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/

By Jim Wibberding  |  14 May 2021  | Jennie[1] sank into a window seat, placed the leather satchel at her feet, and smoothed her blue cotton dress. As the railcar lurched and screeched into motion, she squinted out at the early twentieth-century bustle. Jennie Ireland had poured ten years into this place, giving free healthcare […] Source: https://atoday.org/white-woman-in-a-black-town-the-jennie-ireland-story/