Editorial: “When Things Don’t Go Our Way”
9 November 2024 | A thing recently happened that didn’t go the way I wanted it to. I suspect I’m not the only one. What I want to do is crawl into a hole and stay there for a while. Or perhaps put my fingers in my ears and sing “lalalalala” whenever anyone tries to […]
Echanger la grâce contre le pouvoir: la menace du nationalisme chrétien
par Robert Crux | 8 novembre 2024 | Les générations passées ont utilisé le christianisme pour justifier la perduration de l’esclavage et de la ségrégation. Il se trouve que ce qui était passé est de nouveau d’actualité. Avec la montée récente des idées nationalistes chrétiennes qui se fondent avec la politique américaine dominante (en particulier […]
Conservative, Liberal, Traditional, Progressive, or . . . What?
by Reinder Bruinsma | 7 November 2024 | I am often referred to as a liberal Adventist. For some this would be an unwelcome allegation, to say the least. But it does not really worry me. In fact, I tend to see it as a badge of honor, and I would be quite upset if […]
News Brief: 07 November 2024
7 November, 2024| News from the Inter-American Division “Hundreds of Seventh-day Adventist district pastors and their spouses throughout the Inter-American Division (IAD) were recognized and celebrated for completing this year’s certification training program, during a live-streamed event on October 23, 2024, from Miami, Florida, United States. The annual event highlights the ongoing comprehensive certification program, […]
“A Year’s Worth of Rainfall in a Few Hours”: ADRA Rushes to Spain’s Aid
7 November 2024 | Last week the eastern peninsula of Spain was hit with deadly flooding, resulting in at least 217 lives lost, according to the most recent count on November 4. The flooding was the result of a DANA, which is a Spanish acronym for a weather phenomenon where the air pressure reaches severe […]
Concerned Oakwoodites Demands Corrective Action to Save University
by Pamela Maize Harris | 7 November 2024 | In a live YouTube meeting Monday evening, October 28, Concerned Oakwoodites (CO) demanded answers to persistent problems, including Oakwood University’s financial crisis; serious management problems such as declining enrollment and income; lack of response to questions (an October 17 formal letter to the board was ignored); […]
Líderes, falsos dirigentes y renovarse (Parte 1): Rutas y nuevos caminos
Tuve que parar bruscamente cuando leí esto de un poema de Wendell Berry: «…sólo los muertos son inmutables». Anoté al margen: «¿Por qué querría alguien imitarlos?». Y hablando de muertos: a los adventistas nos preocupa -o al menos debería preocuparnos- el liderazgo eclesiástico. Por ejemplo: Los miembros pensantes de la iglesia se preocupan por […]
ATSS: Reinder Bruinsma, “The Long and Troubled History of Adventist-Catholic Relationships”
6 November 2024 | Since the 19th century, Adventists have regarded Roman Catholics as enemies. In this, they were not unlike many American Protestants: anti-Catholicism was common in Protestant America—not least because the many poor Catholic immigrants who were flooding into American cities led to a reactionary nativism. In this class, Dr. Bruinsma will recap […]
SATIRE: Adventist MAGA Fan Delighted to Witness Second Coming
Local Adventist and fervent Trump supporter Walter “End Times” Johnson disrupted his local election night prayer vigil by declaring that the Second Coming had finally arrived during Trump’s victory speech. “The prophecies are fulfilled! The chosen one has returned to bring judgment upon the wicked!” proclaimed Johnson, who had replaced the church’s traditional prophecy charts […]
GAiN South America 2024 Discusses the Ethics and Evangelism of AI
05 November, 2024 The Global Adventist Internet Network (GAiN) South America 2024 was held from October 24 to 27, 2024. Communications leaders attended the event aimed to discuss and train participants on integrating artificial intelligence and technology into evangelism. This year’s event was held at the Novo Tiempo headquarters, located in São Paulo, Brazil. Through […]