Leonard Brand is former department chair and professor of biology and paleontology in the Department of Earth and Biological Sciences at Loma Linda University, California (U.S.), where he has taught and researched since 1970. He talked with Bookshelf about his long-term interest in the integration of faith and science and the contribution his books make to this project.
Tell us about your personal and professional interest in science and faith.
I have confidence in what the Bible tells us…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/kNGKvjMfH7U/

In a scenario where the capacity of the Carlos Monge Medrano hospital in Juliaca, Peru, has reached its limit due to COVID-19, the American Clinic of Juliaca—a health ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church—has agreed to support the national health ministry’s contingency plan. In this instance, it made 15 electric hospital beds available to the population for the care of patients infected with this deadly virus.
Juliaca is a city of more than 276,000 people and is the capital city of San…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/kiSShGVPQ9w/

Loma Linda University Medical Center recently earned Magnet Recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program. 
Helen Staples-Evans, DNP, RN, NE-BC, senior vice president of care services and chief nursing officer at Loma Linda University Medical Center, thanked the ANCC for their commitment to excellence and for the recognition, but attributes the honor to the nursing staff.
“Today is a celebration about each one of our nurses. I hope you will…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/UsvKjqUyD68/

As a result of the suspension of classes in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the recreation of children and the management of their learning is now handled within each home, presenting new challenges for each family. The restrictions now imposed on our lives lend us to hearing and saying “NO” more often than perhaps we’d like.
The writer Ellen White points out in relation to children and their entertainment that “we must provide them with innocent recreation, to lead them along pleasant…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/JYcmgF1D890/

Newbold College of Higher Education has announced an extension of their remote online learning experience for the 2020 autumn semester. As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and following thorough consideration, the decision was made to ensure that the health and safety of both students and staff remain a top priority.
The decision is in line with the pathway being taken by a number of other universities and higher education providers worldwide.
Given Newbold’s close community setting, its…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/E4lKqQzeBF4/