By Paul Priest | 23 June 2020 | Much of Adventist origins theology is based on a young earth view of creation, which can be summarized with the following points: The earth was created about 6,000 years ago. It was created in 6 days. It was created perfect. Adam and Eve were the first humans. […]
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Adventist Tomorrow #7a: A Robust Creationism
by Jack Hoehn | 15 July 2018 | There is a confluence of ideas coming from within and without the Seventh-day Adventist church, that suggests places this church can go with its theology and mission. Jack wants to talk with you about some of them. This article #7a is on an expanded creationism, and parts […]
- July, 27
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Converted by Evidence
By Jack Hoehn Günter Bechly, PhD, is a German scientist. He was raised agnostic or atheist by his family, his schools, his culture. Given no religious training or exposure, this was a scientific, rational, non-superstitious world to him and his family. He was an excellent student and graduated summa cum laude (that means very smart!) […]
- August, 21
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Survey: Strong Support for Women’s Ordination in US
March 31, 2017: A survey of Adventists in the United States indicates that 86 percent support women serving as pastors and agree that these women should be ordained in the same way that men are. Less than 9 percent oppose the idea. Asked if they would support “having a female pastor in my own church,” […]
Undeniable–Douglas Axe
UNDENIABLE– How Biology Confirms Our Intuition That Life Is Designed Douglas Axe, 299 pages by HarperOne, 2016. (Hardcover $25.99, less on Amazon.com) A new book reviewed by Jack Hoehn. The slipcover to the book is a close-up photograph of the fantastically colored, intricately designed, mosaic-like art of a chameleon’s tail. Every little scale in turquoise, green, […]
- August, 22
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Ages of the Earth and Mankind: No Answers in Genesis or Ellen White, Part II
by Ervin Taylor, June 6, 2016: In Part I, we noted that in 2015, the corporate Seventh-day Adventist Church, in General Conference assembled, adopted a “fundamental” position that declared that the creation of life on this planet occurred “recently,” that it was accomplished in six, literal, 24-hour days, and that a recent, literal, world-wide flood […]
- June, 6
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Noah in the Navajo: Conversation with a Geologist in Zion National Park
by John McLarty, March 10, 2016: In May, 2014, I was hiking the Zion Canyon Overlook Trail with geologist Gerry Bryant. Zion National Park’s iconic cliffs of cross-bedded sandstone inspire wonder, of course. They also pose commanding questions. Where did all that sand come from? How did it end up here in southern Utah? What […]
- March, 10
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European Adventists Recognize International Earth Day
From CD EUDNews, April 22, 2015: The Inter-European Division Public Relations department has released a statement recognizing Earth Day, highlighting the denomination’s teachings on environmental stewardship: “God made our world with brilliant creativity and tender care. He created humanity to take care of and take pleasure in the planet, with rest and recreation in perfect […]
BOOK REVIEW — Genesis versus Darwinism: The Demise of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
Desmond Ford. Genesis versus Darwinism: The Demise of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. 2014. Available on Amazon.com for $31.49. Reviewed by Ervin Taylor January 15, 2015 A Non-Fundamentalist Evangelical Christian Objection to Darwinism—But Not to Evolution Background This is not a typical work by a conservative Christian apologist addressing evolution. It certainly does not conform to […]