Heritage and hope for Cyprus youth and families
25 October 24, 2017 | Nicosea, Cyprus [Kim Papaioannou, Marica Mirilov, tedNEWS] Cyprus may be one of the smallest administrative units within the Trans-European Division, but it is active in reaching out to youth and families, as demonstrated by two weekend events this October.
Read MoreNewbold scientist highlighted in ‘Seeking Understanding’ Documentary
24 October 2017 | Loma Linda, United States [Geoscience Research Institute / tedNEWS] A new documentary released just in time for Creation Sabbath, 28 October, shares the experience of Dr Isabel de Moraes, a leading scientist in the discipline of x-ray crystallography. An Elder of Newbold church and a governor and guest lecturer of the college,…
Read MoreDying to ask the questions
26 October 2017 | Oxford, UK [Victor Hulbert with Robin Anthony] Is your faith worth dying for? In theory we often say yes. After all, Jesus died on a cross for us, and none of the apostles died a natural death. Yet would we, really? Maybe sometimes we just feel that we are simply dying in…
Read MoreAthens church plant reaches out to Filipino community
24 October 23, 2017 | Athens, Greece [Claudio Gulyas] There were celebrations all round in a predominantly Filipino suburb of Athens, Greece, when God moved into the neighbourhood. On Saturday, 14 October, the Athens Filipino Community Centre in Zografou became Athens Filipino Central Church.
Read MoreADRA Europe – It’s bigger than you think!
24 October 2017 | Brussels [Victor Hulbert, TED/EUD news] ADRA Europe is bigger than you think. With 29 active offices across the 32 countries that make up Europe, more than 225 staff and 11,000 volunteers support development projects in Europe and around the world.
Read More‘The Reformation is unending’ TED president tells European Parliament
19 October 2017 | Brussels, Belgium [Victor Hulbert] What is the legacy of the Reformation for Europe in the 21st century? For Raafat Kamal, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Trans-European Division, his answer is simple, it is a legacy that must not end.
Read MoreTricky Situations – The Reformation and politics
19 October 2017 | Pyrford, UK [Robin Anthony / tedNEWS] The Reformation was clearly centred around religious concepts and ideas and as Christians we value the principles that grew out of it: the authority of scripture, the Bible in a language we can understand, and the whole concept close to Luther’s heart that “The just…
Read MoreFaith And Politics – A Reformation Anniversary View
17 October 2017 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] Love it or hate it we can’t avoid it. We are all involved in politics. In celebrating 500 years of Reformation history, organisers of the 2017 Beach Lecture, selected Dr Alec Ryrie, Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Durham, to offer supporters of the…
Read MoreUnity in Mission – a TED Focus
12 October 2017 | Silver Springs, USA [Victor Hulbert] Unity in Mission can mean many things. For the delegates at the Seventh-day Adventist World Church Annual Council on Monday, 9 October, it meant six-hours of perusing, discussing and finally referring back a 14-page document to the Unity in Mission Oversight Committee.
Read MoreA Rebel Restored
12 October 2017 | Rome, Italy [Victor Hulbert] Something has changed in Rome! After 500 years of Reformation and a history where there was no love lost between Luther and the City of Rome, a small square near the Coliseum is now named in his honour.
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