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by Loren Seibold | 17 June 2026 | The picture isn’t mine. I found it in a pastors’ Facebook group I’m a member of. I don’t know who asked AI to make it, or why. But I didn’t find it offensive. My first reaction was to chuckle. That wasn’t the reaction of friends on my […] Source: https://atoday.org/is-this-picture-offensive-humorous-or-instructive/
17 June 2026 | The epistle of James has been misinterpreted and miscontextualized since it hit the press. A careful exegetical and socio-historical study of this little treatise will attempt to turn around those false narratives. By placing James in the social and historical context of the early first century, we will instead read the […] Source: https://atoday.org/atss-pedrito-maynard-reid-james-an-early-prophet-of-social-justice/
If you want to truly know God, start with His Word. These verses reveal His love, character, and desire to be close to you. Which verse spoke to you the most? Share this with someone who needs it. Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2-s8qdRRpu0
RIDGEFIELD, WA – The North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) Executive Committee wrapped up its final meeting for the 2021 – 2025 term on May 12 – 13, highlighting ministry growth, recommending new leaders and preparing for the union’s 30th Constituency Session in August, according to an article by Heidi Baumgartner in nwadventists.com. Reports presented during […] Source: https://atoday.org/its-beginning-to-rain-north-pacific-union-looks-ahead-in-faith/
Daily Lesson for Thursday 18th of June 2026
We’ve all had weak or wavering moments in our walk with God—the valleys where our heart has been unfaithful or where we’ve merely been lukewarm for too long. What was it that brought you back into an abiding relationship with Him?
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In a practical sense, knowing how to relate to, and interact with, a loved one who has walked away from a relationship with the Lord can be challenging. You might wonder how things could have evolved for a different outcome; you might wonder how to interact with them now that they have a different worldview; and you might feel frustrated and helpless about the poor decisions they may still be making. These thoughts will always impact how you treat your loved one, and it’s therefore so important to live and speak from the overflow of your personal time with your Savior.
The testimony of your life, your actions, your words, and your prayers for your spouse or child who has walked away from God can radically change their lives and future. (Read in Luke 22:31-32 and John 21:15-17 how Jesus’ prayers for Peter changed his future.) Surrender any sadness, judgment, or condemnation you might feel toward them, and instead ask God to replace these feelings with love that only He can give. Ask God to cover you with His character so that you can model a loving, unselfish attitude. Remember that “no other influence that can surround the human soul has such power as the influence of an unselfish life. The strongest argument in favor of the gospel is a loving and lovable Christian.”—Ellen G. White, The Ministry of Healing, p. 470.
Through our example of a consistent life that points others to Christ, those who have rejected Christ will see in us something that can come only from God. They will see a peace that passes understanding, love that will never let go, and hope that believes against all odds. God’s love for us and our loved ones never wavers. We can give this love, which we receive every day, to those around us.
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