by Rich Hannon | 20 May 2022 | With the historical ascent of science and its theories about the natural world, there has been a gradual but intensifying religion-driven conflict about science’s trustworthiness, as some conclusions have departed from traditionally orthodox Christian understandings. For example, believers have for centuries accepted the idea that the world […]
Category: Commentary
Ellen White’s Vision of a Flawed Final Generation
by Alden Thompson | 19 May 2022 | Recently I came across some astonishing “last generation” comments from Ellen White in the chapter “Joshua and the Angel” in Prophets and Kings (582-592). As I pondered the chapter, I was startled but encouraged at how clearly Ellen White presents the case for a sinful people standing […]
- May, 19
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Whom Does Abortion Kill?
by Richard W. Coffen | Morning news, noontime news, evening news—the media are reporting a leak of a legal opinion allegedly supported by the majority of the justices of the United States Supreme Court. Someone, somewhere, somehow has released to Politico, without authorization, a 98-page “Opinion of the Court” written by Justice Samuel Alito. The force […]
- May, 13
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Cancelling “Cancel Culture”
by David Geelan | 11 May 2022 | To be honest, I’m not 100% sure what I think about “cancel culture.” Often when I sit down to write for Adventist Today I have a fairly clear idea of the conclusion I hope to share, or at least the question I want to leave you with. […]
- May, 12
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Adventists and Interfaith Weddings
by Loren Seibold | 10 May 2022 | “Where’d you get married?” I asked. “In Jim’s church,” Terry said. Jim is a Seventh-day Adventist; Terry isn’t. “The Adventist pastor stood up in front with us and preached a sermon,” she said. “But he said he couldn’t marry an Adventist with a non-Adventist so we had […]
- May, 10
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Every Child Born Should Be a Wanted Child
by Lindsey Abston Painter | 6 May 2022 | My job is to train professionals who work with children and families in a variety of needs. One is the foster care system: I train new foster parents, seasoned foster parents, foster family case workers, social workers, and floor staff in group homes. In my work […]
- May, 6
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Ramadan, Easter & Warped Apocalyptic Exclusivism
by Admiral Ncube | 5 May 2022 | Recently I saw on the General Conference Youth Ministries Facebook page an announcement that on Sunday, May 1, 2022, our denomination would commemorate the global Ramadan prayer day, the keynote speaker being General Conference President Ted Wilson. This initiative was championed by the Global Center for Adventist-Muslim […]
- May, 5
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Four Misused Texts about Biblical Interpretation
by Olive Hemmings | 2 May 2022 | Much of what we say we know about Biblical interpretation is derived from what the Bible says about itself. While the Bible has the right to self-identify itself as an inspired book, the problem is that several of the oft-used passages are taken out of context, and […]
- May, 3
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You Can Trust Science—and the Bible
by Paul Priest | 28 April 2022 | I am a Bible believer. But I also believe in dinosaurs. I have seen their bones. Science says the dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago. My church says life was created in six days, 6,000 to 10,000 years ago. My church bases this belief on […]
- April, 28
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The Way Home: Variation on an Old Family Story
by Melissa Brotton | 25 April 2022 | “And where I go you know, and the way you know.” (John 14:4 NKJV) “Beverly, do finish your breakfast, and gather your books. Grandpa will have the sleigh at the door in just a few moments, and he won’t want to keep the horses waiting in cold […]
- April, 26
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The Hypnotic Allure of Groupthink
by Thandazani Mhlanga | 22 April 2022 | My picture of hypnosis, thanks to the movie industry, involves an unimaginably comfortable couch, a swinging pendulum, and the hypnotist’s persuasive and gentle voice counting down. But that concept always calls to arms the thinker in me to defend logic. Thus, I have tended to write hypnosis […]
- April, 22
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From the Top to Rock Bottom
by Christopher C. Thompson | 21 April 2022 | You know, it’s amazing how one decision and corresponding action can change your entire life! At this point, you have at least heard about “The Slap” that disrupted the Oscars live show. I know you’ve at least heard about it because not only did it disrupt […]
- April, 21
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