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The following article on the role and function of prayer is well worth reading. https://atoday.org/aunty-is-god-more-likely-to-answer-prayers-when-many-people-are-praying-for-the-same-thing/

Faith & the Arts: The following article informs as to a unique approach made by one congregation to interact with the public. https://adventistreview.org/commentary/local-church-in-the-u-s-finds-ways-to-connecting-faith-and-the-arts/

(N). Matthew 25:23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

(N). Deuteronomy 33:29 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

Every square meter on Earth has been given a 3-word designator that identifies it. IOW the phrase “clip.apples.leap” identifies a specific square meter in New York. This system is currently in use by both police and other emergency personnel. See: https://what3words.com/business/emergency to begin your study of this issue.

Earthquakes: I suscribve to a governmentr service that informs as to where earthquakes are happening Internationally. I have been amazed at the number that occur daily in the United States, and in California. In one 5-hour period, 21 earthquakes happened in California.a They were all minor and probably few to no people even knew that they had happened. It is good to have small quakes as that relieves pressure on a large on occuring. This may suggest that a large one could occur in the future.

Jimmy Carter celebrating 98 with family, friends, baseball ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, already the longest-living U.S. president in history, turned 98 on Saturday, celebrating with family and friends in Plains, the tiny Georgia town where he and his wife, 95-year-old Rosalynn, were born in the years between World War I and the Great Depression. https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-elections-presidential-georgia-d7b3a99093e838898b8d679634b08d9b?

Rosalynn Carter is eulogized before family and friends as husband Jimmy bears silent witness PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Her frail husband a silent witness, Rosalynn Carter was celebrated by her family and closest friends Wednesday in the same tiny town where she and Jimmy Carter were born, forever their home base as they climbed to the White House and traveled the world for humanitarian causes. https://apnews.com/article/rosalynn-carter-funeral-plains-7bfe185985105ed61eb69446819c6c26?

A great loss for the world. What a pair they where, all through there life they definitely were used by God in how they dealt with others and especially after there service to the country!!

We the Seventh-day Adventist church has sadly historically not been fair to the airs. Then when we are it tends to be limited to music (the more high brow the better) and maybe painting. I'm glad to see more forms of art respected in this article. There are other forms of art that can be so powerful, such as: acting, and the arts represented in the Fellowship of Christian Magicians, which started out with magicians but have expanded to ballooning, face painting, chalk drawings (Years ago there was a lady in the church my family had it's membership, who was a fantastic chalk drawings then enhancing it with black light.) ventriloquism, story telling, clowning, and a couple more, as well as magicians. On the one hand, Seventh-day Adventists do consist of a good percentage of memberships , but there is so much more that can really be useful for the church as a whole and our communities. At their convention they have a program for the children called "Kids Wow!" which introduces children to these arts and as they find an interest they can start training, and learn how to use this art to witness. I wish that we could get some of our younger people to attend the conference with some young adults volunteering for the "Kids Wow!" not only to train for the continuance of the program for future generations; but also our campmeetings should offer at least one session a day "Kids Wow" introducing them to these different arts, letting them get a try in all of them and finding what can use both to enjoy the art and to share the gospel, and maybe even a career.

(N). Isaiah 25:5 Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

Sad, yet joyful. The Carters allowed themselves to be tools that God used for His work. The world is darker with her falling asleep, But how much brighter a world she leaves behind, as well as the blessed hope. She lives in our memory and even more important she lives in God's memory. If you think about it, living in God's memory is being more alive than our conscience existence. She sleeps, but Jesus remembers her and gave her life to start with and will give her life again.

The U.S. Supreme Court speaks on a recent "Sabbath" case. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/supreme-court-issues-decision-in-religious-freedom-case/ar-AA1kKTJe

Prison: SDA Sent tko prison for religlious beleif. See: https://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2871

