Herbert Blomstedt at 90: the Sabbath gives his life rhythm
10 July 2017 | Ekebyholm, Sweden [Rainer Refsbäck] Nobody would think badly of Maestro Herbert Blomstedt, now in the evening of life, if he decided to slow down his pace a little. On Tuesday, 11 July he celebrates his 90th birthday, yet his plans include conducting 90 concerts this year in venues all around the…
Read MoreWorld Refugee Sabbath highlights a ‘sanctuary church’ in Southern Italy
20 June 2017 | Castel Volturno, Italy [Victor Hulbert / tedNEWS / EUDnews] Jean* faced a stark choice. Take over leadership of her father’s animist faith or face deadly consequences. Jean is a Christian. Her only choice was to leave not just her community, but her country. She made it to Libya. There she was…
Read MoreLatvian Adventist runners challenge, ‘Don’t Follow Me, Follow Jesus’
25 May 2017 | Riga, Latvia [Edija Diedrika] Coming together from across Latvia, over one hundred Adventist runners, aged from four to an astonishing 93 years old, took part in the 27th Lattelecom Riga Marathon on Sunday, 14 May. They had one purpose: witness!
Read MoreThoughts and prayers extend to Manchester victims
23 May 2017 | Watford, UK [Richard Daly / tedNEWS] With memories of the London terrorist attack in March still etched on our minds, today the United Kingdom woke up to the aftermath of yet another atrocity. Yesterday evening, 22 May, Manchester, the UK’s second largest city, found itself victim to another act of terrorism.…
Read MoreDelightful day? How was your last Sabbath?
17 May 2017 | Budapest, Hungary [Karen Holford] Perhaps a dangerous question to ask: “On a scale of 0-5, where 0 is not at all delightful and 5 is very delightful, how delightful was your last Sabbath?” This was the question posed to 27 people attending the Trans-European Division Family Ministries Leadership (FML) Training event in…
Read MoreBritish Pathfinders experience the Bible for real and win first place
16 May 2017 | Chicago, USA [Natasha Mirilov] There is one competition where all children can be winners. Any team that gets more than 90 percent of answers correct gets a First-Place award. It is the North American Division (NAD) Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE). Eight teams from the UK, all based in the South England…
Read MoreSuper Sabbath Celebrates #reformation500 for children in Hungary
8 May 2017 | St Albans, UK [Clair Sanches / tedNEWS] How about a ‘Super Sabbath’ for your children? That is exactly what happened for a national children’s day in Hungary, 25 March 2017. The children had to pass through a special ‘time machine’ that transported them back 500 years.
Read MoreCreative family spirituality in Latvia
3 April 2017 | Riga, Latvia [Karen Holford] The basement of the Central Riga Adventist church was transformed into a colourful hub of activity for a series of workshops on ‘Creative Family Spirituality’, the during weekend of 18-19 March 2017.
Read More‘Reddet’ in Norway engages young adults, strengthens faith
3 April 2017 | Røyse, Norway [Silja Leknes / tedNEWS] Young adults from Norway want to take their faith seriously. Their love for the church has inspired them to develop an event that helps strengthen the Adventist identity of young adults.
Read MoreNorwegian teachers keeping God in the classroom
21 February 2017 | Sundvolden, Norway [Widar Ursett] Adventist teachers from across Norway met at Sundvolden, 6 – 8 February to learn the skills of sharing their faith within a world of globalisation, postmodernism and consumerism.
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