26 October 2021 | Matthew Lucio is the pastor of a small-city Midwestern church that has innovated like crazy to stay alive and thrive in a challenging cultural environment. Matthew J. Lucio is husband to a formidable wife, Laura, and together they parent two amazing girls: Aerith and Arwen. Matthew pastors in Peoria, Illinois, where […]
25 October 2021 | Dear Aunty Sevvy, I don’t believe in vaccines, especially the Covid vaccine. Why are people being forced to be vaccinated, or they lose their jobs in the hospital, or can’t visit their families in the nursing home, or maybe won’t even be able to go shopping? Isn’t this a form of […]
18 October 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I’m 15 and I’m a Seventh-day Adventist, as are my parents. My style has always been a little on the eccentric side, while still following Adventist values. I’ve always wanted my hair an unnatural color but my mom thinks only “weirdos” have “weird” hair colors. She doesn’t want […]
11 October 2021 | Is Ernie Knoll a new prophet approved by our church? He claims to have dreams from God. Signed, Searcher Dear Searcher: Ernie Knoll appeared on the Adventist scene about fifteen years ago, with some spectacular claims to divine messages. His initial presentations were pretty much typical Adventist end-time warnings and instructions […]
Righteousness by Faith is a Wrestling Match with God To believe is to wrestle with God. It is in the moments when we question God, when we doubt God, that we are closest to God. Abraham was not called faithful and righteous when he was on top of Mount Moriah willing to offer up his […]
4 October 2021 Dear Aunt Sevvy: Now that we expect the intensity of the pandemic to decline, I’m looking forward to again inviting people over on Sabbath after church to continue our fellowship over food. But it seems that what you eat and don’t eat nowadays is more important than fellowship. Who wants to fix […]
This is the last time you will see AT1 on the Adventist Today website and Facebook page. Going forward, you will find it at creativeministry.org and on the Center for Creative Ministry Facebook page. It’s easy to give thanks in all things when the sun is out and everything seems bright, but when the […]
30 September 2021 | Read this paper for our class this week. To believe is to wrestle with God. It is in the moments when we question God, when we doubt God, that we are closest to God. But that’s often not how righteousness by faith is presented or understood. Sola fide, the central doctrine […]
This is the last time you will see Sharing Scripture on the Adventist Today website and Facebook page. Going forward, you will find it at creativeministry.org and on the Center for Creative Ministry Facebook page. Preamble to Deuteronomy For use: September 26 – October 2, 2021 Texts: Isaiah 14:12–14; Ezekiel 28:12–7; Genesis 3:1–7; Genesis […]
27 September 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Adventist Fundamental Belief 14 says that “distinctions of race, culture, learning, and nationality, and differences between high and low, rich and poor, male and female, must not be divisive among us.… we are to serve and be served without partiality or reservation.” So why do the General Conference […]
A spirit of abundance is lifegiving. Remembering what you’re grateful for and determining what you can do now in every moment enhances that abundance. We’re so delighted you’ve found AT1. From our inspirational message, to our thought-provoking AT Trending News, to our melodic moment of music, we trust this short program adds value to […]
This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […]