From ADRA – 4 February 2020 | University students went out on the streets of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), West Africa, during one week, gathering petitions to promote education for all children in the world. “We started campaigning on Monday, January 20, and midway into the week we collected over 16,000 sign ups,” says Emmanuel […] Source: https://atoday.org/west-central-africa-division-collects-over-80000-signatures-for-every-child-everywhere-in-school-petition/
Sharing Scripture for February 2 – 8
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-2-8/
The Danger of Living Under Eschatological Pressure
by Arthur Sibanda | 4 February 2020 | I wrote letters with great urgency. I had to do my best to save everyone. It was July of 1998, and Pope John Paul II had just written an apostolic epistle called Dies Domini, that sought to encourage Catholics to rediscover the importance of the “Lord’s Day”—Sunday. […] Source: https://atoday.org/the-danger-of-living-under-eschatological-pressure/
Adventists in Ontario, Canada, open their first “center of influence” relating to a secular society
From news release, 4 February 2020 | Adventists in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, recently opened their first “center of influence” in the province. The Really Living Centre was launched in the fall of 2019 at an opening ceremony with hundreds of church members and guests in attendance from across North America. A “center of influence” is […] Source: https://atoday.org/adventists-in-ontario-canada-open-their-first-center-of-influence-relating-to-a-secular-society/
New York Times Describes Barry Black’s Calming Influence on Impeachment Trial
2 February 2019 | Senate Chaplain and Adventist pastor Barry Black has been credited with bringing some civility to the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. In a New York Times article originally from the Associated Press, titled “Senate Chaplain’s Velvet Voice Cuts Through Impeachment Fray,” Black is clearly identified as Adventist and as a […] Source: https://atoday.org/new-york-times-describes-barry-blacks-calming-influence-on-impeachment-trial/
