by Loren Seibold | 26 August 2022 | Several weeks ago I yanked up my COVID roots and took myself on a trip. It felt like I’d come out of a dark cell, emerged from solitary confinement into daylight. I got invited (actually, I kinda invited myself) to the home field of the Seibolds in […]
by Edward Reifsnyder and Carmen Seibold | 25 August 2022 | The Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) is diverse. Geographically, it includes Wyoming, Colorado, and northwest New Mexico. There are large swaths of alpine landscape along with vast areas of high plains and agricultural lands, as well as semi-deserts. The region takes in ranchers and researchers. […]
25 August 2022 | Writes AT reader Gregory Matthews, Kudos for the Summer print edition of Adventist Today, entitled “Women in Ministry.” I consider myself to be reasonably well informed as to the contribution that women have made to this denomination in the past, but this issue has informed me as to the contribution of […]
8/22/2022 | All during the 1960s unprecedented waves of turbulent social change had washed over North America and rippled around the world. The waves surged through Adventism, too. New theological ideas such as the new views on the heavenly sanctuary taught by Edward Heppenstall and the new approach to teaching the New Testament that included […]
24 Aug 2022 | Everything we do in congregational worship is a communal embodiment of what we believe, and a rehearsal of who we are becoming. Christian worship not only communicates meaning but facilitates meeting—an encounter with the Divine and one another. Our discussion will consider central priorities for worship planning and leading that can […]
by Raj Attiken | 23 August 2022 | The controversies about abortion have escalated to a renewed pitch in the United States following the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, declaring that the constitutional right to abortion, upheld for nearly a half century, no longer exists. State legislatures and […]
22 August 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I’m confused about the “Christians” who are celebrating the right of the government to decide what a woman can do with her body: isn’t this ruling a dangerous precedent of the mixing of religious views with government enforcement? Aren’t people concerned with what other rights will be taken […]
22 August 2022 | Dear Adventist Today: Kudos for the overall value of the Summer print edition of Adventist Today, entitled “Women in Ministry.” I consider myself to be reasonably well informed as to the contribution that women have made to this denomination in the past. The Summer 2022 issue has informed me as to […]
19 August 2022 | Mike Tucker believes the entire world is grieving. COVID, monkeypox, war, climate change, economic downturns, and more have made it impossible for anyone to feel normal. Loss has become a constant and unavoidable part of life. Mike shares his experience with loss and what it has taught him about God, himself, […]
17 Aug 2022 | This Sabbath Dr. Gil Valentine will present on some of the themes of his recent book, Ostriches and Canaries, and we will discuss the problem of coping with change. All during the 1960s unprecedented waves of turbulent social change had washed over North America and rippled around the world. The waves […]
by Ron Hessel | 16 August 2022 | With over 40 years in either teaching or pastoral ministry I’ve thought about and taught about the Sabbath—a lot. I’ve sometimes wondered, though, if I’ve been getting it all wrong. What if we have completely misunderstood the significance of the Sabbath’s being a part of God’s law? […]
15 August 2022 | My church wants to disfellowship me for not believing in the work of Ellen G. White. Should they be allowed to do that? Signed, Believer—Except for This Dear Believer: Not only should the church not disfellowship someone who does not have faith in Ellen White, it is forbidden to do so […]
