Stories & Commentaries

Sabbath School Matters: Shaping Its Future in North America
A group of Sabbath School practitioners, curricula developers, media producers, university professors, and conference, union, and division youth and young adult ministries directors met on May 9-11, 2017, to discuss what many are seeing as a crisis in Earliteen, Youth, and Young Adult Sabbath School across the North American Division.

This Summer, Campers of all Ages Will "Shine Bright" at National Camps for Blind Children
National Camps for Blind Children (NCBC), a program of Christian Record Services, Inc., is excited to announce open registration for its 51st summer season.

On Sleepless Night, Adventist Couple Helps Save Woman from Flood
“God wouldn't let me sleep,” Sabra Johnson said about the night she and her husband, Nick, helped save motorist Kristin Smitson from being swept away by flood waters in the early morning hours on April 29.

James Bingham, Music Department Chair, Retires from Washington Adventist University
Washington Adventist University’s Music Department chair, James Bingham has announced that he is retiring at the end of this academic year.

New York Church Holds Nurses' Sabbath, Emphasizes Faith Community Nursing
For the past 11 years Joan Payne, a nurse practitioner and member of the Westvale Seventh-day Adventist Church in Syracuse, New York, has coordinated Nurses’ Sabbath, typically held on the first Saturday of May.

La Voz de la Esperanza Celebrates 75 Years of Proclaiming the Gospel
God has led La Voz de la Esperanza for 75 years! As we celebrate our 75th anniversary we have been busy with evangelistic campaigns and tours, baptisms, graduations, and seminars.

Calexico Mission School Crosses Borders, Educates for the Future
While drawing attention to the fear and uncertainty some of the United States’ neighbors to the south have been feeling in recent months, a Los Angeles Times article published on April 24, 2017, also shared the story of Calexico Mission School (CMS).

Innovative Publishing Partnership Makes Landmark Creation Textbook Free to Digital Users Worldwide
Students, teachers and general readers anywhere in the world eager for access to the acclaimed go-to textbook on the latest in creation science studies can now get it for free in digital format, thanks to a unique partnership among three Adventist entities.

God Keeps Working: An Update
It is amazing how much can happen in one year! Monique Osborne, Cathy Tang, and Dana Connell are three extraordinary young women who experienced God’s tug on their lives to go into an unexpected field of study that would make a life-changing impact on people they interact with. One year after sharing their stories, the young women recount again how the Lord has been moving in their lives.

Young Adventist in Colorado Resolves to Fight Against Human Trafficking, Helps Organize Conference
Katie McTavish abhors human trafficking and her faith fortifies her resolve to fight it. That’s the story of the 19-year-old from Newday Christian Seventh-day Adventist Church in Parker, Colorado.