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Reducing Authoritarianism in Our Communities – Association of Adventist Women Vespers – Oct 8 - Come and celebrate with the Association of Adventist Women (AAW) on October 8, 2022, in the Loma Linda University Church Loveless Fellowship Hall. A vespers titled “Reducing Authoritarianism in Our Communities” will take place at 5 pm. No registration necessary. Speakers at the vespers include former Spectrum editor Bonnie Dwyer; Elissa Kido, EdD, the director […]
ADRA’s Mariupol Office Bombed During Recent Fighting - 26 September 2022 | The Europe office of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) recently announced the bombing of ADRA’s office in Mariupol, Ukraine, during the ongoing conflict in the country. The August 27, 2022 Facebook update by ADRA Slovenia stated: Only ruins remained from the ADRA office in Mariupol in #Ukraine. However, our […]
Southwestern Adventist University’s President Affiliates With Excelencia in Education’s Presidents for Latino Student Success Network - Southwestern Adventist University has chosen to be part of the Presidents for Latino Student Success network Excelencia in Education is the nation’s premier authority in efforts accelerating Latino student success in higher education. This national network is comprised of college and university presidents and chancellors who commit to making their institutions learning environments where Latino […]
News Briefs for September 22, 2022 - News reports from Eastern Wyoming, Andrews University, Poland, Sydney Adventist Hospital, and Southern Adventist University: Jurassic Digs Maranatha Volunteers International are helping to construct an 8,000-square-foot facility at Hanson Ranch Research Station, located on a ranch in eastern Wyoming that contains a rich deposit of dinosaur bones in what is known as the Lance Formation. […]
Video of Indian Church Administrators Arriving in Regal Pomp Goes Viral - 22 September 2022 A post of Indian church administrators arriving home after their successful reelection at the General Conference Session was recently posted on the Seventh-Day Adventists of Southern Asia Division (SUD) Facebook page, where it has been seen over 15,000 times. It has again raised concern about the leadership in this large mission field […]
Danish Supreme Court Rules on Adventist Fired for Not Working on Sabbath - by Carsten Thomsen | 21 September 2022 | The court decided that the firing of Karsten Rytman de Lange, an Adventist high school physical education and English teacher, was justified and no compensation would be given. The teacher had refused to participate in a three-hour Saturday open house for potential students and parents showcasing the courses […]
LLU Children’s Hospital Patients Treated to Freestyle Motocross Show at 13th Annual Big Air Kids Fair - Seasoned riders Jimmy Fitzpatrick and Andy Bell brought some friends who put on their helmets and boots, got on their bikes, and did a show full of flips and tricks off a giant ramp setup outside the hospital. After the show the group was able to tour the Children’s Hospital, visit with patients at their […]
News Briefs for September 16, 2022 - News reports from Forlì, Italy; Jackson, Mississippi; Willingboro, New Jersey; New York City and the Conscience & Justice Council: Benvenuto in Casa Mia! On September 19, 2022, the Casa Mia Retirement Home in Forlì, Italy, will open a new operational headquarters near the city’s historic center. Fabian Nikolaus, director of the facility, told EUD News […]
Bill Knott Asks Not to Be Considered for Role of Adventist Review Executive Editor - 15 September 2022 | Adventist Review/Adventist World Executive Editor Bill Knott has sent a memo to the Executive Board of the publication requesting that his name not be considered for his current position for the next three-year term. “I am requesting that the Executive Board of Adventist Review Ministries, and through it the General Conference […]
In Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - The following is a tedNEWS release: 8 September 2022 | St Albans, UK [David Neal & Vanesa Pizzuto for tedNEWS] In June 1953 a young Princess Elizabeth was anointed for service as monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. During the Coronation service she promised to ‘maintain the Laws of God […]
Sydney Adventist Hospital Is Printing Ears - A process called bio-printing creates specifically-crafted ears in 3D for children born with ear deformities. Associate Professor Payal Mukherjee, ear, nose, and throat specialist for Sydney Adventist Hospital (commonly referred to as the “San”) is co-spearheading the project. The project has been named a finalist in this year’s Australian Museum Eureka Awards, Australia’s most prominent […]
