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THE WISEST OF THE WISE
By Don Marsh–As we enter the summer months, we are getting outside, enjoying the flora and fauna of our Rocky Mountains. After being quarantined for months, to be able to enjoy God’s creation in person is a such a blessing. I love one quaint passage in Proverbs that praises some of God’s small creatures.
Four things there are which are smallest on earth yet wise beyond the wisest:
ants, a folk with no strength, yet they prepare their store of food in the summer
rock-badgers, a feeble folk, yet they make their home among the rocks
locusts, which have no king, yet they all sally forth in formation;
the lizard, which can be grasped in the hand, yet is found in the palaces of kings.
— Proverbs 30:24-28 REB
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BUILDING AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER
By Jon Roberts – Durango, Colorado . . . When we all work together to advance God’s kingdom, all things are possible no matter how big and daunting the issue is.
This is a lesson the Durango, Colorado church and school found out first-hand on November 25.
The building was facing serious damage after the sewer system backed up and spilled contaminated water throughout the building. Action had to be taken immediately to ensure that the preschool, an important community outreach, would be able to reopen in January.
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THE COOPER CONUNDRUM AND AMERICAN ADVENTISM
By Willie Edward Hucks II — Berrien Springs, Michigan . . . As the world’s attention was captured by the asphyxiation death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, another notable event transpired earlier that same day in New York City. Christian Cooper — a writer, editor, and avid birder — encountered Amy Cooper walking her unleashed dog in a section of Central Park where regulations specified that dogs must be leashed at all times.
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A CONVERSATION ON RACISM AND ADVENTISM WITH NAD LEADERSHIP Columbia, Maryland . . .Daniel R. Jackson, president of the North American Division, G. Alexander Bryant, NAD executive secretary, and Randy Robinson, NAD treasurer, sat down with Mylon Medley, assistant director of NAD communication, to discuss recent events related to racial injustice, the history and relevancy of regional conferences, and the presence of racism in the denomination’s past and present. WATCH the conversation from the NAD website; or go directly to the video on Vimeo.
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OUTREACH HELPS REFUGEES By Bob Reynolds – Aurora, Colorado . . . Two Denver area churches joined together to support an Aurora refugee neighborhood, with not only basic needs but also fellowship.
For the second year, True Life Community has partnered with Lakewood Fellowship to offer an outreach day to those who have fled their home countries with little or no belongings.
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DEEDS, NOT ONLY WORDS
By Ella Smith Simmons — Silver Spring, Maryland . . . As are most of you, I am outraged over the heartless murder of George Floyd, the brutal slaughter of Breonna Taylor, and the Klan-style killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Yet, as I have sought to properly direct my anger and process my despair for change, I am reminded that I was equally outraged over the heinous executions of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and Freddie Gray, all in 2014; and before them, the senseless, vigilante-style killing of Trayvon Martin in 2012.
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NAD ASKS MEMBERS TO JOIN IN A SPECIAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUALITY
Columbia, Maryland . . .On Sabbath, June 27, 2020, the leadership of the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is asking its members, churches, ministries, and services to join in a special day of prayer for the deep hurt and frustration that racial injustice and inequity have caused in North America. |
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