Another Southern Adventist University Stalking Suspect Arrested
Suspect had history of filming women at a high school, another university campus, and a Walmart store. Arrest marks second time in five months that a person was arrested for stalking a Southern Adventist University student. Southern Adventist University to launch an emergency app with fast, one-touch method to contact police. 26 April 2022 | […]
The Way Home: Variation on an Old Family Story
by Melissa Brotton | 25 April 2022 | “And where I go you know, and the way you know.” (John 14:4 NKJV) “Beverly, do finish your breakfast, and gather your books. Grandpa will have the sleigh at the door in just a few moments, and he won’t want to keep the horses waiting in cold […]
I want a call to ministry, Aunty, and I need a wife!
25 April 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I’m a ministerial student. I have been urged that I should have a wife to get a call. Why won’t anyone date me? Signed, Lonely wannabe pastor Dear Lonely, When Aunty was in college, she remembers ministerial students being told that they needed a wife before they’d be […]
“La seguridad de la salvación”: Mito vs Realidad
Por Steven Siciliano | 25 de abril, 2022 | Antes de empezar, permítame exponer tres puntos claves: La salvación final de un individuo depende de mantener la fe y la fidelidad hasta el final (con lo que me refiero a la muerte del individuo o al segundo advenimiento). Ninguno de nosotros puede predecir el futuro […]
ATSS PRESENTS: Raj Attiken on Salvation and the World’s Religions
24 April 2022 | God’s eternal future will be available also to my Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim friends. It cannot be otherwise. The God of the universe does not belong to Adventists or to Christians. We do not have a monopoly on God. No religion, not even Christianity, can ever encompass the depth of God’s love […]
¿Matarías al toro?
Por Thandazani Mhlanga | 23 de abril, 2022 | En mi país natal, Zimbabue, en la época colonial, cuando aún se llamaba Rodesia del Sur, un respetado y apreciado ganadero colonial importó un toro premiado de Escocia. La llegada del toro no era un asunto menor: los ganaderos de todo el mundo venían a ver […]
The Hypnotic Allure of Groupthink
by Thandazani Mhlanga | 22 April 2022 | My picture of hypnosis, thanks to the movie industry, involves an unimaginably comfortable couch, a swinging pendulum, and the hypnotist’s persuasive and gentle voice counting down. But that concept always calls to arms the thinker in me to defend logic. Thus, I have tended to write hypnosis […]
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Denomination Bounces Back Financially in 2021 Following Pandemic Uncertainty
Offerings worldwide were up 14% in 2021 compared to 2020. Revenue for 2021 totalled $223,336,000, and expenses were $193,997,000, leading to a gain of $29M. The GC operated at 73% of the cap approved for its office expenses for 2021. Global tithe in 2021 was more than $2.6 billion, despite a projected figure of $500 […]
Ukraine Union Conference Detached From Moscow-Headquartered Euro-Asia Division
The General Conference Executive Committee (GCEXCOM) voted unanimously to attach the Ukrainian Union Conference (UUC) directly to the GC during the committee’s Spring Meeting. The UUC was part of the General Conference’s Euro-Asia Division (ESD) headquartered in Moscow, Russia. The new arrangement, framed as a temporary reaction to the war in Ukraine will be reviewed regularly […]