Elder Ted N.C. Wilson has just been nominated and elected president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (the morning of June 25, 2010). From a source inside the nominating committee, we have been told that the vote was overwhelming – on the very first ballot. Our prayers are with you Elder Wilson as you…
World Church Executives Move Statements, Manual Revisions Creation, deaconess’ ordination hot issues. By Mark Kellner World leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in a special Executive Council meeting June 23, voted to advance several statements on hot-button issues including the church’s belief in the biblical account of creation, and its commitment to religious liberty. The…
June 21, 2010 Pacific Union Conference Officers Post Office Box 5005 Westlake Village, CA 91359 La Sierra University Board of Trustees 4500 Riverwalk Parkway Riverside, CA 92515 Dear Friends, Our hearts and voices are continually lifted up in prayer for you as you wrestle with the very sensitive and difficult issues at La Sierra. Our…
A video addressing the LSU conflict was anonymously posted online. The description says, “A summary of the discussion of the teaching of naturalistic macro-evolution at La Sierra University.” The speaker, Joe Cooper, highlights key quotations from select letters and articles that have been published within the last year, along with clips from LSU’s new Biology…
Memory, Meaning & Faith is a blog covering Christian history – including Adventist studies, the church and society, historical theology, biblical backgrounds, history of interpretation, and archaeology in light of contemporary issues. They are sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. “Our College” Today By Nicholas Miller It is not news that…