by Christopher C. Thompson | 13 August 2022 | I spent the first part of this week at a conference with Adventist pastors who are committed to community engagement and social justice work. It was an invigorating time to be surrounded by like-minded leaders who are not satisfied with broken models and a semblance of […]
by Samuel Jeudin & Christopher C. Thompson | 9 June 2022 | One of the greatest failures of the Christian church is that we spend so much time preaching that we haven’t cultivated the ability to listen. Given the depth and pervasive tragedies and injustices in our world, this failure borders on egregious, and in […]
Por Christopher C. Thompson | 8 de mayo, 2022 | Es increíble cómo una decisión y su acción pueden cambiar toda tu vida. A estas alturas, por lo menos habrás oído hablar de la “cachetada” que interrumpió el programa en directo de los Oscar. Sé que por lo menos has oído hablar de ello porque […]
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 […]
28 February 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy: Why are our congregations often racially segregated? Signed, Concerned Dear Concerned, Your question is one that is often asked. Aunty asked one of AT’s excellent African American writers, Christopher Thompson, to address it. “The simple answer is that we are naturally drawn to people with whom we have […]
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 Christopher C. Thompson | 16 December 2021 | Lately, I have been thinking about a few of my dreams. You’re actually looking at one of them right now: the dream for a book about dreams is about ten years old. Long story. But the fact that you’re reading this is evidence that the book […]
by Christopher C. Thompson | 15 October 2021 | Let’s start by stating the obvious: hurting people hurt people. This is a fact of life. And for all of those on a path to pursuing some grand and lofty goal that God has set before you, hurt is bound to happen. I’m going to describe […]
by Christopher C. Thompson | 02 September 2021 | Sometimes ministry kills. We ministers deal with healing words, but sometimes the work has a toxic and abusive impact—on those who are in the work. We need to talk about this. There have been several books written on this subject (Well-Intentioned Dragons and Clergy Killers come […]
By Carl McRoy & Christopher C. Thompson | 27 May 2021 | What if radical abolitionists like Joseph Bates could hear the Muslim son of an Adventist mother proclaim a version of Revelation’s judgment hour message? What if Malcolm Little had encountered the mid-19th century change-agents that birthed the Seventh-day Adventist Church instead of the […]
19 May 2021 | 19 “Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears.” 20 But all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen each man’s plowshare, his mattock, his ax, and his sickle; 21 and the charge for a sharpening […]
19 May 2021 | This week’s ATSS conversation will be based on this article by Alicia Johnston. Excerpt: When getting my degree [at the Adventist seminary], I spent as much time as I could in the Biblical Studies departments learning about how to understand the Bible. I got to know many of the people whose […]
