20 November 2024  | It is not easy being the church. I am increasingly reminded of the humanity that accompanies our being a connected community of faith. I observe increasing worries over orthodoxy, anxiety around behaviors, reaction to secular culture, and exercise of power or control. No, it is not easy being church. Certainly an […] Source: https://atoday.org/atss-skip-bell-re-thinking-church-are-you-ready-for-change/

As Adventists, we all know the dread that comes with those fateful words: “The Nominating Committee will now begin its work.” If you’re tired of being voluntold to serve on yet another church committee, fear not! We’ve compiled a list of tried-and-true tactics to keep you off the Nominating Committee roster. 1. The Invisible Man […] Source: https://atoday.org/6-foolproof-strategies-to-avoid-being-voluntold-for-nominating-committee/

by Stephen Ferguson  |  19 November 2024  | At the time I’m writing this, the Australian Broadcasting Committee has had a special documentary and podcast dedicated to the risk of Andrew Tate. If you are over the age of 30, you might have never come across this guy. By way of background, as reported by […] Source: https://atoday.org/andrew-tate-and-the-rise-of-toxic-masculinity/

18 November 2024  | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Ephesians 4:4-6 says that “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.”  I’ve rarely heard […] Source: https://atoday.org/in-the-new-testament-did-the-gentiles-have-to-keep-the-sabbath-2/