(N). Isaiah 25:4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

I do not understand why on earth you make such a fuss about the Father having a body or an image. As the infinite, God is way to big for finite minds to comprehend. The trinity is simply the three aspects we need to communicate and relate to this infinite God by how he reveals Godself to us within time and space. God the Father represents how the infinite God is all glorious, powerful and awesome, way out there etc. God the Son is how he reveals Godself to us within time and space as friend, approachable, right here etc. God the Holy Spirit is how he reveals Godself to us through our subjective existential experience. God the Father and God the Son are two objective experiences to experience the one infinite God. They would of course be in some form or another. You seem to be so focused on the truth about the transcendence about God in the realm of the infinite, outside of what we can conceive that you don't seem to have room for the truth that this great being has also revealed Godself to us in a way we can relate. Also, you do not show respect for the Whites. You take what they said early in life, and do not allow them to think and grow. Would you want me to hold you responsible today for what you may have thought years ago but have grown away from? Ok, you have documented words from the young James White. That's fine. But did he consistently repeat these views or no? The answer is "No". the first piece of evidence is how the Review would often print anti-trinitarian articles. Yes, when James was the editor of the review, it still printed these articles. However, they had a remarkable decline under his editorship. He did not print more. He did not print about the same, but he consistently printed less and less. The second piece of evidence is how those who knew him noticed that he would be involved in discussions on all the topics they were talking about; yet, whenever they discussed the trinity, James would shut up and only listen to the conversations. He would not join into the conversation until they changed the topic. A fourth is that in forming our tests of fellowships; our pillars/landmarks did NOT include their anti-trinity views. They allowed membership to both trinitarians as well as anti-trinitarians. While they may have been few, there were members who were trinitarians. Finally, in one of his last letters he wrote "I'm starting to find the arguments for the trinity to be more convincing than the arguments against the trinity." You seem to constantly want to build you views on the early understanding and close your eyes and plug your ears to the evidence that Seventh-day Adventism, and specifically James White did not stop there. As for Ellen White: First, she was a Methodist and thus trinitarian, but as she married James she would have given their views the benefit of the doubt and support them no matter what her personal views were. Yes, she may have become convinced. But just like with James, you need to watch her actions and words over time. Mrs. White tells us what visions did and did not do for her, and how she wanted her writings to be used. She said that they were like seeing pictures that she had to describe. That it was her basic framework and and basic principles, not necessary how she described or applied, nor what she said outside of this framework and basic principles. Also, that while she would make applications to what the church needed at the time, that she was not an (she did not use the word bout she described it) an exegete. She saw the job of exegesis as the job of the members. She was fascinated by it but she sadly had to turn away to do her job. Her framework was reveled to her in bits and pieces with themes that her visions at that time were limited to (with the exception of needing to tell someone something.) Her first set of visions had no other information except to not believe that their Millerite experience was a deception, but that those who experienced it had a true experience with God. God was indeed leading them. The second set was only on how to develop into a church structure and laying our landmarks, now to evangelize cities, our publishing houses etc. The third set was the development of our health and education work. She was then allowed to get as close to exegesis and find some sort of relief from her typical tasks, in seeing and getting to develop a philosophy based on the Great Controversy vision. She would study and think, and realize deeper meanings in what she had seen long before. She would attack the concept of "Fundamentalism" but this was not a major focus until the last decade or so of her life. She helped with the reorganization of the General Conference in 1902 (which was simply a compromise between the structures of Leviticus, with a very strong centralized General Conference, and Deuteronomy which was far more congregational. Most churches tend to latch on to either one or the other, finding their "proof texts" but they tend to be for the one from Leviticus, and for the other they tend to be from Deuteronomy. With fundamental mindsets, they find their "proof texts" THE BIBLICAL command. The Bible actually illustrates how both have their strong points and weak points.). And of course she worked with the 1888 message. Due to her support of the 1888 message, she was sent away to Australia. In Australia she thought a lot about the 1888 message and how it applied to her visions, especially her great controversy vision. The 1890s were very focused on who Jesus was and books about Jesus. In this process she asked A. G. Daniels to do a study about who does the Bible really teach Jesus to be; and she gave a similar assignment to W. W. Prescott only his topic was the Holy Spirit. Both Prescott and Daniels started out believing what you want to force upon all early Adventists. However, as they studied, they (GASP, UNBELIEVABEL, NO THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE SO LET'S ONLY USE THEIR EARLIER VIEWS AND REJECT THIS MOMENT.) changed their views completely. Daniels accepted that Jesus was indeed the infinite God, and Prescott accepted that the Holy Spirit was an actual identity and indeed the infinite God. As the two compared notes they realized that through both studies they had become trinitarians. The topic of the trinity then began to spread in the church. As for Mrs. White, it became the center-point and foundation to her great controversy philosophy. There were the three aspects of the trinity, there were the three deceptions of Satan, each an attack on a member of the trinity. A realization that most, if nor all, the threes in the Bible were dealing with the aspects of the trinity and the three deceptions of Satan. In the early 1900s Milian Andresen went to Ellen White and asked her bluntly if she had or had not become a trinitarian. She told him that she did, let him read some of her "trinitarian" passages that he heard was written by others and put in with her writings, in her own handwriting, and he left the visit with at least some form of trinitarian views. (He held some other views that limited how he could apply the concept.) You need to be fair to how people grow..

Joseph Bates: The following article will probably be the most interesting article that you could read about a person who became an early SDA leader. https://adventistreview.org/magazine-article/changing-the-crew/

The following article takes a look at how the SDA Church is organized. https://atoday.org/is-the-seventh-day-adventist-church-fossilized/

Gustave, I think that Adventists would agree that Christ had to return to heaven in order to complete God's plan of salvation. This is an acknowledgement that God's plan of salvation would have failed is Christ had sinned. As you would say, that position has serious ramifications.

🎂 Jimmy Carter @ 99 Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters Former President Jimmy Carter, who has been in hospice care since February (7½ months ago), today becomes the first U.S. president to turn 99. Above: A boy writes a birthday message on a window of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta yesterday. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Workers set up a wooden cake display on the North Lawn of the White House yesterday. Go deeper: Carter will celebrate at home in Plains, Ga., with Rosalynn and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

📷 Jimmy Carter rides again Photo from video: @erikka2ks08/Reuters Former President Jimmy Carter, who turns 99 on Sunday, and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, 96, took a ride through the Plains (Ga.) Peanut Festival this weekend, as spotted in the social media image above. Looking ahead to birthday festivities, the Carter Center said: "We're betting peanut butter ice cream is on the menu for lunch!" Why it matters: Carter, the longest-living president ever, entered hospice care on Feb. 18 — just over seven months ago.

