by Robert M. Johnston  |  26 August 2020   The earliest leaders of the Jesus movement were the twelve apostles whom Jesus called and commissioned (Mark 3:13-19 and parallels). The King James Version says that He “ordained them,” but that word is much too fraught with medieval baggage. Modern versions commonly say that He “appointed” them, and […] Source: https://atoday.org/whose-hands-on-your-head/

by Andrew P. Hanson & Lawrence G. Downing  |  24 August 2020  |   Both authors of this article are life-long Adventists and products of the Adventist educational system. We have each subscribed to the Adventist Review and followed the articles with varying amounts of interest. Some we found trite, others irrelevant, and on occasion we […] Source: https://atoday.org/in-search-of-the-ethical-church/

by Laura Ochs Wibberding  |  24 August 2020  | It’s fire season again. I feel this vividly: I’m writing from my in-laws’ guest room, where we fled when the evacuation order came. A suitcase sits in the corner, where I packed a few essentials that might become my entire wardrobe, depending on which way the […] Source: https://atoday.org/63125-2/

by D. Lynn Bryson  |  24 August 2020  |   For over eighty days now the city of Portland, Oregon has been under siege. Since March of this year we have watched our world and nation endure the COVID virus and the effects on all of our lives, from wearing masks, to businesses shut down. There […] Source: https://atoday.org/why-ill-be-praying-with-and-for-franklin-graham/