Our Church—180 Years from Now
by Edward Reifsnyder | 23 February 2023 | It is the year 2200. What has become of the Seventh-day Adventist Church? Now right off the bat, many readers will say, “That’s not possible; I am certain Jesus will come before then.” But hear me out. It has been roughly 180 years since intense focus began […]
ATSS: Jon Paulien, “Jesus According to Revelation”
23 February 2023 | The big challenge with studying Jesus in Revelation is this: how do you reconcile “the revelation of Jesus Christ” (Rev 1:1) with narrative horrors like the fifth trumpet (Rev 9:1-11)? What do events like the fifth trumpet have to do with Jesus? In this class we will dig below the surface […]
The Economist Publishes Article on Adventist Health Practices
22 February 2023 | The Economist published an article on February 19 titled “Christian Californians may have a solution to America’s obesity: Lessons in longevity from Seventh Day Adventists.” It points out that “The [SDA] health advantage also holds true for black members, who make up nearly one-third of the group. White people typically outlive […]
The Weigh Station Is Closed
by S.M. Chen | 21 February 2023 | In my commute between home and workplace, a distance of something over 150 km, I pass a weigh station. I pay it little heed, because, driving a passenger car, it does not directly concern me. Or maybe it does, in a sort of way. Part of the […]
SATIRE: SWAT Team Frees Trapped Adventists from Altar Call
ATRAPADO, Fla. — Minutes ago, 250 souls were freed from Atrapado Lane Adventist Church by a SWAT team. The rescue mission took place after news that a visiting preacher’s altar call had gone on for more than an hour. “The guy just kept asking for one more commitment,” said an exhausted deacon, as medics swarmed […]
Adventist Students Participate at Model United Nations Conference in Netherlands
21 February 2023 | Story by Washington Adventist University (WAU) Staff Seventeen students from Columbia Union Conference’s Highland View Academy, Pine Forge Academy, Spencerville Adventist Academy (SAA), and Takoma Academy recently participated at The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) Conference in the Netherlands. The event, organized and supported by Washington Adventist University’s Honors College, […]
Spousal Abuse, Part 2: a reader responds
21 February 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I was disappointed by your response to Bruised and Battered. This letter writer should have been titled Mrs. Courageous, because it took much courage for her to speak out—especially against the church which employs and enables her own abusive husband! Oh, I am very glad you published her […]
Lo siento, pero en este momento estoy muy enojado con Dios
Acabo de leer que se estima que el número de muertos por el terremoto en Turquía y Siria ha superado los 50.000. Puede que sean más. 50.000 personas murieron en cuestión de minutos, quizás muchos habrían deseado que fueran minutos, pero para muchos fueron dias de sufrimiento, murieron de sed o por desangrarse lentamente; otros […]
Aunty, my pastor husband regularly beats me
20 February 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, My husband is a Seventh-day Adventist pastor. He regularly hits me when he is upset with me. I have had bruises on many parts of my body. I have told many lies to the people in church about tripping on a step or walking into a doorframe. I’m […]
Becker’s Hospital Review: Residents and Fellow Physicians at Loma Linda File Petition to Unionize
20 February 2023 | Residents and fellow Physicians at Loma Linda University Health filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board on February 13, 2023, in an attempt to unionize with the Union of American Physicians & Dentists (UAPD). According to Becker’s Hospital Review, “they are asking administrators for fair compensation that meets cost […]