“First” women before Chris & Chanda
4 March 2022 | Dear Editor, In your current issue of Adventist Today Update, in Lindsey Abston Painter’s “Editor’s Notes” entitled “March is Women’s History Month!” you refer to “firsts” regarding Adventist women in senior leadership positions. One is to “Chris Oberg, the first Adventist woman to be lead pastor of a university congregation.” The […]
I Want My World Back!
by Hannele Ottschofski | 4 March 2022 | Our part of the world went into lockdown exactly two years ago. Ever since, we have been monitoring the effects of the Covid-19 virus on our lives. Lockdowns, regulations, and variant surges have changed the way we live our daily lives. Masks, vaccines and new medication have […]
Taking the Bitter with the Tweet: Adventist Church Criticized for Social Media Posts
On Feb. 27, 2022, the Church’s tweet about Adventist education turned into “an open sharing of painful memories.” On Feb. 28, 2022, the Church reported that its YouTube channel had been hacked and removed, but subsequent tweets with YouTube’s support team suggested the channel was taken down for violating community guidelines. Another tweet on Feb. […]
Is Jesus Afraid of Progressives?
“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” many sing. But according to evangelical Alisa Childers, there is one thing that can overcome Jesus: progressive Christians. They alone can rob the gospel of its saving power. Join biblical scholar and theologian Matthew Korpman as he reacts to Childers’ admittedly silly warnings in this AT-sponsored video. To comment, […]
World War Me: A Personal Response to the Invasion of Ukraine
by Jack Hoehn | February 27, 2022 | My grandfather was born in Odessa. He was not a Ukrainian or a Russian, but many Germans lived in German colonies at that time, farming the rich Ukrainian land. Later on when the Russian Czar decided he needed to expand his army, even German colonists began to […]
News Briefs for March 3, 2022
News reports from Australia, Brazil, Mexico, the United States. Hanging On for Dear Life Extreme rainfall across South Queensland Conference (SQC) and North New South Wales (NNSW) Conference in Australia has seen Adventist churches and schools evacuated and thousands of homes flooded. According to NNSW Adventist Church President Adrian Raethel, Murwillumbah Seventh-day Adventist church, Tweed […]
Friedensau Takes in Refugee Students from Ukrainian SDA College
UACHE campus in Ukraine bombed on March 2, 2022. Campus is being used as housing for Internally Displaced Persons. Friedensau Adventist University in Germany sheltering refugees from Ukraine. To donate to Friedensau’s refugee program, visit https://www.thh-friedensau.de/en/support-and-donate/online-payment/. Place the words “Ukrainian Refugee Relief” in the box labeled “Reason for Payment.”) by Andreas Bochmann | 3 March […]
A Tale of Two Schools: Andrews University, Union College Deal with Offensive Worship Presentations
Andrews University President Andrea Luxton apologized for stereotypical perceptions of a recent Chapel Talk speaker at the school. Allegedly offensive statements also made by a worship speaker at Union College, but Union College and ADRA have refused to reveal what was said. Videos of both presentations have been taken down at the respective schools. 02 […]
ATSS: Who Decides? Exploring Realms of Adventist Moral Authority
2 March 2022 | by Gerald Winslow I look forward to meeting with the AT Sabbath Seminar this coming Sabbath. For those who would benefit from study of a passage from Scripture, let me propose Acts 15, the entire chapter. That’s a bit long for a memory verse. But, if you’re willing, you’ll have opportunity to […]
Vestirse para ir a la iglesia
Por Jim Wibberding | 2 de marzo, 2022 | Me molesta la iglesia. Por una razón. Serví como pastor durante diecisiete años. Ahora soy profesor en una universidad adventista. Todavía me desagrada la iglesia. De acuerdo, estoy exagerando, pero la exageración dice la verdad sobre mi experiencia al prepararme para la iglesia sábado tras sábado. […]