13 December 2023 | We usually state it in the negative: “Why don’t people go to church?” or “Why have people stopped coming to church?” We can view the other side of the coin by stating it in the positive: “Why do people go to church?” Those who have experienced the hemorrhaging of young people […]
6 December 2023 | Jonathan Butler and Laura Wibberding discuss the October 22 conference on Ellen White’s role in light of recent scholarship. Adventist Today has published two pieces about this conference, that you can read here in preparation for the class: Scholars Appeal for Re-examination of Church’s Relationship to Ellen White “Ellen White for […]
30 November 2023 | The average Christian (among whom are even seminary-trained Christians, as I have come to discover) assumes that the term “Christ” is a religious term unique to the religion of Christianity. Biblically, this is not the case. This assumption may hinder any realization of the radical spiritual calling that is in Christ. […]
23 November 2023 | Change is a biblical concept. Change happened in Bible times. The world around us is changing. It seems to many of us that the church must change if it wants to remain relevant and to be successful in its mission. Not everyone agrees. Some imagine a church of the past—the church […]
15 November 2023 | Race and racism are some of the most important questions in our societies. A House on Fire brought together 20 Adventist scholars, writers, and activists to address this burning social issue, urging that Adventist faith has something valuable and important to contribute to our understanding of and response to the realities of […]
8 November 2023 | This class will explore what it means to be a church of and for the 21st-century world. Discover how the modern church can meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving society and foster genuine connections. We’ll discuss practical strategies to unleash the true essence of God’s community and make a tangible […]
25 October 2023 | The Hebrew language, in which much of the Old Testament is written, is a vivid and image-driven language. Throughout the Hebrew Bible, readers will find rich and varied imagery drawn upon by the authors to depict their understanding of who God is and how God engages with humans. As readers, it […]
18 October 2023 | One of the reasons God was so incensed with injustice—after all, he raised prophets such as Isaiah and Ezekiel and others who were prophets particularly of social justice—is because injustice is so much against who he is and what he is about. If God’s nature is love, and God’s mission is […]
4 October 2023 | Adventist healthcare ministry was once considered the “entering wedge” for our church. Other faith-based healthcare ministries were common at the time, with similar goals and objectives: serving the public in our communities with regard to health and well-being, all the while hoping they would join the church. As Adventism went up […]
27 September 2023 | In discussions about theology and spiritual lives, the aesthetic hardly ever gets the spotlight. When it does, it is often a battle of preferences, not an exchange of informed or “sensed-through” comments on the deeper makeup of the concept and related fields. Things like beauty and arts exist, an artifact may […]
The following recordings of Adventist Today Sabbath Seminar (ATSS) classes are available on our YouTube channel: Bryan Ness, “God, the Big Bang, and the Age of Everything” Matthew Korpman, “Ellen White and the Apocrypha” Rolf J. Pöhler, “Is Truth a Secure Possession or Steady Search?” Sigve Tonstad, “The Sabbath as a Divine Commitment” David Neff, […]
20 September 2023 | Raj Attiken When the church of my childhood years organized a Pathfinder club, I became one of its early members. Our club meetings typically began with the recital of the Pathfinder Aim, Motto, Pledge, and Law. None of us questioned how doable the Aim was: “The Advent Message to all the […]