The Queen Is Dead; Long Live the King - by Alvin Masarira | 12 September 2022 | As I write this article, I am traveling across the African continent on a trip that has taken me from Southern Africa to the beautiful East African country of Ethiopia, then across the continent to Ghana (in West Africa) and then to the small nation of Liberia. […]
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The Strange Story of Walter Harper and His Wives - by Amalia Goulbourne | 27 September 2022 | In many Adventist spaces Ellen White’s books are referred to as “the Spirit of Prophecy,” as though her writings are a simple and all-encompassing rulebook and commentary; however, members can greatly benefit from studying the letters of advice she gave regarding real-life situations. One of the most […]
Adventism’s White Supremacy: When the Seventh-day Adventist Church Adopted an Official Policy of Racial Segregation - by Tuwan Ussery White | 23 September 2022 | We often think of white supremacy as the Ku Klux Klan and other violent groups. However, historical evidence shows that segregationism is a type of white supremacy too. In the year 1890 the Adventist church voted a policy of racial segregation that lasted for the next […]
Christianity, Inc. - by Rebecca Brothers | 22 September 2022 | Around the year 360, the Roman emperor Julian (a.k.a. “the Apostate”) wrote a missive known as “Letter 22,” directed to Arsacius, the pagan high priest of Galatia. In his efforts to reinstate Hellenistic polytheism as the official state religion, Julian reopened many temples, repealed privileges Constantine had […]
Things I’ve Learned as a Tour Guide at Elmshaven - by Kara Wibberding | 20 September 2022 | The home of Ellen G. White is a coveted visit for some. Others have no idea it’s there. Elmshaven sits on Glass Mountain Road in St. Helena, California. It was once the home of Robert Pratt, then of Ellen White, then sold and later gifted to the […]
In Supporting LGBTQ+ People, Words Matter - by Bryan Ness | 15 September 2022 | On July 23, I addressed the Adventist Today Sabbath Seminar on the topic of the complexity of the LGBTQ+ question. I explained that though people assume that human sex and gender is binary, and that the normal outcome of reproduction and development is distinctly male or female, […]
Could Atheists and Adventists Agree About the Afterlife? - by Stephen Ferguson | 14 September 2022 | While I am no scientist or philosopher, just an interested amateur, recently I have been thinking and engaging with atheists about their views of the afterlife, and how Adventists might share a lot in common. Hang on, you say: Atheists don’t believe in an afterlife! Don’t they? […]
The Blueprint, Part 2: Torah Laws vs. Gospel Principles - by Loren Seibold | 9 September 2022 | Read The Blueprint, Part 1: The Myth of the Perfect Answer There’s a whole body of writing in the Bible, numbering hundreds of verses, that another group of God’s people regarded as their blueprint. The Torah laws contained the rituals of worship, but also very precise rules about […]
The Blueprint, Part 1: The Myth of the Perfect Answer - by Loren Seibold | 8 September 2022 | In a memoir in the New Yorker magazine (August 22, 2022), writer Hua Hsu told of how his family tried to overcome the barriers to success in their new home in America. “Like many immigrants who prized education, my parents had faith in the mastery of technical […]
Don’t Do That! It’s Sabbath! - by Thandazani Mhlanga | 6 September 2022 | In 1920 the 18th amendment of the United States Constitution banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. What President Hoover would later label “a noble experiment” also demonstrated the old saying that necessity is the mother of invention. The ingenuity of winemakers in California is a […]
Reflections on GC Session 2022—Looking Towards 2025 - by Alvin Masarira | 02 September 2022 | As I write this, it has been over two months since the 61st General Conference (GC) Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic this session had to be postponed twice (from 2020). Since this was the first GC Session in the era […]
The Real History of the Investigative Judgment Doctrine - by Glenn Hansen | 1 September 2022 | When most Seventh-day Adventists think of the investigative judgment, they think of Hiram Edson’s iconic insight in a cornfield after the night of the Great Disappointment. But Edson’s vision of Christ entering the inner sanctuary of the heavenly tabernacle didn’t mention the investigative judgment. Edson, along with […]
Rediscovering My Inner Pastor on the Dakota Prairie - by Loren Seibold | 26 August 2022 | Several weeks ago I yanked up my COVID roots and took myself on a trip. It felt like I’d come out of a dark cell, emerged from solitary confinement into daylight. I got invited (actually, I kinda invited myself) to the home field of the Seibolds in […]
