Loma Linda Pediatric Surgeons Warn Against Mechanical Bull Dangers After Rise in Child Injuries
24 April 2024 | Pediatric surgeons at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital are raising concerns over the significant rise in severe head injuries among children resulting from mechanical bull accidents, according to a recent article on LLUH’s website. Reports show that 80% of children admitted with mechanical bull-related injuries in […]
Oregon Conference Suspends 2024 Camp Meetings Amid Financial Concerns
23 April 2024 | In an effort to stabilize its financial situation, the Oregon Conference has decided to suspend its annual Spanish and English camp meetings for 2024. The Executive Committee, under the guidance of Elder Linrud, made this decision on April 18 as part of a broader strategy to […]
The Promise of Eternal Life
by Greg Prout | 23 April 2024 | A salient feature of human existence is its impermanence. Time is transitory, reminding us that we are, too. We are constantly changing, though we don’t always realize it. We live in a moment—a kind of conscious unconsciousness—and unless we pause and observe […]
Aunty, how should I keep the Sabbath?
22 April 2024 | Dear Aunt Sevvy I was a Roman Catholic. I recently discovered the Sabbath. I’d like to know: how do I keep Sabbath? Signed, New Sabbath Believer Dear Believer Welcome to our little corner of the world! The Sabbath is one of Aunty’s favorite things about being […]
ADRA Advocates for Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability
22 April 2024 | The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is leading a global campaign called #GoGreenWithADRA to celebrate Earth Day. This initiative encourages communities in the U.S. and around the world to participate in activities such as environmental cleanups, gardening, and tree planting to promote sustainability and raise […]
Religious Belief & Moral Action
by David Geelan | 19 April 2024 | Talking with friends and family, both in person and online, got me thinking about the relationship between a person’s religious beliefs and the moral tone struck by their actions in the world. Such discussions tend to be anecdotally driven, and to line […]
Rocky Mountain Conference Leadership Will Disband Boulder Church if It Accepts a Gay Member
18 April 2024 | This report was written with the help of Mark Johnson and Dave Ferguson Dave Ferguson started his life as a pastor—in fact, he served as an assistant pastor in the church in Boulder, Colorado, early in his career. Later Dave came out as gay, and is […]
News Briefs for April 18, 2024
18 April 2024 | New Document to Curb Theological “Slippage” Described as Proactive and Embracing “Ted N. C. Wilson, GC president, acknowledged that the rationale behind the document is to provide ‘an initiative to help stem the tide, to stop the drift, to help reduce the slippage of church members, […]
Bjørn Ottesen Appointed President of Danish Union
17 April 2024 | Bjørn Ottesen has been appointed as the new president of the Danish Union of Churches Conference (DUChC), according to the Adventist Review, following a meeting held on March 25. He succeeds Thomas Müller, who recently accepted a position as headteacher at Vejlefjordskolen in Daugård. Ottesen is […]
Disease and Doctors
If life is intelligently designed, with forethought, planning, purposeful, meaningful, are diseases intelligently designed, planned, purposeful too? Do we need more or less religion? Do we need more or fewer doctors? by Jack Hoehn | 17 April 2024 | There are many things that attack and end life. Here are […]
ATSS: Reinder Bruinsma, “How to Build a Christian Community”
17 April 2024 | What is the essence of a community? Or more specifically, of a faith community? It is, first of all, a group of believers, where faith is lived in a daily commitment to Christ, to our brothers and sisters in the faith, and the people around us who need us. […]
The Pagan-Contamination Conspiracy
by Stephen Ferguson | 16 April 2024 Recently I saw an interesting social media post on an Adventist-related forum. The author noted how they had watched the feed of Pastor Ted Wilson, the General Conference president, every day in the lead up to Easter. Every day this keen observer waited […]
Aunty, why are we Adventists so focused on Satan?
15 April 2024 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, In the Adventist community I grew up in, the power of Satan was presented vividly: the devil was more personally involved in everyone’s life than God and the angels. The angels would stay outside places like theaters, where the evil angels would congregate. […]
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Loma Linda Pediatric Surgeons Warn Against Mechanical Bull Dangers After Rise in Child Injuries
24 April 2024 | Pediatric surgeons at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital are raising concerns over the significant rise in severe head injuries among children resulting from mechanical bull accidents, according to a recent article on LLUH’s website. Reports show that 80% of children admitted with mechanical bull-related injuries in recent years have suffered traumatic […]
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The Promise of Eternal Life
by Greg Prout | 23 April 2024 | A salient feature of human existence is its impermanence. Time is transitory, reminding us that we are, too. We are constantly changing, though we don’t always realize it. We live in a moment—a kind of conscious unconsciousness—and unless we pause and observe all the changes occurring around […]
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Aunty, how should I keep the Sabbath?
22 April 2024 | Dear Aunt Sevvy I was a Roman Catholic. I recently discovered the Sabbath. I’d like to know: how do I keep Sabbath? Signed, New Sabbath Believer Dear Believer Welcome to our little corner of the world! The Sabbath is one of Aunty’s favorite things about being Seventh-day Adventist. It is a […]