Sola Scriptura and the Sunday Law
By Loren Seibold | 6 May 2021 | Recently I participated in a Facebook discussion in which one of our pastors reminded us of the threat of Sunday laws. This in itself wasn’t surprising: Sunday laws have been hanging over our heads for as long as I can remember. In my childhood church we had […]
Sharing Scripture for May 2 – 8, 2021
[symple_heading style=”” title=”Abraham’s Seed” type=”h1″ font_size=”40″ text_align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”30″ color=”undefined” icon_left=”” icon_right=””] 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 […]
Saint Lucia Mission Condemns Clash of Adventist Politicians
5 May 2021 | A clash between political rivals at an Adventist church in Saint Lucia has elicited an official response from the Saint Lucia Mission of Seventh-day Adventists. According to a May 3 article on the Loop news site, the mission’s leadership spoke out against the incident in which former senator Joachim Henry confronted […]
The Revelation: The Book For These Difficult Times
The Revelation: The Book For These Difficult Times, by Dan Appel. Available on Amazon. Reviewed by Ron Preast. Dan Appel says in his new commentary, “I grew up in a family where I was taught to respectfully question everything I was told or taught.” In this book, Dan continues to question interpretations and ideas that […]
Ron Graybill: My Life with Ellen White
4 May 2021 | Ron Graybill’s “My Life with Ellen White,” is a varied and colorful story of Ron’s more than half a century as an Ellen White scholar. There has been insight and intrigue, genetics and genealogy, courage and cowardice, legend and legacy, myth and music, portraits and parodies. Guest teacher: Ronald Graybill’s early […]
ADRA Ramps up Relief Efforts for India’s Mounting COVID-19 Health Crisis
India is struggling with an unprecedented second outbreak of COVID-19, with more than 350,000 new coronavirus cases daily. ADRA’s emergency response team is working on the ground to ensure COVID-19 critically ill patients have immediate access to oxygen to survive the crisis. The international humanitarian agency is donating an oxygen generation plant (OGP) to provide relief […]
False Accusations: Is It Mrs. Potiphar’s Fault?
By Lindsey Abston Painter | 30 April 2021 | Some years ago when Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, I wrote a piece for Adventist Today about believing women who share their stories of sexual assault.[1] Though I’ve written many controversial articles, about everything from gun control to my own divorce, the […]
Despite Slowing Growth Rates, the Adventist Denomination in the U.S. Continues to Grow Faster than the Population
30 April 2021 | The official census of the United States was released this week. The item most widely noted was the fact that the population has increased only 7.4 percent over the past 10 years since the last census in 2010. This was the slowest growth rate for the U.S. since the 1930s when […]
2021 Elections Bring Leadership Changes for NAD Administration, Departments, and Guam-Micronesia Mission
Three vice presidents, two directors, an associate director, Liberty magazine editor, and the president of the Guam-Micronesia Mission have been newly elected to serve the North American Division (NAD) until 2025. A total of 42 names were presented for election or re-election from the division’s nominating committee. From the NAD – 29 April 2021 | […]
His Blood, or Ours?
by Rita Corbett | 30 April 2021 | Mugonero in Rwanda was a quiet place. I recall a lush hilltop garden mission with a hospital of excellent reputation. It was a paradise—until April 16, 1994. Hutu pastors had told Tutsi pastors they would protect their families if they came to the church. But according to […]