Editor’s Note: Below is a transcript of a message, posted to You Tube on July 31, from president of the Adventist Church, Ted N.C. Wilson. Elder Wilson will release a new vid……
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Stories from the Arts: Sonja Kama
Avondale Arts graduate and writer Sonja Kama is bringing together Canberra mothers from diverse backgrounds in her new book project Capital Mums, sharing their unique wisdom and experiences and giving them a voice. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2020/08/07/stories-from-the-arts-sonja-kama/
ADRA Has Changed Their Lives
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Beirut Explosion: ADRA Disaster Response Teams Step Up Emergency Assistance to Help First Responders and Survivors
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) response teams in Lebanon are providing essential emergency supplies to recovery workers and survivors of the massive explosion in Beir……
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What God Condemns Is Not Safe
Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. Jeremiah 7:23.
The Lord desires everyone to work for his own spiritual and eternal good. This can only be done as we obey the lessons Christ has given. If we gain the eternal reward, we must follow the example of Christ, our Pattern, who did good and only good with the Lord’s entrusted talents. He cheerfully gave up His life to ransom a wicked, apostate race. But today selfishness, worldliness, pride, and self-indulgence are constantly consuming the means entrusted to those who claim to be Christians. They are misappropriating the money that the Lord requires them to use to bring many sons and daughters to Him.
When Christians work as the Head of the church worked, they will not be constantly contriving how they can use the Lord’s money for their own pleasure. Is it not honor enough for them to be cooperating with the world’s Redeemer? Worldly schemes, worldly investments, made to please and glorify self, bring no returns worth the having. God condemns them, and what God condemns is not safe for any living soul to practice.
“Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” (Romans 12:2). Here is an experience to be gained that will not prove disappointing. The mighty God, who through Jesus Christ created man, calls upon every soul to prove Him, and see what this will bring to all who do this. They are tested and tried, and in conformity to the will of God, they realize what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of their Creator.
Worldly conformity is hindered and made impossible through obedience to the plain, simple “Thus saith the Lord.” Gospel sanctification and transformation of soul, body, and spirit sends the feet of all such through the strait gate into the narrow way, the path cast up for the ransomed of the Lord to walk in. In cooperation with God, they work as Christ worked for the souls and bodies of their fellow men….
The Lord calls upon you … to look at these things with eyes enlightened not by worldly advisers, but by His Spirit. Take the Word as it reads…. Place yourself where the riches of the glory of heaven shall shine before you and behind you and on every side of you, because you are all light in the Lord.—Letter 110, August 8, 1899, to a woman of means.
The Upward Look p. 234
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Prayer Requests
—-Please pray for one of my cousins. I just found out that she is in the hospital with major blood clots in her lungs. They have her on very strong blood thinners. I just found out a few minutes ago from her mom. She is only in her thirties. I really appreciate all your prayers more than you will ever know. Connie
—-please pray for Arden Joy for her complete healing. Arturo
—-Please pray that God will heal David’s mind and emotions. Pray for all the family. Buck
—-update—Ronnie is doing well. Thank you for your prayers. Connie
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Know the Compelling Mission Stories of People and Impressive Research Methods
Mission Stories are not mere tales for entertainment and information. They serve as fountains of values and lessons. Preserving them, though, is quite a challenge. The online Encyclopedia of the Seventh-day Adventists (ESDA) does excellent work in researching. It is a cutting-edge tool and technology for essential details management. The future will surely benefit from this. Keeping church records the shorthand way
Who can take down notes of about 200 spoken words per minute? That's like catching bullets fired from a rifle! Have you ever heard of this tagline: To save time is to lengthen life? It is actually from Remington Typewriter Company. A subway rapid transit in Boston in 1912 used that slogan as an advertisement. Interestingly, early Adventist reporters had this line in one of their antique photographs. They were stenographers. Shorthand reporters can write at a fast speed with maintained accuracy. Even our church pioneers like Uriah Smith and J.H. Waggoner had to learn phonography transcription. The early church needed this art for reporting and preserving speeches, lectures, and sermons. Until today, there are hundreds of Adventist's writings still waiting for transcription. To learn more how phonography helped the Seventh-day Adventist documentary, check this out: https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=EA5L&highlight=shorthand Research methods for aspiring authors
Thorough historical research is relevant, especially for prospect authors and contributors for ESDA. Library and office visits may be necessary. Oral stories are also important. With the pandemic crisis going on, though, online references are more helpful. The Seventh-day Adventist church cares about information so much. The church offers many online resources such as yearbooks, archives, and digital libraries. The new online encyclopedia outlines practical guidelines for aspiring writers here: https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/author-materials Struggles and success stories appear alive
Learn more fascinating missionary stories from this Adventist history podcast. Dr. Lisa Diller is back to share with us about her dad's great aunt, who served in the High Andes Mountains. She will also relate her ongoing project research about Mountainview Conference. Kevin Burton, coordinator of ESDA will also join us. He'll share an exciting story about a generous architect. Let's explore this episode filled with fun, facts, and values, with the editors of ESDA, Dr. David Trim, and Dr. Dragoslava Santrac. Next on deck… Be excited about the more colorful success and struggle stories of missionaries and how they shaped the Adventist church's history. See you again! Suppose you missed the previous video podcast episodes, no need to worry! Check the playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-k2Gb-DBYo-_LOrS0obIEGcCOTQgdvGa or visit http://adventistarchives.org/. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqFV98qD09Q
What I Learned from Dr. Graham Maxwell
by Arthur Sibanda | 6 August 2020 | My friend Antony and I had spent four years of high school studying Adventist teachings and watching video sermons together, and I felt I understood his theological views. Our spiritual bond deepened when, years later, I reached out to him at a time when I was a […] Source: https://atoday.org/what-i-learned-from-dr-graham-maxwell/
Do Grey Clouds Make You Feel Overcast Inside?
Perhaps there are clouds in your life today. It is often helpful to see that clouds also carry rain, which can be refreshing and revitalizing. Job 37:21 further tells us how “Men see not the bright light which is in the clouds.” Remember this: there is never a cloud without a bright light. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_HlPh_0X5s
Hope Channel Recording Saved A Young Couple from Beirut Explosions
Roni and Elza Haddad have been happily married for 15 months. Both are teachers at Boucherieh Adventist Secondary School in Beirut, Lebanon. They both have a pas……
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Volunteers build a residence for an unemployed couple
Confirmation of pregnancy was a scare for Jhonatan and Emanuely Camargo. Suddenly, the couple saw their lives change with the news that they would be parents. “At first it was v……
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