Is all the LGBTQ+ talk influencing my children?
9 November 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I am feeling woefully unprepared to parent teenagers in 2021. Right now I am struggling to know what to say on the subjects of sexual orientation and gender identity. The terminology has changed so drastically from what I had expected as I raised my kids—e.g., “gender assigned at […]
Seasons of the Soul in the Psalms
10 November 2021 | Our Adventist Today Sabbath Seminar concerns an aspect of Christian spirituality and worship and its implications for Adventism. Our focus will be on the Psalms, the Old Testament book of worship and praise par excellence. These psalms also permeate the New Testament, which quotes and alludes to them more than one […]
SDA Church in Ghana Reaffirms Support for LGBTQ+ Criminalization
Ghanian SDA church in support of bill that would prohibit the practice of same-sex sexual activity in any form. Some academics and industry professionals in Ghana have raised concerns about the tone of the bill, describing it as hostile and discriminatory. The official Adventist church statement on Church-State relations reads: “When Adventists become leaders or […]
Another Variant: Church’s Latest Statement on COVID-19 Has Legal Slant
Latest statement: “Claims of religious liberty are not used appropriately in objecting to government mandates or employer programs designed to protect the health and safety of their communities.” “If we use our religious liberty resources in such personal decision advocacy efforts, we believe that we will weaken our religious liberty stance in the eyes of […]
Necessita um Pastor ser um Marido?
por Loren Seibold | 8 November 2021 | Sempre que a Adventist Today publica um artigo sobre a ordenação de mulheres, é provável que haja alguém que comentará com a seguinte citação (geralmente duas ou três pessoas), que eles presumem que encerra o assunto: “O bispo … deve ser … marido de uma só mulher” […]
Азы культуры непорочности
Линдси Абстон Пэйнтер | 8 ноября 2021 | На днях я разговаривала с другом, который не рос в христианской среде и сегодня не посещает ни одну из церквей. Мой друг — мужчина. Я пыталась поговорить с ним о том, каково девушке вырасти в фундаменталистской церковной культуре, когда дело касается свиданий, парней и половых отношений. И […]
Purity Culture: A Primer
by Lindsey Abston Painter | 8 November 2021 | Awhile back I was talking to a friend who did not grow up in any church and is not a current church attender. He is also a man. I was trying to talk to him about what it is like to be a girl growing up […]
Showers of Blessings: Day 3 of #NADYEM21 Business Session Shows Us the Money
05 November 2021 | The Treasurer’s Report for the North American Division (NAD) was presented by Randy Robinson, NAD Treasurer, at the third business session of the NAD 2021 Year-End Meeting on Nov. 1, 2021 And it was like, “WHOA.” Despite the pandemic, 2020 ended with a tithe gain. Although double-digit losses had been expected, the […]
A Jewish Humorist and Seventh-day Adventists
by Loren Seibold | 5 November 2021 | A favorite topic of gossip among academy students in my generation was to speculate about people who used to be Seventh-day Adventists. Evil rock stars were a favorite. I remember a friend who said his brother knew Jim Morrison at an Adventist college. Turns out a Jim […]
AT INTERVIEW: ESTHER LOEWEN
4 November 2021 | Esther Loewen was until recently Pastor Kris Loewen of the Redlands Adventist Church. In this interview, Esther tells AT about her struggle and her transition to being a woman, and where she goes from here. To comment, click/tap here.