by Danny Bell By Danny Bell, December 16, 2013 I need to make a confession: I think most Christian men are wusses. I suppose I need to explain myself. It starts from my own history with church culture and experiences of working with all kinds of men as a professional. It also includes an admission […]
by Ron Nielsen, MD Hello, are you a Christian? Please, can you help me? I used to be a Christian; maybe I still am. I don’t know. I am not sure. It’s not that I don’t believe anymore; it’s just… I don’t understand any more. I used to believe in God; at least, I thought […]
by Andrew Hanson THE EVENT On midnight, (10:00 GMT) as December 29, 2011 ended, Samoa and Tokelau “fast forwarded” to December 31. In other words, these countries chose to “move” from the United States side of the International Date Line to the New Zealand and Australia side to benefit trade and tourism. That meant […]
by Jack Hoehn Since completing my series of blogs on Long Term Creationism for Adventists, I have been met by people who tell me they have enjoyed reading the blogs even though they don’t fully agree with me, and others who thank me for writing things they have thought for a long time. I […]
by Chris Barrett Sin: An immoral act considered to be a transgression against a divine law. Considered by whom? Against the divine law of which God? The many different proponents of an array of religions consider “their” particular “deity” or “divine” as the one with the authority to declare divine laws, and […]
by Ervin Taylor Ervin Taylor December 23, 2013 My friend Clifford Goldstein entitled his most recent epistle in the Adventist Review, “The Best and the Brightest: How Can They Get It Wrong?” Cliff begins by making a most amazing statement—amazing even for him. He says that he had “recently discovered something […]
by Lawrence Downing I’m old enough to have experienced “genuine” American Adventist adult Sabbath School “programs.” For those who are not of a certain age, here is how the typical adult Sabbath School unfolded: Song service, Scripture reading and opening prayer followed by the Superintendent’s Remarks, usually a “spiritual” lesson often accompanied by a “sweet” […]
by Mark Gutman Devil’s Advocate On July 5, Pope John Paul II was cleared for sainthood in an unusually quick canonization process. In the Roman Catholic world, sainthood is the last (highest) of a four-step process: servant of God, venerable, blessed, and saint. Each new step brings certain recognition and honors. John Paul II’s speedy […]
by Andrew Hanson Des Ford was defrocked by the Adventist Church because he didn’t believe that 1844 A. D. was the beginning of God’s Investigative Judgment in which Christ would eventually determine the fate of every human being, i.e., whether they would be saved or lost. (1) That date, according to official Adventist doctrine, was […]
by Joe Erwin So I just had a look at AToday again. I've been giving some attention to the religion and evolution thread started by Erv Taylor. From time-to-time we get comments from "David," who seems to be an Adventist physician scientist for whom English is not his native language. He says what he has […]
by Jack Hoehn The Sabbath School Lesson 10 on Origins is not controversial and supports environmental stewardship. This teaching is true no matter what chronology of creation Adventists accept, so study your lesson and practice it. Part of environmental responsibility is care of the environment of your stomach, so let me share with […]
by Lawrence Downing Charles Scriven opined recently that if the Adventist Church does not shift toward a new kind of Adventism, “our church will go out like a spent candle. It’s a matter of time, but it will happen.” (Spectrum, Winter 2013, p. 3) Only time will tell if Scriven’s prognostication is correct. What is […]