SILVER SPRING, Maryland — New projections from the Adventist Statistics, Trends & Reports (ASTR) department suggest a demographic tipping point: if trends persist, every Adventist congregation will soon consist almost entirely of sweet-tempered grandmothers determined to ask single members if they’ve “found a nice Adventist to marry yet.” Analysts tracking falling baptism rates and brisk […] Source: https://atoday.org/satire-by-2040-98-of-adventists-projected-to-be-kindly-grandmas-inquiring-about-your-relationship-status/

by Reinder Bruinsma  |  30 July 2025  |   Professor Rik Torfs belongs to that small group of erudite people who have the gift of communicating their insights in accessible, enriching, and often surprising ways. He is a Belgian professor in canonical law. I became acquainted with him in 1997 when I was involved with the […] Source: https://atoday.org/negative-eschatology-embracing-the-mysteries-of-our-afterlife/

30 July 2025  | In  his recent book, De kerk is Fantastisch, Belgian Roman Catholic theologian Rik Torfs analyzes what he sees as “fantastic” in his church, and what he considers ugly; what he admires and what he abhors. In this class, I will follow his model. My church, too, is also far from perfect. […] Source: https://atoday.org/atss-reinder-bruinsma-the-church-is-great-but-far-from-perfect/