Aunty, how come New Year resolutions don’t work for me?
29 December 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, At the beginning of every new year I hear people talk about making resolutions. I’ve made many, and mostly, it’s been discouraging. I’m still overweight, though I’ve “resolved” many times to work on that. I’m still not on a steady exercise program—another resolution. I’ve also resolved to be […]
In Estonia, the “Least Religious Country in the World,” Adventist Leader Meets with President
Andres Ploompuu, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Estonia, among religious leaders who met with Estonian President Alar Karis. Estonia considered the “least religious country in the world.” Ploompuu said all the heads of the different churches have a good relationship with each other. 29 December 2021 | Andres Ploompuu, president of the Seventh-day […]
Jesús hace una visita pastoral en la pandemia
por Victor Lee, traducido por Daniel Mora | December 19, 2021. Al desembarcar, vieron unas brasas con un pescado encima, y un pan. —Traigan algunos de los pescados que acaban de sacar —les dijo Jesús. Simón Pedro subió a bordo y arrastró hasta la orilla la red, la cual estaba llena de pescados de buen […]
Is Sin a Wave or a Particle?
by David Geelan | 28 December 2021 | What is the ‘nature of sin’? Is sin something we do, or is sinners something we are? Is sin the transgression of the law, or is it a state of separation from God? These are questions guaranteed to spark furious (and often circular) debates among believers, and […]
Cold Call: God Answers Prayer to Rescue Couple Lost in Alaska’s Tundra
Couple went missing on New Year’s Eve in Alaska’s tundra. Repeated efforts to find them failed. After praying, Arctic Mission Adventure worker impressed with location of where to find them. Rescuers found missing couple just as wolves were closing in. 28 December 2021 | From the North American Division: The phone rang late on New […]
Setting the Captives Free: Adventist Church in Texas Helps in Effort to Post Bail for 9 in Jail
Faith in Texas, a non-profit multi-faith organization, paid bail of nine people and released them from jail on Christmas Eve. Jaime Kowlessar, senior pastor of Dallas City Temple SDA Church, is the executive director of Faith in Texas. Advocates for bail reform in the United States say the bail system is an unfair tool used […]
The Contamination of Christmas
by Loren Seibold | 25 December 2017 | I had a colleague (this was years ago) who was assigned to a small town church whose members opposed any celebration of Christmas. When December came, the church members would drive past and peer in the parsonage windows, to check whether the new pastor’s family had Christmas […]
Lop-sided Ethics at Life’s Edges
by Jim Walters | 24 December 2021 | This op-ed, written by Adventist Today founder and professor emeritus of the LLU School of Religion Jim Walters, was originally printed on December 5 in the San Bernardino (CA) Sun. The Supreme Court’s likely ruling on Mississippi’s abortion law will surely exacerbate the growing gap between the […]
Thanks for the essay on presumption
24 December 2021 | Dear Editor, Thank you so much for Loren Seibold’s AT article today entitled “Presumption: On Jumping off the Temple Roof.” This article may save many lives, and help already overworked, overwhelmed healthcare workers. I worry daily about anti-vax Adventist relatives of mine. If some should die of Covid, I will wonder, […]
Miracle in a Storm-Drain
by Melissa Brotton | 20 December 2021 | “Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.” (Psalm 139:10) My windshield wipers cannot keep up with the pelting rain, and the streetlights are barely visible, though I am driving on a wide strip in a well-lit city. Only a half […]