Rocky Mountain Conference Leadership Will Disband Boulder Church if It Accepts a Gay Member.
18 April 2024 | This report was written with the help of Mark Johnson and Dave Ferguson Dave Ferguson started his life as a pastor—in fact, he served as an assistant pastor in the church in Boulder, Colorado early in his career. Later Dave came out as gay, and is […]
Disease and Doctors
If life is intelligently designed, with forethought, planning, purposeful, meaningful, are diseases intelligently designed, planned, purposeful too? Do we need more or less religion? Do we need more or fewer doctors? by Jack Hoehn | 17 April 2024 | There are many things that attack and end life. Here are […]
ATSS: Reinder Bruinsma, “How to Build a Christian Community”
17 April 2024 | What is the essence of a community? Or more specifically, of a faith community? It is, first of all, a group of believers, where faith is lived in a daily commitment to Christ, to our brothers and sisters in the faith, and the people around us who need us. […]
The Pagan-Contamination Conspiracy
by Stephen Ferguson | 16 April 2024 Recently I saw an interesting social media post on an Adventist-related forum. The author noted how they had watched the feed of Pastor Ted Wilson, the General Conference president, every day in the lead up to Easter. Every day this keen observer waited […]
Aunty, why are we Adventists so focused on Satan?
15 April 2024 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, In the Adventist community I grew up in, the power of Satan was presented vividly: the devil was more personally involved in everyone’s life than God and the angels. The angels would stay outside places like theaters, where the evil angels would congregate. […]
Andrews University Welcomes Dr. Olive J. Hemmings for Dwain L. Ford Guest Lecture Series
15 April 2024 | The Andrews University Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry has announced that Dr. Olive J. Hemmings will be the featured speaker for the upcoming session of the 2024 Dwain L Ford Lecture Series. Dr. Hemmings will deliver a Zoom lecture titled Scriptures and Science: Same God, Different […]
Editorial: “Three Reasons Potluck Could Save the Adventist Church”
Potluck may be the secret sauce that can help bring unity and revitalization to the Adventist church. Here are three reasons why this humble tradition could have profound impacts: First, potluck draws us together regardless of where we fall on the theological spectrum of Adventist belief. The allure of Special […]
Faith vs. Fanaticism
by Debbie Hooper | 12 April 2024 | People in my part of the world have been captivated by the criminal proceedings in the United States against Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, Ruby Franke, and Jodi Hildebrandt. Three of these four active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day […]
Finding Perfect Peace in the Face of Death
by Christopher C. Thompson | 11 April 2024 Three weeks ago my mother’s care team gave her 72 hours to live. Read that again. Some may consider that bad practice. I see it a bit differently. This is not a story of some miraculous turnaround. My mother has declined significantly […]
News Briefs for April 11, 2024
11 April 2024 | Taiwanese Churches Assess the Aftermath of a 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake “An earthquake in Taiwan, which took place around 8:00 a.m. local time on April 3, caused minor damage to three Seventh-day Adventist churches where South Korean missionaries are serving. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. However, aftershocks continue, […]
General Conference Spring Meetings: Notes from April 10, 2024
11 April 2024 | The General Conference (GC) Spring Meetings began day two of business on April 10th in Silver Spring, Maryland. These meetings included a series of presentations, updates, reports, and discussions on future plans for the Adventist Church, providing key insights into the church’s strategic direction. The following […]
Chasing Perfection
by Melody Tan | 10 April 2024 | Early childcare is linked to better emotional and social outcomes for children than those who are looked after at home, a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health has found. Before you put your keyboard warrior hats on to […]
ATSS: Katrina Blue, “Sexual Abuse and the Bible”
10 April 2024 | TRIGGER WARNING The topic of sexual abuse in the Christian church has not abated after being brought to greater public attention in the twentieth century. With the legal system involved in cases of abuse, light has been shed on the suffering of both adults and children […]
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News
Rocky Mountain Conference Leadership Will Disband Boulder Church if It Accepts a Gay Member.
18 April 2024 | This report was written with the help of Mark Johnson and Dave Ferguson Dave Ferguson started his life as a pastor—in fact, he served as an assistant pastor in the church in Boulder, Colorado early in his career. Later Dave came out as gay, and is now married to a man. […]
Commentary
Disease and Doctors
If life is intelligently designed, with forethought, planning, purposeful, meaningful, are diseases intelligently designed, planned, purposeful too? Do we need more or less religion? Do we need more or fewer doctors? by Jack Hoehn | 17 April 2024 | There are many things that attack and end life. Here are 20, plus a few more, […]
Features
ATSS: Reinder Bruinsma, “How to Build a Christian Community”
17 April 2024 | What is the essence of a community? Or more specifically, of a faith community? It is, first of all, a group of believers, where faith is lived in a daily commitment to Christ, to our brothers and sisters in the faith, and the people around us who need us. How does an Adventist congregation […]