Loren Seibold
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Editorial: “The Kids Are All Right”
As long as there have been church institutions, there have been befuddled cries asking why young people are leaving the church. Twice a year we get social media posts designed to “start a conversation,” or a panel discussion asking this question. Interestingly enough, the only participants missing from this discussion are young people. The question […]
Domestic Violence in a Pastor’s Home – Part 1: Treye
by Pamela Maize Harris | 22 November 2024 | Treye McKinney is worried about having children of his own. It’s not that he doesn’t love children. He does. He’s an educator, after all. But he and his brother were victims of a violent family. The main abuser, his father, also happened to be the pastor […]
Which Church Would Jesus Attend?
by Reinder Bruinsma | 20 November 2024 | Recently I read part of a book written by Father Dale Tupper, whose title fascinated me: The Postmodern Catholic (Phoenix, AZ: Lionine Publishers, 2020). The topic of postmodernism has long intrigued me, and therefore I decided to order this book from Amazon. Unfortunately, its content disappointed me, […]
ATSS: Skip Bell, “Re-Thinking Church – Are You Ready for Change?”
20 November 2024 | It is not easy being the church. I am increasingly reminded of the humanity that accompanies our being a connected community of faith. I observe increasing worries over orthodoxy, anxiety around behaviors, reaction to secular culture, and exercise of power or control. No, it is not easy being church. Certainly an […]
Andrew Tate and the Rise of Toxic Masculinity
by Stephen Ferguson | 19 November 2024 | At the time I’m writing this, the Australian Broadcasting Committee has had a special documentary and podcast dedicated to the risk of Andrew Tate. If you are over the age of 30, you might have never come across this guy. By way of background, as reported by […]
Aunty, do Adventists share “one Lord, one faith, one baptism” with other Christians?
18 November 2024 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Ephesians 4:4-6 says that “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” I’ve rarely heard […]
Editorial: “Can This Church Change?”
It is likely that Adventist Today readers aren’t typical of most Seventh-day Adventists around the world. But inasmuch as we represent a rather significant portion of the church, it would seem in the denomination’s interest to make room for us. But can that happen? I’m not sure. Even if it were possible, it would be risky—and […]
What Progressive Adventists Can Learn from the 2024 Presidential Election
by Jim Walters | 15 November 2024 | The elephant and its rider is psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s graphic illustration of how one’s inner, visceral life trumps one’s intellect in either/or situations. In his The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, he portrays the powerful elephant as finally determining the direction […]
This Is Resistance
by Christopher C. Thompson | 14 November 2024 | It rained a lot this week. It rained pretty consistently throughout the day Wednesday and on Thursday. Then, because of the rain clouds, it was dark much earlier than normal. I spoke to a friend hours away. It was raining there too. I spoke to a […]
Choosing to Be Happy
by Melody Tan | 13 November 2024 | There’s a lot happening in the world right now that isn’t right. Russia. Ukraine. Israel. Palestine. Lebanon. Cost of living. (To name a few.) I first started writing about parenting issues back around 2016 when I, well, gave birth to my qualifications. While I only had a […]