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Would our pioneers approve of 28 Fundamental Beliefs? - 26 September 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Recently someone shared with me this quote from J.N. Loughborough from the October 8, 1861, Review and Herald. The first step of apostasy is to get up a creed, telling us what we shall believe. The second is, to make that creed a test of fellowship. The third […]
ATSS: Jim Walters on “Why We Need Religion” - 21 September 2022 | Humans need a purpose for which to live, and religion addresses this existential need more adequately than any other discipline. Religion functions at the affective level, where we really live; its content may sometimes be fuzzy and even wrong, but that’s secondary. Teacher: James W. Walters is professor emeritus of ethics […]
Aunty, is Jesus waiting to return until Adventists become sinless? - 19 September 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Is Jesus delaying his coming because he is waiting for us to perfectly replicate his character? I am a fourth-generation Adventist, in the church for 80 years, and have heard this preached. It sounds like it is our fault that Jesus hasn’t returned! It seems to me Jesus […]
I don’t think I fit in this church. Should I stay or should I go? - 5 September 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I’m a pro-choice, pro-woman’s rights, LGBTQI advocate who loves the Lord and the Sabbath. Is there a place for me in this church, or am I a square peg trying to fit in a round hole? Thanks, Signed, Square peg Dear Square, This is not a question Aunt […]
Allegations of Misuse of Church Funds in the Mexican Union of Chiapas - In June 2021, a series of open letters to pastors, leaders, and church members in Chiapas, Mexico, was circulated, alleging acts of corruption by Elder Ignacio Navarro, president of Mexican Union of Chiapas (UMCH). Following the letters, say Adventist Today’s sources, UMCH administrators initiated reprisals against pastors and others they accused of spreading the story—going […]- Aunt Sevvy, did we have to wait until 1844 for the plan of salvation to be completed? - 29 August 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Why is the book of Hebrews so controversial to some Adventists? It seems pretty straightforward to me: it seems to say that Jesus accomplished our salvation once for all at the cross. It says nothing about 1844. What am I missing? Signed, Saved by Grace Dear Saved, Hebrews […]
Get the Summer 2022 issue of Adventist Today! - 25 August 2022 | Writes AT reader Gregory Matthews, Kudos for the Summer print edition of Adventist Today, entitled “Women in Ministry.” I consider myself to be reasonably well informed as to the contribution that women have made to this denomination in the past, but this issue has informed me as to the contribution of […]- Why do Christians want morality enforced by the government? - 22 August 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I’m confused about the “Christians” who are celebrating the right of the government to decide what a woman can do with her body: isn’t this ruling a dangerous precedent of the mixing of religious views with government enforcement? Aren’t people concerned with what other rights will be taken […]
- Should I be disfellowshipped for not believing in Ellen White, Aunty? - 15 August 2022 | My church wants to disfellowship me for not believing in the work of Ellen G. White. Should they be allowed to do that? Signed, Believer—Except for This Dear Believer: Not only should the church not disfellowship someone who does not have faith in Ellen White, it is forbidden to do so […]
Aunty, why are our young people leaving the church? - 7 August 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I’m dismayed by how many young people leave the church after academy or college. Is the church doing anything to address the issue? Why do you think they don’t want to stay? Signed, Sincerely Heartbroken Dear Heartbroken, Many in the church spout theories about why young people are […]- Aunty, which Old Testament laws still apply to us? - 25 July 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, How do we decide which parts of Leviticus apply to the church today, and which parts were only for the ancient Israelites? Sincerely, Confused reader Dear Confused, That is an excellent question for Seventh-day Adventists—we who say so often that we take the entire Bible seriously. We do […]
- Aunty, what’s the Antiochus IV Epiphanes argument all about? - 18 July 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Why do Bible scholars argue so much about Antiochus IV Epiphanes and his significance in the prophecies of Daniel? Signed, History student Dear Student This can be answered in ridiculous detail, but here is Aunty’s simple explanation: Antiochus IV Epiphanes was the Greek leader of a Syrian kingdom […]
