THE FAMILY OF GOD
Ronald C. Thompson, a retired pastor originally from South Africa, was inducted into the South Carolina Senior Sports Classic Hall of Fame in May 2010. Thompson began swimming competitively at the Prince Edward High School for Boys in what was then Rhodesia. After immigrating to the United States, Thompson again began competing. The past 14 years have seen him compete at the South Carolina Senior Sports Classic, where this year he won three gold medals and two silver medals. At the age of 73 Thompson ranks among the United States’ top 10 swimmers in his age group.
In remarks while accepting his Hall of Fame plaque, Thompson spoke of the debt he owed the Seventh-day Adventist Church: “I found that the church had a very strong health message—no drinking, no smoking. It also introduced me to the original diet God gave as recorded in Genesis 1:29, that is, the vegetarian diet.” He concluded by saying, “I hope I’ll still be swimming at the age of 90.”
ADVENTIST LIFE
At first I was puzzled by my 9-year-old daughter’s question: “Lincoln lived in Gettysburg, didn’t he, Mama?”
“H’mmm. I don’t think so, sweetie. Why do you say that?” I asked.
“Well, he had a Gettysburg address, didn’t he?”
I had to laugh at my daughter’s very logical conclusion!
—L. JOHNSON, APISON, TENNESSEE
SOUND BITES
“The Lord is able to render futile every agency that works for the defeat of His chosen ones.”
—ELLEN G. WHITE,
FROM PROPHETS AND KINGS, P. 487 .
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