Has a New Book on Ellen White Been Deep-Sixed?
by Loren Seibold | 12 June 2025 | Recently we read a rumor that a new book about Ellen White, published by Pacific Press, had been withdrawn from the market. A far-right Adventist website was the first to say that Reclaiming the Prophet had been pulled from both the shelves and the presses. Amazon lists […]
Active Member in New Jersey Seventh-day Adventist Church Arrested for Sexual Crimes Against a Minor
12 June 2025 | According to a recent news report, on Friday, June 6, a member of the Burlington (New Jersey) Seventh-day Adventist Church was accused of 26 charges of sexual abuse and violence against a minor. One news outlet states: Shawn Tracey, 44, of Mount Holly, was taken into custody Tuesday following allegations of […]
News from Jamaica, Ohio, Southern Adventist University, Hope Studios
12 June 2025 | News from Jamaica St John’s Primary School is establishing a scholarship in memory of one of their former students, Kelsey Ferrigon. The nine-year-old girl was murdered in her bed on May 9, shattering the community. Spanish Town Seventh-day Adventist Church held a service announcing the scholarship as well as dedication to […]
Análisis de la agenda de la Asociación General de 2025
Ya está disponible la agenda de la Sesión de la Asociación General de 2025, que consta de 94 páginas. Este documento se parece un poco a los títulos de crédito al final de una película, o a esa letra pequeña de los programas informáticos que se pulsa sin leer: sabes que hay información importante, pero […]
ATSS: Jody Washburn, “After Deconstruction: Cultivating Connection After Disentangling from High-Control Religion”
11 June 2025 | Despite extensive conversations about how to deconstruct one’s faith and how to recognize harm in religious or spiritual contexts, very little has been written about what helps people thrive after distancing from high-control religion. Some people stay in the faith communities in which they were born; others completely disconnect from institutional […]
God & Money
by Jim Burklo | 11 June 2025 | What is money? Cryptocurrencies push the question up in our faces. The “crypto” in cryptocurrency means “hidden” – obscured. But in a way, all money is cryptocurrency. What is a dollar, really? Ultimately a dollar is worth what people believe it is worth—it has little intrinsic value […]
The Faith of Father Mulcahy
by Lindsey Abston Painter | 10 June 2025 | I’m watching M*A*S*H for the first time. I know I’m late to the party—I was born in the ’80s, so I missed M*A*S*H in its heyday. It’s still funny and brilliant, at the same time fun and deeply moving. The character that has consistently drawn my […]
ADRA Ukraine Addresses Aftermath of Russian Drone Strike
10 June 2025 | According to a news item by Adventist News Network: On May 30, around 5 a.m., a humanitarian aid warehouse of ADRA Ukraine in the city of Izium, Kharkiv region, was damaged as a result of a nighttime attack. A kamikaze combat drone struck the warehouse where food parcels from the United […]
AdventInnovate: My Greatest Purpose – Short Films
A filmmaker and TV producer with Hope Media Europe, Adrian Duré, has partnered with a group of other Adventist media organizations to produce short films that share the inspiring life stories of world-renowned athletes, musicians, scientists, and leaders who have found purpose and made a lasting impact in their fields. Check out the video below […]
Gulf States Special Constituency Votes to Close Bass Memorial
9 June 2025 | A Gulf States Conference special constituency meeting has voted to close Bass Memorial Academy, ratifying a decision made earlier by the conference executive committee on January 7 to quit funding the academy at the end of this year. You can watch the constituency meeting here. The constitution says that 3/4 of […]