Seventh-day Adventist Church

high-school students place themselves is also of great importance. It is for this reason that it is not advisable for Adventist youth to go to secular colleges. Young people, at this point in their life, are more apt to sort out their childhood Christian beliefs and determine whether they will stay in the church or leave. Studies show that approximately 85% of Christian youth leave the church their freshman year of college. The biker in the video brought out the concept that “knowledge does…

1959 Cuban revolution, the country was considered to be an atheistic state. It was during this time that Cuba also promoted atheism which came in direct conflict with the church. Atheism accounts for roughly 23% of the total population. After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 Cuba loosed up it strict control towards the Church and other religious groups. In 1996 President Fidel Castro invited Pope John Paul II to visit Cuba and in 1997 Christmas was officially recognized as…

and because it involves life and death, a solely intellectual solutions is not satisfactory. Therefore, many turn to faith to seek comfort, advice, and sometimes even atonement for their decision. (Hauerwas, n.d.) Seventh-day Adventist…

Working at the Salvation Army requires an eye for detail, a sense of organization, working well with others and more. Working there is not just accepting donations and throwing them in some corner until a truck comes and takes the donations on to the next stop like many may think when the name Salvation Army comes up. I worked at a branch of the Salvation Army in Hamburg, PA and the facility there included a store for the community. I was asked to bring in donations from the designed place just…

start at the beginning. My grandma was born into a non-Christian home, but lucky for me she found God at an early age. Her parents were good people, but never went to church. She met God through her neighbor. It was a very nice family who went to church my grandma wanted what that family had. So she walked over 10 blocks to church every week with her sisters. Even after they started going her parents still weren’t convinced…

Brazilian Umbanda and has been receiving a degree of official support. The Roman Catholic Church estimates that 60 percent of the population is Catholic,[2] but only 5% of that 60% attends mass regularly,[3] while independent sources estimate that as few 1.5% of the population does so.[4] Membership in Evangelical Protestant churches is estimated to be 5 percent and includes Baptists, Pentecostals, Seventh-day Adventists, Presbyterians,…

Question: Should a married gay couple be allowed to hold a position in the Seventh-Day-Adventist church (SDA) church? If a person continues to practice a sinful behavior, but expects others to embrace their lifestyle that concept is ludicrous. No, a gay married couple should not be allowed to hold any kind of position in a SDA church for three of the following reasons. When you hold a position in the SDA church you need to be someone who is living a Godly life. In the bible it is clear that…

corn flour. My mother explained to me in detail which condiments we needed to cook the pupusas. This experience was eye opening and I will never forget how impressed I was when the people of my church ate the pupusas we cooked. In addition, attending the festival allowed me to learn about others cultures. I valued the differences of my Salvadorian culture compared to Nicaraguans, Mexican, Guatemalan, Canadian, and even African American cultures. In one way or another we all connected by showing…

A skinny church boy on the outside but, a brave soldier on the inside, Desmond encouraged people to stay true to what they believed in and do what was right. Among his fellow soldiers most of them called him a coward and didn’t believe he would be any help on the battlefield. Much their surprise in the future, he would save more than half of their lives. Doss’s childhood helped him become who he was and helped him through his time in the army and after. This fearless soldier was born on…

Goals are stepping stones in making dreams a reality. I am an advocate of goal-setting; personal, educational, and career goals are all substantially relevant in acquiring success. Currently, I am working towards my academic success in high school, and I am doing quite well. I have maintained an unweighed cumulative GPA of 4.00 and a weighted GPA of 4.50. To achieve this consistency, I set daily goals to motivate and propel me forward. I believe that the small responsibilities accumulate for…