Adventism has long assumed North American English was the default. The lingua franca. The accent of authority. The sound of faith. But that assumption is crumbling. Most Adventists now live outside North America, and most don’t even speak English at home. The center of gravity has shifted — and North America is now just one […] Source: https://atoday.org/english-is-over-the-global-church-is-moving-on/

12 February 2026  | Faith, culture, and conscience shape identity—sometimes in ways that heal, sometimes in ways that wound. For almost two centuries, Adventists have identified ourselves as “the remnant church,” though we don’t always seem to agree what that means. In this class, Dr. Tonstad will challenge us to move beyond that identity. What […] Source: https://atoday.org/atss-sigve-tonstad-beyond-the-remnant/

SILVER SPRING, Maryland — A growing number of Adventists confirmed this week that their discomfort with the Super Bowl halftime show might be significantly reduced if the performer were named “Good Bunny” instead of Bad Bunny. “I’m not judging him,” said local church member Elaine P., carefully judging him. “I just think names matter. In the […] Source: https://atoday.org/adventists-say-theyd-feel-much-better-if-his-name-was-good-bunny/

by Reinder Bruinsma  | 11 February 2026  | In mid-December my next-door neighbor gave me a copy of the Dutch translation of Dan Brown’s most recent novel. (He does this from time to time: when he has finished with a blockbuster that he assumes I may also enjoy, he gives it to me.) I started […] Source: https://atoday.org/did-dan-brown-figure-out-the-secret-of-spiritual-reality/