Holy Week #1: Pontius Pilate and the Illusion of Choice
by Mike Fortune | 31 March 2021 | “In the climax to Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities, Sydney Carton glimpses a chance to do something heroic. He himself is smitten with love for Lucie Manette, but she hopes to marry Charles Darnay; and Darnay is going to the guillotine. ‘It is a […]
Sharing Scripture for March 28 – April 3, 2021
[symple_heading style=”” title=”What Happened?” 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 […]
The Scourge of Clergy Sexual Abuse
By Samantha Nelson | 30 March 2021 | It happens all over the world, in every faith community, in every denomination, in every church, synagogue, temple, mosque, parochial school, and counseling office. Clergy sexual abuse is a scourge of all faith communities. Whether by members of the clergy, faith-based educators and counselors, youth leaders, evangelists […]
AdventHealth Mental Health Expert Encourages Patience as Vaccine Demand and Desperation Increase
Anxiety that builds for some while they wait for the opportunity to be vaccinated can affect their mental health. An AdventHealth survey of 157,000 people shows more than 70% of respondents reported a positive likelihood of getting the vaccine in February, up from 46% in October 2020. With the vaccine rolling out in phases and […]
Scientific Evidence Lacking for Evolution
28 March 2021 | Dear Editor, This is a response to the article by Paul Priest titled, “The Correspondence Between the Creation of the Universe in Science and the Bible,” dated 22 February 2021. There is abundant scientific evidence supporting an old universe and old earth. However, scientific evidence is lacking for the origin of […]
Aunty, what’s wrong with going to a nude beach?
2 March 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy My wife and I holidayed last year near a naturist/nudist beach. We tried it and enjoyed the sun on our entire bodies, with absolutely no sexual activity. Is this wrong? Isn’t it as God originally intended in the garden of Eden? And doesn’t it also conform with our […]
God’s Temple Is Not a Building
By Arthur Sibanda | 26 March 2021 | My memories of primary school include episodes of competitive bragging with my friends. It might have been that my dad was stronger than everyone else’s dad, or even that the buses in our part of town were faster than those in other parts of town! And then […]
Denomination Launches Heroes 2 Video Game
26 March 2021 | Heroes 2: The Bible Trivia Game was launched on March 25 as a joint initiative of the General Conference and Hope Channel, the official television network of the church. The game follows up on the success (10 million minutes of play) of the Heroes Bible trivia game back in 2013. This time, the […]
ADRA’s Birds and Bees Project to Help Children in India Make Smart Choices About Health and Life Skills
The program features 27 courses designed to address the information gap around young people’s reproductive and sexual health and rights. It aims to provide young people with a comprehensive life skills module that addresses power, protection and pleasure. By 2023, the program aims to reach two million children across government and private schools in six […]
AT1–March 26, 2021
It’s easy to think that we can reason our way out of the circumstances we find ourselves in. We have been given sharp minds by our Creator and we should use them. But what happens when our logic and knowledge aren’t enough for your present challenges? What then? We’re so delighted you’ve found AT1. […]