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Interdenominational Push to Draw Attention to World’s Poor Gets Adventist Support in Australia - 18 June 2021 | A prominent leader in Adventist Australia joined an interdenominational delegation of female leaders who met with Australian political leaders to generate attention for the struggles of those in poverty around the world, particularly in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Danijela Schubert, Discipleship Ministries Team member (women in ministry) at the […]
U.S. News & World Report Ranks LLU Children’s Hospital Among Best in Nation for Cardiology and Heart Surgery - The 2021 U.S. News & World Report ranks LLUCH as a Best Children’s Hospital in cardiology and heart surgery. 118 children’s hospitals were studied and thousands of pediatric specialties were surveyed for the ranking. 18 June 2021 | From a Loma Linda University Health press release by Sheann Brandon: Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital (LLUCH) has been […]
AT1–June 18, 2021 - God is a wonderful artist. Nature shows it. So does humanity. But sometimes we view beauty from our perspective, not God’s. We only see people as valuable if they fit fashion standards that we create, often resulting in extreme emotional and physical pain. We’re so delighted you’ve found AT1. From our inspirational message, to […]
NAD Publishes COVID-19 Resource Containing Vaccination Information, Guidance on Immunization, and Related News/Info - 17 June 2021 | From an NAD news release: The North American Division (NAD) has put together a series of links to offer guidance about vaccines from national and international health organizations, the General Conference, and healthcare experts. The COVID-19 vaccine is highlighted in particular. Also included here are practical articles, NAD statements, and more. NEW […]
European Adventists Launch Art Contest to Support Refugees - 17 June 2021 | ADRA Europe and the Children, Youth and Family Ministries departments of the Adventist denomination in Europe have jointly launched an art contest in support of refugees titled ‘COMPASSION for ALL.’ Children and youth (as well as family members) have been asked to submit art that shares an inclusive message calling for […]
News Briefs for June 17, 2021 - News reports from Union College, Congressman Raul Ruiz, Adventhealth Orlando, Avista Adventist Hospital, Loma Linda University Health and Adventist Health St. Helena: Yesterday Union College announced plans for a 54,000-square-foot wellness center. According to a Union Facebook update, the plans include “tripling the current space for cardio and strength training equipment, a field house with […]
Reinder Bruinsma: How Do European and American Adventism Differ? - 9 June 2021 | This week’s ATSS conversation is based on an essay Dr. Bruinsma wrote some years ago in Spectrum magazine. You can read the entire piece here. Excerpt It seems to me that much of Adventism’s pragmatic and almost entrepreneurial spirit is closely linked to the philosophical outlook that has long dominated in […]
Ted Wilson Announces Passing of Grandchild - 14 June 2021 | General Conference President Ted Wilson announced the passing of his nearly 8-year-old grandson, James Wright, on June 8, via social media on Facebook and Twitter. Wilson posted the following message on his official Facebook Page: Friends, It is with sadness that I let you know our little almost- eight-year-old grandson, James […]
Brazilian Adventist Students Make Recycled Soap and Promote Environmental Awareness - 11 June 2021 | A Seventh-day Adventist educational initiative organized by the denomination in Brazil is aiming to teach students about environmental preservation and sustainability. In Cariacica, Espírito Santo, the “Environment: Educating to Preserve” program has been focused on teaching sustainable development. In the area, Adventist educators have taught families to use cooking oil to […]
Australian Adventist Launches Greeting Card Line With Aboriginal Theme - 11 June 2021 | Dana Garlett, a Seventh-day Adventist Australian with a strong Aboriginal heritage, launched a very specialized card line during the coronavirus lockdown. Her business is called Paperbark Prints, and the cards are designed to connect people to Aboriginal Australia. The cards are designed using colors found in nature and they feature minimalistic […]
NPR Interviews AdventHealth Leader on Pulse Shooting Survivors and His AT Article - 11 June 2021 | NPR stations WMFE and WMFV ran an interview with AdventHealth’s Director of Mission and Ministry, Dr. Juleun Johnson, on June 9. Five years ago, Johnson was serving as a hospital chaplain with Florida Hospital in Orlando and was ministering to victim’s families and survivors of the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub […]
AT1–June 11, 2021 - God loves to connect with humans. As far as God is concerned, no one has sinned so much that they cannot be reached. Oh, we humans love to judge a person as “having gone too far” and then feel justified at putting up barriers to enjoying friendship and fellowship with them. But not God; […]
Commentary
The Retrial of Ancestor-based Religions - by Thandazani Mhlanga | 18 June 2021 | Before making a case for the retrial of ancestor veneration in the courts of Christian thought, maybe a brief contextual self-introduction detailing my connections with the subject matter is in order. My name is Thandazani, which means in my native tongue “pray,” in the emphatic sense. I […]
The Five Morons - by Kris Coffin Stevenson | 17 June 2021 | Growing up I heard a lot of sermons about the five foolish virgins of Matthew 25 and about how their lack of preparation prevented them from entering the wedding celebration—heaven, basically. Adventists like to dwell on this story because we’re addicted to last day events. We […]
