by Stephen Foster I don’t know what anyone really believes; because I cannot read minds. Let me repeat that. I don’t know what anyone really believes; because I cannot read minds. What I would like to do is pose a question to which I have a personal answer: who believes that the fool has […]
by Jack Hoehn The 11th ORIGINS lesson focuses on the 7th day Sabbath and quotes Hebrews 4:3, 4. The previous chapter of Hebrews quotes Psalm 95 saying that the Jews had not Sabbathed yet, they had not yet entered into God’s creation Rest. They were still trying to work out their own salvation, when […]
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 […]
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 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 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 “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 Ervin Taylor Let us remind ourselves of the question posed […]
by Andy Hanson Edited by Andy Hanson Introduction I was fascinated by Joe Erwin’s carefully crafted comments on Chris Barrett’s blog, “Sin: The Dirty Little Word that Trivializes Morality and Warps Ethics.” Consequently, I strung some of them together, did a little editing, and was happy with the result. So was Joe. […]
by Jack Hoehn You get a double header this week! These comments are on the ORIGINS Sabbath School lesson 8 for February 22. The following quote from Ellen White introduces that week’s lesson. “The hand that sustains the worlds in space, the hand that holds in their orderly arrangement and tireless activity all […]
by Mark Gutman One Sabbath I listened as members in my Sabbath School class talked about God and creation. One member (I’ll call him Fred) mentioned that God knew the problem that lay ahead when he created Adam and Eve but he still created them. Immediately I remembered Richard Rice’s book The Openness of […]
by Mailen Kootsey A summary and commentary on: Keith B. Miller, “The Nature of Science and the Public Debate over Anthropogenic Global Warming,” Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, Vol. 64, No, 4, pp 220-229 (December 2012). The public is usually enthusiastic about new technologies for lifestyle, entertainment, communication, or exploration. Acceptance is […]