We must cultivate our garden. – Voltaire For decades, church leaders have been attempting to unravel the complex reasons why young people leave church. In recent years, the task to understand why the church fails to retain millennials or reach emerging, post-church culture has also amplified. And now, new reports are indicating that unlike o
It starts on Tuesday in a nearby suburb in the early hours of the morning where a baker rises to start the day baking bread. As the dawn breaks customers come and go and continue to do so throughout the day buying bread to meet their daily needs. The door finally closes; the day’s takings are counted and a careful eye is cast over the shop as remai
Yoshkar-Ola, Russia – Recently, in the Yoshkar-Ola Seventh-day Adventist Church, in Yoshkar-Ola Russia, nine people were baptized. Most of those baptized first attended the “Ecological and Soul Ecology” program run by the Adventist Church’s health food store and café Lentil. A little more than a year ago, the Health and Education Centers "Keys to H
In the first parts of this series, I began by sharing my background on how God used the institutions of the Church and Family to prepare me for my world of education outside the system. I then wrote how I entered the world of the non-Adventist campus and began learning to share my faith externally. Yet, in order to have the strength to maintain thi
WEST SALEM, OHIO — One of the highlights of the recent 2018 Annual Council was Andy Weaver’s incredible testimony shared with World Church delegates on Monday, October 15. Andy Weaver and his wife Naomi were born and raised in the Amish community, a Christian traditionalist group related to the Anabaptists. They are known for their quiet ways, plai
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — As the 2018 Annual Council of the Seventh-day Adventist Church concluded October 17, reports from Adventist World Radio, Christian Record Services, and related organizations comprised the final session, which was abbreviated compared to the previous three days. Adventist World Radio president Duane McKey, along with Cami Oe
On August 12 and the 14th, several dentists from across the state of Michigan provided humanitarian service to the refugee community in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The event was referred to as a refugee dental expo. Refugees from various counties, as well as several residents from Michigan received services. Service providers were dentists and nutritio
Pope Francis will make an “apostolic journey” to the United States Sept. 22-27, where he will become the first pope to address a joint session of Congress. The infographic below highlights key events on the papal itinerary. Seventh-day Adventists, who see prophetic significance in the pope’s increasing influence over world affairs, have planned sev
You may have seen GLOW tracts at your church or at an event. Perhaps you’ve even given out a few yourself! But you may not know the story behind the creation of this pocket-sized evangelism tool. The Compass Magazine reporter Omar Miranda recently spoke with GLOW tract founder Nelson Ernst about GLOW tracts, the GYC Challenge, evangelism, and life.
Whatever may be the surroundings of the Christian, whatever may be his temptations, he should not be uncourteous. Affection, kindness, and forbearance were designed of God as a preparation for the society of heavenly angels. Very many who are seeking for happiness will be disappointed in their hopes, because they seek it amiss. True happiness is no
