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2 Building a Tabernacle Made of Ice When Jesus Sold His Van to a Church for Mission What Would You Say to the Man Who Tried to Kill Your Husband? Between the Commandments and the Sanctuary Creation is for Everyone 2

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4 Search Subscribe Menu is book editor at Signs Publishing Company, near Melbourne, Australia. He is author/editor of 10 books. APRIL 22, 2017 n Exodus 20, God appeared to the people of Israel with smoke, earthquakes, thunder, and lightning on top of Mt Sinai. So awesome was His presence that people were instructed to prepare and purify themselves for three days beforehand, and fence off the mountain for their own protection. Newly freed after a 400-year history of brutal slavery, God introduced Himself as the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery (Ex. 20:1[1]). Based on His miraculous rescue and His awe-inspiring presence, God set out basic laws for the new nation, a constitution-like document generally known as the Ten Commandments. A short time later as recorded in Exodus 25 through 31 God gave strict and detailed instructions for building a beautiful and holy place of worship that was to reflect God s majesty in a physical form, and His desire for a closer connection with His people: Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them (Ex. 25:8). The plans that followed were precise and ornate, calling for generous giving, skilled craftsmanship, and utmost reverence. These were two significant and foundational events for this newly redeemed nation, as well as for all who value God s law and His sanctuary for their significance in God s great plan for redemption and re-creation. We would expect that what would come between would be similarly profound, occupying the holy ground between these two covenantal pillars. Health and prophecy successfully combined in Far Ea It is profound, but in a way that might seem surprising. As Abraham Joshua Heschel comments regarding the burden of the later Hebrew prophets, Instead of showing us a way through the elegant mansions of the mind, the prophets take us to the slums. [2] Consider the section headings in Exodus in my Bible as a quick overview: Fair Treatment of Slaves ; Cases of Personal Injury ; Protection of Property ; Social Responsibility ; A Call for Justice. It is a plan for a just ordering of society, with a particularly bent toward respecting those who are poor, those who are injured, slaves, and outsiders.

5 Bookended by the terrifying grandeur of the mountaintop and the purity and beauty of the sanctuary are surprisingly down-to-earth, practical, just, and inclusive instructions for living well as God s people. In everyday living, it seems that compassionate action is more important than clean hands with cold hearts. This pattern is continued throughout the many chapters of laws and regulations to come: Even in the midst of the Priestly writings and Holiness Code with their concern for purity and avoidance of pollution, the alien is to be treated with justice, and moreover, the alien is to be loved. [3] As detailed in this biblical blueprint, the purity of God is always interwoven with both justice and generosity. As Ellen White observed, There is nothing, after their recognition of the claims of God, that more distinguishes the laws given by Moses than the liberal, tender, and hospitable spirit enjoined toward the poor. Although God had promised greatly to bless His people, it was not His design that poverty should be wholly unknown among them. He declared that the poor should never cease out of the land. There would ever be those among His people who would call into exercise their sympathy, tenderness, and benevolence. Then, as now, persons were subject to misfortune, sickness, and loss of property; yet so long as they followed the instruction given by God, there were no beggars among them, neither any who suffered for food. [4] As far as the Commandments and the Sanctuary were the defining pillars of God s relationship with His people, they were to live in the space between. Theirs was not to be a frightened reverence or pietistic purity but a practical holiness. They were to love their neighbors, treat their fellow human beings fairly, or even better than would be expected, feed those who were hungry, and welcome strangers and foreigners. That s how God defined holiness for His people then and now. [1] Scripture quotations in this article are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ã 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois All rights reserved. [2] Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Prophets, Harper Perennial, 2001 edition, p. 3. [3] Lee Griffith, The War on Terrorism and the Terror of God, William B Eerdmans Publishing, 2002, p. 73. [4] Ellen G White, Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 530, 531. Current Adventist News Download The Adventist World Week of Prayer Edition Online Exclusives Gracenotes Events What Concerns You about the Church? Issue Archives Our Roots and Mission Staff Writer's Guidelines Advertising Kit Adventist World Reader Response Photo Galleries Prayer Requests Partners Contact Free Newsletter Photo Submissions Downloads Sunset Calendar Church Locator RSS Feed Advertising Questions Copyright 2017, Adventist Review. All rights reserved worldwide.

