ATSS: Reinder Bruinsma, “The Church Has a Future”
25 May 2022 | The Christian church is in trouble, in particular in the Western world. Many denominations see their membership decrease and experience an exodus of the younger generations. Postmoderns may still have an interest in spirituality, but they turn away from institutional Christianity. Current trends also affect the Seventh-day Adventist Church. While the […]
Meat of the Matter: Non-vegetarians Can Be Healthier Than Vegetarians
“If you’re interested in living longer or to your maximal potential, you’d be wise to avoid a diet filled with ultra-processed foods and replace them with less processed or unprocessed foods. At the same time, avoid eating a lot of red meat. It’s as simple as that.”—Gary Fraser, LLUH study author. Animal-based food consumption (meat, […]
The Rise and Fall of 1844 – Part 1
by Norman H. Young | 24 May 2022 | In Fern Seeds and Elephants (p. 78–79) C.S. Lewis gently described one of Adventism’s most revered forefathers as “poor William Miller,” whom he took “to have been an honest fanatic.” Lewis deemed efforts to calculate the date of Christ’s return as vainly attempting to do what […]
“¿Qué demonios…?” Un líder adventista jamaicano se pronuncia contra el crimen organizado
Glen Samuels, presidente de la Asociación Jamaiquina Occidental de la Iglesia Adventista, se pronunció contra la violencia en Hanover Parish, Jamaica, poco después de un triple asesinato en el barrio de Santoy. La denominación adventista está colaborando con la policía local para desalentar los delitos violentos en la zona. Los adventistas tienen una historia de […]
ATSS PRESENTS: Esther Loewen, the Beatitudes, and Transgenderism
23 May 2022 | Because the process of changing gender-expression and outward identity is so far-reaching and consequential (especially when it takes place at middle-age and within Christian culture), I have found myself grasping a deeper reality: identity shapes hermeneutic. Who we are in context deeply affects the ways in which we read and understand […]
Aunty, is my sugar made with bones?
23 May 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Recently I’ve been hearing in vegan online groups that anything with cane sugar isn’t vegetarian because sugar is processed with bone char. Is this something I should be concerned about? Signed, Vegan with a Sweet Tooth Dear Sweet Tooth: Though Aunty isn’t vegan, she understands concerns about what’s […]
Decisions, Decisions…
23 May 2022 | Decisions, decisions… Courtesy of AT’s resident visual genius, Ameme😀 To comment, click/tap here.
El hermano de la mujer víctima de abusos renunció en protesta por los maltratos de los líderes adventistas a la familia
Attila Erdeg es el hermano de Anita Erdeg Trto, que denunció abusos por parte de su ex marido y malos tratos por parte de los dirigentes de la iglesia cuando les denunció. Attila Erdeg, que dimitió como director de medios de comunicación de la Unión Asociación Europea del Sureste, dijo: “La iglesia ha fracasado […]
Los adventistas y el matrimonio con otros cristianos
Por Loren Seibold | 20 de mayo, 2022 | “¿Dónde te casaste?” Pregunté. “En la iglesia de Jim”, dijo Terry. Jim es Adventista del Séptimo Día; Terry no. “El pastor adventista se puso delante con nosotros y predicó un sermón”, dijo ella. “Pero dijo que no podía casar a un adventista con un no adventista, […]
When Christians Play Fast-and-Loose With Science
by Rich Hannon | 20 May 2022 | With the historical ascent of science and its theories about the natural world, there has been a gradual but intensifying religion-driven conflict about science’s trustworthiness, as some conclusions have departed from traditionally orthodox Christian understandings. For example, believers have for centuries accepted the idea that the world […]