Comments of the Week December 23-29 “Who bows down, or worships their Christmas tree? No more than you bow down or pray to your child’s picture. Common sense needs to be used in ALL things!” –-Barbara Clark Wassom on whether Jeremiah bans Christmas Trees Comments on Grief, Christmas Scolds, Aunt Sevvy, and Missing the Forest […] Source: https://atoday.org/comments-of-the-week-dec23-29/

I am happy when Adventists are spoken well of in the media, and for reasons that show us at our best.  Recently United States senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia introduced legislation to rename the Veterans Affairs clinic in Lynchburg, Virginia after Private First Class Desmond T. Doss, an Adventist conscientious objector who […] Source: https://atoday.org/editorial-desmond-doss-gives-a-christmas-gift-to-adventists/

In an unprecedented wave of post-holiday repentance, Adventists worldwide are suddenly discovering a burning passion for fasting that would make Daniel himself proud. The spiritual awakening comes on the heels of what many are calling “The Great Veggie Binge of 2024,” a period of unprecedented indulgence in plant-based holiday fare. As the dust settles on […] Source: https://atoday.org/satire-adventists-everywhere-resolve-to-take-up-fasting-after-holiday-gluttony/

by Linda McCabe  |  26 December 2024  |   On November 20, 2024, exactly six weeks to the day from his diagnosis of stage four esophageal cancer, my husband of 41 years passed away at home. We had cancelled the oncology appointment. Instead, we had an anointing and enrolled Mike directly in hospice care. We had […] Source: https://atoday.org/losing-mike/

26 December 2024  | The New Testament contains only two accounts of the birth of Jesus, both dating to the 80s of the 1st century of the Christian Era. The first is in Matthew (1:18–2:23). the second in Luke (1:45a, 36–38; 2:1–40). Although these accounts are very different, for most of Christian history, including today, they […] Source: https://atoday.org/atss-warren-trenchard-the-common-core-tradition-of-the-nativity-stories/