PRESS RELEASE: Andrews University Receives Major Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
January 7, 2025 | In a press release from the campus, “Andrews University (AU) has received a grant of $6,326,735 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns Initiative. The initiative aims to provide resources to help churches in rural areas and small towns enhance the vitality of their ministries […]
Adventist Young Professionals in Kenya Fight Government Abductions in SDA Churches
06 January 2025 | On December 21, Ronny Kiplangat was forcibly abducted from the Kikuyu Central Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church after attending a Sabbath service. His was one of countless abductions that have been occurring across Kenya for the last few months. Though this alone would be harrowing news, the alleged abductions are done by […]
Aunty, must church workers work themselves half to death just because they’re doing God’s work?
6 January 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I just heard someone using the example of Jesus and His long days of ministry to justify my school’s expectation that we work evenings and weekends for free. To me, that’s taking following Jesus’ example wildly out of context to justify a toxic work environment. What do you […]
AdventInnovate: Adventists in the Metaverse
The South American Division Digital Strategies Department is doing digital evangelism, with real-life results! View AT’s video on the project below and check out the link to the Metaverse here: https://www.adventistas.org/pt/metaverso/. (Translation required.) To comment, click/tap here.
La Iglesia Adventista de Papúa Nueva Guinea recibió 250 mil dolares por sus 100 años de existencia en la comunidad
El 26 de diciembre, el Primer Ministro James Marape hizo una donación gubernamental de K1 millón, aprox. 250 mil dolares, para apoyar la Misión Adventista del Séptimo Día en Bougainville. La donación formaba parte de la celebración de dos semanas de la comunidad por los 100 años de la iglesia en la Región Autónoma de […]
Editorial: «Tiempo de deconstruir… y tiempo de innovar»
Me acuerdo de una clase de teología en especial, con uno de los profesores más estrictos del campus durante mis estudios de posgrado. Después de entregar el temario, dijo algo que me acompañó durante años. «Si miran el plan de estudios y deciden que quieren abandonar la clase, por favor, abandónenla ahora. De lo contrario, […]
Editorial: “A Time to Deconstruct… and A Time to Innovate”
I remember a particular theology class, with one of the hardest professors on campus during graduate school. After handing out the syllabus he said something that stayed with me for years afterwards. “If you look at the syllabus and decide that you would like to leave the class, please leave now. Otherwise, I ask that […]
Alt-Right Strategist Steve Bannon Endorses The Great Controversy
3 January 2025 | In a viral video, alt-right strategist, populist podcaster, and Trump associate Steve Bannon is handed a copy of The Great Controversy, and talks about it. In Danbury Federal Prison my cellmate Tim Huntsberger had converted from being a—he would tell you a convict—into being very religious through reading Mrs. White’s books, […]
Video Warns of “Pastor” Speaking in Churches, Asking for Personal “Loans”
3 January 2025 | {Addendum: This note was received from Billy Mirander’s wife, Abigail Foster: “I would like to clarify that I have been separated from Billy Mirander for over four years, with no contact whatsoever, due to a court-ordered protection. I ask that a statement be released to correct this misrepresentation, confirming that I […]