Is It Always Necessary to Be Nice?
by Shelley Curtis Weaver | 25 March 2025 | At the prayer service following the 2025 inauguration, Episcopalian bishop Mariann Edgar Budde asked the newly elected United States president to show mercy during his new term of office. With cameras trained both on her and on the president and his squirming family in the pew, […]
SATIRE: Adventist Nutritionists Solve Egg Shortage by Not Caring About Eggs
With egg prices soaring, Adventist nutritionists across the denomination are basking in a glow of self-righteousness brighter than a Loma Linda sunrise. These plant-based pioneers are dusting off their “Meatless Monday” playbooks and delivering a resounding “We told you so” to anyone still clinging to their omelet dreams. “Eggs are a luxury now? Shocking,” deadpanned […]
AdventInnovate: The Pathfinder Club Game
The Pathfinder Club Game is a roll-and-write game involving friendly competition and coordination. On the game sheet, participants will try to accomplish many of the things involved in the first year of Pathfinders such as pitching a tent, hiking, swimming, learning the Pathfinder Pledge, and tending a fire – as well as occasionally giving neighbor […]
ADRA Germany Supports Ukrainian Refugee Students
24 March 2025 | The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is partnering with the Marienhöhe School Center in Darmstadt, Germany, to support low-income students affected by the war in Ukraine through the Zhyve Slovo (Living Word) School. Run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the school has become a haven for the families devastated by […]
Aunt Sevvy, does anointing for healing work?
24 March 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I have chronic pain that makes life difficult. A family member suggested I ask my pastor for anointing. Two of my relatives were anointed: one died and the other is still sick. Does anointing work, Aunty? Needing a Miracle Dear Miracle: The problem here may have to do […]
SATIRE: Netflix Introduces Sabbath Filter
LOS GATOS, California — Online streaming giant Netflix has announced plans to create a “Sabbath” filter that saves Adventists the agonizing work of scrolling through huge swathes of entirely unSabbathy entertainment options as they look for a suitable nature video or G-rated movie featuring nuns, lots of singing, and at least one character called Maria. […]
Comments of the Week Mar 17-23
Comments of the Week Mar 17-23 “Basic hygiene? Ah, how low the bar doth go….” –Patti Purdy Hansen Tompkins on Satire about Eligible Adventist Men Being Declared Extinct. Comments on Bass Memorial Academy Closing, Is Prophecy Fate? Am I the Villain? Andrews University Time Capsule, Satire Pieces, and Aunt Sevvy Adventist Boarding Academy Bass Memorial […]
Paulo Lopes, nuevo presidente de ADRA Internacional
Paulo Lopes acaba de ser nombrado nuevo presidente de la Agencia Adventista de Desarrollo y Recursos Asistenciales (ADRA) Internacional, a partir del 1 de abril de 2025. Tras el anuncio de la decisión de Michael Kruger de dejar la presidencia, muchos se preguntaban quién ocuparía el cargo. Según el comunicado oficial de ADRA, Lopes cuenta […]
La Universidad Andrews guarda una cápsula del tiempo para el futuro
El 11 de marzo de 2025, estudiantes, profesores y miembros de la comunidad se reunieron para celebrar los 150 años de la Universidad Andrews mediante la colocación de objetos en una cápsula del tiempo que se abrirá en 2075. La cápsula se llenó con objetos significativos para el campus de los últimos años: una máscara […]