by Christopher C. Thompson | 15 April 2025 | The recent participation of prominent Seventh-day Adventist figures at the Wisdom Pearl event, where they shared a stage with political commentator Charlie Kirk, marks a disheartening and dangerous moment for the Adventist Church in America. While some may brush it off as a non-political act of […]
14 April 2025 | Dear Aunty Sevvy, I find it disturbing how frequently I hear the story of Ananias and Sapphira cited as a warning for those who don’t tithe or otherwise support the church. Why were they punished so harshly for supposedly lying to the Holy Spirit, while many of us—including Satan—seem to escape […]
Another General Conference session will soon be upon us. Adventists will be eager to hear what the brethren (still almost all brethren, with but a small handful of sisteren) will come up with. You might want to temper your expectations a little. There’s an old song about a bear who went over the mountain to […]
11 April 2025 | At the General Conference Executive Committee (GC Excom) meeting this past week, Mark Finley led an extended discussion into the difference between independent ministries and supportive ministries—a discussion that helps establish the way the church organization views organizations like Adventist Today. He began by pointing out that the first self-supporting missionary […]
by Pamela Maize Harris | 11 April 2025 | This is a true story about domestic violence committed by a pastor in an Adventist clergy home. The names have been changed to protect the identity of those involved. You can read the first part of Sylvia’s story here, and the second part here. Just after […]
by Pamela Maize Harris | 10 April 2025 | This is a story about domestic violence committed by a pastor in an Adventist clergy home. You can read the first part of Sylvia’s story here. This is a true story, though names have been changed to protect the identity of those involved. When the abuse […]
9 April 2025 | During the Nazi era, the Adventist welfare work and its energetic leader, Hulda Jost, integrated the Adventist welfare work into the government’s welfare organization. Adventist leaders also took advantage of their foreign ties to promote the Third Reich abroad. They worked closely with Nazi authorities and filed detailed reports. Particularly noteworthy is […]
by Jim Burklo | 9 April 2025 | It is the time of year when we remember Jesus entering Jerusalem for the last time, riding on a donkey with his admirers laying branches and fronds on the ground ahead of him to honor him. It is called, in most churches, Palm Sunday. There is a […]
by Dr. Pamela Maize Harris | 8 April 2025 | What follows is a true story, though names have been changed to protect the identity of those involved. Sylvia and her husband, Sam, arrived at the state line of their new conference pastorate. They pulled over to document the moment. It felt almost like a […]
7 April 2025 | After over 40 years of operation, the constituency of Dakota Adventist Academy voted to cease operation of the school, effective at the end of this school year. The enrollment had dropped to 22 students. The vote passed the constitutionally-mandated 75% threshold by 8 votes. A statement from the Dakota Conference said, […]
7 April 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Am I the only one who finds the white-draped table of the communion service rather strange—like the setup for surgery—not to mention the complicated choreography of the communion service itself? Signed, Not Impressed Dear Not Impressed, Aunty isn’t sure if you’re the only one who’s had these thoughts—but […]
