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The Church: Love It or Leave It? | 26 September 1:30 PM Eastern (1730 GMT) - 23 September 2020 | The Church: Love it or Leave It? Article to read for this discussion: Excerpt: One of the reasons I write as I do is that I want everyone to know that the church is far bigger than a list of fundamental beliefs. It is bigger than Elder Ted Wilson. Bigger than […]
ADRA Addresses Albinism and Skin Cancer in Tanzania - ADRA is is piloting a cryosurgery cancer treatment for persons with albinism in Tanzania. The project focuses on cancer prevention, detection, and treatment by the use of cryosurgery technology. Cryosurgery uses liquid nitrogen to remove precancerous lesions from the skin of people with albinism before they develop into cancer. From ADRA – 24 September 2020 | The […]
Anticipating AT1–September 25, 2020 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg died a week ago. Many are mourning her passing, and the timing of it. Fear is gripping the hearts of those who wonder what her replacement on the US Supreme Court will mean for human rights in the future. Jesus has a message of reassurance for you in today’s edition of […]
News Briefs for September 25, 2020 - News reports from La Sierra University; LangeTwins Family Winery in Lodi, California; Tuolumne (California) County Superior Court and Southern Adventist University: Adventists continue to conduct one of the largest Biblical archaeology projects in the world: the Madaba Plains in Jordan. An update on this project as well as others will be shared during the annual […]
West Kenya Union President Hit With Nepotism, Kick-Back Claims - 23 September 2020 | West Kenya Union President Samuel Misiani is facing accusations he awarded a lucrative construction project to Achera and Partners Limited, a firm associated with his brother, Charles Achera. The contract is worth Sh300 million, over USD 2.7 million. It is for the construction of a staff housing project to be built […]
Wall Street Journal Ranks La Sierra University #1 for Diversity in US - 22 September 2020 | The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings have identified Adventist-run La Sierra University as the most diverse university in the country. Diversity in this ranking is based on criteria including the percentage of Pell Grant recipients (awarded to students from low-income backgrounds), the racial and ethnic diversity represented in students […]
Nurse at Adventist Health Sonora Accused of Murder-for-Hire Plot - 21 September 2020 | Heidi Butler, 38, until recently an employee of Adventist Health Sonora, is in custody after being accused of a murder-for-hire plot. The Union-Democrat reported Butler was allegedly targeting her husband. Her attorney argues that Butler suffered a mental health breakdown due to her high-pressure front-line role as a nurse. Butler was lead […]
Teen Tik Tok Sensation Gains 1 Million Followers Posting Bible Videos - 20 September 2020 | Jey Reis, an Adventist teen in Bahia, Brazil, has launched a career on the video platform TikTok where she has 1.2 million followers. According to an Adventist News Network (ANN) story, Jey Jey (her social media identity) has posted over 300 videos, all of them about Jesus. The videos have garnered […]
Newly-Released GC Statement Admits “Dehumanizing” Racial Ideas of Church Entities and Apologizes for Insufficient Action - 17 September 2020 | In a September 16 statement released by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the denomination apologizes for racism among members and church entities. The statement is titled “ONE HUMANITY: A HUMAN RELATIONS STATEMENT ADDRESSING RACISM, CASTEISM, TRIBALISM, AND ETHNOCENTRISM.” Halfway through the third paragraph of the statement comes the acknowledgment and […]
Pregnant Mom Dying from COVID-19 and Premature Baby Saved by Loma Linda Team - 18 September 2020 | Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) physicians saved 32-year-old Blanca Rodriguez, who was rushed to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital with severe upper respiratory issues and difficulty breathing while 28 weeks pregnant. According to a LLUH news story, Rodriguez was initially treated for severe pneumonia-like symptoms when she was admitted on July […]
Anticipating AT1–September 18, 2020 - Ferocious fires. Persistent pandemic. Eroding economy. It’s understandable if we’re fearful of the future. We’re so glad you’ve found Anticipating AT1. From our inspirational message, to our thought-provoking AT Trending News, to our melodic moment of music, we trust this short program adds value to your week. To keep our hope alive that one […]
News Briefs for September 18, 2020 - News reports from the American Northwest, Switzerland, the Central California Conference, Eleventh-Hour Laborers outreach ministry and the Metropolitan Adventist Church in Hyattsville, Maryland: Adventist churches in the Northwest of the United States are collecting a special offering to provide financial relief to the many that have been forced to flee their homes due to the […]
Commentary
The Troubling Persistence of Adventist Clericalism - By Loren Seibold | 25 September 2020 | A few days ago a friend sent me an article from the Adventist Review from 2016. It was an emergency bulletin from the General Conference officers who wanted to make sure that no one committed what would have been, to them, a terrible infraction. “It has come […]
The Wrath of God - by Jack Hoehn | September 24, 2020 | Nothing in the Bible can be more disturbing to the modern reader than being presented with texts about the “anger” or “wrath” of God. While humans are advised by Scripture to “be angry and sin not,” it is difficult for us to hold guiltless anyone, especially an […]
