26 июня 2023 | Дорогая тётя Аня, Будучи адвентистом всю свою жизнь, я думал, что знаю большинство отрывков и историй из Ветхого Завета. Но недавно я начал читать Ветхий Завет с самого начала, и мне не потребовалось много времени, чтобы увидеть, что он содержит совсем другую картину той подборки историй, которые нам рассказывали на детской […] Source: https://atoday.org/%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%ba-%d1%8f-%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%b3%d1%83-%d0%b4%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%80%d1%8f%d1%82%d1%8c-%d0%b1%d0%b8%d0%b1%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%b8-%d0%b5%d1%81%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%82%d1%85%d0%be%d0%b7/
Forest Lake Academy Alum Becomes 19th Black Astronaut in History
27 June 2023 | Christopher Huie, a Forest Lake Academy graduate (class of 2006), “is embarking on an extraordinary journey as the 19th Black astronaut in history,” according to a post on the school’s Alumni Association Facebook page. “He will be traveling as a mission specialist aboard Virgin Galactic’s Unity 25 spaceflight.” The post congratulates […] Source: https://atoday.org/forest-lake-academy-alum-becomes-19th-black-astronaut-in-history/
Wednesday: Ephesians in Its Time
How does Paul begin and end his letter to the believers in Ephesus? What do we learn about his deepest desires for them? See Ephesians 1:1-2; Ephesians 6:21-24.
At the outset of the letter, Paul identifies himself as the author (Ephesians 1:1). Near the middle of the letter, Paul again identifies himself by name, labeling himself “the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles” (Ephesians 3:1, NKJV), which introduces a personal reflection on his work as an apostle (Ephesians 3:1-13).
Near the end of the letter, he again refers to his imprisonment (Ephesians 6:20) and concludes with personal words (Ephesians 6:21-22). While some scholars deny that the letter was written by Paul, it is important to note that the epistle clearly lays claim to Paul as its author. Most Christians accept, and rightly so, Paul as the author.
How does Paul worry about the effect his imprisonment will have on believers in Ephesus? See Ephesians 3:13.
Ephesians seems to share the same general timing and circumstances with other letters Paul writes from prison, Colossians (see esp. Colossians 4:7-8) and Philemon. Also, considerable time seems to have passed since Paul’s ministry in Ephesus (Ephesians 1:15; Ephesians 3:1-2). Paul probably composed Ephesians in a prison in Rome about A.D. 62.
In Ephesians, Paul offers few specifics about the situation of his audience in Ephesus. The scope of his attention is wide. He deals with a grand span of time, beginning with God’s decisions made “before the foundation of the world” (Ephesians 1:4), and reflects broadly on grand themes of God’s salvation offered in Christ. In doing so, the letter exhibits an exalted, literary style, with long sentences, repetitive expressions, and developed metaphors. Paul can use such a style elsewhere (e.g., Romans 8:31-39), but it is concentrated in Ephesians, which features a great deal of praise, prayer, and worship language (Ephesians 1:3-14, Ephesians 1:15-23, Ephesians 3:14-21) and offers carefully crafted, highly rhetorical passages (e.g., Ephesians 4:1-16, Ephesians 5:21-33, Ephesians 6:10-20).
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Andrews Signs Agreement of Intent with Atlantic Union College
26 June 2023 | The Atlantic Union College (AUC) Corporation Board and representatives from Andrews University have inked an Agreement of Intent to foster academic and spiritual collaboration, according to an article in Atlantic Union Gleaner. The agreement, signed on May 18, 2023, by AUC Corporation Board president Pierre E. Omeler and Andrews University president […] Source: https://atoday.org/andrews-signs-agreement-of-intent-with-atlantic-union-college/
Episode 13 – ASTR Presents: Champion Adventist Missionaries in Central and South America
This week, ASTR’s Dr. David Trim and Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists editor, Dr. Dragoslava Santrac, discuss the mission stories of Orley and Lillian Ford, champion missionaries in South and Central America during the early 1900s.
The topic of discussion: The Fords’ mission milestones and challenges in Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and El Salvador.
Also, learn what took place This Week in Adventist History, as this week’s episode highlights Adventist healthcare from the Adventist Yearbook.
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