2014 Forever Faithful Camporee theme song lyrics

Here's the official theme song for the 2014 Forever Faithful International Pathfinder Camporee.

Lyrics below:

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Exclusive: "The Record Keeper" director talks about why the series was cancelled

Last week, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists suspended the release of its highly anticipated dramatic series, "The Record Keeper."

The series was based on "The Great Controversy" by Ellen White, but the cancellation of the series has itself become a controversy and somewhat of a public relations situation for the General Conference.

A Sabbath Blog reached out to Jason Satterlund, director of the project, for his thoughts on the cancellation of "The Record Keeper" and its impact on the Adventist Church.

Below is our exclusive interview in full:

What's next for "The Record Keeper? Is there a future for the series?

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The Record Keeper's release suspended by Adventist Church leadership

Seventh-day Adventist world church leadership today announced their decision to suspend the release of the 11-episode series called “The Record Keeper,” but agreed to explore the possibility of supporting similar creative outreach projects.

The decision came after carefully reviewing the Web series, which dramatizes the epic struggle between good and evil. Seventh-day Adventist church leaders from different parts of the world and the world headquarters evaluated the series, participated in the discussions and the decision-making process.

“Seventh-day Adventist world church leadership is committed to using and developing creative methods of outreach that are faithful to Scripture and Seventh-day Adventist ideals to reach segments of the population that will never be impacted by traditional evangelism,” said world church president, Ted N. C. Wilson.

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"The Record Keeper" will continue, announces General Conference

"The Record Keeper" has been saved, but you may have to wait a bit longer before you can see it.

The General Conference announced Friday night that work will continue on the church's highly anticipated web series.

The Record Keeper, an upcoming dramatic show based on The Great Controversy, was believed to be in danger of not being released.

Adventist college students began a campaign to save the steampunk web series. They created a Facebook page and began releasing videos featuring young people explaining why the series should continue. (You can watch those videos below.)

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How to write a worship song (in 5 minutes or less)

Too funny! Favorite part: the slides.

What do you think? Add your comments below:

Coming Soon: Adventist Church's steampunk miniseries to begin production this Monday

This Monday, production will begin on a new steampunk miniseries sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist world church headquarters, according to the North American Division.

The Record Keeper, is a new take on "The Great Controversy" by Ellen G. White, according to Adventist News Network (ANN).

The 11-episode series is scheduled to be released online this Spring, according to its Facebook page.

The project is being produced by Big Puddle Films, and is funded by the Adventist World Church and private donations, according to ANN.

You can watch the pilot episode below:

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Adventist Church's official statement regarding Angus T. Jones from "Two and a Half Men"

UPDATE: Angus T. Jones responds about his comments. Read it here.
Read the Adventist Church's official statement on Angus T. Jones here.

What happens when a famous TV star decides to follow Jesus and become a Seventh-day Adventist? We're all finding out right now.

Angus T. Jones, 19, is one of the stars from the popular CBS comedy "Two and Half Men." He recently got baptized and became a member of a Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Los Angeles area.

Angus T. Jones' interview at the Adventist Media Center

On Oct. 8, Jones taped an interview at the Adventist Media Center for a new program called Turning Point.

In the interview, Jones talks about how he accepted Jesus in his life and how he ended up getting baptized at small Adventist church in southern California.

You can watch the full interview here:

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Adventist students create 3d animated movie

Students at Southern Adventist University made a 3d animated movie that is going viral online.

On the first day of its release, Rock in the Road was selected by the staff at Vimeo.com to be featured on the front page of the video-sharing website.

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Oprah Winfrey learns Sabbath is actually on Saturday from Adventist movie executive

Let's say one day you meet a celebrity and he or she asks you what your religion is. How would you answer?

Would you be worried about what they'd think of you? Would you be afraid your answer might make them feel uncomfortable?

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What kind of music is okay for church worship?

It's a debate that just won't die. Older people hate it. Younger people love it.

So who is right? What kind of music is okay for church?

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"Family Guy" calls Adventists "crazy"

Family Guy, an animated television show, called Adventists "crazy" and mocked Methodists Sunday night.

It happened during the show's Jan. 29 episode, "Livin' on a Prayer." Watch the clip below:

So far, online reaction from Seventh-day Adventists has been mixed.

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Adventist family survives sinking Italian cruise ship

Three Seventh-day Adventists from Peru survived the sinking Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia.

