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CEO Scott Reiner to Leave Adventist Health at Year End to Establish a Family Foundation for Global Health, Well-being - 2 August 2021 | A press release from Adventist Health: ROSEVILLE, California – Scott Reiner, the visionary Adventist Health CEO who has led the nonprofit, faith-based company to reimagine the future of healthcare, is leaving at year end to establish a family foundation that is focused on global health and well-being, Board Chairman Dr. Ricardo […]
Social Media Attacks Target Members of Missing Child Summer Wells’ Adventist Church - 30 July 2021 | The pastor of the Adventist church where missing 5-year-old Summer Wells attended church with her family has protested social media attacks targeting his members. Summer has been missing for over a month. Earlier this month, Pastor David Ryder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kingsport, Tennessee, told News Channel 11 the […]
Independent Adventist Ministry Plasters Jamaican Neighborhoods with Sunday Law Billboards - 30 July 2021 | An independent Adventist ministry in Jamaica has put up billboards in several neighborhoods of Kingston (the country’s capital) to warn that the government is getting ready to introduce a Sunday Law nationally. Vincent Hoo and Wilhelm Lecky, leaders of FTB Ministries, are behind the billboard that warns “Sunday worship will be […]
“Pandemic of the Unvaccinated” Hits AdventHealth Central Florida Hospitals - 30 July 2021 | AdventHealth hospitals in Central Florida are approaching an all-time record high of coronavirus cases “This is clearly what has been described as a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” said Dr. Victor Herrera, AdventHealth Orlando’s chief medical officer this week according to Daily Commercial. “Over 90 percent of patients that are in the […]
Denominational Leaders Inaugurate Affordable Housing Development in New York - 30 July 2021 | A news release from Northeastern Conference Communications: General Conference President Ted Wilson, accompanied by North American Division President Alex Bryant led out in the ribbon cutting ceremony for a new Northeastern Towers Annex, a 158-unit affordable housing complex sponsored by the Northeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, on July 21, 2021. The […]
AT1 — July 30, 2021 - What do you use as your life reference system? Maybe you compare yourself to your successful peers. Maybe you compare yourself to the expectations of your family. Maybe you resist expectation, believing that it doesn’t affect your output. Jesus offers heavenly reference points that affirm, and don’t take away, your peace. We’re so delighted […]
News Briefs for July 29, 2021 - News reports from ADRA worldwide, Loma Linda University Health, a Psychic Expo in Australia, Oakwood University and the North American Division: From an ADRA news release: A year ago, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) stepped up its emergency response to serve nearly 20 million people around the world in 96 countries impacted by […]
When Leaders Are the Problem – 7/31/2021 - 27 July 2021 | The entire article can be read here. Excerpt: When a well-intentioned endeavor or promising new initiative fails, the question naturally arises, “What went wrong?” The answer too often implicates leaders as being responsible for the graveyard of promising initiatives or once-thriving efforts. It is expected of leaders that they contribute constructively […]
Young Adventist Republican Runs for Town Council in Hamden, Connecticut - 26 July 2021 | Justin Piper, a Seventh-day Adventist, 25-year-old Lyft driver and cable installation business owner in Hamden, Connecticut, is running for a seat on his town’s legislative council. Last Thursday, Piper won the official endorsement of Hamden’s Republican Town Committee to run. Piper is an active Adventist who openly references his faith in […]
La Sierra University Students Experiment with Hydroponic Farming in Shipping Container - 23 July 2021 | Students at Riverside, California-based La Sierra University are growing produce in a shipping container using hydroponic farming. Hydroponic farming involves growing plants in nutrient-rich water instead of soil and uses artificial light instead of sunlight. This form of farming uses dramatically less water than traditional farming, as the water can be […]
North Pacific Union Academy Students Hunt for Dinosaur Bones - 23 July 2021 | Academy students from four Adventist Schools in the North Pacific Union recently went on Southwestern Adventist University’s annual DinoDig in Newcastle, Wyoming. Sponsored by the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC), the group of 27 (including teachers) were directed by Stan Hudson and Marella Rudebaugh from the NPUC Creation Study Center. The […]
UK-Based Adventist Care Worker Makes News for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccination, Threatens to Leave Country - 23 July 2021 | An Adventist care worker in the United Kingdom (UK) has made local news for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Przemyslaw Boloz lives in Worcester, in the West Midlands, and Worcester News says his refusal is based on his religious views. Government legislation will now require double vaccinations for care staff […]
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Blind Goliaths & Women’s Ordination - By Debbie Hooper Cosier | 30 July 2021 | There’s some debate about Goliath, the Philistine champion who terrorized the Israelites day and night in the Valley of Elah. According to unreliable conversions from ancient units of measurement, his height at ‘six cubits and a span’ was about ten feet. But Dead Sea Scrolls scholars […]
“Who Can Change the Mind of God?” - By Alden Thompson | 28 July 2021 | God is in the business of changing people’s minds, especially the minds of sinners. That’s not surprising. But it is worth a raised eyebrow or two to hear God ask sinners to help Him change His own mind. You heard right. God asks sinners to help Him […]
