Job uses an oxymoron (contradicting words - miserable comforters – Job 16: 2) to effectively tell his friends - "Y'all not helping me here!"
MISERABLE COMFORTERS!
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Stars Created at NCU in Wellness Programme
It was an exhilarating affair as the initial cohort of twenty participants in the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Five Star Wellness Programme who were recently trained in the newly introduced twelve-week wellness programme, took their final march in a grand graduation ceremony. The individuals who were trained in the five facets of Wellness; Spiritual, Medical, Physical, Nutritional, and Emotional areas took their walk amidst the pomp and pageantry of the Friday morning July 5, event to celebrate in this elegant exit ceremony.
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Church Communicators Tap into Emerging Technologies and Visual Media
Communicators from the five conferences in Jamaica Union of Seventh-day Adventists were given ‘eye-opening’ ways and means of taking the gospel via video/cine to the world, during the annual communication meeting held on July 3, 2013 at the Union headquarters in Mandeville, Jamaica.
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At world youth conference, Asscherick, ‘Reality 7’ bring evening messages
David Asscherick, the self-described former purple-haired punk rocker, is bringing spiritual messages each night to more than 3,000 young Seventh-day Adventists attending the denomination’s world youth conference in South Africa and those watching via live streaming.
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World youth conference closes with worship in stadium, evening celebration
Renowned brain surgeon Dr. Ben Carson this weekend implored Seventh-day Adventist youth to exercise their willpower and remain committed to God in a series of three speeches to the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s world youth conference.
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"I Don't Want a God Who..."
An electric atmosphere filled the Augustana College gymnasium in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as 5,000 young adults, mostly aged 18-25, held their hands up, closed their eyes, and mouthed the words to “Same Love” with American rapper Macklemore:
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Daring to Dream
Dressed for the camera in a copper-toned silk-brocade jacket, a calf-length brown skirt, and brown pumps, Dare to Dream Network general manager Yvonne Lewis entered the 3ABN studio and strode over to program guest Blondel E. Senior. After briefly reviewing the schema for her interview with Senior—director of an Adventist-run facility for troubled boys called Advent Home—she moved aside so the stage manager could attach a lapel mike to Senior’s suit coat. Lewis’s mike was fastened next, then she and her guest positioned themselves for conversation in two plush, gray microfiber chairs set on a 12-inch-raised platform.
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This Book Belongs To...
They were meaningful words lost in an overarticulated world, careful observations that almost got shelved and forgotten. Who was their author? Where was their home? Who were they meant for?
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Week in Review
Week in Review is a compilation of news and current events at Northern Caribbean University.
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Cayman Islands: Pathfinder Investiture Service 2013
There was an air of great expectancy and achievement as the pathfinders gathered at the Kings SDA church on Sabbath, July 6, 2013 for their Investiture Service. There were nods of approval and cheers from the large congregation as smartly dressed pathfinders displayed their marching skills to the timely beat of the Gideon drum core. The afternoon’s programme proceeded smoothly as Explorers Keviann Peirre, Shannon Thompson, Abigail Smith, Ranger Janessa Prendergast and Guide Tatiana McCoy executed their duties with precision and ease. Special music provided by Jr Counselor Kasey Reid and the group STRIDE comprising members Jr. Counselors Tevin McLeod, Mickal Greaves, Chevis Gilbert and Voyager Matthew Greaves added a touch of flair to the proceedings. Elder John Wesley, Treasurer for Cayman Islands Conference, officiated in the absence of Youth Director, Pastor Ivor Harry who is currently off island attending a Youth Congress in South Africa. He offered the dedicatory prayer and brought greetings from the Conference administrators.
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Extraordinary Change Agents – the Port Maria Story
“A leader must… be able to get people to listen in order to convince them of the need for change.” These were the words of Geraldine Pinnock, Director of the Training and Consultancy Services Unit (TACSU) at Northern Caribbean University (NCU), shared as keynote speaker at a short course graduation ceremony on July 7, 2013. This ceremony was the culmination of a six-week training programme in Supervisory Management, offered by TACSU through the Salem/Runaway Bay Campus and took place at the Port Maria Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Mary.
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Photographic Highlights of NCU's Salem Spanish Certificate Graduation at Royal Decameron
The Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Salem/Runaway Bay campus recently partnered with the Royal Decameron Club Caribbean to train ten managers and frontline staff in Spanish Language Survival Skills. The twelve (12) week certificate course culminated with an elegant graduation exercise at the Royal Decameron Runaway Bay on Thursday July 11, 2013.
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Conservatives Say Religious Freedom is ‘Under Attack’ in Military
Republican lawmakers and conservative activists concerned that religious expression in the military is “under attack” are rallying behind a measure to provide greater protection for religious “actions and speech” in the armed forces.
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Iranian Christian Convert Tried for Participating in House Church
Mostafa Bordbar has been tried for his faith in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran.
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Catholic Hospitals at Odds With Bishops Over Birth Control Mandate
The organization representing Catholic hospitals across the country says it no longer objects to the Obama administration’s mandate that all employees receive free birth control coverage.
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Opening Ceremony for Animation Training through GG’s ‘I Believe Initiative’ at NCU
Youngsters in the county of Middlesex are receiving training in animation through Governor-General of Jamaica, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen’s ‘I Believe Initiative.’ The programme was launched on Monday, July 15 at the main campus of Northern Caribbean University (NCU). Twenty youngsters will convene at NCU for the training which runs from July 15-19 and will be added to the list of beneficiaries from Surrey. Young people from all three counties will benefit.
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NCU Salem/Runaway Bay Campus Still Hot on the Change Agent Trail
The Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Salem/Runaway Bay campus recently partnered with the Royal Decameron Club Caribbean to train ten managers and frontline staff in Spanish Language Survival Skills. The twelve (12) week certificate course culminated with an elegant graduation ceremony at the Royal Decameron Club Caribbean Resort in Runaway Bay on Thursday July 11, 2013.
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Adventist Humanitarians Poised to Assist Flood Victims
Seventh-day Adventist humanitarians in northern India are monitoring needs and preparing emergency relief in the wake of an unprecedented monsoon season in the region.
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Unwrapping the Myth of Healthy Adventists
Featured in National Geographic, Newsweek, Blue Zones, and the recent film The Adventists, the Adventist lifestyle is one in which Adventist Church members take great pride. What most Adventists don’t realize, however, is that the very research that put the church into these publications has little to do with some individuals’ lifestyles.
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Cayman: Ephesus Health Week
Ephesus health week commenced Saturday July 6, 2013 with speaker Shaniel Fisher. His presentations covered the following topics: Biblical Foundation for Health, Why Health Reform, Nutrition 101 parts 1 and 2, Digestive Health, GMO vs Organic foods, Depression the Way Out and God’s Plan for Medical Missionary Work. The week aimed at highlighting the relevance of health to our spirituality in today’s world and how to make good health simple and achievable. The week concluded with a health fair on Sunday July 14,2013.
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