News
Law Enforcement: Alleged Adventist Sexual Abuser Turns Himself In After 23 Years- 21 May 2019 | Wayne Arthur Silsbee, 62, turned himself in to Oregon authorities on May 10 after 23 years of eluding law enforcement. He allegedly abused several children in the 1990s. According to true crime website Oxygen, Silsbee is believed to have been an “active member of the Adventist Church” per an FBI “Wanted” […]
Check Out Our Spring Fundraiser Trailer!- We had fun putting together this AT Spring Fundraiser video. Please enjoy, SHARE and dig deep! 
Tennessee Executes Adventist Elder- 19 May 2019 | As he was executed by the state of Tennessee on Thursday, Adventist Elder Don Johnson sang the Christian chorus “Soon and Very Soon.” As he sang about “no more dying there” and about redemption and love, the inmate was killed by lethal injection. “After his voice stopped, Johnson’s mouth opened wide, […]
Lindsey Abston Painter Talks About Adventist Today- Dear Adventist Today readers: I’m inserting this note to tell you that we are right now conducting our spring fundraiser. Adventist Today is largely a volunteer organization, but if we’re going to continue to provide you with stimulating news—often news you get nowhere else—and fascinating commentary by some of the best writers in the […]- ADRA President: “Faith Communities Can Change the Dialogue from Hate and Ignorance to Peace, Love, and Acceptance”- SILVER SPRING, MD (5-16-19) – During a recent summit held in Geneva, Switzerland, Jonathan Duffy, president for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joined hundreds of interfaith world leaders to discuss fostering inclusivity and countering hate speech to enhance the protection of religious minorities, refugees, and migrants. Duffy served on a panel of esteemed […]
Time Is Running Out for Regular Rate AT1 Registration- Now is the time to register for the inaugural AT1 gathering which takes place in less than five months. Regular registration ends on June 30. AT1 (pronounced “At One”) is a brand new camp meeting-style gathering for the Adventist community organized by the Adventist Today publication. Our theme is “Christ Challenges Culture.” AT1 will call everyone […]- News Briefs for May 17, 2019- News reports from France, Loma Linda University, Germany and Switzerland. Adventist theologians from across Europe gathered on the campus of the Adventist University of France in Collonges on the Swiss border from April 24-28. More than 50 participants spent four days in lectures, reflections and discussions on the theme of pastoral ministry and church leadership. […]
Forbes Shows How Old Loma Linda Adventists Make Their Money Last- 15 May 2019 | A Forbes online article recently looked at a different aspect of life for Adventists in their 80s, 90s and beyond that live in Loma Linda, California. Adventists of advanced age that live in this community are often profiled for their health habits as they live in one of five Blue Zones […]
Prime Minister of Tanzania Joins Adventist Church Celebration of Family Ministries- By Tysan, 15 May 2019 | The Hon. Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of Tanzania, spoke on Sabbath (11 May) at the Magomeni Seventh-day Adventist Church during a 100th Anniversary celebration for the denomination’s Family Ministries Department. “My visit to worship with you in an Adventist church is proof that our government will continue cooperation with […]- Tennessee Governor Denies Clemency for Adventist Elder Scheduled to Die Thursday- 14 May 2019 | Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has denied the clemency request of an Adventist elder scheduled to be executed in the state this Thursday, May 16. “After a prayerful and deliberate consideration of Don Johnson‘s request for clemency, and after a thorough review of the case, I am upholding the sentence of the […]
Innovative Mission Strategist Bruce Moyer Has Passed to His “Last Great Adventure”- 14 May 2019 | Early on Sabbath morning (May 11), Dr. Bruce Campbell Moyer passed to his death, what he called his “last great adventure.” He was retired professor of world mission in the seminary at Andrews University (AU) and an associate director of the Adventist denomination’s Institute of World Mission, widely known among Adventists […]
Ted Wilson: Spare Adventist on Death Row- 13 May 2019 | Elder Ted Wilson, the president of the General Conference of the Adventist Church, has asked for mercy for an Adventist elder scheduled to be executed in Tennessee this Thursday, May 16. According to the Associated Press, Wilson’s letter on behalf of Donnie Edward Johnson was hand-delivered to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. […]
Commentary
Dating While Black- by Dorcas Daboni | 21 May 2019 | As I placed my empty potluck dish into my bag, my coworker mentioned that my boyfriend must be a lucky man. I reluctantly admitted that I was unattached. Immediately I was surrounded with other nurses giving me advice on dating, and relationships in general. I chuckle to […]- What If Nearly Everyone Is Wrong about Women’s Ordination?- by Stephen Ferguson | 20 May 2019 | I have just finished reading the 128-page Theology of Ordination Study Committee Report (TOSC Report) – better late than never. I am naturally inclined towards supporting women’s ordination (WO) and mostly agreed with those arguments. However, I surprisingly found the anti-WO position was not entirely without merit.[1] […]
