News reports from Australia, Michigan, Massachusetts, Loma Linda University Health and Newbold College: Australia’s ABC News ran a story this week titled “Generosity or exploitation? Why some Australians give 10 per cent of their income to a church.” Narelle Smith, a former Adventist, was interviewed for the piece. She said tithing was framed by the […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-briefs-for-june-24-2021/

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) decided to award a $120,000 grant to ADRA Slovakia (partnering with ADRA Serbia) for the implementation of the homeless program “DrumoDrom” in Serbia. Twenty-five percent of Serbians are impoverished. This percentage translates into close to 1.8 million people (World Bank statistics). The homeless population in Belgrade is probably the most deprived subgroup […] Source: https://atoday.org/usaid-supports-adra-work-on-behalf-of-belgrades-homeless/

23 June 2021  | This week’s ATSS conversation will be led by AT writer Olive Hemmings. Excerpt Christians do not accept the non-canonical gospels as inspirational authority. However, they serve as important primary sources in the history of the early church. A text from Gospel of Thomas suggest that a female disciple may have been […] Source: https://atoday.org/could-the-disciple-that-jesus-loved-have-been-a-woman/