“Your Friend, Jan”: The Value of Friends You Don’t Agree With
by Reinder Bruinsma | 6 March 2025 | Ten years ago Pastor Jan T. Knopper died in far-away (for me) Australia. Jan Knopper was a Dutchman. He worked his entire working life in the publishing branch of the Seventh-day Adventist Church as a coordinator of literature evangelism, first in the Netherlands at the union level, […]
News Briefs: 6 March 2025
06 March 2025 | News from ADRA “The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) commemorates three years of unwavering humanitarian service to millions affected by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Since the crisis began on February 24, 2022, ADRA has been at the forefront, providing essential lifesaving aid and offering hope to vulnerable populations in […]
SATIRE: GC Warns Adventists Not to Bring Sermon Feedback Signs to Church Like House Democrats
Silver Spring, Maryland – The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (GC) has issued an emergency memo to members worldwide, pleading with them not to emulate the “attention-hungry House Democrats” by bringing sermon feedback signs to Sabbath services. The directive comes after fears that churchgoers might take a page from the chaotic playbook seen during Donald […]
Ash Wednesday: A Poem
by Jim Burklo | 5 March 2025 | On my forehead, A sign of the cross, Smudged in ash from the fire That burned down the McMansion of my hubris, And, with it, The money I should have given away, The electronic screens I used to numb my senses, The carpet I should have been […]
La División Asia-Pacífico Sur organiza seminario interconfesional
Según un artículo de la División Asia-Pacífico Sur, «Más de 80 pastores cristianos, incluidos 62 de denominaciones no adventistas, participaron en el Seminario PREACH (Proyecto para Llegar a Cada Hogar del Clero Activo) el 3 de febrero de 2025. El evento, organizado por la Iglesia Adventista de Kalimantan Oriental en el Hotel Grand Tiga Mustika, […]
ATSS: Stephen Ferguson, “What Makes a Christian Space Holy?”
5 March 2025 | Christians spend much of their spiritual lives worshipping in some sort of religious building, which we commonly call a “church.” Huge amounts of time, money, and effort are dedicated to keeping these structures running. Have you ever paused and considered what makes these spaces sacred, or “holy”? What does sacred or […]
Envolverse con los pensadores contemporáneos: Hollywood y Mars Hill
«¿Crees en Dios?» Vera sondea a Saul en 3 Body Problem, de Netflix, una superproducción épica sobre científicos de prestigio cuyos experimentos contradicen 60 años de ciencia acreditada. El problema de los tres cuerpos es el primer gran proyecto desde el éxito de taquilla de sus creadores, Juego de Tronos. Aunque está rodada en China […]
Pastor adventista detenido por presunta agresión sexual
Un pastor adventista del séptimo día en el noreste de Ohio ha sido detenido y acusado de grave conducta sexual a raíz de una investigación, según WKYC en Cleveland. Jesse Santos era pastor de la iglesia de Canton, Ohio. Se ha declarado inocente. Según 3News, El incidente se remonta al 18 de septiembre de 2024, […]
Adventist Luddites
by Rich Hannon | 4 March 2025 | I suspect the word Luddite has quietly slipped away from usage and recognition. It has two meanings: a narrow historical meaning in the Industrial Revolution, and a broader one describing someone who is actively opposed to new technology or new ways of working. However, I wish to […]
ADRA Program Improves Literacy in El Salvador
04 March 2025 | One thousand-eight adults graduated from The Adventist Development and Relief Agency’s (ADRA) literacy program in El Salvador on February 2. The certificates were for completing reading and writing programs, offering the opportunity for further education. According to an Adventist Review article, “In partnership with the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology […]