by Edison Garcia-Creitoff | 15 March 2022 | I recently heard a pastor say in a sermon that there seemed to be a civil war in the church between the vaccinated and the anti-vaccine believers. The pastor called on the members not to forget that, regardless of our differences, we are all brothers and sisters; […]
by Joni Bell | 10 March 2022 | “Present truth” is a uniquely valued Adventist phrase. When first used, some 150+ years ago, it meant a set of unique beliefs: the Sabbath, an understanding of the sanctuary, and the second advent. But though we still believe in those things, I do not often hear the […]
Richard W. Coffen | 8 March 2022 | My Grandma Hayward was a character! It looked to me like Grandma had a baker’s dozen of pill bottles on her bedside stand! When the toast burned, she’d say, “Give it to me, dear. Charcoal is good for the liver.” If I went to use the bathroom, she’d […]
by Hannele Ottschofski | 4 March 2022 | Our part of the world went into lockdown exactly two years ago. Ever since, we have been monitoring the effects of the Covid-19 virus on our lives. Lockdowns, regulations, and variant surges have changed the way we live our daily lives. Masks, vaccines and new medication have […]
by Jack Hoehn | February 27, 2022 | My grandfather was born in Odessa. He was not a Ukrainian or a Russian, but many Germans lived in German colonies at that time, farming the rich Ukrainian land. Later on when the Russian Czar decided he needed to expand his army, even German colonists began to […]
by Loren Seibold | 28 February 2022 | This essay was recently published in Intersections, the parish magazine of the Glendale City Church. I had heard for years that Christianity in Europe had declined sharply. In many countries church attendance is in the single digits on a non-holiday Sunday. So what happens when there are […]
by David Geelan | 24 February 2022 | One of the comments I make most often on Facebook posts—so often it may well be annoying to my friends—is brief and simple: “The truth matters”. It’s a core belief, because of its obverse: lies kill. In his recent Adventist Today article “Anti-Vaccination Is Not Our Message,” […]
by Russ Spangler | 22 February 2022 | His name was Galileo Galilei. He was an astronomer, mathematician, and physicist from Pisa, Italy. He has been called the father of observational astronomy and even the father of the scientific method and modern science. In the year 1609 he made some improvements to an invention that […]
by Christopher C. Thompson | 18 February 2022 | Black history fact: In 1964, Sidney Poitier was the first African American actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Lilies of the Field. Poitier is known for several iconic roles in unforgettable films, including Guess […]
by Connie J. French | 17 February 2022 | Not long ago I wrote a letter to an adult daughter. In it, I confessed my deep remorse for requiring her to attend church as a child, where she was exposed to spiritual abuse. Her response brought tears to my eyes, and lifted a burden from […]
by Loren Seibold | 15 February 2022 | Here is a question that has often puzzled me: why do some people survive in the Adventist Church in spite of their heterodoxy, and others don’t? Paging back through our history, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that there is far greater latitude for people who are […]
by Vinnie MacIsaac | 13 February 2022 | “Love never fails.” 1 Corinthians 13:8 It is that time of year when love comes walking in. It walks in with overpriced red cards, costly candy boxes in the shapes of hearts, and overcrowded restaurants with underwhelming meals. And I am pretty sure it also walked into […]