Editorial: “Our Dearly Deported”
Last week a pastor in the United States wrote on Facebook about a frantic call he had received from a family in his church. The father of the family—one of the church elders—had been picked up at work by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and his wife didn’t know what was happening to him. “Pastor, […]
ADRA Responds to USAID Funding Pause — Embracing Opportunities for Continuity
7 January 2025 | The following is an official statement from ADRA: Seventh-day Adventists have a long tradition of using both personal and church resources to support those whose lives are threatened by hunger, poverty, sickness, disasters, and civil unrest. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) was established in 1984 by the Seventh-day Adventist […]
African American Heroes
by Christopher C. Thompson | 7 February 2025 Here’s a trivia question for you. What do Susie King Taylor, Robert Smalls, and Harriet Tubman have in common? They all played crucial roles in Beaufort, South Carolina, contributing to the Union war effort and advancing freedom, education, and civil rights for African Americans. Now for the […]
Engaging Contemporary Thinkers: the Omnipresent Divine Spirit
Read part 1 here by Jim Walters | 6 February 2025 | I’m Adventist, born and reared. I’m also fairly well educated and well-read. Too, I see myself as a moral person, striving for high integrity. Now, I—like perhaps many of you readers—have questions about particular church doctrines, such as Hiram Edson’s cornfield vision that […]
Iglesia Adventista en Venezuela se enfrenta contra la organización adventista
La Misión Venezolana Andina del Centro de los Adventistas del Séptimo Día, decidió iniciar procesos de disciplina contra la Iglesia Adventista de Mérida Centro por las diferencias doctrinales y no asistir a dos reuniones de junta convocadas por el pastor de esa iglesia. Según criterio de la Misión en consultas con la Unión Venezolana Occidental, […]
News Briefs: 6 February 2025
6 February 2025 News from Chile Young adults across Southern Chile have collected to participate in the Caleb Mission Project. The project “empowers Adventist youth to develop community service and evangelistic initiatives in their local communities, specifically during their vacation time,” and encourages young people to complete 33 projects throughout 2025. Read the full article […]
La inmigración, ¿problema u oportunidad?
En muchos países occidentales, la cuestión política más acalorada en estos momentos es: «¿Cómo podemos detener el flujo constante de inmigrantes?». Por supuesto, los políticos también tienen otras preocupaciones: la guerra en Ucrania, el caos en Oriente Medio, las ambiciones nucleares de Corea del Norte, las incertidumbres en Siria y la innegable realidad del cambio […]
SATIRE: Church Sound Team Adds Subliminal “Tithe Now” Message to Hymn Instrumentals
In a groundbreaking stewardship initiative, the sound team at Oakridge Seventh-day Adventist Church has reportedly embedded subliminal messages into their instrumental hymn tracks, causing an unexpected surge in tithe returns and very confused first-time visitors. The tech-savvy sound team discovered they could layer barely audible “tithe now” messages between verses of “We Give Thee But […]
Is Immigration a Problem—or an Opportunity?
by Reinder Bruinsma | 5 February 2025 | In many western countries the most heated political issue right now is, “How can we stop the constant flow of immigrants?” Of course, politicians have other concerns, too: the war in Ukraine, the chaos in the Middle East, the nuclear ambitions of North Korea, the uncertainties in […]
ATSS: Jim Wibberding, “California Adventists: A Case Study in Strength Through Diversity”
5 February 2025 | Battle Creek narratives have long defined Adventist identity, shaping its doctrines, institutions, and sense of mission. But what happens when the same faith takes root in different soil? Early California Adventism offers a strikingly fresh perspective—one that is missional, inclusive, empowering, flexible, and creative. California Adventists pioneered bold innovations that reshaped […]