Jesus Taxes the Wealthy - by Jack Hoehn | June 11, 2021 | One year ago today, I wrote an article I need to keep rereading. It was published June 20, 2020. It was the response of a white Adventist to the Black Lives Matter movement, and a recognition that all white people have a generational debt from our ancestors that […]
“Assimilate into Mainstream Culture, or Else!” - By Margaret Eunice Matthews | 13 June 2021 | Recently the news and social media erupted about a discovery at the Kamloops Residential School in British Columbia, a discovery which has agitated people and aroused compassion and sympathy. The Kamloops Residential School first opened in 1893 and closed down in 1969, sometimes having as many […]
Church Leadership Accountability - by Alvin Masarira | 10 June 2021 | In October the General Council Annual Council voted “113-18G: Regard for and practice of General Conference Session and General Conference Executive Committee Actions.” It describes a process to enforce compliance with organizational policies, as well as actions voted at General Conference (GC) sessions and executive committee meetings. […]
A Response to “Ellen White, the Bible, and Persistent Hermeneutical Confusion” - by Marvin Moore | 7 June 2021 | I am responding to Loren Seibold’s “Ellen White, the Bible, and Persistent Hermeneutical Confusion.” And while I agree with much of what Loren said, I do have some reservations. I’ll begin with the list of seven ways to regard the writings of Ellen White, none of which […]
Praying Like a Mantis: When “Seek” Means “Act” - by John Phiri | 4 June 2021 | “Things may come to those who wait, but only those things left by those who hustle”—Abraham Lincoln. A praying mantis is a fascinating insect, named because its prominent front legs are bent at an angle and held together in a way that suggests a prayer posture. Its […]
Why God Had to Die - by Mark B. Johnson | 3 June 2021 | The Academy Award winning movie City Slickers (1991) tells the story of three friends in New York City who are struggling with middle-age. Their work is unrewarding and each of them, to a varying degree, is having problems in his marriage. To get away from their trouble […]
Where Is a Woman’s Place? - by Richard W. Coffen | 2 June 2021 | “A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.” Professor Leona Running, grande dame of the seminary, used to wear a shirt bearing that bon mot to classes she taught. Not all assertions about women have been as lighthearted: “Let women stay at […]
Politics Has Tainted Everything Good - by Elle Berry | 30 May 2021 | I’ve followed this person on Instagram for a while. She’s not someone I know personally, but she posts about her faith and her mental health, and I’ve sometimes thought that if I met her I think she’s someone I would want to be friends with. A few […]
The Adventist Pioneers Meet Malcolm X - By Carl McRoy & Christopher C. Thompson | 27 May 2021 | What if radical abolitionists like Joseph Bates could hear the Muslim son of an Adventist mother proclaim a version of Revelation’s judgment hour message? What if Malcolm Little had encountered the mid-19th century change-agents that birthed the Seventh-day Adventist Church instead of the […]
All Creatures… Small - by S.M. Chen | 26 May 2021 | “Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings.” —“All Things Bright and Beautiful” – hymn (lyrics: Cecil F. Alexander, 1848) The Australian Open, in February of this year, was chronologically the first of the four […]
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- AT1–June 18, 2021 - God is a wonderful artist. Nature shows it. So does humanity. But sometimes we view beauty from our perspective, not God’s. We only see people as valuable if they fit fashion standards that we create, often resulting in extreme emotional and physical pain. We’re so delighted you’ve found AT1. From our inspirational message, to […]
Sharing Scripture–June 13-19, 2021 - This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […]
Aunty, my bride can’t wear the white virginity veil - 14 June 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, In my region in Africa the custom is that a woman who is marrying must wear a veil to show that she is a virgin. It isn’t unknown for elders to initiate a physical investigation to discover if the woman is qualified to wear the veil! The woman […]- AT1–June 11, 2021 - God loves to connect with humans. As far as God is concerned, no one has sinned so much that they cannot be reached. Oh, we humans love to judge a person as “having gone too far” and then feel justified at putting up barriers to enjoying friendship and fellowship with them. But not God; […]
- Sharing Scripture–June 6-12, 2021 - This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […]
Why should our congregation pay tithe if it has no pastor? - 8 June 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Recently my wife and I began attending a small Adventist congregation near us. Officially it has been downgraded from a church to a company: all members have their membership at a larger church in the region, or in the conference church. (Companies can’t officially hold members.) Our pastor […]
AT1–June 4, 2021 - We believe that God still speaks to humanity in our time. But often God’s voice is soft, not strong. Are we preparing ourselves to hear the whispers from Heaven? Are we talking with our children about listening for the voice of God? That’s what we’re going to hear about today. We’re so delighted you’ve […]- Sharing Scripture–May 30-June 5, 2021 - This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […]