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- The Strange Story of Walter Harper and His Wives - by Amalia Goulbourne | 27 September 2022 | In many Adventist spaces Ellen White’s books are referred to as “the Spirit of Prophecy,” as though her writings are a simple and all-encompassing rulebook and commentary; however, members can greatly benefit from studying the letters of advice she gave regarding real-life situations. One of the most […]
- Reducing Authoritarianism in Our Communities – Association of Adventist Women Vespers – Oct 8 - Come and celebrate with the Association of Adventist Women (AAW) on October 8, 2022, in the Loma Linda University Church Loveless Fellowship Hall. A vespers titled “Reducing Authoritarianism in Our Communities” will take place at 5 pm. No registration necessary. Speakers at the vespers include former Spectrum editor Bonnie Dwyer; Elissa Kido, EdD, the director […]
- Would our pioneers approve of 28 Fundamental Beliefs? - 26 September 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Recently someone shared with me this quote from J.N. Loughborough from the October 8, 1861, Review and Herald. The first step of apostasy is to get up a creed, telling us what we shall believe. The second is, to make that creed a test of fellowship. The third […]
- ADRA’s Mariupol Office Bombed During Recent Fighting - 26 September 2022 | The Europe office of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) recently announced the bombing of ADRA’s office in Mariupol, Ukraine, during the ongoing conflict in the country. The August 27, 2022 Facebook update by ADRA Slovenia stated: Only ruins remained from the ADRA office in Mariupol in #Ukraine. However, our […]
- Adventism’s White Supremacy: When the Seventh-day Adventist Church Adopted an Official Policy of Racial Segregation - by Tuwan Ussery White | 23 September 2022 | We often think of white supremacy as the Ku Klux Klan and other violent groups. However, historical evidence shows that segregationism is a type of white supremacy too. In the year 1890 the Adventist church voted a policy of racial segregation that lasted for the next […]
- Southwestern Adventist University’s President Affiliates With Excelencia in Education’s Presidents for Latino Student Success Network - Southwestern Adventist University has chosen to be part of the Presidents for Latino Student Success network Excelencia in Education is the nation’s premier authority in efforts accelerating Latino student success in higher education. This national network is comprised of college and university presidents and chancellors who commit to making their institutions learning environments where Latino […]
New ATSS PRESENTS recordings available - 12 September 2022 | The following three ATSS PRESENTS recordings are now available on the AT YouTube channel. Competing Religious Liberties 10 September 2022 | Raj Attiken In this Adventist Today Sabbath Seminar we examine religious liberty from an individualistic understanding of the right of conscience. We will also note why religious liberty cannot be […]- News Briefs for September 22, 2022 - News reports from Eastern Wyoming, Andrews University, Poland, Sydney Adventist Hospital, and Southern Adventist University: Jurassic Digs Maranatha Volunteers International are helping to construct an 8,000-square-foot facility at Hanson Ranch Research Station, located on a ranch in eastern Wyoming that contains a rich deposit of dinosaur bones in what is known as the Lance Formation. […]
- Christianity, Inc. - by Rebecca Brothers | 22 September 2022 | Around the year 360, the Roman emperor Julian (a.k.a. “the Apostate”) wrote a missive known as “Letter 22,” directed to Arsacius, the pagan high priest of Galatia. In his efforts to reinstate Hellenistic polytheism as the official state religion, Julian reopened many temples, repealed privileges Constantine had […]
- Video of Indian Church Administrators Arriving in Regal Pomp Goes Viral - 22 September 2022 A post of Indian church administrators arriving home after their successful reelection at the General Conference Session was recently posted on the Seventh-Day Adventists of Southern Asia Division (SUD) Facebook page, where it has been seen over 15,000 times. It has again raised concern about the leadership in this large mission field […]
- ATSS: Jim Walters on “Why We Need Religion” - 21 September 2022 | Humans need a purpose for which to live, and religion addresses this existential need more adequately than any other discipline. Religion functions at the affective level, where we really live; its content may sometimes be fuzzy and even wrong, but that’s secondary. Teacher: James W. Walters is professor emeritus of ethics […]
- Danish Supreme Court Rules on Adventist Fired for Not Working on Sabbath - by Carsten Thomsen | 21 September 2022 | The court decided that the firing of Karsten Rytman de Lange, an Adventist high school physical education and English teacher, was justified and no compensation would be given. The teacher had refused to participate in a three-hour Saturday open house for potential students and parents showcasing the courses […]