6 Search Subscribe Menu APRIL 21, 2017 Innovative partnership makes creation textbook free to digital users tudents, teachers and general readers anywhere in the world eager for access to the acclaimed go-to textbook on the latest in creation science studies can now get it for free in digital format, thanks to a unique partnership among three Adventist entities. The book, just released in its new third edition by Andrews University Press, is Faith, Reason, and Earth History: A Paradigm of Earth and Biological Origin by Intelligent Design, authored by Leonard Brand of Loma Linda University and Arthur Chadwick of Southwestern Adventist University. The worldwide free e-book release was formally announced at the spring meeting of the General Conference Faith and Science Council (FSC), held in Loma Linda, California, April The Council, comprised of practicing scientists, theologians, educators, pastors and church administrators, meets twice a year to sponsor and promote scientific investigations, publications and other activities with particular attention on creation. The new publishing initiative was made possible by cooperation among the Council, the North American Division Adventist Learning Community, and Andrews University Press. Faith, Reason, and Earth History by Brand was originally published by Andrews in A second edition appeared in This new third edition, now co-authored by Brand and Chadwick, was made possible by funding from the FSC, chaired by Mike Ryan, assistant to the General Conference president. I Want to Live Healthy program engages broad com This outstanding book is exactly in line with the goals and purposes of the Faith and Science Council, Ryan said. Andrews had the vision to publish the earlier editions and get Brand s book established as the standard in its field. Ryan explained that with new developments and discoveries happening all the time, they also had to find a way to get an updated third edition in places where typical academic publishing operations like Andrews would have a hard time reaching due to costs. We had to do something creative to get this book out around the world to do its important work, he said. In this day of demands for open access, finding a way to make it free, at least electronically, is the way to go. The initiative for the unorthodox publishing arrangement for free e-book distribution came from staff at the North American Division s Adventist Learning Community (ALC), an entity of the Office of Education. The ALC is a web-based educational platform designed to strengthen professionals and lay people in ministry, administration and education through continuing education courses, teaching courses, ministerial training and dissemination of uniquely Adventist content for the church community and beyond.

7 When ALC Director Adam Fenner learned that the Council was wrestling with how to get the Brand/Chadwick book the widest distribution possible, he simply asked: Why don t we just make it free? Of course, that meant some careful analysis of what we at ALC could do to make it available in electronic form, Fenner said. And it required an understanding of the financial implications for Andrews University Press. But with everybody being creative, and eager to make it work, we came up with a good plan. That plan meant funding from the Council to Andrews for production. It also meant that Fenner and his team had to establish an easy interface for the digital download on the ALC website, and getting it available for free at major online retailers. That s not a usual system for an academic text. This really is a bold venture to accomplish mission, said Lisa Beardsley-Hardy, director of education at the General Conference. This is the first time, to my knowledge, that any major academic book like this has been distributed by Adventists in this way. Beardsley-Hardy explained that we tend to think about academic publishing in the traditional ways, and that usually means access is limited. Now, anyone, anywhere in the world with basic equipment can read this important book at no cost to them, she said. This could be a pilot project for how certain key books published by our church are distributed in the future. Academic publishing is a vital function that is core to the mission of Andrews University, said Andrea Luxton, Andrews president and chair of the Andrews University Press Board. But publishing is changing, and successful operations depend on new ways to make valuable scholarship available. We re delighted to look ahead at other integrated ventures in the future where Andrews expertise in academic publishing can bless the Christian world beyond our usual channels. Earlier editions of the book have been the standard text for academic programs in geology and earth science at schools inside and outside the Adventist world. John Whitmore, professor of geology at Cedarville University, a Christian university in Ohio, has used Brand s textbook for his geology students for years. It was one of the most influential books in helping me think about philosophy, science and Christianity, he said. He noted that while he is old school in preferring hard copy textbooks, he is sure that the free e-book edition will be useful and much appreciated for his students. But even those wanting hard copy will get a break on cost, according to Ronald Knott, director of Andrews University Press. This book, a 600-page, full color hardback, would normally cost a student more than $100. But thanks to funding from the Faith and Science Council, we re able to offer it at the artificially low price of $ That puts it in the financial range of interest for laypeople who may still want hard copy. But of course, we re happy to recommend the free digital edition, he said. Knott said the digital edition of the book is available now at while the print edition is available from Amazon.com, Adventist Book Centers and from Andrews University Press. As the oldest publishing platform of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Adventist Review (est. 1849) provides inspiration and information to the global church through a variety of media, including print, websites, apps, and audio and video platforms.content appearing on any of the Adventist Review platforms has been selected because it is deemed useful to the purposes and mission of the journal to inform, educate, and inspire the denomination it serves.unless identified as created by Adventist Review or a designated member of the Adventist Review staff, content is assumed to express the viewpoints of the author or creator of the content. Current Adventist News Download The Adventist World Week of Prayer Edition Online Exclusives Gracenotes Events What Concerns You about the Church? Issue Archives Our Roots and Mission Staff Writer's Guidelines Advertising Kit Adventist World Reader Response Photo Galleries Prayer Requests Partners Contact Free Newsletter Photo Submissions Downloads Sunset Calendar Church Locator RSS Feed Advertising Questions

