Denominational Leaders Inaugurate Affordable Housing Development in New York
30 July 2021 | A news release from Northeastern Conference Communications: General Conference President Ted Wilson, accompanied by North American Division President Alex Bryant led out in the ribbon cutting ceremony for a new Northeastern Towers Annex, a 158-unit affordable housing complex sponsored by the Northeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, on July 21, 2021. The […]
AT1 — July 30, 2021
What do you use as your life reference system? Maybe you compare yourself to your successful peers. Maybe you compare yourself to the expectations of your family. Maybe you resist expectation, believing that it doesn’t affect your output. Jesus offers heavenly reference points that affirm, and don’t take away, your peace. We’re so delighted […]
News Briefs for July 29, 2021
News reports from ADRA worldwide, Loma Linda University Health, a Psychic Expo in Australia, Oakwood University and the North American Division: From an ADRA news release: A year ago, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) stepped up its emergency response to serve nearly 20 million people around the world in 96 countries impacted by […]
“Who Can Change the Mind of God?”
By Alden Thompson | 28 July 2021 | God is in the business of changing people’s minds, especially the minds of sinners. That’s not surprising. But it is worth a raised eyebrow or two to hear God ask sinners to help Him change His own mind. You heard right. God asks sinners to help Him […]
Sharing Scripture — July 25 – 31, 2021
This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […]
Who Has More Authority? Ellen White, or the Bible?
by Daniel A. Mora | 27 July 2021 | The question of the authority of Ellen White’s writings continues to be a head-scratcher for Adventists. One traditional position can be seen in a recent article by Marvin Moore responding to Loren Seibold’s article, “Ellen White, the Bible, and Persistent Hermeneutical Confusion.” Moore’s observations affirm that […]
When Leaders Are the Problem – 7/31/2021
27 July 2021 | The entire article can be read here. Excerpt: When a well-intentioned endeavor or promising new initiative fails, the question naturally arises, “What went wrong?” The answer too often implicates leaders as being responsible for the graveyard of promising initiatives or once-thriving efforts. It is expected of leaders that they contribute constructively […]
Our children have left the church. What can we do?
26 July 2021 | Aunty, I wish you lived next door. Our millennial kids are good, loving people, but not interested in being Seventh-day Adventists. Besides prayer and loving them, what can we do? Signed, Worried mother and dad Dear Worried, Aunty wanted to make sure she got this right, so she asked a millennial […]
Young Adventist Republican Runs for Town Council in Hamden, Connecticut
26 July 2021 | Justin Piper, a Seventh-day Adventist, 25-year-old Lyft driver and cable installation business owner in Hamden, Connecticut, is running for a seat on his town’s legislative council. Last Thursday, Piper won the official endorsement of Hamden’s Republican Town Committee to run. Piper is an active Adventist who openly references his faith in […]
Are Leaders Sometimes the Problem?
by Raj Attiken | 23 July 2021 | Two churches I am very familiar with, each with its own junior academy, decided to merge their schools following long and serious consultations. To avoid the appearance of one school shutting down and sending its students to the other (which might have been perceived as a “win-lose” […]