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Articles on Outreach to Refugee and Immigrant Populations in the NAD

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**To share this story: The North American Division has made an effort to help refugee and immigrant populations — and to share the Adventist message of hope and wholeness to brothers and sisters across the divison. Below is just a small sample of the outreach to help those in need, featured in news articles from the past couple years. Daniel R

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Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from Adventist Church Connect.

La Sierra University Remembers Lisa Kohlmeier, Associate Professor of History

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**To share this story: By Darla Martin Tucker   Dr. Lisa Kohlmeier, associate professor of history, passed away Jan. 23. Photo by Natan Vigna     With prayers, tears, and a touch of humor, La Sierra University students, faculty, and staff gathered on Jan.

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Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from Adventist Church Connect.

Washington Adventist University Remembers Richardson Chatham

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**To share this story:   Richardson Chatham Photo provided by Washington Adventist University     Washington Adventist University (WAU) faculty, staff, students, alumni, family, and friends are heartbroken with the loss of Richardson Chatham. On Jan. 22, 2017, Chatham passed away in his sleep. He was 24 years old. Chatham was an adjunct professor for WAU’s traditional program and a teaching assistant and tutor for the Religion Department. He was a 2013 alumnus of the Takoma Park, Maryland, university, and was pursuing a master’s degree in Religion at WAU’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies

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Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from Adventist Church Connect.

"Hacksaw Ridge" Receives Six Oscar Nominations

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**To share this story: By Kimberly Luste Maran “Hacksaw Ridge,” the film depicting the life and heroic efforts of Seventh-day Adventist Army combat medic Desmond Doss during World War II, received six Oscar nominations. The Jan. 24, 2017, Academy Award announcement listed the nominations: Best Picture, Bill Mechanic and David Permut, producers; Best Director, Mel Gibson; Best Actor in a Leading Role, Andrew Garfield; Best Film Editing; Best Sound Editing; and Best Sound Mixing.    Photo: screen grab from HacksawRidge.movie     “It’s an honor to have Desmond’s story recognized by the Academy,” said Terry Benedict, the Adventist filmmaker who produced and directed the award-winning documentary on Doss entitled “The Conscientious Objector.”   “Everyone working on the picture knew they were on a very special film,” Benedict, also a producer on “Hacksaw Ridge,” added. “Never, as a little boy of 10 and reading his story, could I have known that this journey would culminate in such an impactful way.”   These “recognitions cement the Doss story of personal heroism, courage, bravery, integrity, fidelity, faith, and love into world history as an exemplary model of a Christian character,” said Charles Knapp, chair of the Desmond Doss Council, in response to the nominations

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Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from Adventist Church Connect.

Gorgeous2God Helps Give Young Women Message of Hope and Wholeness

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**To share this story: By Erica Jones   Have you ever been told to “put your money where your mouth is”? The origin of this widely-known expression is unclear, but its intended meaning is not: when you value something, you put your resources behind it

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Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from Adventist Church Connect.

Refuge and Revelation Center Serves Arizona’s Refugees

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**To share this story: By Phil Draper       Arizona Conference President Ed Keyes enjoyed   hearing  personal stories of ESL students at the R&R   Center.   Photo by Glenn Sta. Ana   It is estimated that 4,000 refugees made Arizona their home during the last year. The Arizona Conference has taken a major role in providing services for these people in transition.

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Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from Adventist Church Connect.

The Confession of Julian Barnes

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A friend of mine put me onto the Christian philosopher James K. A. Smith (Calvin College) and his book, How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor . Smith’s book, as it turns out, is “an idiot’s guide” (my words) to the massive tome (900 pages) of the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, Secular Age —a work recognized as a definitive analysis of our secular age. Smith describes Taylor’s work as “a genealogy of the secular and an archaeology of our angst” (ix) and sets out to make Taylor’s provocative conclusions accessible to the rest of us mortals

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Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from The Fourth Watch.

The Battle Song

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And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Chronicles 20:21. It was a singular way of going to battle against the enemy’s army—praising the Lord with singing, and exalting the God of Israel. This was their battle song.

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Article posted on en.intercer.net from Rose’s Devotional.

Rose’s Devotionals are prepared by Rose Hartwell, one of the Intercer founders. Since 1999, Rose sends out a daily devotional newsletter that includes a commentary on a Bible passage, a list of prayer requests for the current week and an illustration from daily life that applies to the Bible passage in study.

Changing lives through service

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If you get the opportunity to go on an Avondale One Mission trip, take it. It can teach you the importance of service, working hard and the difference it can have on people’s lives. Paris did just that. Read more of her story and experiences from a One Mission trip to Vanuatu.

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Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from News.

Heart Audit – Sonia Perez

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How can we trust God with our whole life? Sonia Perez, associate pastor at the Beltsville Seventh-Day Adventist Church (Md.), gives the devotional session presentation by Sonia Perez on Jan. 10 at the 2017 Adventist Ministries Convention in Tucson, Arizona. Cast: NAD Adventist

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Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from Vimeo / NAD Adventist’s videos.

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