31 July 2024 | What does getting older mean? What is ahead: burdens or blessings? Length of life or quality of life? A time for growth and exploration Putting your house in order Living with hope. Teacher: Reinder Bruinsma lives in the Netherlands with his wife, Aafje. He has served the Adventist Church in various […]
by Edward Reifsnyder | 6 August 2024 | The State of Louisiana and the Seventh-day Adventist Church have something in common. We both hype the Ten Commandments. This June, Louisiana’s legislature passed, and the governor signed, a bill requiring all Louisiana public schools to display the Ten Commandments in all classrooms, from kindergarten to state-sponsored […]
5 August 2024 | Our church says it is the “remnant,” which we say means we are God’s only true church, because we obey the fourth commandment and have the spirit of prophecy. Yet the prophet has been dead for a long time, and it seems to me many congregations have become less loving and […]
Whenever an AT writer or commenter admits they have quit attending their local Adventist congregation, someone is likely to respond, “You should stay and change it.” As a lifelong pastor, I want to embrace that idea. We need members who are open-minded, flexible, who value grace and mercy. But here’s the reality: Most congregations, at […]
by Shelley Curtis Weaver | 2 August 2024 The Bible has a fair amount of dirt in it. In Matthew 13, for example, is the familiar parable about sowing seed, and the growth in different types of soil. It’s an Adventist favorite. Sometimes it was presented as a cautionary tale: “Be good soil! Be deep, […]
by Hannele Ottschofski | 1 August 2024 | I am afraid. I’ve been looking over to the other side of the ocean, and I am frightened about what is happening in America. Many Americans are frightened, too. There appears to be such instability in the “land of the free”—so many things that could threaten freedom […]
31 July 2024 | In addition to the formal, voted doctrines, Adventism harbors and perpetuates a wide range of beliefs and fears about threats to the church and its members. Of the eight major sources of anxiety, six come from beyond the church community, and two come from within Adventist popular thought. External threats included […]
by David Geelan | 30 July 2024 | It’s a rude awakening: an uncomfortably loud whooping alarm, and a looping announcement: “Emergency, evacuate now.” I check the bedside clock and it’s 3:14 am. Suzie and I fumble to dress and stumble to the elevator, and head down to the lobby of our building. In a […]
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29 July 2024 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, My landlord is only available on Saturdays to make repairs on the apartment that I rent. Does this go against Sabbath observance? Signed, No Shower Right Now Dear No Shower, Is your landlord a Sabbath observer who is having to break the Sabbath to fix your apartment? Or […]