Who Has More Authority? Ellen White, or the Bible? - by Daniel A. Mora | 27 July 2021 | The question of the authority of Ellen White’s writings continues to be a head-scratcher for Adventists. One traditional position can be seen in a recent article by Marvin Moore responding to Loren Seibold’s article, “Ellen White, the Bible, and Persistent Hermeneutical Confusion.” Moore’s observations affirm that […]
Are Leaders Sometimes the Problem? - by Raj Attiken | 23 July 2021 | Two churches I am very familiar with, each with its own junior academy, decided to merge their schools following long and serious consultations. To avoid the appearance of one school shutting down and sending its students to the other (which might have been perceived as a “win-lose” […]
The Sacred Work of Play - by Elle Berry | 22 July 2021 | I was twenty-six years old when I had my quarter-life crisis. Most people are probably familiar with the mid-life crisis, so the idea of a quarter-life crisis may be new to you. However, it is not for most Millennials. As it turns out this generation is so […]
Is God the Solution for All Scientific Puzzles? - by Mailen Kootsey | 20 July 2021 | Jack Hoehn recently reviewed here on the Adventist Today website the latest book by prolific science writer Stephen C. Meyer, entitled Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe (New York: Harper One, 2021). Hoehn recommends this book as one […]
What Should Adventists Believe about Aliens? - by Stephen Ferguson | 16 July 2021 | As recently reported by CNN: “The US intelligence community on Friday released a hotly anticipated report on what it knows about a series of mysterious sightings of unidentified flying objects by Navy pilots and others. The report, which examined 144 reports of what the government terms “unexplained aerial phenomena” between […]
Leaving Behind the Institutional Baggage that Separates Us from Jesus - By Edison García-Creitoff | 15 July 2021 | Few will be surprised to hear me say that there is a tendency to inflexibility and rigidity in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The church “froze” in the 20th century, and is finding it difficult to adapt to the 21st. A false identity took hold: that what defines […]
SAD Report: Young People Leaving South American Church - by Daniel Mora | 14 July 2021 | Last week’s report of the South American Division’s (SAD) Executive Secretary shows an alarming loss of young people from the Adventist Church in that region. According to data provided by Elder Edward Heidinger, Executive Secretary at the SAD headquarters in Brazil, of the 2,568,201 Adventist members, 37% […]
What Is Proper Sabbath Rest? - by Ronald L. Preast | 9 July 2021 | At the end of an evangelistic series, it honored me to see a young lady baptized and join the local Seventh-day Adventist Church. She especially enjoyed spending the Sabbath with her new church family. One Sabbath day she suggested to a member they go to the […]
Does the Lord’s Supper Require a Pastor? - by Kevin Kuehmichel Since the COVID-19 crisis began, there has been much discussion about how we hold the communion service for the church. This article seeks to address a key issue regarding officiating at the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper. I begin with this statement from the Handbook of Seventh-day Adventist Theology as my premise: […]
I Will Give You Rest - by David Geelan | 1 July 2021 | I don’t know about you, but in a world and a time when I always seem to have more work than time, one of my favourite promises from Jesus is “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”. […]
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Aunty, we had six sermons against The One Project! - 2 August 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Recently in my church six sermons were dedicated to informing the congregation of the dangers of The One Project. I happen to think The One Project is doing a wonderful job of presenting Jesus to the world. How can I challenge what happened at this church in a […]- AT1 — July 30, 2021 - What do you use as your life reference system? Maybe you compare yourself to your successful peers. Maybe you compare yourself to the expectations of your family. Maybe you resist expectation, believing that it doesn’t affect your output. Jesus offers heavenly reference points that affirm, and don’t take away, your peace. We’re so delighted […]
Sharing Scripture — July 25 – 31, 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 […]
Our children have left the church. What can we do? - 26 July 2021 | Aunty, I wish you lived next door. Our millennial kids are good, loving people, but not interested in being Seventh-day Adventists. Besides prayer and loving them, what can we do? Signed, Worried mother and dad Dear Worried, Aunty wanted to make sure she got this right, so she asked a millennial […]
AT1–July 23, 2021 - Everybody has problems. If you wished they’d go away, wish again. Did you know God’s perspective on problems has so much potential? Don’t despair; see the possibilities that await you as you take your life a day at a time with the resources of Heaven to help you through. We’re so delighted you’ve found […]- Sharing Scripture — July 18 – 24, 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 […]
How can we protect children in Sabbath School when we’re so short of staff? - 19 July 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, In the safety training mandated by the denomination for working with and protecting children, there is a rule that we are to have more than one adult in the room during a children’s Sabbath School class. Yet in our little church, that’s not easy. Sometimes it’s hard to […]
