21 October 2021  | Read this essay in preparation for this class. Excerpt: Thirty years ago, in my church in New York city, it was schizophrenic, homeless Alex who troubled our conception of ourselves.  Radical Christians, people who see themselves as the special forces of the kingdom of heaven, would open the door for Alex […] Source: https://atoday.org/john-mclarty-how-the-poor-in-spirit-trouble-the-church/

Staff at Kempsey Adventist School in recent news reports for allegedly seeking fraudulent vaccine exemption certificates. 2 members of the school community have tested positive for Covid-19. School is in lockdown until Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. 21 October 2021 | Kempsey Adventist School (KAS) went into immediate lockdown after it was discovered that members of […] Source: https://atoday.org/after-allegedly-seeking-fraudulent-vaccine-exemptions-kempsey-adventist-school-has-2-covid-19-cases/

Kimberly Bulgin set to be ordained this Sabbath, Oct. 23, 2021. Internet outrage over her ordination was so great that the Central States Conference issued a statement. Roger Bernard, president of the Central States Conference, said he fully supports Bulgin. 21 October 2021 | After news came out that the Mid-America Union would be ordaining […] Source: https://atoday.org/central-states-conference-calls-for-christian-deportment-over-womens-ordination/

News reports from ADRA, CBE International, the Geoscience Research Institute, Jamaica, La Sierra University Dino-mite! Documentary about Adventist Paleontologist Might Blow Your Mind The documentary Seeking Understanding: Arthur Chadwick revolves around Adventist paleontologist Arthur Chadwick and his exploration of a dinosaur graveyard on a Wyoming ranch in the United States. The film also tells the story […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-briefs-for-october-22-2021/