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1 week ago | spectrummagazine.org | Jared Wright

Views Some weeks ago Alexander Carpenter, the executive editor of Spectrum, asked me to write a few short articles about prominent Adventist leaders who might be candidates for the General Conference (GC) presidency at the upcoming St. Louis GC Session. Albeit with considerable reluctance, I agreed, as I concur with Carpenter that the topic deserves special attention for its potential impact on the Adventist denomination.

2 weeks ago | spectrummagazine.org | Jared Wright

Randy Fishell | April 6, 2025 | Views 8 min. read Lead-in: A vagabond musician suddenly lit up a darkened bar room. An electrician, a puppeteer, an online clothing seller, and a magazine editor walked into a bar.  I bet you think there is a punchline coming. Not this time. Stick with me. Deer Lake Charlie’s Bar & Grill was not on my radar until I…

2 weeks ago | spectrummagazine.org | Jared Wright

News Viveca Black died on February 21, 2025, at George Washington University Hospital at the age of 76. She was born on September 6, 1949, in Pueblo, Colorado, to Wilton Whitcomb Black and Esther Lindsio Black. Black learned resilience from her mother who had been a pastor in Sweden. Black spent her childhood assisting her mother, a colporteur, working to sell books door-to-door after school. For one of his Uncle Arthur’s Bedtime Stories, Arthur S.

1 month ago | spectrummagazine.org | Jared Wright

News On March 12, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joined dozens of faith-based nonprofits for a prayer vigil in Washington, D.C., speaking out against the current U.S. administration’s sweeping foreign aid cuts. Bread for the World and the Accord Network organized the event at the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church. The vigil drew prominent organizations that aid vulnerable communities worldwide.

1 month ago | spectrummagazine.org | Jared Wright

Views As Spectrum celebrates Women’s History Month, we revisit interviews, creative works, and discussions we loved that are both by and featuring Christian women, each with her own unique backgrounds and perspectives. A Christian woman is never just one thing—she contains multitudes—and in all her contradictions—simultaneously a daughter and mother, a pastor and disciple—she is crucial to the spreading of the word.