Loren Seibold
About Loren Seibold
Posts by Loren Seibold:
Editorial: “If Jesus Visited Our Church”
If Jesus stepped into our church, what would he see? Let’s ask ourselves a few preliminary questions first. Would he only visit an Adventist church, or would he fill his weekends checking on his other Sunday- and Saturday-worshiping children? If he walked in off the street, with rough hands, a work shirt, and jeans, would […]
Engaging Contemporary Thinkers: Hollywood & Mars Hill
by Jim Walters | 31 January 2025 | “Do you believe in God?” Vera probes Saul in Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, a global epic about top scientists whose experiments contradict 60 years of settled science. The 3 Body Problem is the first major project since its creators’ blockbuster Game of Thrones. Although it’s filmed in […]
Which Ten Commandments Should We Post in Public Places?
by Jim Burklo | 30 January 2025 | What are popularly known as the Ten Commandments appear in slightly different forms in Exodus chapter 20 and Deuteronomy chapter 5 in the Hebrew scriptures. But they’re among over 600 other commandments that the scripture says were transmitted to Moses by God. As certain state governments raise […]
ATSS: Tom Dybdahl, “I Was in Prison, and You Didn’t See Me”
29 January 2025 | The United States excels at caging human beings. With less than 5 percent of the world’s population, we have more than 21 percent of all incarcerated people. Currently, if you include those in our prisons and jails, plus those on probation or parole, about 5.6 million of our fellow-citizens are under […]
The Close of Probation, Revisited
By Loren Seibold | 28 January 2025 | Not long again I ran again across a meme that I’ve seen floating around for years. It is a picture of Elder Ted Wilson with the words, “Time on this earth is short. Probation is closing soon. Preparation to see God face to face by repentance and […]
Aunt Sevvy, does God do more miracles for good Adventists?
27 January 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Growing up as an Adventist, there always seemed to be a good supply of miracle stories showing God’s special concern for and protection of Seventh-day Adventists—stories like tornadoes that lifted just before the Adventist’s house, or the hailstorm leaving the Adventist farmer’s crop intact, or about being saved […]
Editorial: “Last Chance: Let Us Send You the Latest Adventist Today Magazine”
A lot of you know Adventist Today (AT) because of the interesting and challenging articles on our website. But in fact AT has been publishing a quarterly paper magazine for over 30 years. I think you’ll like the magazine that is about to be mailed out next week. It’s titled “A Curious and Charming History.” It […]
Legislating Certainty
by Rebecca Barceló | 23 January 2025 | On January 20th, 2025, the 47th president of the United States signed more than 25 executive orders within hours of inauguration – a record unmatched since 1937. The orders ranged from climate deal changes, to immigration, to the death penalty, to healthcare, and much more. Among these […]
ATSS: Reinder Bruinsma, “What Do We Really Know About Heaven?”
22 January 2025 | Heaven is something we sing about and paint pictures of. Sometimes we imagine what it will be like. It’s a good theme for children’s stories. But the biblical descriptions aren’t especially detailed. In the Old Testament, heaven has to do with animals and vineyards, while in Revelation, heaven is a wealthy […]