Pivoting Toward Our Conspiratorial Side
By Loren Seibold | 15 January 2021 | White Adventism (apart from a few institutional congregations) isn’t what it used to be. When I grew up every little town, even in the relatively empty plains states where there wasn’t a patch of dark human skin to be discovered, had its own Adventist church, and those […]
Anticipating AT1–January 15, 2021
There’s a vulnerability of love for God that leads to an openness with people. The result is a heightened awareness of the needs of others, and a wish to add value to their lives, not because you’re trying to win God’s favor, but because you want to give away what you’ve been given by […]
News Briefs for January 14, 2021
News reports from the Inter-European Division, New York City, AdventHealth (Orlando), Loma Linda University Health and Italy: From the Inter-European Division: Faith and Science Fundamentals is a series of webinars intended for those who have questions about the relationship between two apparently distant concepts: religious faith and scientific knowledge. Are they opposed? Completely independent? Compatible? Complementary? Christians […]
La Sierra Academy Sued by Alleged Child Porn Victims
14 January 2021| Los Angeles CBS television affiliate, KCAL9, reported yesterday that three alleged child pornography victims are suing the Southeastern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the North American Division Office of Education and La Sierra Academy. The lawsuit stems from the revelation last year that Matthew Johnson, a former counselor at La Sierra Academy, was […]
American Christianity, Political Identity and Violence
By Jeanne Mogusu | 13 January 2021 Though Americans aren’t always aware of it, American politics and policies have an enormous impact on what happens in other countries around the world. Therefore, it was with utter fascination and some disbelief that all our eyes were fixed to our television screens as the events on January […]
Sharing Scripture for January 10 – 16
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Leadership Explains Why GC Session Was Postponed Again
Members of the Executive Committee of the denomination have voted to again postpone the General Conference (GC) session originally scheduled to take place last summer. The pandemic’s threat to public health as well as the difficulty and even impossibility of travel were key factors in the decision. The announcement from the GC stressed that postponing […]
General Conference Session Postponed Again
From Adventist News Network via Twitter today: The Executive Committee of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists voted a few minutes ago to postpone the 2021 General Conference Session to June 2022, due to the continued spread, and lasting impact, of the COVID-19 pandemic. More information to follow… To comment, click here.
Why the Church Is Growing in Africa: the Rest of the Story
by Admiral Ncube | 11 January 2021 | Adventism globally is enjoying phenomenal growth, with membership now in excess of 22 million. While acknowledging that numbers—be they demographic or financial—are not an indicator of spirituality or faithfulness, the numerical growth of Adventism globally should be celebrated. Statistics on accessions through baptism and profession of faith […]
Copies of “The Great Controversy” Distributed in Tens of Thousands to Capitol Rioters
11 January 2021 | An Adventist group called The Forerunner Chronicles organized a massive Washington, DC-based effort to hand out copies of Ellen White’s The Great Controversy to the crowd at the “Stop the Steal” rally on Wednesday, January 6—the group that went on to storm the United States Capitol building. The Forerunner Chronicles is […]