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9 Search Subscribe Menu APRIL 22, 2017 Local church leads people to the van where health begins village marketplace in San Pedro, California, United States, had an additional visitor one recent Sabbath afternoon. A missionary van from the nearby San Pedro Lighthouse Seventh-day Adventist Church arrived at the Marina seafood restaurant s side parking lot just before 3:00 p.m. A group of volunteers was waiting. They were church members with the vision of serving the San Pedrocommunity by creating health awareness and promoting free screening services. And without further ado, they invited people to explore the services offered by the van. We checked blood pressure and blood sugar levels, as well as Body Mass Index, said volunteer Maricarmen Vega. And [we] checked people s vision and weight, she added. Vega recalled how volunteers were all smiles as they talked to visitors. The village marketplace was buzzing with people coming and going, and Lighthouse volunteers mingled and directed people s attention to the van where health begins, as they advertised it. The screening results helped unlock a door to visitors health status, said Vega. Twenty relationships were made with both physical and spiritual blessings. In northern Brazil, he celebrates the dedication of th One nurse was busy educating and encouraging a healthy lifestyle. Another served as her assistant, reading weight and body-fat levels. A third called out to people, inviting them to the van with her gracious smile. An improvised waiting room just outside the van was full at times, with people laughing and chatting. The Spirit of God was most certainly in our midst, noted Vega, directing the traffic toward the little missionary post that appeared so simple and unassuming! It was a blessing to be able to share my testimony, said Todd Ho, another volunteer. I was diagnosed as diabetic in Changing my diet to lose weight and get off medication has changed my life for the better. Ho said that he was able to share his experience with those who are heading down the path of being diabetic. I was able to give personal-experience input into the importance of a healthy diet and getting their vision checked, he said, because of the effects that diabetes can have on vision. Ho explained that the van ministry is so important to the community because many whom they assisted don t have insurance and may not have ever known that they are on

10 their way to having health problems. Like many whom we served, I too am looking forward to this event happening more often, said Ho. Pati Lawrence, who served as the assistant nurse, agreed. It was awesome to see our Lord s blessing on our health ministry and His blessing on those tested, she said. [They] are now aware of important lifestyle changes [they need] to make to keep them healthy. Didier Gonzalez, the lead driver of the van ministry is the glue that brought everything together. He purchased the van from a Hispanic man named Jesus, and out of his own pocket, detailed and beautified it with inspirational images. I will do whatever it takes to keep this van ministry alive, said Gonzalez. Lighthouse members feel their van ministry may be only a drop in the ocean, but they say that if each person contributes with one drop expressed in an act of kindness a mighty ocean would soon follow. We must strive to soak people in God s love, they said. And it all starts with a single drop. As the oldest publishing platform of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Adventist Review (est. 1849) provides inspiration and information to the global church through a variety of media, including print, websites, apps, and audio and video platforms.content appearing on any of the Adventist Review platforms has been selected because it is deemed useful to the purposes and mission of the journal to inform, educate, and inspire the denomination it serves.unless identified as created by Adventist Review or a designated member of the Adventist Review staff, content is assumed to express the viewpoints of the author or creator of the content. Current Adventist News Download The Adventist World Week of Prayer Edition Online Exclusives Gracenotes Events What Concerns You about the Church? Issue Archives Our Roots and Mission Staff Writer's Guidelines Advertising Kit Adventist World Reader Response Photo Galleries Prayer Requests Partners Contact Free Newsletter Photo Submissions Downloads Sunset Calendar Church Locator RSS Feed Advertising Questions Copyright 2017, Adventist Review. All rights reserved worldwide.