Category: Announcements

Signs of All Times: What About the Middle East?

19 January 2022  | Should we connect prophecies and signs with specific historical events? We will look at particular on events in the Middle East, the tensions between West and East and on the question of whether the establishment of the state of Israel has any end-of-time significance. To read for this class: Excerpt from […]

Signs for All Times, Part 1: How Timely Are the Signs?

12 January 2022  | Are the “signs of the times” signs of all times? The biblical perspective on “the time of the end” is that we are in the time of the end since Jesus left this earth at his ascension. During these last 20 centuries “signs” have told believers that history is moving in […]

Navigating the Troubled Waters of the Adventist Church in China

5 January 2022  | In 1958, the Chinese Communist regime implemented a radical policy of homogenizing the Chinese Protestant population in the notion of “unified worship.” The policy banned all distinct denominational practices to give way for a united mode of Chinese Christian faith in a socialist setting. After the Maoist decades of hostile suppression, […]

Beginning Again: How to Start a New Year

31 December 2021  | Our teacher scheduled for this week, David Geelan, had a medical emergency and isn’t able to teach. Your teachers will be Loren Seibold and John McLarty. Topics we’ll be covering that relate to the junction between old and new: Accomplishments: past and upcoming Contentment and acceptance—of others and ourselves How much […]

Maury D. Jackson: Remapping Adventist Theology

15 December 2021  | The 28 fundamental beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists turns out to be a poor tool for capturing the tapestry, richness, nuances, complexity, and downright contested differences in theological convictions among the members who make up the religious community. As the denominational family grows, ecclesiastical maneuvers jockey to hide the differences that reside […]

Adventists & Ecumenism: Preliminary Questions

8 December 2021  | In this class I wish to step back a little and look at the big picture before we focus on more specific questions. That is, we will address three or four preliminary points/questions that should be addressed before deciding anything about ecumenism for Adventists. These include: The meaning of salvation in […]

Julius Nam: Peace Church or Self-Defense Church?

4 December 2021  | This Sabbath, we explore Seventh-day Adventism’s checkered relationship with war, peace, military service, weapons, and self-preservation. Although “noncombatancy” (service in the military unarmed at all times) is not one of the church’s fundamental beliefs, it remains the official position of the church on military service. In 1954 and 1972, the General […]

Exploring the Deeper Reaches of Gratitude

24 November 2021  | I know that a lot of people think gratitude is a weak topic. I don’t. If gratitude is merely courtesy, then why does it come up throughout the Bible as an essential ingredient of the Christian life? David is always thanking God. Jesus is always thanking God. Paul is always thanking […]

ATSS: The Authority of the Local Adventist Church

17 November 2021  | By Todd Leonard A silver lining in what has otherwise been the dark cloud of the General Conference in Session’s refusal to endorse ordination equality is that it forced union conferences to recognize and reassert their authority over the issuing of ordination credentials. As unions in North America and Europe now […]

Are You Receiving Adventist Today Magazine?

9 November 2021  | We’re proud to announce that our Autumn 2021 magazine is in the mail! The theme is interpreting the Bible, and we have some captivating articles! Here’s who is in our table of contents: Olive J. Hemmings: “Four Misunderstood Texts About Biblical Interpretation” Matthew J. Korpman: “When God Wants Dis/Obedience: Wrestling with […]

Ser como Jesús: El camino posmoderno

21 de octubre de 2021 | Lea este ensayo como preparación para esta clase. Lo que sigue es una breve selección de este ensayo. El adventismo en la actualidad está experimentando una tensión sobre su definición de lo que significa ser un discípulo de Jesús. Durante el reciente Concilio Anual de la Asociación General, Ted […]