SATIRE: Man Who Accidentally Ate Meat on Friday Night Claims He Can Feel His Name Being Erased from Book of Life
In a dramatic turn of events at the Collegedale Corners Adventist Church, local member Brad Thompson claims he can physically feel his name being removed from the Book of Life after accidentally consuming a meat-based spring roll at Friday night vespers. “I knew something was wrong the moment I bit into it,” Thompson reported, while […]
Editorial: “Can This Church Change?”
It is likely that Adventist Today readers aren’t typical of most Seventh-day Adventists around the world. But inasmuch as we represent a rather significant portion of the church, it would seem in the denomination’s interest to make room for us. But can that happen? I’m not sure. Even if it were possible, it would be risky—and […]
What Progressive Adventists Can Learn from the 2024 Presidential Election
by Jim Walters | 15 November 2024 | The elephant and its rider is psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s graphic illustration of how one’s inner, visceral life trumps one’s intellect in either/or situations. In his The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, he portrays the powerful elephant as finally determining the direction […]
Andrews University Places Veterans on Center Stage
15 November 2024 | In a press release from Andrews University, the institution celebrated veterans through a week-long collection of events. “In honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, Andrews University celebrated the lives and legacies of its veteran population through a series of special programs. Each event was created in line with the U.S. […]
News Brief: 14 November 2024
14 November 2024 | News from Eaton County The local Seventh-day Adventist Church has reinstated its free vision and dental clinic, which was halted due to the pandemic. The clinic will be held on Sunday, November 17th, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lansing SDA Church parking lot. Read the full article here. […]
This Is Resistance
by Christopher C. Thompson | 14 November 2024 | It rained a lot this week. It rained pretty consistently throughout the day Wednesday and on Thursday. Then, because of the rain clouds, it was dark much earlier than normal. I spoke to a friend hours away. It was raining there too. I spoke to a […]
SATIRE: Andrews’ New Automated Student Life Bot Programmed to Say “Just Pray About It” to All Concerns
In a groundbreaking move to modernize student services while cutting costs, Andrews University (AU) has unveiled PRAYR-3000, an artificial intelligence chatbot programmed to handle all student life concerns with a single, spiritually focused response: “Just pray about it.” Revolutionary Technology The sleek, cost-effective system replaces several decades of human experience with a state-of-the-art algorithm that […]
Choosing to Be Happy
by Melody Tan | 13 November 2024 | There’s a lot happening in the world right now that isn’t right. Russia. Ukraine. Israel. Palestine. Lebanon. Cost of living. (To name a few.) I first started writing about parenting issues back around 2016 when I, well, gave birth to my qualifications. While I only had a […]
ATSS: Michael Scofield, “180 Years of Waiting”
13 November 2024 | Three weeks ago, October 22, 2024, marked 180 years since the Great Disappointment. The pioneers—James White, Joseph Bates, Loughborough, and others—would be aghast that we are still on earth 180 years later. Ellen White died 109 years ago. Over and over, from the American Civil War onward, Adventist writers have interpreted […]