25 February 2020 | An appeal by an Adventist former Walgreens employee suing the pharmacy chain for religious bias was turned away by the U. S. Supreme Court this Monday. Lower courts had ruled that Darrell Patterson’s request never to work on Saturday placed undue hardship on Walgreens. Patterson was fired in 2011 for not […] Source: https://atoday.org/us-supreme-court-turns-away-adventist-religious-bias-claim/
Fat Tuesday
by Loren Seibold | 25 February (Shrove Tuesday) 2020 | “In the week immediately before Lent everyone shall go to his confessor and confess his deeds and the confessor shall so shrive him as he then may hear by his deeds what he is to do in the way of penance.” —Ælfric of Eynsham, Ecclesiastical […] Source: https://atoday.org/shrove-tuesday/
Coronavirus Outbreak Forces Closure of Adventist Churches in Italy
24 February 2020 | Until further notice, the leadership of the Adventist Church in Italy has asked pastors in coronavirus-hit regions, especially in the north of the country, to cancel all church services and activities. The drastic action joins extreme measures taken across Italy to halt the rapid spread of the coronavirus. According to the […] Source: https://atoday.org/coronavirus-outbreak-forces-closure-of-adventist-churches-in-italy/
Reflecting on the One Project Gathering in Boulder
by Sam Millen | 24 February 2020 | Last weekend I traveled to Boulder, Colorado, for my sixth One Project gathering. (There have been many more). You could say I’m a veteran by now, but only as an attendee. I’m not involved in any official capacity. IMHO (in my humble opinion), the One Project is […] Source: https://atoday.org/reflecting-on-the-one-project-gathering-in-boulder/
Sharing Scripture for February 23 – 29
This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS Lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […] Source: https://atoday.org/sharing-scripture-for-february-23-29/
