Artificial Intelligence for Artificial Lives. Real Wisdom for Real Lives
by David Geelan | 13 December 2024 | Recently I attended a professional learning session at my Catholic university, entitled “AI: Promise or Threat?” The presentations were engaging and interesting, and they got me thinking. If you’re involved in education, you’ll know that the advent of ChatGPT in late 2022 and the avalanche of chatbots […]
AdventHealth CEO Announces Retirement After 40 Years
13 December 2024 | After a 40-year tenure at AdventHealth, CEO Terry Shaw has announced his retirement, scheduled for July 2025. In a video message this morning, Shaw shared that despite the “positive momentum” of the organization, he recognized “the time is right to clear the path for the next generation.” Shaw has accomplished a […]
SATIRE: Pastor’s Kid Cast as Baby Jesus for 17th Consecutive Year
BERRIEN SPRINGS, Michigan — The annual Christmas nativity play at the Berrien Springs Seventh-day Adventist Church has once again stirred controversy as Pastor Heirloom Parker’s son, 17-year-old Timmy, was cast as Baby Jesus for the 17th consecutive year. The decision, announced during last Sabbath’s potluck, has raised eyebrows and sparked heated debates over haystacks and […]
Fairies, Bunnies, and a Jolly Fat Man
by Melody Tan | 12 December 2024 | Growing up, Enid Blyton was my favorite author. The Faraway Tree series will forever hold a special place in my heart. I loved good-natured Moon-Face, sweet Silky, and even silly old Saucepan Man. I dreamed of being the children’s cousin, entering the Enchanted Forest with its trees […]
News Brief: 12 December 2024
12 December 2024 | News from Paraguay “Nuevo Tiempo Paraguay Radio, a Seventh-day Adventist radio ministry, recently celebrated 20 years of sharing hope. Celebrations included a caravan to inaugurate new radio towers in the Paraguayan cities of Saltos del Guairá and Pedro Juan Caballero, in addition to a reopening in Yguazú.” Excerpt from the full […]
SATIRE: GC Announces New Department: Ministry of 19th-Century Nostalgia
In a move that has left many Adventists checking their calendars to ensure they haven’t accidentally time-traveled, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (GC) has announced the creation of a new department: The Ministry of 19th-Century Nostalgia. “We’ve realized that our church’s identity is so deeply rooted in the 1800s that we might as well […]
La Asociación de Michigan despide al pastor Ron Kelly
El controvertido pastor Ron Kelly anunció su despido de la Asociación de Michigan como pastor principal de la iglesia de Berrien Springs Village. En una grabación de YouTube, dijo, El domingo 1 de diciembre, al final de mis vacaciones de Acción de Gracias, recibí una llamada telefónica a las 3:16 diciéndome que tenía que estar […]
ATSS: Lena Toews, “The Spirit Unveiled: A Journey Through Mind, Soul, and Scripture”
11 December 2024 | How do we recognize the presence of God and the Holy Spirit—in the world, our communities, and ourselves? Is it an intellectual pursuit, an emotional encounter, or the fullness of life’s experience? Eduard Schweizer reminds us in The Holy Spirit that “we cannot capture him in anything like a mathematical formula.” Similarly, Clark […]
Southern Adventist University Utilizes AI Model for Paleontology
11 December 2024 | Southern Adventist University’s Biology and Allied Health Department and School of Computing have partnered to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to classify dinosaur teeth. A specific form of AI called deep learning uses artificial neural networks to learn from data and solve complex problems. The idea originated in the fall of 2022 […]