Cindy Tutsch on Immigration & Healthcare

In her Adventist Today blog, Cindy Tutsch comments on important social issues. For example: Unless you’re Native American, you or your not-so-distant ancestors immigrated to the United States. But now some of you want to close or drastically tighten our borders? [COMPLETE BLOG]  

JesusRadicals.org

I don’t normally link to non-SDA sources on this particular blog, and leave it to you to peruse the sites listed on the right. But occasionally I do share pieces from JesusRadicals.org since I have semi-regular contact with 2 of the main writers, and have met all the other primary contributors. So here are two [...]

Movember

In October we focused on fighting breast cancer and abuse of women. In November we shift to prostate and testicular cancer. That’s right–Movember. Here’s an explanation from the LA Times for those not yet initiated in the ways of the ‘stache (Adam Tschorn, 1 Nov 2009): It’s been derided as a soup strainer, cookie duster, [...]

Lakeview SDA Church Cheers for a Cure

October is not only National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, it’s also National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pastor Jose Bourget was preaching at his new church in Chicago when he noticed a large event going on outside. Avon’s Walk for Breast Cancer route went directly in front of the church. The next year when he saw the [...]

Web Roundup

SDA Articles/Posts ONE Sabbath Campaign (Doug Morgan, Peace Messenger, 19 Sep 09) The ONE Sabbath campaign launched on September 16 with the purpose of mobilizing people of faith to address the issue of extreme poverty and preventable diseases.  Find out more from the clip below and at www.ONE.org/ONESabbath. T.R.M. Howard – Adventist Physician and Civil [...]

Blog Round-up

Monte Sahlin (Adv Activism writer): The Truth About Government-run Health Care — Care for those ages 60-70. End of an Era — Remembering the Kennedy family. Ryan Bell (Adv Activism writer): American Civil Religion and the Theology of Hope — Will we be a blessing to the world? My Fenhop (somewhat dated posts): What Would [...]

Spectrum: Health Care Reform

Spectrum has posted 3 articles about health care reform recently, listed here for your convenience: Health Care Reform: An Interview with Adventist Health’s Larry Mitchel (Alexander Carpenter, 9 Aug 2009) Health Care Reform: Part II with Adventist Health’s Larry Mitchel (Alexander Carpenter, 17 Aug 2009) What Would Jesus Do…about health care reform, for example? (Ryan [...]

Adv Today: Health Care Reform

Adventist Today has posted a video on their website about people of faith advocating for health care reform. Our very own Ryan Bell was involved. Interesting conversation is proceeding in the comments section.