new president/CEO.

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NAD Vice President Discusses Significance of NAD Year-End Meeting Votes for Education

Eight recommendations geared toward bringing the ecclesiastical and educational sides of the Adventist Church together for mission are voted at the 2016 NAD Year-End Meeting.

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Should Adventists Celebrate Christmas?

Every year I receive letters or phone calls asking whether it is correct for Adventists to celebrate Christmas. The uncertainty is usually based on the absence of any biblical information about the date of Christ’s birth, and on the conviction that December 25 has been associated with a pagan festival.

The Legacy of Johnny Barnes: A Community's Happy Face

Did you ever meet Johnny Barnes? He died a few months ago where he lived all his life, on the beautiful island of Bermuda. Ruthie and I met him just a few months before his death.

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Smoking Menace Still Haunting Humanity

Last week, I was reminded about being involved in a major nation-wide public health program in Poland in the early 1980s, when the then Five-Day Stop Smoking Plan.[1] attracted literally thousands of smokers who flooded Adventist churches and public venues.