Milton Paredes, Edelmira Paredes and their daughter Diana Miled were in their second floor room, welcoming the Sabbath when the cruise ship crashed off the western Italian coast on Friday, January 13.

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Another young Adventist wins on 'The Sing-Off'

For the third time in a row, a Seventh-day Adventist has become the championship of NBC's "The Sing-Off", a reality TV a cappella competition.

Kevin Olusola is the beatboxer for Pentatonix, the winning a cappella group. The group was announced the winners of the show's third season during the live season finale Monday night.

The five-member team won the grand prize of $200,000 and a Sony Music recording contract.

This is the fourth time an Adventist person or an Adventist group has won on any of The Sing-Off's international franchises.

In April 2011, Gentle Voices won the The Netherlands version of "The Sing-Off."

In the United States, Committed won the second season of The Sing-Off in 2010. Nota won the show's first season in

We've included a video of the winner being announced:

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Shawn Boonstra returns to TV

Pastor Shawn Boonstra, former Speaker/Director for It Is Written, is making a return to television early next year.

He will be hosting a new show on the Hope Channel called Disclosure: The Future Declassified. It is scheduled to premiere on January 12, 2012.

Boonstra resigned from It Is Written in December 2010, due to personal health challenges.

According to the show's website, the new "interactive" program will feature Boonstra answering questions about the end of time.

Promotional video for Disclosure: The Future Declassified below:

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What if the Prodigal Son Parable happened today?

Remember the parable of the Prodigal Son? Here's what the story might have been like if it happened today.

(Viewer discretion advised due to violence, drugs and alcohol)

Prodigal from Jeremy Rowland on Vimeo.

If you don't remember the story of the prodigal son or have never heard it before, you can check it out in Luke 15:11-32! :)

"The Adventists" documentary sequel in the works

A sequel is being planned for "The Adventists," the 2010 health care documentary that aired on PBS.

The sequel will be about the Adventist Church's "medical missions around the world," said Martin Doblmeier, the film's director.

Doblmeier said that the reason he is making a sequel is because he kept hearing from people about how proud they were of the Adventist medical missions around the world. He hopes his films are a positive influence on viewers.

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Committed releases "Break Free" music video

Committed, a six-man Adventist a cappella group, has released its first music video since winning NBC's The Sing-Off.

"Break Free" is written by Therry Thomas, Committed's third tenor. The song talks about breaking free from the temptations of the devil by giving God control of your life.

The a cappella group's debut album, "Committed," will be released on August 30, 2011.

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Reality show contestant refuses to compete on Sabbath

Remember those stories from way back in time about people who went through hard times but still chose to keep the Sabbath, and lived happily ever after? Does that even happen anymore?

Oh, yes it does.

A few days ago, a reality TV show contestant told the show’s host (and the world) that she couldn’t participate in the Saturday-scheduled challenges because she is a Seventh-day Adventist.

The host told the contestant that things would get complicated if she didn't participate in those challenges.

With tears in her eyes, and as cameras rolled, the young Adventist woman decided to drop out of the show.

And boom! She became an overnight celebrity ….but we're getting ahead of ourselves. Here's how it all began:

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Adventist teens share God during TV talent show

Above: Adventist teens competing on TV talent show

A group of Adventist teens in Chile recently competed on a TV talent show called "Talento Chileno." This is literally the Chilean version of "America's Got Talent."

But here's the cool part: They didn't just compete on the show. No, they straight up witnessed for God!

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Another Adventist a cappella group wins 'The Sing-Off,' this time in The Netherlands

Adventists' got a cappella talent.

An Adventist a cappella group won The Netherlands version of "The Sing-Off" in April. This is third time that an Adventist group has won on any of The Sing-Off's international franchises.

Gentle Voices won a Sony Music recording contract and have been invited to perform with Dutch music group, De Toppers.

Gentle Voices is made up of six cousins from Rotterdam, South Holland. The group began in 1999 as a quartet, but eventually expanded to become a sextet. They are Mitchell Bouterse, Anthony Glen, Earl Vlijter, Everton Glen, Lionel Bouterse and Mitchell Thompson.

According to tedNews, "Not only do they want to reach a large group of people with their gift of singing, but their motivation is to reach people with creativity and harmony."

In the United States, Committed won season 2 of "The Sing-Off" in December 2010. Nota won season 1 in December 2009.

Below, you can watch Gentle Voices' performances on "The Sing-Off," including when they were announced the champions:

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