Melody Tan: The Nights Are Long
by Melody Tan | 17 January 2024 There is an often-quoted saying when you become a parent: “The nights are long, but the years are short.” The idea is that while whatever period of parenthood you are in may feel arduous and tedious, the beauty of nostalgia provides you not only with the ability to […]
ATSS: Laurence Turner, “Reading the Bible’s Stories Imaginatively”
17 January 2024 | Of the many types of literature found in the Bible, narrative or story predominates, making up about forty percent of the entire Bible. The reason for this is that the Bible is the product of the Israelite or Jewish mind. And the primary mode of discourse used in that culture when […]
Проблема клановости в обществе и в адвентистской церкви в Африке
Тайсан | 29 мая 2017 | Клановость в обществе, политике и экономике – это серьезная проблема, с которой Кения сталкивалась в прошлом и которая все еще живет сегодня. Этот вирус поразил и адвентистскую церковь. Например, его уродливая голова поднимается, когда община из народа Луо не будет сотрудничать с областным пастором, если он принадлежит к народу […]
Dale Ratzlaff, Founder of “Proclamation!” Magazine, Dies at 88 Years Old
16 January 2024 | A summary of an obituary for Dale Ratzlaff, posted by Proclamation! Magazine and Life Assurance Ministries, Inc: Dale Ratzlaff, a prominent figure known for his critical examination of Seventh-day Adventism and his dedication to teaching the biblical gospel, passed away on January 5, 2024. Born to Mennonite/Adventist parents in Shafter, California, […]
Risky Resolutions: Can goal-setting steal our peace?
by Shelley Curtis Weaver | 16 January 2024 | We’re only weeks into 2024, and for some of us, the fresh start is already growing stale. By now, we are seeing editorials, articles, and advertisements discussing the efficacy of New Year’s resolutions. Some give hints for keeping them, some condemn the practice outright, and some […]
“No juzguen”: ¿Bromeas?
¿Que se supone que debemos hacer con el mandato de Jesús: “No juzguéis, para que no seáis juzgados” (Mateo 7:1)? Comúnmente se cita, pero difícilmente logra “desentrañarse”. Cuando te paras a pensarlo, parece una orden poco realista. Suponemos que significa que no debemos juzgar negativamente a las personas. Y como es tan idealista que resulta […]
SATIRE: Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Loma Linda Is “More Adventist” than Berrien Springs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A question that has been burning in the minds of thousands of Adventists for decades may finally be answered this year: Is Loma Linda more Adventist than Berrien Springs?” As Adventists themselves have been entirely unable to make up their minds, the United States Supreme Court has offered to rule on the […]
Почему христиане хотят, чтобы мораль навязывалась государственными законами?
22 августа 2022 | Дорогая тётушка Аня, Меня смущают «христиане», которые прославляют право правительства решать, что женщина может делать со своим телом: не является ли это постановление опасным прецедентом смешения религиозных взглядов людей с принуждением к этому от правительства? Разве людей не волнует, какие еще права могут быть отняты в будущем у них самих? Почему […]
Aunty, is it wrong to have the dead body of a loved one cremated?
15 January 2024 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I have heard that some consider cremation to be a pagan practice. Does our church have a particular position on cremating dead bodies? Signed, Funeral Planning Dear Planning, Some Christians say that God disapproves of burning the bodies of the dead. Arguments Aunty has heard include: Saul, a […]