28 July 2022 | Dear Adventist Today, Along with thousands of others, I’m mourning the sudden loss of Dan Jackson, a true man of God. We were not extraordinarily close. Yet I always felt a bond to him as though he were among my best friends. Our paths crossed a couple dozen times, principally through […]
27 July 2022 | by Tom de Bruin Why do we get ill? Why do we die? Why are there earthquakes, floods, and pandemics? Adventists are often quick to answer: because of sin, Satan, and the fall. The Fundamental belief explains it all: “Human sin resulted in the distortion of the image of God in […]
by Nerida Bates | 26 July 2022 | 20 students accepted the call to be baptized. The president told me that I would do the baptism—but I would have to tell the church board so they would not be surprised when Sabbath came that I was baptizing. When I told the board members I would […]
25 July 2022 | Dear Editor, Thanks to Adventist Today for addressing the LGBTQ+ question. It is a discussion which is much needed. I wanted to comment upon Bryan Ness’s introduction to his ATSS class by, first, noting the use of the word “celibacy.” The word “abstinence” would have been better. Whilst the two words […]
25 July 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, How do we decide which parts of Leviticus apply to the church today, and which parts were only for the ancient Israelites? Sincerely, Confused reader Dear Confused, That is an excellent question for Seventh-day Adventists—we who say so often that we take the entire Bible seriously. We do […]
24 July 2022 | Despite the traditional interpretation of a scattering of “clobber texts” that are assumed to prohibit gender nonconformity and same-sex sexual relationships, the Bible gives little to no direct guidance about how LGBTQ+ individuals should be treated by believers, and certainly does not support condemning such individuals as sinful. From New Testament […]
23 July 2022 | By Kimberly Luste Maran, from the North American Division Adventist News: Former NAD President Daniel R. Jackson Passes to His Rest “The best way for me to understand my life and my service for God is to keep my eyes fixed upon Jesus as my Example and my Mentor,” said Jackson […]
by Rebecca Brothers | 22 July 2022 | I love throwing parties. Pumpkin-carving parties in the fall, holiday brunches in December, birthday parties, dinner parties. All the parties. That was one of the hardest parts of lockdown: I had no reason to map out elaborate menus and try fun new recipes. My dad once said […]
by S.M. Chen | 21 July 2022 | I count it a privilege when I am asked to tend my 11 year-old namesake grandson. His is an inquiring mind, and I await what percolates just below the surface with an admixture of anticipation and delight. When I was last asked to spend time with him, […]
20 July 2022 | by Bryan Ness Many people assume that human sex and gender is binary, and that the normal outcome of reproduction and development is distinctly male or female. Likewise, it is considered normal for individuals to be sexually attracted to the opposite sex. Adventist believers typically consider this to be the way […]
by Loren Seibold | 19 July 2022 | The James Webb Space Telescope is one of the big scientific miracles of our time, one that I’m glad I’ve gotten to see while I’m still alive. This is a pinnacle of human scientific achievement: it can see galaxies (according to NASA’s description) 46 billion light years […]
18 July 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Why do Bible scholars argue so much about Antiochus IV Epiphanes and his significance in the prophecies of Daniel? Signed, History student Dear Student This can be answered in ridiculous detail, but here is Aunty’s simple explanation: Antiochus IV Epiphanes was the Greek leader of a Syrian kingdom […]
