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Dec 21, 2024 | 
record.adventistchurch.com | Nathan Brown
Current and past members of the organising committee, more than 300 cast members and another 300 volunteers in supporting roles, and about 14,500 visitors celebrated Melbourne’s 30th year of Road to Bethlehem over the four nights of December 9 to 12.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
record.adventistchurch.com | Nathan Brown
Tis the season . . . for the Bookshelf Top 20, featuring new books, favourite books, reading suggestions and gift-giving ideas. Popularity does not make a book good, but books that others have found worthwhile can be a good recommendation. In its 15th year, the Bookshelf Top 20 reflects book sales through Adventist bookshops in Australia and New Zealand since January 1 this year.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
signstimes.com | Nathan Brown
Article 24 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a counterpoint to the previous article in the Declaration that recognizes the right to work and to do so in fair conditions. After affirming the human right to work, Article 24 reads, “Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.”1 It is a recognition that human beings are not intended to work incessantly, nor should they be required to.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
doctorsofrunning.com | Nathan Brown |Andrea Myers |Matthew Klein |David Salas
Due to some recent success from some of their major athletes, such as Helen Obiri, On Running has had a lot more eyes looking at their super shoes. On decided to continue pushing innovation towards a more unique super shoe offering in the Cloudboom Strike by creating what they call a bounce board in the sock liner. This creates a softer and more plush loading experience through toe off on the carbon plate. Was it a hit for the team? Find out below.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
record.adventistchurch.com | Nathan Brown
Author and nutritionist Dr Sue Radd featured on Australian television’s Weekend Sunrise on October 20, sharing her insights on diet and diabetes—and highlighting her new book Food As Medicine: Cooking to Prevent and Treat Diabetes. While it has been available since earlier this year in Adventist bookshops, Food As Medicine–Diabetes was released broadly on October 2 in conjunction with media coverage, including dozens of radio and print interviews.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
record.adventistchurch.com | Nathan Brown
Over a long ministry career, Dr Kurt Johnson has pastored in local churches, and ministry departments in conferences, the North American Division and the General Conference. Partially retired, he continues to work part-time with the Voice of Prophecy and as coordinator of the church’s Bible correspondence schoolsworldwide, as an assistant director in the Sabbath School and Personal Ministries Department at the General Conference. He talked recently about his ministry and his books.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
record.adventistchurch.com | Nathan Brown
Dr Roy Adams worked as a teacher and pastor, before serving for 22 years as an associate editor of Adventist Review and Adventist World. Now retired, he continues to write and speak, as well as being active in his local church. He spoke about his recent books and work. What prompted your new book, Revisiting the Sanctuary? Primarily, it was a 49-page, single-spaced essay by the late Dr Raymond F Cottrell—a devastating take-down of the Adventist doctrine of the sanctuary.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
record.adventistchurch.com | Nathan Brown
Authors Dr Daniel Reynaud and Pastor Ian Howie admit that there was reluctance to take it on when it was suggested that their home church study group work through the Book of Revelation. Revelation was “too hard, too scary, too negative,” according to various group members.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
record.adventistchurch.com | Nathan Brown
Child slavery and human trafficking might seem an unlikely topic for a children’s picture book, but for author Andrew Dittmer, Eight at a Time was a logical response to these sad realities in our world. “I met with someone who worked at an anti-slavery organisation, who told me their most loyal donors were families united in their desire to see freedom for the oppressed,” Mr Dittmer explained. “They were looking to create resources for families.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
record.adventistchurch.com | Nathan Brown
Book Week at the Adventist primary school in the Perth suburb of Victoria Park had an extra note of celebration this year, with the launch of Isabel and the Lunch Box Bully, written by Year 3 teacher Simone Field. Mrs Field was joined by fellow teachers and chaplains from the school to dress as characters from her book as part of the school’s Book Week costume parade on August 23.