Who Gave You Authority to Baptize?- By W. Milton Adams | 15 May 2019 | Urban cultures are influenced by a developing global, web-based culture which rejects traditional institutions and demands decentralization of authority. Individuals are inclined to find a direct path to what they want and traditional structures are often perceived as obstacles. Therefore, the church, as a result of […]- Is Chivalry Dead?- by Elle Berry | 16 May 2019 | I’m not sure if you have heard—but chivalry is dead. Or at least this is an often-voiced concern I hear from certain quadrants of the populace, perhaps as a distressed pushback to the alleged feminist agenda. So far as I understand the matter, there is a mounting […]
- Nipsey Hussle and Adventism- by Benjamin Baker | 15 May 2019 | The tragic murder of Ermias Joseph Asghedom, popularly known as Nipsey Hussle, on March 31 of this year sent shockwaves through the hip hop, African American, and African diaspora communities, as well as Nipsey’s hometown of Los Angeles, California. Nipsey had gained some renown as a gangster […]
- On Evangelism- By Loren Seibold with Monte Sahlin | 13 May 2019 | Like most pastors, I’ve sat in church board meetings looking through membership lists, asking “Who are all these people who are supposed to be my church members, who I’ve never seen or heard of?” I’m not a pastor who thinks we need to rush […]
- Good Hands: What the Dying Taught Me About the Church- Rebecca Brothers | 11 May 2019 | I don’t know how it happens, but it seems like every time I am tempted to give up on religion, it’s time for me to go to work. Not my regular job as a college librarian. There are no existential crises there; just the occasional moral dilemma regarding […]
- Miracles- by David Geelan | 10 May 2019 | Queen sang about them, C S Lewis wrote about them—I think there’s even a “Miracle” brand of margarine. What do we mean when we talk about miracles, and how can understanding them better inform our thinking about faith and science? C.S. Lewis, in his excellent little book, […]
- Des Ford Rests. Can Dr. Ford Rest, too?- by Clinton Jackson | 9 May 2019 | I was born a few years after Glacier View and grew up in Cooranbong, that beautiful melting pot of all that is Australian Adventism. Growing up, I always sensed that there was something amiss in our community of faith, something hidden from discussion. A secret everyone knew, […]
- Infants and Alcohol- by Patricia Johnston | 6 May 2019 | Her son was in jail, she said. She was my grad student who came to talk with me after a class discussing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. He was the son she and her husband had adopted not knowing that he had been exposed to alcohol by his birth […]
- Rachel Held Evans: A Tribute- Lindsey Abston Painter | 5 May 2019 | Once upon a time an Adventist woman began asking questions about her faith. The nagging doubts that she had suppressed for years began to surface. All the meaningful things that she had used to define herself suddenly felt shaky. If she doubts what she’s been taught about […]
- The Parable of the Lost Sock- by S.M. Chen | 3 May 2019 | It will soon be May 9. Why is that day special? Because someone has designated it as National Lost Sock Memorial Day. Suggested ways to celebrate it: Throw out all leftover single socks. Use leftover socks as cleaning cloths. Have a minute of silence for all the […]
Features
- Remembering Erv Taylor- Homily delivered at Erv Taylor’s funeral, by Jim Walters | 21 May 2019 | This is a tale of Royal Ervin Taylor, Jr. Really, it a tale of two Ervs—Erv the scientist and Erv the Adventist Erv Taylor got his PhD in anthropology from University of California, Los Angeles, and went on to a distinguished […]
- Sharing Scripture, May 19-25- 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 […]
- A.T. Jones: The Two Republics- by Larry Downing | 19 May 2019 | In the process of “ritting out” my bookcases (ritt out” is an expression my Carlisle, Pennsylvania, parishioners employed when they spoke of cleaning out a closet or attic) I rescued from the dark regions of my library several books authored by Adventist pioneers. One of these tomes caught my attention, […]
- Can I Tell My Spouse He/She Isn’t Looking Too Good?- 17 May 2019 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Is there ever an appropriate time to express an opinion or talk to your spouse about their appearance? I’m not talking about modesty, but what if your spouse is letting their health or appearance go? Can you say, “This would look better,” or “I wish you would try […]
Mission Churches and Church-Sect Theory: Seventh-day Adventists in Africa- by Ronald Lawson | 17 May 2019 | Introduction Seventh-day Adventism was born in America. Its forerunner, Baptist lay preacher William Miller, had gathered a considerable following as a result of his preaching throughout New England and upstate New York that Christ would return on October 22, 1844. Although Miller had stated that it was […]- Sharing Scripture May 12-18- 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 […]
- Adventists: Cult, Sect or Denomination?- by Ronald Lawson, Ph.D. (see also www.RonaldLawson.net) | 10 May 2019 | This was a presentation originally developed for the Metro New York Adventist Forum This piece considers the ways in which the terms “cult,” “sect,” and “denomination” are used in everyday language, within Christian circles and in sociology, and tests the applicability of these […]