Aunty, there’s a possible sexual predator in our church! - 1 June 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Recently the adult son of one of our congregation’s leading families was arrested for propositioning a minor for sex. The family bailed him out of jail pending a trial, but they all insist that he did nothing wrong. It was the girl’s fault, they say—this teenager “seduced” him. But […]
AT1–May 28, 2021 - We often underestimate the benefit of an affirming and accepting conversation. Pointing out a person’s strengths, or assuring them that an adverse personality trait is not as large to the rest of us as it is in their minds, can be life-changing. Jesus was the master at such conversations. That’s what we’re going to […]- Sharing Scripture–May 23-29, 2021 - This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […]
- Aunty, what’s the deal with disfellowshipping people? - 24 May 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Recently a motion was brought before the church to remove the membership of a gay man because he was, according to some, an adulterer. I voted against it, but it still passed by a strong margin. This man, who had been attending regularly, has said that he no […]
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Thank you for Aunt Sevvy! - 20 June 2021 | Dear Adventist Today, I really appreciate Adventist Today and especially Aunt Sevvy’s column. When I was growing up (I’m in my 80s now) we weren’t encouraged to question anything about our church or its policies. Now we’re getting to the place where we realize that individuals are unique, and some may […]- The Retrial of Ancestor-based Religions - by Thandazani Mhlanga | 18 June 2021 | Before making a case for the retrial of ancestor veneration in the courts of Christian thought, maybe a brief contextual self-introduction detailing my connections with the subject matter is in order. My name is Thandazani, which means in my native tongue “pray,” in the emphatic sense. I […]
- Interdenominational Push to Draw Attention to World’s Poor Gets Adventist Support in Australia - 18 June 2021 | A prominent leader in Adventist Australia joined an interdenominational delegation of female leaders who met with Australian political leaders to generate attention for the struggles of those in poverty around the world, particularly in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Danijela Schubert, Discipleship Ministries Team member (women in ministry) at the […]
- U.S. News & World Report Ranks LLU Children’s Hospital Among Best in Nation for Cardiology and Heart Surgery - The 2021 U.S. News & World Report ranks LLUCH as a Best Children’s Hospital in cardiology and heart surgery. 118 children’s hospitals were studied and thousands of pediatric specialties were surveyed for the ranking. 18 June 2021 | From a Loma Linda University Health press release by Sheann Brandon: Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital (LLUCH) has been […]
- AT1–June 18, 2021 - God is a wonderful artist. Nature shows it. So does humanity. But sometimes we view beauty from our perspective, not God’s. We only see people as valuable if they fit fashion standards that we create, often resulting in extreme emotional and physical pain. We’re so delighted you’ve found AT1. From our inspirational message, to […]
- The Five Morons - by Kris Coffin Stevenson | 17 June 2021 | Growing up I heard a lot of sermons about the five foolish virgins of Matthew 25 and about how their lack of preparation prevented them from entering the wedding celebration—heaven, basically. Adventists like to dwell on this story because we’re addicted to last day events. We […]
- NAD Publishes COVID-19 Resource Containing Vaccination Information, Guidance on Immunization, and Related News/Info - 17 June 2021 | From an NAD news release: The North American Division (NAD) has put together a series of links to offer guidance about vaccines from national and international health organizations, the General Conference, and healthcare experts. The COVID-19 vaccine is highlighted in particular. Also included here are practical articles, NAD statements, and more. NEW […]
- European Adventists Launch Art Contest to Support Refugees - 17 June 2021 | ADRA Europe and the Children, Youth and Family Ministries departments of the Adventist denomination in Europe have jointly launched an art contest in support of refugees titled ‘COMPASSION for ALL.’ Children and youth (as well as family members) have been asked to submit art that shares an inclusive message calling for […]
- News Briefs for June 17, 2021 - News reports from Union College, Congressman Raul Ruiz, Adventhealth Orlando, Avista Adventist Hospital, Loma Linda University Health and Adventist Health St. Helena: Yesterday Union College announced plans for a 54,000-square-foot wellness center. According to a Union Facebook update, the plans include “tripling the current space for cardio and strength training equipment, a field house with […]
- Sharing Scripture–June 13-19, 2021 - This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […]
- Reinder Bruinsma: How Do European and American Adventism Differ? - 9 June 2021 | This week’s ATSS conversation is based on an essay Dr. Bruinsma wrote some years ago in Spectrum magazine. You can read the entire piece here. Excerpt It seems to me that much of Adventism’s pragmatic and almost entrepreneurial spirit is closely linked to the philosophical outlook that has long dominated in […]
- Jesus Taxes the Wealthy - by Jack Hoehn | June 11, 2021 | One year ago today, I wrote an article I need to keep rereading. It was published June 20, 2020. It was the response of a white Adventist to the Black Lives Matter movement, and a recognition that all white people have a generational debt from our ancestors that […]