by Nicole Brown Dominguez | 23 December 2024 | In my grandparents’ church, there is a member who refuses to enter the sanctuary for the entire month of December. Why? Because the platform has a Christmas tree on it. I briefly was the moderator of the General Conference Instagram account. I once suggested doing an […]
SILVER SPRING, Maryland — In a groundbreaking initiative that combines compassion with practicality, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has announced its new “Reindeer Retraining Program” to help Santa’s hardworking sleigh team transition into meaningful employment after the holiday season. “Every December, these reindeer work tirelessly to deliver joy around the world,” said ADRA […]
BERRIEN SPRINGS, Michigan — The annual Christmas nativity play at the Berrien Springs Seventh-day Adventist Church has once again stirred controversy as Pastor Heirloom Parker’s son, 17-year-old Timmy, was cast as Baby Jesus for the 17th consecutive year. The decision, announced during last Sabbath’s potluck, has raised eyebrows and sparked heated debates over haystacks and […]
by Stephen Ferguson | 29 December 2023 | In one of my favorite Jesus parables, the movie Man of Steel, a teenage Clark Kent (played by Dylan Spraberry) is finally told of his alien origins by adopted-father Jonathan Kent (played by Kevin Costner in one of his best-ever performances). Jonathan tells Clark he isn’t just […]
by Horace Alexander | 25 December 2023 | Birth has been described as the earliest miracle of human life, and before the science of fertilization, conception, and gestation were more completely understood, birth was seen as miraculous, a gift from God. Even with our scientific knowledge, birth is still full of wonderment and mystery. There […]
SILVER SPRING, Maryland — Church officials from around the world rushed to Silver Spring yesterday after senior denominational leadership realized there was one remaining aspect of Adventist living for which they had not published a narrow, binding policy: Christmas present regifting. Despite the fact that Christmas Day is literally around the corner, dozens of leaders […]
by Christopher C. Thompson | 22 December 2023 | “It’s a populist irony—the strongman comes to power by making impossible and destructive promises to the disenfranchised. Do they actually have any intention of helping these people? Of course not. In fact, they´ll actively stymie any reforms that will actually make the system more fair. All […]
by Shelley Curtis Weaver | 21 December 2023 | This is the time of year when I remember my bewilderment over my first Advent calendar. I was young, but old enough to have absorbed “advent” as part of my religious identity. And I wasn’t sure how that word related to Christmas! It speaks to my […]
by Marcos D. Torres[1]* | 20 December 2023 | (This essay is in English here.) To najwspanialszy czas w roku. Dla niektórych. Dla innych to najgorszy czas w roku. Możesz być pewny, że ludzie ci sprawią, iż będziesz o tym wiedział. Ich profile w mediach społecznościowych są pełne memów oraz filmików o prawdziwych, pogańskich korzeniach […]
By Carl McRoy | 20 December 2023 | Read part 1 here. This piece was also published at ThreeFifthsOnline. James Brown: Santa Claus, Go Straight to the Ghetto The Temptations weren’t “too proud to beg” back in 1966, but by August 1968 James Brown said it loud, “I’m Black and I’m Proud!” This was a […]
by Carl McRoy | 18 December 2023 | I’m not that Christmasy of a person. But sometimes music makes me feel more festive when the songs have a non-traditional approach or an intriguing story behind them. Chuck Berry’s “Run Rudolf Run” has become a Christmas classic now, but it didn’t start that way—and there’s definitely […]
14 December 2023 | Washington Adventist University Alum Releases Christmas Movie in Theaters Founder of Sonset Friday Entertainment, a multi-award winning production company producing faith and inspirational content, Anthony Hackett has produced a Christmas comedy that was released in theaters on December 8th. As an alumnus from Washington Adventist University, he majored in Religion with […]