The Body Temple: Oxygen and Breath
by Jack Hoehn | 27 November 2024 | “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands… Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything…” (Acts 17:24,25) People take oxygen (O2) for granted because it […]
ATSS: Lindsey Abston Painter, “Neurodivergent People in Church”
27 November 2024 | What do you imagine when you think of a winsome and attractive church? You probably imagine a church where people are well-dressed and classy, every child is well-behaved and every adult thoughtful and attentive. Yet the real church isn’t like that. You have likely met some very unusual people in church. […]
Native-Speaking Ghana Church Advocates for AIDS/HIV Education
26 November 2024 | The inauguration of Ga Dagme Seventh-day Adventist church in Ghana was historic for two reasons. First, it is one of the few churches that holds main services for native speakers; the Ga community has been unable to engage in their church communities because most services are held in English or Akan. […]
A Thanksgiving Sermon
by Loren Seibold | 26 November 2024 | William Law was an English clergyman who wrote in the early 18th century. His most famous book, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, is one of the classics of the Christian faith—a book you can put on the same shelf with Mere Christianity and Steps […]
“Christmas Behind Bars” Project Creates 6,300 Packages for Inmates
25 November 2024| On Oct. 27, over 500 Andrews University students, faculty, and community members gathered on campus for the third annual “Christmas Behind Bars” service event. During the project, volunteers packed thousands of gift bags with snacks, uplifting books, and messages of encouragement for incarcerated individuals. Participants assembled over 6,300 packages for inmates across […]
Florida Adventist School Teacher Turns Herself in Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Student.
25 November, 2024| Candace Allison Brown, a 35-year-old teacher for Sawgrass Adventist School, turned herself in at Broward County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, November 22, accused of engaging in inappropriate and lewd sexual acts with a minor. The minor in question is a 14-year-old male student. As a result, Brown was arrested and accused of […]
Aunty, should we read extra-biblical books like Enoch and Sirach?
25 November 2024 | Related questions this week from different askers. Dear Aunt Sevvy, I just read that Jesus made several references to a book called Sirach. Is this true? Does this mean Jesus thought it was worth our study? • • • Dear Aunt Sevvy, I’ve heard that the Book of Enoch is quoted […]
¿Los adventistas son anticatólicos? ¡Claro que sí!
Imaginemos -sólo hipotéticamente- que un día tomas la Revista Adventista y ves, en la portada, un artículo titulado «La verdad sobre los judíos». Supongamos que el artículo dijera que los judíos tienen una conspiración secreta para dominar el mundo; que, debido a que están en la banca, pronto se apoderarán de la economía e impedirán […]
Comments of the Week November 18-24
Comments of the Week November 18-24 “Reminds me of the old joke: St. Peter is showing a new group of folks around heaven. And, of course, birds of a feather like to flock together, so he says, ‘Over there are the Anglicans, and the next street over are the Presbyterians, and the Catholics are on […]