RBG: A Tribute - by Lindsey Abston Painter | 28 September 2020 | I was just putting the car in park in the supermarket parking lot when my cell phone rang. “Ruth Bader Ginsburg died,” my friend said, without preamble. After my initial shock, both of us sat in stunned silence. What would the world even look like without […]
The 1980 Fundamental Beliefs - by Kevin Ferris | 22 September 2020 | My words seemed innocent enough. But the effect was akin to the sound of the roof above in slow collapse! I was delivering a lesson on the subject of the heavenly sanctuary, presenting it in the context of Israel’s long-time obsession with the bronze serpent. Just a […]
Help! I’m in an abusive relationship with a die-hard, last-generation God! - by Stephen Ferguson | 18 September 2020 | As recently reported by CNN: A few hours before his death, he [Mikhail Khachaturyan] had returned from a psychiatric clinic, lined up his three daughters to chastise them for the messy apartment and pepper-sprayed their faces, according to investigators and the sisters’ lawyers. That was the night […]
A Practical Lesson in Ecumenism and Systematic Christianity - by Robert Martin | 17 September 2020 | The Seventh-day Adventist church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the Jehovah’s Witnesses, are a trio of American-born religions with a strong proselytizing profile. Historically these three religions have been distinguished by, among other things, a high state of tension with the surrounding socio-cultural […]
My Political Evolution as an Adventist Christian - by Ronald Lawson | 19 September 2020 | I grew up in a devout Adventist family in Australia. My father was a newspaper editor and manager of a printing works who, at the end of a difficult 16-week printers’ strike, during which he and the apprentices had had to produce everything, decided to do […]
A Significant Emotional Event for a Misguided Adventist - by Smuts van Rooyen | 15 September 2020 | “When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face.…” Galatians 2:11 How does one get rid of a sense of superiority over others, whether it be racial or religious? For those of us who are not sociopaths or narcissists, our supremacy is not brazenly overt, […]
Why Is the Inter-American Division Losing So Many Members? - By Daniel A. Mora | 11 September 2020 | During an online Evangelism Summit for pastors and lay leaders on January 14, 2020, Elder Leonard Johnson, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Division (IAD), presented the membership statistics for 2018 and the first semester of 2019. In 2018, 236,067 members joined, but the loss was 286,059 […]
What We Can Learn from This New, Uncomfortable Church Space - By Tabitha Purple | 9 September 2020 | If you are a first-time visitor to any church you will probably feel a bit uncomfortable. Will they make me stand and wave at welcome time? Will I be standing alone when everyone else is seated, or vice-versa, because I don’t know quite what is done here? […]
Are Adventists the Custodians of All Truth? - By Thandazani Mhlanga | 8 September 2020 | All religions build their theological framework on what they believe to be absolute truth or truths. These identified truths are passed down from one generation to the next explicitly through creeds and often, implicitly, through other aspects of religious life. They are buried deep in the music, […]
The Worst Pandemic: Moral Apathy and the Crisis of Spiritual Blindness - by Christopher C. Thompson | 4 September 2020 | I saw a really funny comic the other day. In the frame there are two anthropomorphic birds (for clarity, let’s call them chicken hawks). They’re relaxing in matching armchairs. One is reading the paper and the other is holding a hot cup of tea with a […]
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Aunt Sevvy, our pastor’s wife isn’t pulling her weight - 25 September 2020 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, The pastor’s wife has always managed the organizational schedule for the lower division Sabbath Schools, organized potlucks, and accompanied her husband to church events. Lately she has fallen down on her responsibilities, and it has caused our Sabbath School schedule to fall completely into disarray. Last week nobody […]- Anticipating AT1–September 25, 2020 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg died a week ago. Many are mourning her passing, and the timing of it. Fear is gripping the hearts of those who wonder what her replacement on the US Supreme Court will mean for human rights in the future. Jesus has a message of reassurance for you in today’s edition of […]
Sharing Scripture for September 20 – 26 - 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 […]- Anticipating AT1–September 18, 2020 - Ferocious fires. Persistent pandemic. Eroding economy. It’s understandable if we’re fearful of the future. We’re so glad you’ve found Anticipating AT1. From our inspirational message, to our thought-provoking AT Trending News, to our melodic moment of music, we trust this short program adds value to your week. To keep our hope alive that one […]
- Sharing Scripture for September 13 – 19 - 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, why is the denomination background checking me? - 10 September 2020 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I recently read an official denominational statement about screening church volunteers: “Church should be a safe place to bring our children. Everyone involved in work with children who are minors must meet all church and legal standards and requirements.” I have been a church member, officer, teacher, and […]
