This Sabbath evening I began reading History of the Sabbath by J.N. Andrews, a facsimile reproduction of the 1887 third edition. It is the first in a group of Sabbath-related books I picked up earlier this week at the Potomac Adventist Book Center for a mixture of pleasure reading and research material. Thus far, I have only managed to read the Preface and already I am amazed at the clarity, candor, and depth. I have [...]

Presented by The Final Movement and North New South Wales (Australia) Evangelism Department, the “Go Forward” documentary examines the failings of many Western Churches to experience genuine growth. “Go Forward” is available online for free, compliments of The Final Movement, and features music by Australian Adventist musicians Eric and Monique, who have performed at Generation of Youth for Christ conferences and are part of the Songs of Ascent USA tour hosted by the ARISE Institute. [...]

On the last day of the 2010 GYC Conference “No Turning Back” in Baltimore, Maryland, directly after the final message was shared, my sister and I both received surprise gifts. For volunteering our time at the GYC to help in various areas, we were given a GYC bag, a DVD copy of the 2009 “In the beginning God Created” sermon by David Asscherick (Click here for more information.), and a book titled For This Purpose: [...]

My sister Jessica and I are attending the GYC 2010 Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, from December 28, 2010 until January 2, 2011. Since the conference was only a two and a half hour drive, we knew that we could not miss this opportunity to fellowship with like-minded believers and be encouraged and motivated by the spiritual messages that will be given. GYC stands for Generation of Youth for Christ. It began in 2002 as a [...]

Adventist News Network recently featured a commentary by Lisa Rasmussen sharing her views on the issue of keeping youth not only in the church, but satisfying their spiritual needs and getting them involved. Many Seventh-day Adventists are concerned with keeping youth involved in church. I was in a unique position to observe this at the church’s recent General Conference Session — I operated the exhibit booth for the General Conference’s Office of Assessment and Program [...]