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Creating Holy Atmosphere: How the Trans-European Division Redefined Youth Conferences
1 April 2025 | The Lord called Samuel three times before the young man responded: “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening” (1 Samuel 3:10). Moses answered God’s call and was instructed to remove his shoes, as “the place where you are standing is holy ground” (Exodus 3:4-5). These verses set the tone for the Trans-European […]
Comments of the Week Mar 24-31
Comments of the Week Mar 24-31 “This is really gonna backfire when someone releases an AI video of Wintley Phipps singing something ‘naughty.’ Lol.” –Luke Sherwin on Wintley Phipps’ new AI Model generating sermons and theological aid. Comments on Aunt Sevvy; How to Prepare for the 2025 GC Session; Wintley Phipps’ new AI Model; Church […]
How many of the 28 Fundamental Beliefs can you disagree with and still call yourself an Adventist?
31 March 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, How many of the 28 Fundamental Beliefs can you disagree with and still call yourself an Adventist? Signed, Questioning Dear Questioning, Our pioneers wrote in 1872, “We wish to have it distinctly understood that we have no articles of faith, creed, or discipline, aside from the Bible.” Yet […]
Editorial: Dr. Eva B Dykes, an Inspiring Adventist Woman
March is Women’s History Month, a perfect time to celebrate the often unsung contributions of women. I want to tell you about Eva B. Dykes, who in 1921 became the first Black American woman to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree. Though she died in 1986, Dr. Dykes remains a symbol of courage, scholarship, […]
ATSS: Maury Jackson, “The Greatest Hits of the Epistle to the Galatians”
26 March 2025 | Galatians is a short book with some fascinating content. But reading through it could raise some questions in your mind. Paul starts some of his books with praise and appreciation. Why does he start this book with a scolding? What’s significant about Paul’s conversion story that he has to add it […]
Aunt Sevvy, does anointing for healing work?
24 March 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I have chronic pain that makes life difficult. A family member suggested I ask my pastor for anointing. Two of my relatives were anointed: one died and the other is still sick. Does anointing work, Aunty? Needing a Miracle Dear Miracle: The problem here may have to do […]
Comments of the Week Mar 17-23
Comments of the Week Mar 17-23 “Basic hygiene? Ah, how low the bar doth go….” –Patti Purdy Hansen Tompkins on Satire about Eligible Adventist Men Being Declared Extinct. Comments on Bass Memorial Academy Closing, Is Prophecy Fate? Am I the Villain? Andrews University Time Capsule, Satire Pieces, and Aunt Sevvy Adventist Boarding Academy Bass Memorial […]
Editorial: The Good & the Bad of Sectarianism
Not long ago in a conversation with a friend I referred to Adventists as “sectarian.” She asked me what that meant. In case you don’t know either, let me try to explain. In terms of doctrines, Seventh-day Adventists share a great deal with most other Christians. But we have quite a different kind of identity. The […]
ATSS: Bryan Ness, “Adventism’s Love-Hate Relationship with Science”
19 March 2025 | The dance between religion and science has been going on since the dawn of the scientific revolution. When the Catholic Church became more and more concerned with the drift of Easter later and later in the year, they enlisted the astronomer Copernicus to fix the problem. He did so—but in the […]
Adventist Today Sabbath Seminar – Recent Recordings
17 March 2025 | Please subscribe to our YouTube channel to continue to receive reminders of new programs! Marcelo Reis, “Lord’s Supper or Lost Supper? The Evolution of the ‘Sacramental Meal’” Warren Trenchard, “The Investigative Judgment: Adventist Asset or Liability?” Rolf Pöhler, “Future, Past, and Present: Adventist Apocalypticism Facing the Times” Stephen Ferguson, “What Makes […]
I tried to read the Bible—but got discouraged with the Old Testament God
17 March 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Recently, because I wanted to know God better, I started reading the Bible from cover to cover starting with Genesis. Very soon I found myself feeling conflicted. I believe God is good—but I can’t help but think that God seems petty and even cruel in the Old Testament. […]