US News & World Report: "Live like a Seventh-day Adventist" if you want to live to 100

The influential American newsmagazine, US News & World Report, has an article titled, "10 Health Habits That Will Help You Live to 100." The list includes 10 habits that will help you reach your true potential life span. Some of the suggestions include the following:

1. Don't retire
2. Floss everyday
3. Exercise
4. Eat fiber-rich cereal for breakfast
5. Get at least 6 hours of sleep
6. Eat whole foods, not supplements
7. Worry less
8. Live like a Seventh-day Adventist
9. Follow a routine
10. Hang out with friends

Wait, what's this?! Habit number 8 is the quoted exactly as published from the online article. No joke. Don't believe us? See for yourself: http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/baby-boomer-health/2009/02/20/10-health-habits-that-will-help-you-live-to-100.html?PageNr=2

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Courage to Stand Camporee theme song contest winner

The winning entry for the camporee theme song contest is "Entry 1." The entry, actually titled "Courage to Stand" is written by Emily Beth Bond. Sounds familiar? You may remember seeing/hearing her at the 2004 Faith on Fire Camporee, in which her family and the Brueske family wrote that camporee's theme song.

(Quote: April 2009 edition of the Courage to Stand Camporee newsletter)
Listen to this year's theme song:



Update: Learn the new theme song:


Click above to learn the new camporee theme song.

----------------------------------------------------Legal note: A Sabbath Blog did not upload this music file. A Sabbath Blog is not and cannot be held responsible. This audio is streaming from Camporee.org.

Adventist pastor delivers baby girl as flood nears home, on CNN

The pastor of Red River Adventist Church in Fargo, North Dakota recently helped with the delivery of his baby daughter while waters from the flooded Red River approached his home. His story has appeared on the The Weather Channel and on CNN.

If you're having problems viewing the video, try watching it here.
You can read more about this story by clicking here.

Youthville, USA on Celebrity Apprentice

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Last night (March 29, 2009), Celebrity Apprentice contestant Brian McKnight won $20,000 for the charity he is playing for. His chosen charity is Youthville, USA, an Adventist self-supporting ministry that places youth in foster homes across North Carolina.

More info: www.secsda.org/sketches/story.cfm?id=686

Tragic Skies

This time, we've got two news stories to share with you guys this week:

3 Seventh-day Adventist families are Montana plane crash victims

Source: Adventist News Network

Three Seventh-day Adventist families are among the 14 victims killed in a March 22 airplane crash in Butte, Montana. All three families were members or regular attendees at congregations in Northern California; the three husbands were longtime friends who attended both church-owned Pacific Union College and Loma Linda University.

While the Butte Coroner's office has not yet officially released the names of the victims, media reports and family members confirm Dr. Erin Jacobson, an ophthalmologist; his wife, Amy Feldkamp Jacobson, a dental hygienist; and children Ava, 3, and Taylor, 4, and Jude, 2, were among the victims. The Jacobson's resided in St. Helena, California.

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Upcoming GYC Events

Here are two upcoming GYC-sponsored events. Check 'em out!

Pentecost²

When: March 20-28, 2009
Where: Southern Adventist University - Collegedale, TN
Website: www.seyc.org

Speaker: David Asscherick

ACTS for Christ - Youth Training Conference 2009

When: April 9-12, 2009
Where: Edmonton, Alberta
Website: www.actsforchrist.org

Speakers: Steven Conway, Lyle Cesar, Angelo Grasso, Ty Gibson

"Virtual" Florida Conf. Camp Meeting

According to the Florida Conference, "there will be no meetings, seminars, etc. held on the Forest Lake Academy campus and no camping or accommodation facilities."¹ Instead, the 2009 Florida Conference Camp Meeting (May 22-23) will be a "satellite/internet-only event, not held at Forest Lake Academy."² This is in an "effort to address financial shortfalls" from the bad economy.

In the past, conference members would gather at Forest Lake Academy to attend the different events across the campus. But this year, the plan is for everyone to meet at local churches and watch the programs via satellite or Internet.

Florida Conf. has not yet said where this virtual camp meeting will be broadcast from or whether this arrangement will be permanent or just for this year. They did say, however, that "there's discussion that this format may possibly be well-suited as a long-term new effort."³

Looks like we'll have to wait and see how it'll turn out! For more info as it becomes available visit www.floridaconference.com/campmeeting/

¹Camp meeting page. ²Twitter reply. ³Twitter tweet

Proof - The Evidence of God is Everywhere!

If you are unable to see the video, try watching it here.

Video made by Igniter Media (www.ignitermedia.com)

CTS Camporee Theme Song Finalists!

About a year ago, The Center for Youth Evangelism asked the world to come up with a theme song for the 2009 International Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The theme song contest winner would receive free tickets to the 5-day event and become famous (well, at least to the tens of thousands of Pathfinders in attendance).

So after having worked its way through nearly 100 song entries, the theme song committee has managed to narrow the list down to 10 finalists. Now they want you to help them decide which song to pick! Here are the entries*:

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The Beginner's Guide to Church

This month's edition of Signs of the Times magazine has this neat article called, "The Beginner's Guide to Church."

Christine Miles explains what to expect if you've never attended a church service and want to see what it's all about. You'll find everything from what a church looks like to what people do at church. The author even hands out some quick tips for choosing a church and includes a small glossary on "church speak." Read it online.