16 July 2019 | AT contributor Larry Downing interviewed Rodney Vance, MFA, Chair of the Department of Film and Television Production at La Sierra University. Rodney Vance is a professional filmmaker and has mentored many Adventist students who wish to pursue a career in the film industry. LD: Rodney, in the past, faculty of Adventists […]
Creation and the Cross: The Mercy of God for a Planet in Peril, by Elizabeth A. Johnson. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2018. 256 pages. Reviewed by Brent V. Buhler. In her most recent book, Creation and the Cross: The Mercy of God for a Planet in Peril, Elizabeth A. Johnson invites the reader to explore […]
by Leah Burns | 14 July 2019 | Forgiveness is a word defined by action: it is a conscious choice to let go of the hate or resentment we may feel toward the people who have wronged us, and be willing to forgive even if a person does not want or deserve our forgiveness. Forgiveness […]
Dear Aunt Sevvy, During these summer months I’m struggling with my kids and all the time they have. I’m working and I often take them to the office with me. But on the weekends I need to get stuff done around the house. I’m a single mom, so I don’t get any help. So while […]
By Elle Berry | 12 July 2019 | I was a bit nervous. It was my second quarter of general chemistry and I had a serious case of first-day jitters, coupled with a side of impostor syndrome. Growing up, I was the artistic writer musician kid who majored in classics and graduated university with a […]
by Debbie Hooper Cosier | 11 July 2019 | The California sun is low in the sky, bathing the face of the 22-year-old in golden light as he records a message from the driver’s seat of his car. “Hi. Elliot Rodger here. Tomorrow is the Day of Retribution—the day I will have my revenge against […]
by Lars Doland | 10 July 2019 | I am not an American. My great-grandfather was, though later he moved to the United Kingdom. I am mostly of Scandinavian descent. I grew up in Denmark and now serve as a pastor of two churches in Norway. I have been to the United States only once. […]
By Olive Hemmings | 9 July 2019 | “If you keep your feet from trampling the Sabbath, from pursuing your own interests on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable; and if you honor it by not going your own ways and seeking your own pleasure […]
by Loren Seibold | 5 July 2019 | Read Part 1 here: “The Dream Job” Read Part 2 here. “The Sausage Factory” Every pastor, it’s said, has one especially loud string on his fiddle. No matter how much you try to be creative, flexible and wide-ranging, there are certain themes, certain ways of saying things, […]
5 July 2019 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Recently a man preached at our church who explained the atonement as Jesus just showing how much he loves us. I was furious that someone would stand in our pulpit and preach this “moral influence theory” heresy, because the Bible clearly teaches that Jesus was killed to satisfy […]
by Lindsey Abston Painter | 3 July 2019 | I’ve always loved the Fourth of July. Everyone gets the day off from work or school. There’s a buoyant mood in the air. People prepare barbecues and pull out their swimsuits. Kids get to stay up late to watch fireworks and eat all the watermelon and […]
by Loren Seibold | 2 July 2019 | Read Part 1 here. Read Part 3 here. You know the old saying that everyone likes sausage, but no one wants to see it made? I sometimes wish I didn’t know how the church works—that I could sit in my pew and assume that everyone was happy, […]
