The onus is on each one of us to ensure that we are diligent students of the Bible
The devastating loss of life, especially that of children, in the siege of the Branch Davidians at Waco on 19 April 1993 was tragic. As highlighted in the media coverage of the event and the subsequent trials and inquiries, the alleged failure of the authorities in the way they responded and managed the case was astonishing. However, what’s even more astonishing to me is that people followed David Koresh in the…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-03-24/1501/

“My Sheep Know My Voice”
In 1990, I was serving as an intern pastor in the Manchester district of churches. One Friday, I received a call notifying me that a number of our young people were going to attend a Bible study that evening, and I decided to go along. I arrived at the home at 7 pm, where there were some twenty young people sitting with Bibles open and eyes aglow. I recognised everyone in the room except for one person, a laidback American who introduced himself as Steve (Schneider): he…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-03-24/1500/

I should have made Cliff a friend, but I couldn’t and I didn’t…
When Clifford Sellors arrived at Newbold in 1985, I was two-thirds of the way through my pastoral training. What I immediately remember of Cliff is that he was a quiet, friendly, gentle young English person with a warm East Midlands accent who wanted to do something good for God – Indeed, this was his reason for attending Newbold.
Before he became an Adventist, Cliff had been a professional footballer. Whatever the nature of his…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-03-24/1499/

Now, thirty years on, the memories of this tragic moment evoke difficult emotions in me that I thought I had processed a long time ago.
In December 1987, I left the comfort of what was familiar to me and took a journey to West Indies College (WIC), now known as Northern Caribbean University, to begin my ministerial training. I truly believed that I was following the call of God; and, while I didn’t know what to expect when I got there, I was convinced that it would be an experience that would…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-03-24/1498/