14 January 2020 | Los Angeles CBS television affiliate, KCAL9, reported yesterday that three alleged child pornography victims are suing the Southeastern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the North American Division Office of Education and La Sierra Academy. The lawsuit stems from the revelation last year that Matthew Johnson, a former counselor at La Sierra Academy, […] Source: https://atoday.org/la-sierra-academy-sued-by-alleged-child-porn-victims/
American Christianity, Political Identity and Violence
By Jeanne Mogusu | 13 January 2020 Though Americans aren’t always aware of it, American politics and policies have an enormous impact on what happens in other countries around the world. Therefore, it was with utter fascination and some disbelief that all our eyes were fixed to our television screens as the events on January […] Source: https://atoday.org/american-christianity-political-identity-and-violence/
Sharing Scripture for January 10 – 16, 2021
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-january-10-16-2021/
What Tonga taught us
The Instagram post might read, “Experiencing a slice of summer on a bamboo-clad island in the Pacific while earning academic credit.” Twenty-four of our students did just that when they travelled to Tongatapu in Tonga so they could complete one of their placements. Ministry of Teaching Overseas coordinator Dr Jason Hinze tells more in this interview. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2021/01/14/what-tonga-taught-us/
Leadership Explains Why GC Session Was Postponed Again
Members of the Executive Committee of the denomination have voted to again postpone the General Conference (GC) session originally scheduled to take place last summer. The pandemic’s threat to public health as well as the difficulty and even impossibility of travel were key factors in the decision. The announcement from the GC stressed that postponing […] Source: https://atoday.org/leadership-explains-why-gc-session-was-postponed-again/
