by Maury Jackson and Alba Ruth Prato | 3 February 2022 | “The principal objective [of biblical hermeneutics] is not to interpret the Bible, but to interpret life with the help of the Bible.”[1] This statement by Dutch theologian Carlos Mesters asserts that hermeneutics (the art, science, mechanics, and study of interpretation) is not particular […]
by Laurence Turner | 2 February 2022 | Just as Jesus told apparently simple parables to convey deep spiritual truths, so Genesis 1 (i.e., 1:1–2:4a) uses an easily remembered account to help us reflect on matters of first importance. In this way, it is also like ancient Near Eastern creation stories. For Israel and its […]
by Thandazani Mhlanga | 1 February 2022 | Since the completion of the human genome project in April of 2003, scientists have, in their own way, been spiritually in awe of the wonder and beauty of life. Physicist Riccardo Sabatini captured this wonder in his 2016 TED Talk with this illustration: that the genetic code […]
There are many difficult questions from the Bible. But is the biggest one whether Noah was an alien? Watch Matthew Korpman react to History Channel’s show Ancient Aliens! To comment, click/tap here.
31 January 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I don’t believe my church or my Christianity has anything to do with my opinion about my 19-year-old daughter’s nose piercing. She told me she is now an adult and it is her decision to get it, and she didn’t need to ask me. Anyway, I think it’s […]
by Victor Lee | 27 January 2022 | I visited a church I am familiar with in Sydney for Christmas. I had just arrived from being stranded in Brunei for two years. I was wearing a pair of jeans, a borrowed old shirt, and my two-year long hair tied in a man bun. The male […]
26 January 2022 | Adventists have consistently maintained that there is a direct link between the global preaching of their message and the timing of Christ’s return. However, will we Adventists ever succeed in communicating the gospel to every human being? Does the global communication of the gospel depend only—or even mostly—on us? And is […]
25 January 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Is it appropriate to take communion/eucharist when visiting a church of a different denomination? As a musician I have been blessed to perform for various, God-fearing congregations of other denominations, but I am aware that many hold different beliefs as to what the communion emblems mean, and I […]
by David Hamstra | 24 January 2022 | There’s a speech going around Seventh-day Adventist circles right now by Adventist Frontier Missions head Conrad Vine, that alleges that the denomination’s 2015 position statement on immunization should be retracted because it was released by a small circle of church bureaucrats that exceeded the mandate given to […]
Anita Erdeg Trto said her husband, former paster Caleb Quispe, raped her and sexually abused their young daughter. Trto said she was told by a Family Ministries Director that there was no rape in marriage. Quispe continues to preach and work for the church on special projects, according to Trto. 24 January 2022 | Anita […]
by Jim Wibberding | 21 January 2022 | I hate church. For one reason. I served as a pastor for seventeen years. I now serve as a professor at an Adventist college. I still hate church. All right, I am overstating the point, but the exaggeration tells the truth about my experience getting ready for […]
by Joni Bell | 20 January 2022 | I occasionally journey to Southern California to visit my childhood home and catch up with my cousins still living in the area. A few days of reflection on my roots helps me think again about my choices, my life, my purposes. And yes, it is a great […]
