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Persecution—Real and Imagined
by Raj Attiken | 22 July 2019 | A spate of recent books, articles, and public statements by prominent personalities has claimed that Christians in the United States are being persecuted for their faith. The most publicized of these in recent months was the United States’ Vice President’s commencement address at Liberty University in May […] Source: https://atoday.org/persecution-real-and-imagined/
Justice Prevails in Angola for Five Adventist Men
A full acquittal by the Supreme Court of Angola on May 15 has ended a two-year legal ordeal for four Seventh-day Adventist Church pastors and one layperson falsely accused in an abduction conspiracy.
The false accusations of kidnapping against the men stemmed from an incident that took place in 2015, involving an elaborate staged abduction of a former Adventist conference president and a demand for money from the church. Those responsible for the fake kidnapping sought to cast blame elsewhere,…
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ADRA President: “Poverty plants the seeds of religious violence”
Jonathan Duffy, president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, spoke in front of a packed room during the second annual Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom Summit at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. to address the preservation of religious liberty for all.
Focusing on the theme, “Religious Freedom in Conflict and Crisis Zones: Protecting Vulnerable Minorities,” Duffy spoke about the connection between poverty and religious violence on a panel with humanitarian…
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4.3 A King´s Promises – MERCY AND JUSTICE IN PSALMS AND PROVERBS | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
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4.3 A King´s Promises
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Jefferson City mayor thanks Iowa-Missouri Conference for disaster relief efforts
On Sabbath, June 8, Jefferson City mayor Carrie Tergin stopped by the 2019 Iowa-Missouri Camp Meeting in Centralia, Missouri, to express her thanks for recent disaster relief efforts Adventists have undertaken in and around the city.
“On behalf of Jefferson City, we appreciate each and every one of you,” she said. “We will rebuild. We will be stronger.”
Joining her were Jody Dickhaut, the Iowa-Missouri Conference’s Adventist Community Services Disaster Response (ACS DR) coordinator for…
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AT Editor to Speak in Canada
Dr. Loren Seibold, the executive editor of Adventist Today, will be a featured speaker at the Maritime Conference camp meeting, Tuesday, July 30, through Friday, August 2, at Camp Pugwash. He will speak each day on “Bible Principles for a Happy Home.” For additional information, email a request to atoday@atoday.org. He will be delighted to […] Source: https://atoday.org/at-editor-to-speak-in-canada/
Single mother presented with a renovated house
Nilda Santos da Silva, 51, is a single mother of five children. For 13 years she has lived in a small house with two rooms—a kitchen and bedroom—in Jardim Colombo on the west side of São Paulo.
She often dreamed of having a comfortable home for her children, but knew it was impossible since she earns less than minimum wage as a day laborer. “It’s a struggle to make ends meet, even more alone. When you have work, we do not refuse at all,” explains Santos da Silva.
Jardim Colombo is part of the…
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Adventist University of the Philippines celebrates first commencement of College of Medicine
Referred to as the “Prima Lux” or “First Light,” sixteen aspiring physicians celebrated their historic achievement June 21-23, 2019, as the first graduates from the Adventist University of the Philippines College of Medicine (AUP COM). During Baccalaureate, the highly esteemed pioneer batch testified of the Master Physician’s power and their unique experiences throughout their four-year training in the COM and clinical internships at Batangas Medical Center.
Several representatives from the…
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Tuesday: A King’s Promises
Read Psalm 101:1-8. Though written for leaders, what important counsel can we take from it for ourselves, whatever our position in life?
Psalm 101:1-8 is a text for leaders. It is thought that these verses were composed by David in the early days of his reign as king of Israel. They may even have been adapted from vows that he made at the time of becoming king.
Mercy
In his experiences as a warrior for Saul and then a fugitive from him, he had witnessed for himself how a king who loses his way could damage the nation and his family. David determined that he was going to be a different kind of leader.
Few of us might be political or national leaders, but we all have roles in life in which we have the opportunity to influence and encourage others. These might be in our working life, community involvement, family, or church. As Ellen G. White comments on one of these settings of leadership, “the vows of David, recorded in the 101st psalm, should be the vows of all upon whom rest the responsibilities of guarding the influences of the home”. – Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, p. 119.
As we have opportunity, we should be prepared to suggest and uphold these principles to those who fill positions of leadership over us. And all of us, in our leadership and places of influence, have the opportunity to apply David’s leadership principles in order to help us be a blessing to others.
The starting point for David is honoring God for His mercy and justice (Ps. 101:1), which became the foundation for everything David sought to uphold by his leadership. He sought to learn and practice these same characteristics in his life and work. To do this, he must resist the temptations toward wrongdoing, corruption, and dishonesty, all of which are particular traps for those in positions of power and leadership.
Knowing how important good counselors were to help him to do right, David pledges to seek out trustworthy advisers and to appoint honest officials. Justice and mercy were to mark his leadership, even among those who worked with and for him.
We might not be in a position to have advisers and officials, but how can we fill our lives with influences that help us to live and to lead (where we can) with justice and mercy for those who need it?
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