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Nearly 50 Percent of Jail Population Give Their Lives to Jesus

John Sibal, chief officer of the Dasmariñas Municipal Jail, does not have an easy job. Working in a system where criminals are considered lifelong derelicts, Officer Sibal sees things differently.

Sudan: New Darfur Believer, Now Delivered from Evil, is Baptized

"As the political war rages on in Darfur, a rampant spiritual battle is being fought there too," says Dr. Milan Bajic, chairman of the religion department at the Adventist-owned Middle East University in Beirut, Lebanon. Bajic just returned to Lebanon aft

Fire Destroys Church Dormitory in Thailand

A 2 a.m. fire destroyed half of a dormitory that houses up to 30 women in Chiang Mai, Thailand on April 7. The night of the fire there were six women in the dormitory as well as a three-year-old toddler. Thai schools are currently on summer holiday so the

Spring Meeting Opens, Emphasis on Mission, Tithe, Offerings Increase

The Seventh-day Adventist Church's first Spring Meeting session opened April 12 with an emphasis on the church's mission activities, focusing on the Tell the World vision.

ANN Feature: Prayer -- How Do You Talk to God?

Prayer was originally meant to be easy, the opening of the heart to God as a friend. Why, then, has it become an item of confusion, a process that is uncertain, vague, even feared?

World Church: Adventists Affirm Role of Ten Commandments

Noting recent public interest in the Ten Commandments, the Seventh-day Adventist Church voted April 12 to affirm the Decalogue's importance in society.

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World Church: Spring Meeting Set to Begin at Loma Linda

Financial trends and reports on church growth are on the planned agenda for the Seventh-day Adventist world church's executive Spring Meeting, held this year at Loma Linda University in California.

Music, Ministry and Marketing; La Sierra Students Encouraged to Think Outside the Box

Up on the hilltop in this small southern California town sits a group of about 50 college students. Tonight they're intently listening to Hollywood engineer and music producer Tony Shepperd, a Seventh-day Adventist who has been in this business for more t

ANN Feature: Adventist Scholars See 'Gospel of Judas' as Neither an Authentic Gospel Nor 'Good News'

The discovery of a 1,700-year-old copy of the "Gospel of Judas," an early Gnostic text purporting to contain a dialogue between Jesus of Nazareth and Judas Iscariot, is neither an authentic Gospel nor is it good news, scholars in the Seventh-day Adventist

Brazil: Adventist Church Leader Continues New Tradition of Talking with Young Church Members

Young people all over the world are talking. They are talking to each other on their cell phones, via email and instant messages and face-to-face, sharing their concerns, joys, hopes and dreams. And on April 23, some of these Seventh-day Adventist young p

Africa: Satellite Developer Hones Skills for Jesus, Not Riches

Many of us have read stories about technological experts who start a business in their garage, and grow it to become billion-dollar successes. Hewlett-Packard Company and Apple Computer are two examples of small beginnings that have had huge results. You

ADRA Responds to Food Crisis in Africa

Hunger is etched in the faces and eyes of children, women and men living in the countries of Niger, Mali, Zambia and Kenya. These millions are struggling to survive in the face of a devastating drought that has made food a scarcity in the region.

Australia: Adventist Church's 'Winning Way' Scores at Commonwealth Games

In the midst of 4,500 elite athletes from 71 nations competing for gold medals at the XVIII Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, Seventh-day Adventists were telling athletes and spectators alike that Jesus was the "Winning Way." The games, which l

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France: Joining Protestant Group Puts Adventists on Equal Theological Footing, Church Leaders Say

Seventh-day Adventists living in France are celebrating the church's acceptance into the influential French Protestant Federation (FPF), a significant alliance that church leaders believe will bring many positive outcomes.

ANN Feature: Does Prayer Help Patients?

If you ask the elderly, retired dentist if his cancer went away because of prayer, he'll give a resounding "yes." The long-time Seventh-day Adventist, who prefers to remain unnamed, will then give intricate details of how his was a rare cancer form and ho

World Church: Adventist Leaders Meet United States President at White House

Religious liberty and humanitarian concerns were the highlights of an April 4 meeting between leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and President George W. Bush of the United States.

World Church: Andreasen Continues as Andrews University President; Provost Position Created

Dr. Niels-Erik Andreasen will remain as president of Andrews University, the school's board of trustees announced Mar. 30. In addition, the trustees created a position of provost, equivalent to a chief operating officer for a business, and a search for th

United States: Symposium Addresses Shared Jewish-Christian-Muslim Heritage

Although Christianity, Islam and Judaism share the common heritage of Abraham, these three major faiths have lived in conflict and misunderstanding for centuries. A group of inter-confessional scholars gathered on the campus of Andrews University to exami

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