What Does It Mean for the Church to Love LGBTQ+ Adventists?
30 March 2022 | There is a lot of talk about love in the church, and about our relationship to LGBTQ+ Adventists. For their part, people who oppose same-sex marriage and transgender identity are clear that they still love LGBTQ+ people. But some feel that that it’s wrong for them to be pressured to change […]
Aunt Sevvy, I don’t entirely agree with you about Elder Wilson
30 March 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Let me begin by saying that I regard you as a wise aunt who gives good advice. I’m usually impressed by your wisdom and probity. However, an answer last week to a question about whether Elder Ted Wilson is a bad person gave me pause, and made me […]
News Briefs for March 31, 2022
News reports from Adventist Health, Adventist Healthcare, North American Division, South American Division, United States. Head Nods Adventist scholars Calvin Rock and Prudence LaBeach Pollard were among four individuals awarded the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2022. The award is the highest possible civil award for volunteer service awarded by […]
Impaired Driving and Miraculous Protection
by Jack Hoehn | March 28, 2022 | An email this month sent out by my local conference suggested the following heartwarming story to encourage church offerings. I thought I should share some of it with those of you from other conferences. Offering Appeal for March 19, 2022 Local Church Budget “We worship God with […]
A Spirituality of the Senses
by David Geelan | 29 March 2022 | I spent a few days at the beginning of the year deprived of sight, and it started me thinking about the role of our senses in life and in religious faith. I’ve been fortunate enough not to be infected with COVID-19 (yet), but many people around the […]
In Tune with Ukraine: Video by Hiroshima Adventist Academy Choir Goes Viral
Hiroshima Adventist Academy choir’s YouTube video posted March 8, 2022, of “Still, We Sing Alleluia,” received almost 5,000 views in the first 24 hours. The school is located near the site where, 76 years ago, an atomic bomb was dropped. “Many people living in Hiroshima have long wished for a peaceful world and have constantly […]
Casting a Wider ‘Net: Online Evangelistic Series Garners More than 4K Baptisms
More than 4,000 people were baptized in the Inter-American Division. Series utilized teams of Digital Bible Workers who responded to telephone calls and requests in chat rooms. Many people baptized even after the series ended. 28 March 2022 | Thousands from across the Caribbean, Central America, North America, Asia, Europe and other parts of the […]
Aunty, how can I find an Adventist man to marry me?
28 March 2022 | Dear Aunty: I want to marry an Adventist man. How can that happen? Signed, Someone to Share my Faith Dear Someone, You are not alone! There are many young (and not-so-young) people who want a spouse who shares their beliefs. Especially after a person has left formal Adventist education, the dating […]
El presidente de la Unión Nigeriana Occidental es acusado de corrupción
Los manifestantes alegaron que el presidente de la Unión Nigeriana Occidental, Oyeleke Owolabi, sacaron a la policía para detener a los pastores y miembros que se oponían a él. Los manifestantes también acusaron a Owolabi de estar implicado en el desvío de fondos de ADRA Nigeria. Owolabi también fue acusado de falsificar documentos para estabilizar […]
Confessions of a Reluctant Neighborhood Bible Study Participant
by Beverly Matiko | 25 March 2022 | Many people enter their retirement years sure of the hobbies they plan to pursue, the places they hope to explore, and the company they want to keep. When I retired recently, all I knew for certain was that I was done with teaching. After sixty-one uninterrupted years […]