From Loma Linda University Health – 12 February 2020 | A global transition to a vegetarian diet would have significant impacts in the battle against global warming and other environmental concerns, according to research conducted at Loma Linda University Health. Food production has been identified as a major contributor to increased greenhouse gas emissions, consumes 70% […] Source: https://atoday.org/lower-meat-consumption-a-key-to-fighting-global-warming/
Adventist Traditions and Rituals
by Reinder Bruinsma | 12 February 2020 | When speaking about rituals, we are confronted with a cluster of terms that are closely connected and are at times used interchangeably: customs, traditions, rituals, symbols. A custom is what people have become used to doing. A congregation’s custom may be to begin the Sabbath School at […] Source: https://atoday.org/adventist-traditions-and-rituals/
Washing Hands Instead of Washing Feet?
12 February 2020 | The comments Loren Seibold reported about what some folks feel about the foot washing part of communion were some of the same I heard when I did Biblical Hospitality seminars and passed around a “communion questionnaire.” What I’ve started doing at my church in Beltsville, MD, where communion is much better […] Source: https://atoday.org/washing-hands-instead-of-washing-feet/
Indian SDAs Meet in DC Area to Discuss Leadership Integrity
11 February 2020 | On Sunday, 11 February 2020, about 80 people with roots in the Southern Asia Division of Seventh-day Adventists (SUD) met in Silver Spring, MD to discuss their concerns about the management of the Seventh-day Adventist church in India. The meeting was held in a rented room in the Transfiguration Episcopal church […] Source: https://atoday.org/indian-sdas-meet-in-dc-area-to-discuss-leadership-integrity/
Hebrew, Buddhist, LDS and Islamic Elements Incorporated into Prayer Breakfast at Adventist Hospital
10 February 2020 | Willits, California-based Adventist Health Howard Memorial recently held an inclusive Prayer Breakfast including prayers from a number of different religious traditions. Over 200 people attended the February 4 Adventist Health Howard Memorial Prayer Breakfast. They were fed what The Willits News called a “vegetarian feast” during the hospital event modeled after […] Source: https://atoday.org/hebrew-buddhist-lds-and-islamic-elements-incorporated-into-prayer-breakfast-at-adventist-hospital/
