Antiracism & Ellen White
22 January 2023 | Is social justice intrinsic to the three angels’ messages? Is antiracism an Adventist imperative? What does Ellen White have to offer as insights? Join Professor Matthew Korpman as he takes part in a discussion about a new book on a topic many are too uncomfortable to speak about. And by the […]
La historia no contada del diezmo en el adventismo: Un breve repaso
Desde 1844 hasta el día de hoy, la postura de los adventistas con respecto a las ofrendas se ha ido modelando a través de una gran cantidad de artículos, folletos, sermones y Manuales de la Iglesia, pocos de los cuales coinciden totalmente en el método del diezmo. Esta literatura, que antes de 1880 era en […]
El arte del perdón
“Dios bendice a los que trabajan para que haya paz en el mundo, pues ellos serán llamados hijos de Dios.”. (Mateo 5:9 TLA) Existe algo llamado la ciencia del perdón, que mi colega la Dra. Lourdes Morales-Gudmundsson y yo enseñamos a través del programa de estudios generales de la Universidad La Sierra. La ciencia del […]
Am I a Racist?
by Carsten Thomsen | 20 January 2023 | I was born in Denmark in 1949, in a white, Protestant culture. Multiculturalism had not yet arrived. Our family moved to the United States when I was nine years old. We moved from the biggest Adventist enclave in Denmark—centered around the Skodsborg Sanitarium—to its model in Battle […]
“Una noche oscura y tormentosa”: Una historia bíblica
La tierra prometida. Se asienta sobre lo que una vez se llamó el Gran Valle del Rift. Aquí, una placa tectónica subduce (se desliza por debajo) a la otra. Y en la cima de esta línea de placas se asienta la Tierra Prometida, con sus dos lagos (el Mar de Galilea y el Mar Muerto) […]
News Briefs for January 19, 2023
19 January 2023 | Midland Adventist Academy Bus Erupts into Flames en Route to Basketball Game All students and the bus driver are safe after Midland Adventist Academy’s (Shawnee, Kansas) bus unexpectedly erupted into flames while heading to a basketball tournament at Christ The King Catholic Church. Midland Adventist Academy posted a statement on their […]
The Pedestal Is the Wrong Place for Ellen—or Anyone Else
19 January 2023 | In our family album there’s a picture of the groundbreaking ceremony for my childhood church. I’m three years old in that photograph, dressed in a navy 1960s swing coat, with a prim hat and curled hair. My grandfather is holding the shovel while I, the youngest member of our congregation, press […]
NAD Ministries Convention Focuses on Replenishing Tired Church Leaders
18 January 2023 | The North American Division (NAD) held their annual Adventist Ministries Convention on January 8–11, 2023, in Greensboro, North Carolina, with the theme of “Replenish.” The aim was to emphasize rest and renewal for Adventist church leaders who have been increasingly dealing with exhaustion and burnout as they navigate post-pandemic changes. The […]
Como Ellen White se convirtió en San Ellen y porque no es malo
Ellen White nació en el seno de una familia metodista devota carismática (literalmente los metodistas gritones), además, debió hacer frente a una mala salud y a una educación limitada. Sin embargo, Ellen llegó a ser una autoridad canonizada en el adventismo a nivel mundial, y esa iglesia de 22 millones de miembros ahora considera sus […]
ATSS: Jon Paulien on “Revelation’s Remnant & World Religions”
18 January 2023 | Revelation for the 21st Century, part 2 Jan 21—Revelation’s Remnant and the World Religions. The most challenging doctrines of the SDA Church for evangelists have been the Sabbath, the state of the dead, and tithing, the so-called “testing truths.” These have become less challenging over the last twenty years or so. […]