The Two Creation Stories of Genesis, Part 2: YHWH Creates In His Own Unique Way
by Richard W. Coffen | 29 August 2024 | The first creation story has marks of a poetic structure. The literary genre of the second Hebrew creation story is narrative prose. Like the first, it is an etiology—that is, an explanation of origins. But this isn’t the spare and structured account of Genesis one. This […]
Los Conquistadores de Brixton marchan contra la violencia armada
De Santley Street a Ferndale Road, de Clapham North a Clapham Road, y luego a Stockwell Road, los Conquistadores de Brixton encabezaron una manifestación de tambores contra el aumento de la violencia con armas de fuego y blancas. Según los datos del censo de 2023 y las estadísticas oficiales sobre delincuencia, un analista ha descubierto […]
SATIRE: Beautiful Adventist wife happy to witness to every man that notices her unadorned ring finger
MAGALIA, California — Bethany Powell says hardly a week goes by without an opportunity for her to witness about her faith. Men approach the attractive 26-year-old with impressive regularity, and each time Bethany is careful to deliver an understanding smile before sending them packing with a compassionate yet firmly delivered, “Sorry, but I’m married.” Bethany […]
Southern Adventist University’s Blacksmithing Club Forges Camporee Connections
28 August 2024| The following press release was written by Tina Frist Smith Southern Adventist University’s communication manager At the largest ever hands-on blacksmithing event for young people in the United States, the Southern Smiths introduced the art of shaping metal with fire to more than 800 participants at a booth offering the Blacksmithing Honor, […]
Takeaways from a Damaged Camporee
by Kris Coffin Stevenson | 28 August 2024 | A sea of tents spread out from my view in either direction, following the contours of the rolling hills. They were broken only by the jutting white spires of larger tents—the shower and dining tents. And looming over it all, the massive, Egyptian-themed, million-dollar stage. If […]
ATSS: Reinder Bruinsma, “Guarding God’s Reputation”
28 August 2024 | You and I are concerned about our personal reputation. What do people think of us? Are we making a good impression? Are we thought trustworthy, wise, and likable by others? But we should also be be concerned about God’s reputation, as reflected in us and our church. It’s not hard to […]
Voice of Prophecy Hosts Mental Health Series in Local Churches
27 August 2024| Voice of Prophecy is continuing MindFit, a four-part mental health series focused on providing practical and spiritual resources to the public. The event premiered last spring at nearly 200 Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) churches across North America, with record numbers of congregants and laymen collecting to participate. The event consisted of a 30-minute […]
SATIRE: Conspiracy Theorist Claims Illuminati Created Oreos to Undermine Adventist Health Message
Sawtooth, Tennessee – Conspiracy theorist and self-proclaimed health message expert Soy Lent claims to have uncovered a secret plot by the Illuminati to undermine the Adventist health message through the creation and mass distribution of Oreos. “Wake up, sheeple!” exclaimed Lent during a 3-hour YouTube livestream from his mother’s basement. “The Illuminati are using Oreos […]
The Two Creation Stories of Genesis, Part 1: Elohim Does It All—in Just Six Quick Days
by Richard W. Coffen | 27 August 2024 | It’s exegetical—that is, interpretive—malpractice to claim, as some Bible readers do, that Genesis 2 amplifies Genesis 1, as though it is a map inset. (See, for instance, Andrews Bible Commentary: Light Depth Truth, vol. 1, p. 144.) A close reading reveals something quite different. “Close reading,” […]