''Signs of the Times'' is a monthly subscription magazine published by
Signs Publishing Company
Signs Publishing Company is a Seventh-day Adventist publishing house in Warburton, Victoria, Australia.
History
Three Adventist preachers, Stephen Haskell, John Corliss and Mendel Israel, a printer, Henry Scott, and an experienced door-to-door ...
, a
Seventh-day Adventist
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publishing house, for
Australia and
New Zealand
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. "''Signs''" is an easy-to-read magazine for the general public focused on understanding current issues from a biblical point of view as well as promoting a holistic and healthy Adventist lifestyle.
''Signs'' is related to the
North American
magazine of the same title, which is published by
Pacific Press.
History
''Signs of the Times'' began publication in
Melbourne
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on 2 November 1885 under the name ''Bible Echo and Signs of the Times''. It is believed to be one of Australia's longest-running periodicals, with only the
Salvation Army's ''
The War Cry'' edging it out by a few years.
Awards
''Signs'' has won the following awards from the
Australasian Religious Press Associationwebsite
* 2010 – Best Layout - Highly Commended
* 2010 – Best Review of Another Medium - bronze:
Making Much of Little by Nick Mattiske, April 2009
* 2010 – Best Article, Applying Faith to Life - silver:
From the Ashes by Adele Nash, April 2009
* 2009 – "Best layout" category: ''Signs'' magazine "Highly commended" for being "constantly well laid out with good use of typography and format"
[Cited in]
Church magazines enjoy ARPA nods
. ''Record'' 114:38 (3 October 2009), p3
* 2009 – Best humorous item
– silver: "Another Shot at Saying 'Sorry'" by David Edgren, May 2008
* 2005 – Best illustration – winner: "When Liberty Drops Her Torch" by Shane Winfield, July 2004
* 2003 – Best Features – winner: "Attack on the world trade center one year on" by Hans Kunnen, August 2003
* 2003 – Best Magazine Layout – highly commended: ''Signs of the Times'' magazine
* 2003 – Most Originality – winner: "Letter From the Future", Robert Wolfgramm, June 2001
See also
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''Signs of the Times'' (magazine)
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List of Seventh-day Adventist periodicals
This is a list of periodicals published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church or by its church members. They include both official and unofficial publications relating to Seventh-day Adventism. Magazines which are only available on the internet are ...
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Signs Publishing Company
Signs Publishing Company is a Seventh-day Adventist publishing house in Warburton, Victoria, Australia.
History
Three Adventist preachers, Stephen Haskell, John Corliss and Mendel Israel, a printer, Henry Scott, and an experienced door-to-door ...
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Seventh-day Adventist Church
References
External links
''Signs of the Times''website
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120 years of ''Signs of the Times''! by Alan Holman. ''Signs of the Times'' (Australia) January–February 2006
Archives (from General Conference Archives):
Bible Echo and ''Signs of the Times'' 1886–1903
Australasian ''Signs of the Times'' 1903– (incomplete, as of June 2007)
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