Anticipating AT1–September 11, 2020 - We’re so glad you’ve found Anticipating AT1. From our inspirational message, to our thought-provoking AT Trending News, to our melodic moment of music, we trust this short program adds value to your week. To keep our hope alive that one day we will be back together again, we are providing virtual meetings, with a […]- Sharing Scripture for September 6 – 12 - 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, why do people keep pestering me to get married and have children? - 4 September 2020 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I’ve been working hard on my career since I was young. I love my work, and I make good money. On my time off I hang out with friends or travel. Yet lately people have been hinting—or even saying to my face—that I need to “settle down,” get […]
Anticipating AT1–September 4, 2020 - Finding meaning in these unusual times helps heal us. Matthew 25 presents a “final exam” where humans are asked how they cared for those in need. It really comes down to, do you respond to what is presented to you with compassion, or do you ignore the prompts? We have many opportunities all around […]- Sharing Scripture for August 30 – September 5 - 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 […]
- Aunt Sevvy, I’m giving my money away because Jesus is coming! - 28 August 2020 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, As I look around at what’s happening in the world, I can’t escape the conviction that we are at the very cusp of the Second Coming of Christ. Even though I’m retired and on a very small income, I’ve been giving all of my money to the church, […]
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- The Church: Love It or Leave It? | 26 September 1:30 PM Eastern (1730 GMT) - 23 September 2020 | The Church: Love it or Leave It? Article to read for this discussion: Excerpt: One of the reasons I write as I do is that I want everyone to know that the church is far bigger than a list of fundamental beliefs. It is bigger than Elder Ted Wilson. Bigger than […]
- Aunt Sevvy, our pastor’s wife isn’t pulling her weight - 25 September 2020 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, The pastor’s wife has always managed the organizational schedule for the lower division Sabbath Schools, organized potlucks, and accompanied her husband to church events. Lately she has fallen down on her responsibilities, and it has caused our Sabbath School schedule to fall completely into disarray. Last week nobody […]
- The Troubling Persistence of Adventist Clericalism - By Loren Seibold | 25 September 2020 | A few days ago a friend sent me an article from the Adventist Review from 2016. It was an emergency bulletin from the General Conference officers who wanted to make sure that no one committed what would have been, to them, a terrible infraction. “It has come […]
- ADRA Addresses Albinism and Skin Cancer in Tanzania - ADRA is is piloting a cryosurgery cancer treatment for persons with albinism in Tanzania. The project focuses on cancer prevention, detection, and treatment by the use of cryosurgery technology. Cryosurgery uses liquid nitrogen to remove precancerous lesions from the skin of people with albinism before they develop into cancer. From ADRA – 24 September 2020 | The […]
- Anticipating AT1–September 25, 2020 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg died a week ago. Many are mourning her passing, and the timing of it. Fear is gripping the hearts of those who wonder what her replacement on the US Supreme Court will mean for human rights in the future. Jesus has a message of reassurance for you in today’s edition of […]
- News Briefs for September 25, 2020 - News reports from La Sierra University; LangeTwins Family Winery in Lodi, California; Tuolumne (California) County Superior Court and Southern Adventist University: Adventists continue to conduct one of the largest Biblical archaeology projects in the world: the Madaba Plains in Jordan. An update on this project as well as others will be shared during the annual […]
- The Wrath of God - by Jack Hoehn | September 24, 2020 | Nothing in the Bible can be more disturbing to the modern reader than being presented with texts about the “anger” or “wrath” of God. While humans are advised by Scripture to “be angry and sin not,” it is difficult for us to hold guiltless anyone, especially an […]
- West Kenya Union President Hit With Nepotism, Kick-Back Claims - 23 September 2020 | West Kenya Union President Samuel Misiani is facing accusations he awarded a lucrative construction project to Achera and Partners Limited, a firm associated with his brother, Charles Achera. The contract is worth Sh300 million, over USD 2.7 million. It is for the construction of a staff housing project to be built […]
- RBG: A Tribute - by Lindsey Abston Painter | 28 September 2020 | I was just putting the car in park in the supermarket parking lot when my cell phone rang. “Ruth Bader Ginsburg died,” my friend said, without preamble. After my initial shock, both of us sat in stunned silence. What would the world even look like without […]
- Wall Street Journal Ranks La Sierra University #1 for Diversity in US - 22 September 2020 | The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings have identified Adventist-run La Sierra University as the most diverse university in the country. Diversity in this ranking is based on criteria including the percentage of Pell Grant recipients (awarded to students from low-income backgrounds), the racial and ethnic diversity represented in students […]
- The 1980 Fundamental Beliefs - by Kevin Ferris | 22 September 2020 | My words seemed innocent enough. But the effect was akin to the sound of the roof above in slow collapse! I was delivering a lesson on the subject of the heavenly sanctuary, presenting it in the context of Israel’s long-time obsession with the bronze serpent. Just a […]
What Immoral Practices Do Liberals Want to Crush? - 22 September 2020 | Dear Editor, I write regarding the recent article by Steve Moran in which he declared, “Liberals say they support religious freedom, but then they want to crush religious practices they deem to be immoral.” I am puzzled. If Mr. Moran had wanted a discussion, would he not have specified the religious […]