by Jack Hoehn These comments are on the current Sabbath School lessons on Origins, Lesson 5 and attempt to open the conversation to a broader Adventist understanding of Creation. Both Creationists and Evolutionists seem to be exercising a lot of imagination in their debates: Sunday January 27 “The text does not say, but […]
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 Ervin Taylor Let us remind ourselves of the question posed […]
by Jack Hoehn “ORIGINS” Sabbath School Lesson 9 tries to cover a lot of ground with pronouncements on extramarital sex, homosexuality, and advice on gender roles in human marriage. Perhaps we can refocus our attention on the amazing fact of sexual reproduction at all, and what that tells us about the Creator’s intentions with male […]
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 […]
by Monte Sahlin Should Adventists care who is selected as the next head of the Roman Catholic Church? Is anyone among the speculated possibilities more or less favorable to anything we care about? The answers to both those questions may be an immediate “no,” but there are larger issues here that inevitably connect with […]