Though John Nevins Andrews is rightfully credited as the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s first foreign missionary, the preaching of the Adventist message in Europe actually preceded his 1874 arrival in Switzerland by a decade. Michael Czechowski, a former Roman Catholic priest originally from Po...
Former priest first took Adventist message outside of United States
The pillar stood, supporting the marbled splendor of Solomon's temple, for more than 300 years. Israelites, from the least to the greatest, crowded as close as they could. They leaned in to hear the words that would be spoken by the regal man standing next to the pillar—their king Josiah. The occ...
I'm not the sort of person who enjoys crouching underneath picnic tables. On this particular afternoon, however, my family and I were enjoying lunch in a beautiful park when my wife suddenly yelled, "Get down!" and dived beneath the table. She spoke and moved with such authority that we all foll...
One of the most dramatic moments in the past 30 years is the fall of the Berlin Wall. Among the more commonly understood causes of this event was a pact between Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II to join hands in an effort to bring down Communism in Eastern Europe. Another factor was Reagan's h...
The Sabbath as a sign of salvation