by Alicia Johnston  |  19 May 2021  | “The difference between you and me is that you think the Bible is hard to understand, and I think it’s easy.” This quote is from a dear friend from college. She was frustrated with me because of my theological explanations for why I affirm same-gender marriage and […] Source: https://atoday.org/is-it-hard-to-understand-the-bible-on-lgbtq-questions/

by Richard W. Coffen  |  18 May 2021  |   Tuesday, November 9, 1965. It was nearly dusk as 10-year-old Johnny ambled toward home. At 5:30, he found a short stick, which he hurled at a nearby utility pole. It produced a metallic thud when it hit the pole. Instantaneously the light atop the pole went […] Source: https://atoday.org/the-catalyst-of-salvation/

This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […] Source: https://atoday.org/sharing-scripture-may-16-22-2021/

17 May 2021  | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Why is it so hard for people in my generation to “make it”? So many of my friends (I’m around 40) work hard, and no matter what we do, we just can’t get ahead. My parents and friends from the baby-boomer generation sometimes sound as if they’re blaming […] Source: https://atoday.org/aunty-why-cant-millennials-get-ahead/

by Stephen Ferguson  |  14 May 2021  | There is a dangerous idea held within most corners of Protestant Christianity today, from Seventh-day Adventists to Presbyterians. This idea, in my respectful view, is a major cause underpinning many of our culture-war debates. This dangerous idea is the misconception that God treats everyone and all behaviors […] Source: https://atoday.org/supererogation-will-only-celibate-vegetarians-go-to-heaven/