by Dennis Meier  |  23 October 2019  | I was in attendance in 2012 when my union conference (the North German Union Conference, or NDV) voted for equality in pastoral service. The motion was placed on the agenda by a single individual, though the Executive Committee seemed happy to bring it up for a decision. […]

by Melissa Brotton  |  21 October 2019  | Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord! (Psalm 27:14, New King James Version) “That’s it, boy,” I say and snap the last rivet on the large, plastic dog-collar. Daylen casts me a doleful look. […]

By Loren Seibold  |  22 October 2019  |   Just one month ago, I published a piece about a rumor I’d heard concerning the discontinuance of the infamous compliance committees. I took my cue from two bits of information: some leaks we’d heard from an Adventist Today friend to the effect that Elder Wilson was having […]

by André Reis  |  21 October 2019  | To Adventists everywhere, happy Great Disappointment Day! In this anniversary commentary on Millerite history, I deal with the day-year principle (or year-day principle)—of which Seventh-day Adventists are the main proponent—which posits that any time period found in biblical prophecy must be converted to days and then to […]

by Neroli Dobson  |  20 October 2019  | Dear Church Leaders in the South Pacific Division and the Australian Union Conference: This morning I was reminded of a quote attributed to Martin Luther King Jr.: “There comes a time when silence becomes betrayal.” Challenged by these words from a great man of God, I must […]

by Edwin Torkelsen  |  19 October 2019  | Certain dates become important markers in our personal life because they represent the tipping point between before and after: birthday, wedding, first-child-day. Our last day alive will certainly also qualify, though we are unable to remember it. Let’s hope someone else does. Most nations also have such […]

by Hannele Ottschofski  |  18 October 2019  |   I’ve often asked myself what made me what I am.  As a Finn, I am totally atypical: a housewife and mother, wife of a pastor, I have not worked for most of my life, or engaged in volunteer activities. Actually, I have repeated my mother’s life pattern, […]

by David Geelan  |  17 October 2019  | If my name and qualification list is written out in full, it is Associate Professor David Geelan, FACE SFHEA, BEd (Chem), M.Ed, PhD, GCertSci(Phys), GCHE, and I’m currently President and Managing Director of the Australasian Science Education Research Association. I suppose I could, but I never do, […]

by Alvin Masarira, PhD  |  10 October 2019  | The 61st General Conference (GC) Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is a few months away. The session will be held in Indianapolis (Indiana in the United States) from June 25 to July 4, 2020, under the theme “Jesus is Coming! Get Involved.” This is in […]

By Loren Seibold  |  11 October 2019  |   A few months ago, I received an article from someone comparing Elder Ted Wilson to President Donald Trump. The author saw in both of them an authoritarian streak (probably true) but then added numerous other less thoughtful comparisons. I admit that I was put off by it, even […]

by Dawnette Chambers & Christopher C. Thompson  |  11 October 2019  |   “What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear, What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!” What do hopelessness and the pain of never feeling loved or appreciated do to a person? How does one […]

by Vinnie MacIsaac  |  9 October 2019  | The word “holiday” comes from the linguistic root “holy day”: originally all western holidays were church holy days. As western civilization evolved and multiple stages of development took place the meaning, for better or worse, got lost. Often at this time of year, Christians get worked up […]