A thought for Armistice day
11 November 2019 | Grantham, UK Pastor David Neal, editor of the British Union Messenger, reflects on war, peace, Brexit, and control. This piece first appeared in the 8 November editon of Messenger. Who’s in control?
Read MoreBeing Human in a Digital Age – an ethical challenge for the church?
14 October 2019 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] In an age where more than half the people in the world now have access to the internet, what effect is the digital age having on our humanity? This was the question posed during the 2019 Beach Lecture at Newbold College of Higher Education on the evening of…
Read MoreInternational Film Festival commends GAiN Europe ‘Fathers’ film.
11 October 2019 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy [Roberto Vacca] The GAiN Europe network project, ‘Fathers’ received a special commendation at the 22nd Religion Today Film Festival, an event hosted annually in and around Trento in northern Italy.
Read MoreRacing for Education, Norwegian Union President Raises 5,500 Euros for ADRA in marathon
9 October 2019 | Lock Ness, Scotland [Tor Tjeransen] The head of the Adventist Church in Norway, Victor Marley, has raised over NOK 55,000 (approximately 5,500 Euros) for ADRA's work while running a tough marathon alongside Scotland’s famous Loch Ness. He claims to be very pleased with both the donations and the race.
Read MoreIceland Photo Tour inspires and trains Adventist photographers
9 October 2019 | Reykjavik, Iceland [Victor Hulbert for TED, EUD, and NAD communications] Photographers and video makers from three Adventist Church world divisions gather in Iceland to network, share, and improve their photographic skills.
Read MoreAdvancing Youth in Northern Greece Youth Conference
8 October 2019 | Katerini, Greece [Moses Siwale] As a last opportunity before school and university, Adventist youth and their friends from across northern Greece met for a weekend at the Adventist Centre of Influence, POLIS, in Katerini, just a 45-minute drive south of Thessaloniki.
Read MoreAdventist school the best in Norway
7 October 2019 | Tyrifjord, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] Tenth grade students at a church school in Norway gained the highest-grade point average across the country during the last school year, this according to statistics recently released by Norwegian education authorities.
Read MoreMen and Women Just Like Us
4 October | Binfield, UK [Clive Malcolm/tedNEWS] Sometimes Bible characters seem very distant – unrelated to our modern, 21st century lives. Dr Laurence Turner, an eminent Old Testament scholar, has the ability to bring them to life with real, practical lessons for today.
Read MoreAre you hearing what I’m not saying?
3 October 2019 | Vejlefjord, Denmark [Jan-Gunnar Wold/tedNEWS] Nearly 60 participants at the Nordic ‘Adventist Communication Academy’ headed to Vejlefjord Adventist Junior College, Denmark, 27-29 September, to hear what was not being said, learn what they did not know, and network across unexplored territory.
Read MoreInvasion of love reconciles divided community
2 October 2019 | Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina [Božidar Mihajlović/tedNEWS] War separates – often for years even when the conflict is over and ‘peace’ is restored. Distrust, hurt and pain have to be overcome. Adventist youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) see themselves as part of that bridge building process.
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