25 June 2021 | Democrat U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, of Houston (an Adventist) was one of the key proponents of making Juneteenth a federal holiday. The bill, signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 17, 2021, was led by Jackson Lee and Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of […] Source: https://atoday.org/bipartisan-push-to-make-juneteenth-federal-holiday-co-led-by-adventist-congresswoman/

 How do you feel about the future? If you ask this question of several people, you will get a variety of responses. Some will be unrealistically optimistic, while others are full of fear, and the majority will fall somewhere between those extremes. God offers to come close to you, whatever your response is, and […] Source: https://atoday.org/at1-june-25-2021/

News reports from Australia, Michigan, Massachusetts, Loma Linda University Health and Newbold College: Australia’s ABC News ran a story this week titled “Generosity or exploitation? Why some Australians give 10 per cent of their income to a church.” Narelle Smith, a former Adventist, was interviewed for the piece. She said tithing was framed by the […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-briefs-for-june-24-2021/

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) decided to award a $120,000 grant to ADRA Slovakia (partnering with ADRA Serbia) for the implementation of the homeless program “DrumoDrom” in Serbia. Twenty-five percent of Serbians are impoverished. This percentage translates into close to 1.8 million people (World Bank statistics). The homeless population in Belgrade is probably the most deprived subgroup […] Source: https://atoday.org/usaid-supports-adra-work-on-behalf-of-belgrades-homeless/