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by Javier Neyra | 13 February 2026 | By a Christian still learning to see as Jesus sees I confess (smiling a little nervously) that I am a Pharisee in recovery. I don’t wear a badge, nor do I attend meetings where we sit in a circle and introduce ourselves. But I probably should. For […] Source: https://atoday.org/hello-my-name-is-javier-i-am-a-pharisee-in-recovery/
En el adventismo se repite con frecuencia que el camino hacia la unidad es aprender a valorar la diversidad. Sin embargo, a menudo olvidamos que una cosa es la diversidad multicultural, la variedad de experiencias, características físicas, sociales, personales, creencias e intereses que enriquecen y fortalecen, y otra muy distinta es la multiplicidad de creencias […] Source: https://atoday.org/un-llamado-a-la-unidad-de-jesus/
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 14th of February 2026
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Memory Text:
“He [Christ] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist” (Colossians 1:15-17, NKJV).
With this week’s lesson, we resume our consideration of Colossians (see Lessons 1 and 2). In Lesson 2, Thursday, we saw that in Colossians 1:9-12, Paul prays for believers in Colossae, asking that they may live in a way pleasing to God. In verses 12 and 13, he contrasts two realms: that of light and of darkness, “the kingdom of light” (Colossians 1:12, NIV) and “the dominion of darkness” (Colossians 1:13, NIV). God the Father has qualified us to share in the eternal inheritance of the realm of light, delivered us from the power of darkness, and “transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:13-14, ESV).
In other words, it is in Jesus, the person of Jesus, who is also God our Creator, that we have redemption. He worked out our redemption for us, and by faith in Him we have been moved from the realm of darkness into the kingdom of His beloved Son.
This week we will look at one of the most comprehensive and sublime statements about Jesus in the New Testament. What does it mean that Jesus is “the image of the invisible God,” yet also “the firstborn over all creation” (Colossians 1:15, NIV)?
Adventism has long assumed North American English was the default. The lingua franca. The accent of authority. The sound of faith. But that assumption is crumbling. Most Adventists now live outside North America, and most don’t even speak English at home. The center of gravity has shifted — and North America is now just one […] Source: https://atoday.org/english-is-over-the-global-church-is-moving-on/
Adventism has long assumed North American English was the default. The lingua franca. The accent of authority. The sound of faith. But that assumption is crumbling. Most Adventists now live outside North America, and most don’t even speak English at home. The center of gravity has shifted — and North America is now just one […] Source: https://atoday.org/english-is-over-the-global-church-is-moving-on/
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