Present Truth? That’s Jesus
by Joni Bell | 10 March 2022 | “Present truth” is a uniquely valued Adventist phrase. When first used, some 150+ years ago, it meant a set of unique beliefs: the Sabbath, an understanding of the sanctuary, and the second advent. But though we still believe in those things, I do not often hear the […]
Pros at Cons: Cryptocurrency Scammers Hijack Adventist Church’s YouTube Channel
On Feb. 27, 2022, cryptocurrency scammers took over the official YouTube channel of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. YouTube deleted the channel on Feb. 28, 2022. After 2 appeals, the channel was restored on March 5, 2022. Other church entities, including a conference in Jamaica and a church in Poland, were hijacked and used […]
Western Nigeria Union Conference President Accused of Corruption, Using Police to Harass Members
Protestors allege Western Nigeria Union Conference President Oyeleke Owolabi used police to arrest pastors and members who stood in opposition of him. Protestors also accused Owolabi of being involved in the diverting of ADRA Nigeria funds. Owolabi also accused of falsifying documents to maintain power. 10 March 2022 | Members of several Adventist churches in […]
News Briefs for March 10, 2022
News reports from Australia, Loma Linda University Hospital, the Netherlands, the United States. Hoop Dreams The girls’ basketball team of North Dallas Adventist Academy in Texas, U.S., was in its first-ever state tournament after joining the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools just a year ago, reported the Dallas Morning News. Adventist head coach […]
ATSS: Forgotten Women Who Shaped the Church
9 March 2022 | The history of the Adventist church starts with a woman. That woman still holds the highest place of any of our church pioneers. She is quoted, used as a spiritual authority, exalted as a leader, and by some almost worshipped. But after Ellen White, our church history remembered almost none of […]
What Kind of Bodies Will We Have In the Sweet By and By?
Richard W. Coffen | 8 March 2022 | My Grandma Hayward was a character! It looked to me like Grandma had a baker’s dozen of pill bottles on her bedside stand! When the toast burned, she’d say, “Give it to me, dear. Charcoal is good for the liver.” If I went to use the bathroom, she’d […]
Former Mountain View Adventist Academy Coach Arrested for Child Molestation
Former athletic director at Mountain View Academy allegedly molested a teenage girl repeatedly. Police are asking anyone who was a victim or may know a victim to contact Det. Christine Powell at Christine.powell@mountainview.gov. In 2003, a volunteer coach at Mountain View Academy was convicted of molesting students. 08 March 2022 | A former Mountain View […]
Compassion Without Borders: Adventist Church in Poland Helping Ukrainian Refugees with Shelter, Donations
After 9 days of war in Ukraine, more than 1 million refugees have fled the country, and almost 650,000 of them have come to Poland. The numbers are growing every day. Adventist church members in Poland have prepared space for more than 1,200 people in church properties and private homes. ADRA, Pathfinders and others have […]
Does the Bible say that braiding your hair is a sin?
7 March 2022 | Dear Aunty, Please help me. I am confused about hair plaiting (braiding). I am an African woman, and here some preachers preach strongly against plaited hair. If I leave my hair without plaiting, maintenance becomes a problem. I don’t know whether plaiting is really prohibited in the Bible or not. Signed, […]
ATSS Presents: Adventist Fundamentalism and the Ku Klux Klan
5 March 2022 | This presentation by Michael W. Campbell examines some of the interactions, both positive and negative, in which Adventists participated with regard to race in 1910-1930. Some even embraced the second wave of the Klan. While this may seem deeply troubling to some today, at the time and in historical context, some […]