Tag: alcohol

The head of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific, Dr Barry Oliver, offers a sobering reminder of the consequences of alcohol to health, family and society.

I was born into a Catholic family. I was a fairly observant churchgoer but as I grew older I slipped into some bad habits.

We have six churches on Emirau. There are about 300 residents on the islands—many of the people from our island live in Kavieng on New Ireland where there is employment.

Seventh-day Adventist students have positive perceptions of how home, church and school influences their faith development, according to Valuegenesis II, a longitudinal study of young adults by the Church in the South Pacific.

As Adventist parents we face some difficult educational choices.

Hi, my name is Menega Sisi. I’m from the Highlands of Papua New Guinea where I was brought up by my Adventist mother and stepfather and attended a church school.

People who eat a vegetarian diet live longer than those who eat meat, according to a study of more than 70,000 Seventh-day Adventists.

It’s a strange thing. When God has washed you and made you a new person, all you want to do is tell the world about the difference He’s made in you.

I grew up in Western Queensland, mainly around Toowoomba. My mum was Catholic but my dad never really liked Christianity.

A book that tackles the hard issues experienced by young people today was launched recently in Sydney.