4 August 2019 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I am 23 years old, Adventist, and I’m finally admitting to myself that I’m a lesbian. I want to come out but I don’t think my local church would accept me. I’m even more afraid to tell my parents: they have always held a hard line about homosexuality […] Source: https://atoday.org/aunty-im-finally-admitting-im-a-lesbian/
Adventists Gather in Louisville for Yearly ASI Convention
2 August 2019 | More than 2,000 Adventists from across the United States and a number of other nations are in Louisville, Kentucky, this weekend for the yearly convention of Adventist-laymen’s Services and Industries (ASI). This is the organization of businesses and independent ministries run by Adventists once known as “self-supporting” institutions. Steve Dickman, administrator […] Source: https://atoday.org/adventists-gather-in-louisville-for-yearly-asi-convention/
Tanzania Returns School to Adventist Church
By Tysan Jacob and Abel Kinyongo, 1 August 2019 | On July 20, 2019, hundreds of church members and supporters gathered together to celebrate the return of the Ndembela Adventist Secondary School to the ownership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and raised over $6,600 USD (15,177,600 shillings) to renovate the structure. “The school was previously […] Source: https://atoday.org/tanzania-returns-school-to-adventist-church/
Do We Need New Adventist “Distinctives”?
by Edward Reifsnyder | 2 August 2019 | In yoga, there is a position named Warrior 2. It looks like this: The pose suggests kinetic energy and directionality. The body appears to be moving forward, but from the strong, stabilizing base of the rear foot. The eyes are looking over the front hand into the […] Source: https://atoday.org/do-we-need-new-adventist-distinctives/
Malawi’s Adventist Leadership Distances Itself from Interfaith Peace and Justice Initiative
1 August 2019 | The Adventist denomination in Malawi has distanced itself from an interfaith group led by Evangelical Lutheran Bishop Joseph Bvumbwe. The recently-launched Interfaith Forum for Peace, Justice and Dialogue aims to resolve political unrest in Malawi. Frackson Kuyama, the president of the Adventist Church in Malawi, requested that Bvumbwe take him off […] Source: https://atoday.org/malawis-adventist-leadership-distances-itself-from-interfaith-peace-and-justice-initiative/