- Sharing Scripture, May 5-11- 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 […]
- The Relevance of Adventist Teachings in Animist Cultures- by Ronald Lawson, Ph.D. | 27 April 2019 | I am completing an ambitious sociological study of global Adventism. My research has taken me to 56 countries in all divisions of the world church. I focus here on Africa and Papua-New Guinea (PNG), both of which have pervasive animist cultures. I will share with you […]
- Harry Potter Makes for Difficult Visits- Dear Aunt Sevvy, My family has really enjoyed Harry Potter. We find some good lessons in that book series, and our common enjoyment of it has bonded us as a family. We have participated in occasional Harry Potter-themed events, and have some Harry Potter posters on our walls. Unfortunately, my husband’s parents are offended by […]
- Book Review: Adventist Mission in the 21st Century- by Ronald Lawson, Ph.D. | 14 April 2019 | A review of Jon L. Dybdahl (ed.), Adventist Mission in the 21st Century. Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald. ISBN 0-8280-1339-X Originally published in Review of Religious Research, 41(3), March 2000. This book, edited by the chair of the Department of World Mission at Andrews University, home of the […]
- Sharing Scripture for April 28 – May 4- 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 […]
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- Remembering Erv Taylor- Homily delivered at Erv Taylor’s funeral, by Jim Walters | 21 May 2019 | This is a tale of Royal Ervin Taylor, Jr. Really, it a tale of two Ervs—Erv the scientist and Erv the Adventist Erv Taylor got his PhD in anthropology from University of California, Los Angeles, and went on to a distinguished […]
- Law Enforcement: Alleged Adventist Sexual Abuser Turns Himself In After 23 Years- 21 May 2019 | Wayne Arthur Silsbee, 62, turned himself in to Oregon authorities on May 10 after 23 years of eluding law enforcement. He allegedly abused several children in the 1990s. According to true crime website Oxygen, Silsbee is believed to have been an “active member of the Adventist Church” per an FBI “Wanted” […]
- Dating While Black- by Dorcas Daboni | 21 May 2019 | As I placed my empty potluck dish into my bag, my coworker mentioned that my boyfriend must be a lucky man. I reluctantly admitted that I was unattached. Immediately I was surrounded with other nurses giving me advice on dating, and relationships in general. I chuckle to […]
- What If Nearly Everyone Is Wrong about Women’s Ordination?- by Stephen Ferguson | 20 May 2019 | I have just finished reading the 128-page Theology of Ordination Study Committee Report (TOSC Report) – better late than never. I am naturally inclined towards supporting women’s ordination (WO) and mostly agreed with those arguments. However, I surprisingly found the anti-WO position was not entirely without merit.[1] […]
- Who Gave You Authority to Baptize?- By W. Milton Adams | 15 May 2019 | Urban cultures are influenced by a developing global, web-based culture which rejects traditional institutions and demands decentralization of authority. Individuals are inclined to find a direct path to what they want and traditional structures are often perceived as obstacles. Therefore, the church, as a result of […]
- Sharing Scripture, May 19-25- 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 […]
- Check Out Our Spring Fundraiser Trailer!- We had fun putting together this AT Spring Fundraiser video. Please enjoy, SHARE and dig deep!
- Tennessee Executes Adventist Elder- 19 May 2019 | As he was executed by the state of Tennessee on Thursday, Adventist Elder Don Johnson sang the Christian chorus “Soon and Very Soon.” As he sang about “no more dying there” and about redemption and love, the inmate was killed by lethal injection. “After his voice stopped, Johnson’s mouth opened wide, […]
- “On Evangelism” Is Right On- Dear Editor: The 13 May 2019 Adventist Today web article “On Evangelism,” (Loren Seibold and Monte Sahlin) is an accurate account of how many of us who have experience in a parish view visiting evangelists. Our conclusions in such matters have been formed by what we have seen. Many who have served in parish ministry […]
- A.T. Jones: The Two Republics- by Larry Downing | 19 May 2019 | In the process of “ritting out” my bookcases (ritt out” is an expression my Carlisle, Pennsylvania, parishioners employed when they spoke of cleaning out a closet or attic) I rescued from the dark regions of my library several books authored by Adventist pioneers. One of these tomes caught my attention, […]
- Lindsey Abston Painter Talks About Adventist Today- Dear Adventist Today readers: I’m inserting this note to tell you that we are right now conducting our spring fundraiser. Adventist Today is largely a volunteer organization, but if we’re going to continue to provide you with stimulating news—often news you get nowhere else—and fascinating commentary by some of the best writers in the […]
- Can I Tell My Spouse He/She Isn’t Looking Too Good?- 17 May 2019 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Is there ever an appropriate time to express an opinion or talk to your spouse about their appearance? I’m not talking about modesty, but what if your spouse is letting their health or appearance go? Can you say, “This would look better,” or “I wish you would try […]