It's important to emphasize that the Father is a spiritual being, not comprised of flesh and blood. Jesus plainly said "A spirit hath not flesh and bones" (Lk 24:39). God is a spirit. Not having flesh and bones does not preclude the Father from having a human like form. Revelation 5:1,7 mention the right hand of him that sitteth upon the throne. The Ancient of Days has a hair and head (Dan. 7:9). None of these human like features describing the Father detract from his majesty or deity. Since the Scripture says man was in the image of God, it would be expected that there would be similarities. An image is something that looks like what it represents. It is not of the same substance. That's exactly the case when comparing man with God. The appearance is the same or similar. The substance is not.

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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter mark 77th wedding anniversary at home in Plains, Georgia ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are marking their 77th wedding anniversary with a quiet Friday at their south Georgia home, extending their record as the longest-married first couple ever as both nonagenarians face significant health challenges. https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-carter-rosalynn-anniversary-hospice-930e327d46fb487401a352ef7af8036f?

Jimmy Carter, 3 months into hospice, is aware of tributes, enjoying ice cream NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) — Three months after entering end-of-life care at home, former President Jimmy Carter remains in good spirits as he visits with family, follows public discussion of his legacy and receives updates on The Carter Center’s humanitarian work around the world, his grandson says. He’s even enjoying regular servings of ice cream. https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-carter-hospice-rosalynn-jason-andrew-young-665b20a4edba44611447a4890cd39297? Political prisoners share how Jimmy Carter saved their lives ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter tried like no president ever had to put human rights at the center of American foreign policy. It was a turnabout dictators and dissidents alike found hard to believe as he took office in 1977. The U.S. had such a long history of supporting crackdowns on popular movements — was his insistence on restoring moral principles for real? https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-carter-human-rights-1a7853176b43bc0c73e48266fcc882da Jimmy Carter: Family affair to the White House and beyond PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — When Jimmy Carter stepped onto the national stage, he brought along those closest to him, introducing Americans to a colorful Georgia family that helped shape the 39th president’s public life and now, generations later, is rallying around him for the private final chapter of his 98 years. https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-libya-jimmy-carter-georgia-23768d6b322704b46535154a2f9fb519 Naval Academy renames building after Jimmy Carter ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A building at the U.S. Naval Academy that had been named after a leader in the Confederate Navy was renamed Friday in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who graduated from the academy in 1946. https://apnews.com/article/politics-annapolis-079024e766e7d9d20bd280b194c9537d

I hope I can stay as healthy and active as he has over the years.

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at 93 WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday. She was 93. https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-oconnor-first-woman-justice-304f91633f069c46350bdfff540ff9fe?

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100 Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/11/29/henry-kissinger-secretary-of-state-under-presidents-nixon-and-ford-dies-at-100/?

Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dies at 96 Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, died Sunday after many months of declining health. Read more. Why this matters: The Carter Center said she died peacefully surrounded by family at her rural Georgia home of Plains on Sunday afternoon. “Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” former President Jimmy Carter said in a statement, adding: “As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me.” The Carters were married for more than 77 years, forging what they both described as a “full partnership.” Unlike many previous first ladies, Rosalynn sat in on Cabinet meetings, spoke out on controversial issues and represented her husband on foreign trips. Related coverage ➤ Rosalynn Carter: Advocate for Jimmy Carter and many others, always leveraging her love of politics A timeline of key moments from former first lady Rosalynn Carter’s 96 years Former presidents and first ladies pay tribute to Rosalynn Carter

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, The Carter Center says ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, her family announced Tuesday. https://apnews.com/article/rosalynn-carter-dementia-4f939d0925d7f1eb0a882a543d184bfc?

Carter spending last days at home ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA – The Carter Center said Saturday that former President Jimmy Carter has entered home hospice care. The charity created by the 98-yearold former president said on Twitter that after a series of short hospital stays, Carter “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.” It said he has the full support of his medical team and family, which “asks for privacy at this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers.” Carter, a Democrat, became the 39th U.S. president when he defeated former President Gerald R. Ford in 1976. He served a single term and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980. In August 2015, Carter had a small cancerous mass removed from his liver. The following year, Carter announced that he needed no further treatment, as an experimental drug had eliminated any sign of cancer. Carter celebrated his most recent birthday in October with family and friends in Plains, the tiny Georgia town where he and his wife, Rosalynn, were born in the years between World War I and the Great Depression. The Carter Center, which the 39th president and the former first lady established after their one White House term, last year marked 40 years of promoting democracy and conflict resolution, monitoring elections, and advancing public health in the developing world. James Earl Carter Jr. won the 1976 presidential election after beginning the campaign as a little-known, oneterm Georgia governor. His surprise performance in the Iowa caucuses established the small, Midwestern state as an epicenter of presidential politics. Carter went on to defeat Ford in the general election, largely on the strength of sweeping the South before his native region shifted heavily to Republicans.