I walked around the corner to the benches outside the lab, and sitting there was a thin but strong Arabic woman with a large gold ring in her nose. She was squeezing a stress ball as the blood flowed from her arm into a blood bag. I smiled at her, and she smiled back at me—not at all shyly. But w...
Take a moment to imagine that your husband has accepted a job in another location. You and your family have arrived at your new home and are busily getting settled. So far, this is a common enough scenario, and, indeed, one that you may have actually experienced. But stretch your imagination a bi...
Domestic violence is a terrible plague in communities worldwide, and in some areas, such as the South Pacific, as much as 50 percent of the population is affected. A group called Adventist Women's Ministries has worked hard during the past two years to educate communities with the message that ab...
On September 25, 1997, millions of listeners to one of radio's most popular news programs heard the newscaster say the following: Women have been honored on American postage stamps for more than 100 years, starting with one woman who was not an American, Queen Isabella, in 1893. Since then, 86 wo...
My Journey
More Adventists keep the seventh-day Sabbath than does any other group on earth, including Jews. So when people are taking a hard look at the Sabbath, it’s important that we provide clear biblical teaching. One passage that has always been important to Adventists is Colossians 2:16, 17: “Therefo...