October 2023 Issue

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October 2023 Issue

Perspectives

Nueva Iglesia Latina Guía a Los Asistentes Por El Buen Camino

En el año 2018 un grupo de personas provenientes del Brasil, compuesto principalmente de estudiantes de la Universidad Andrews, comenzó a reunirse en la Iglesia Hispana Adventista de Berrien Springs antes del servicio.

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People Make Mistakes

A couple years ago, I stumbled over a puzzling private letter by F.M. Wilcox (1865–1951), a former long-time editor of the Review and Herald (1911–1944) and one of the original trustees of the Ellen G. White Estate after her death in 1915.

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Getting Your Affairs in Order (Part I)

I’m getting older and beginning to worry about what will happen when I can’t make decisions for myself. Besides dealing with health challenges, I don’t want to worry my loved ones about managing my assets. What steps should I take now to make life easier for my family in the long run?

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Stop Paying Your Tithe!

It was spring of 1989. The Berlin Wall was still standing, I was living on the other side of the Iron Curtain, in Poland. The world would wait another four years for publicly available internet, so messaging as we know it now didn’t exist yet.

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Generator Prayers

We barely think about the advantages of electricity until the power is gone. As I write, a large windstorm blew through our area and knocked out power for several days.

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Caring for Those Who Care

The weight of pastoral responsibilities often goes unnoticed, hidden beneath the facade of strength that ministers project. However, acknowledging and addressing pastors' mental health is essential for sustaining their well-being and effectiveness.

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Hospice Chaplain Counts Blessings While Reflecting on Lifetime of Service

After 52 years of service as a Seventh-day Adventist pastor, missionary and chaplain, 78-year-old Branislav “Branko” Dedic is often asked, “Why haven’t you retired?”

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Illinois Conference Announces New Role for Stacey DePluzer

The Illinois Conference is thrilled to announce the promotion of Stacey DePluzer to the position of associate youth director, with a primary focus on camp ministry.

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Regional Church Tackles Health Care Disparity

On July 22, 2023, a group of health care professionals provided much-needed services to a beleaguered Michigan community.

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Raelene Brower joins staff of Andrews University

Andrews University welcomes Raelene Brower to the University Advancement team as the new director of Alumni Services.

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Northern Michigan Evangelism Series Attracts Community

The Michigan Conference dedicates every year to evangelism, and this year is no different. Throughout the state evangelism-based initiatives have taken place as a lead-up to the Michigan-wide public campaign to be held at the end of September.

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Indiana Youth Escape Maui Fire Now Assisting Relief Efforts

Jolted from his sleep, it was 3 a.m. on the morning of August 8 when a phone call woke Pastor Kamil Metz, senior pastor at the Evansville Seventh-day Adventist Church. The caller was Dallas Matthew, 26, one of his members serving this summer as a student literature evangelist on the island of Maui in Hawaii. Dallas’s news was grave — he called to report that deadly wildfires had engulfed Lāhainā, the town in Maui that Metz left the week prior.

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Exploring the Wonders of Nature

Over 40 Science Educators Unite to Delve into a Biblical Understanding of Earth History

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First Adventist College in El Salvador Nears Completion

Young Seventh-day Adventists in the country of El Salvador will soon have a local option for higher education. To find an Adventist college, those interested must travel internationally for hundreds of miles, at no small cost, to reach the nearest option.

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