AT1–July 16, 2021 - Contentment isn’t always easy to come by. There are so many unrealized dreams in our lives. So many things to be fearful of, or worry about. Jesus’ offer in Matthew 11:28 to come and find rest seems so idealistic and out of reach in today’s world. How is contentment possible? We’re so delighted you’ve […]- Sharing Scripture — July 11 – 17, 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, can I support my pastor without giving money to the GC? - 12 July 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I was interested in your answer to the man in the small church who wanted to give his tithe to his needy congregation rather than to the conference. My question is related, but slightly different. I like my conference, I am happy with my pastor, and I want […]
AT1–July 9, 2021 - Time is a gift. You have a choice what you will do with your life every day. God has given you the wisdom and passion to pursue many things. And God wants to stretch you beyond what you think is possible. So seize this day! We’re so delighted you’ve found AT1. From our inspirational […]
A Necessary Conversation - 8 July 2021 | The Bible and LGBTQ Adventists: A Theological Conversation about Same-sex Marriage, Gender, and Identity, Alicia Johnston, self-published, 2021, 350 pages. Reviewed by Stephen Chavez, Silver Spring, Maryland. We Adventists, and, frankly, most Christians, have a complicated relationship with Scripture. “It’s not complicated,” we say. “When the Bible says, ‘The seventh day […]
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- Aunty, we had six sermons against The One Project! - 2 August 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Recently in my church six sermons were dedicated to informing the congregation of the dangers of The One Project. I happen to think The One Project is doing a wonderful job of presenting Jesus to the world. How can I challenge what happened at this church in a […]
- CEO Scott Reiner to Leave Adventist Health at Year End to Establish a Family Foundation for Global Health, Well-being - 2 August 2021 | A press release from Adventist Health: ROSEVILLE, California – Scott Reiner, the visionary Adventist Health CEO who has led the nonprofit, faith-based company to reimagine the future of healthcare, is leaving at year end to establish a family foundation that is focused on global health and well-being, Board Chairman Dr. Ricardo […]
Moore refutes Mora’s characterization of his view of inspiration - 31 July 2021 | Dear Adventist Today: I am responding to the article by Daniel A. Mora, “I Do Not Claim to Be a Prophetess” that appeared on a recent Adventist Today web site, which is his response to an article of mine that appeared on an earlier web site titled “A Response to Loren Seibold.” In […]- Blind Goliaths & Women’s Ordination - By Debbie Hooper Cosier | 30 July 2021 | There’s some debate about Goliath, the Philistine champion who terrorized the Israelites day and night in the Valley of Elah. According to unreliable conversions from ancient units of measurement, his height at ‘six cubits and a span’ was about ten feet. But Dead Sea Scrolls scholars […]
- Social Media Attacks Target Members of Missing Child Summer Wells’ Adventist Church - 30 July 2021 | The pastor of the Adventist church where missing 5-year-old Summer Wells attended church with her family has protested social media attacks targeting his members. Summer has been missing for over a month. Earlier this month, Pastor David Ryder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kingsport, Tennessee, told News Channel 11 the […]
- Independent Adventist Ministry Plasters Jamaican Neighborhoods with Sunday Law Billboards - 30 July 2021 | An independent Adventist ministry in Jamaica has put up billboards in several neighborhoods of Kingston (the country’s capital) to warn that the government is getting ready to introduce a Sunday Law nationally. Vincent Hoo and Wilhelm Lecky, leaders of FTB Ministries, are behind the billboard that warns “Sunday worship will be […]
- “Pandemic of the Unvaccinated” Hits AdventHealth Central Florida Hospitals - 30 July 2021 | AdventHealth hospitals in Central Florida are approaching an all-time record high of coronavirus cases “This is clearly what has been described as a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” said Dr. Victor Herrera, AdventHealth Orlando’s chief medical officer this week according to Daily Commercial. “Over 90 percent of patients that are in the […]
- Denominational Leaders Inaugurate Affordable Housing Development in New York - 30 July 2021 | A news release from Northeastern Conference Communications: General Conference President Ted Wilson, accompanied by North American Division President Alex Bryant led out in the ribbon cutting ceremony for a new Northeastern Towers Annex, a 158-unit affordable housing complex sponsored by the Northeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, on July 21, 2021. The […]
- AT1 — July 30, 2021 - What do you use as your life reference system? Maybe you compare yourself to your successful peers. Maybe you compare yourself to the expectations of your family. Maybe you resist expectation, believing that it doesn’t affect your output. Jesus offers heavenly reference points that affirm, and don’t take away, your peace. We’re so delighted […]
- News Briefs for July 29, 2021 - News reports from ADRA worldwide, Loma Linda University Health, a Psychic Expo in Australia, Oakwood University and the North American Division: From an ADRA news release: A year ago, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) stepped up its emergency response to serve nearly 20 million people around the world in 96 countries impacted by […]
- “Who Can Change the Mind of God?” - By Alden Thompson | 28 July 2021 | God is in the business of changing people’s minds, especially the minds of sinners. That’s not surprising. But it is worth a raised eyebrow or two to hear God ask sinners to help Him change His own mind. You heard right. God asks sinners to help Him […]
- Sharing Scripture — July 25 – 31, 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 […]