Commentary
What the World Needs From the Church Right Now
A small but meaningful part of my ministry is creating short devotional videos. I genuinely enjoy the challenge of taking big theological ideas and distilling them into something brief and accessible. Even when no one comments or likes a video, I still love the process. And often the real conversations happen later when someone mentions a … Continued
Joshua Stothers
September 14, 2026
The Day the World Changed
Like many of you, I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news. I was in the bathroom shaving, enjoying a lazy start to the morning. The TV was on in the bedroom so I could listen to the news as I got ready. “A plane has crashed into the World Trade Center,” … Continued
Shawn Boonstra
September 11, 2026
Behind the Lens, Hope
When Jonathan Lanza reached the Suma sector of Catia La Mar, in Venezuela, the scene stopped him in his tracks. Four-story buildings had collapsed onto one another like pieces in a Tetris game. Ambulances surrounded the area as people shouted and ran through clouds of dust. “I had to pray right there,” Lanza recalls. “A … Continued
Nohemi Belandria
September 2, 2026
Can Social Technologies Provide the Love and Connection We Crave?
God created us for love and connection—with Him and with each other. While sin resulted in separation from God and alienation from each other, our need for love and connection continues to be a fundamental human need. Because of sin, however, we tend to look for this love and connection in places that don’t deliver. … Continued
Edyta Jankiewicz
September 1, 2026
Sabbath Coffee in Jerusalem
More than a decade ago I heard that a Jewish author turned Christian had recently published a simple Torah commentary for young people from a Christian perspective. After I learned he would be signing copies of his volume at a local Christian bookstore, I decided to stop by to purchase the book and chat with … Continued
Marcos Paseggi
August 30, 2026
I Fell in Love at the European Adventist Youth Congress
I am not the first or only person to fall in love at the European Adventist Youth Congress (AYC). Many of the speakers and participants at AYC 2026 recently alluded to the trope in Valencia, Spain. Some of them shared how they found the love of their lives during a youth congress decades ago. Others … Continued
João Relić Macedo
August 28, 2026
Norwegian Summer Camp in Its Fourteenth Year
One young woman who grew up as a Muslim shared her powerful story of finding Christ through a dream.
Jonathan Walter
July 29, 2026
A Quiet Courage That Carries the World
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Gal. 6:9, NIV). Around the world, headlines tend to follow a familiar pattern, focusing on conflict, crisis, and the occasional act of heroism that breaks through the noise. But I have … Continued
Paulo Lopes
July 10, 2026
Boldly Proclaiming Our Prophetic Heritage
This year the United States marks its 250th anniversary, a milestone that invites reflection not only on the nation’s achievements but also on the ideals that shaped its founding. Among the most precious of these ideals is liberty. For Seventh-day Adventists this anniversary offers a moment to consider how we, as a faith community, have participated in the American … Continued
Jennifer Gray Woods
July 3, 2026
Let the Children Come: What Jesus Teaches Us About Refugee Children
“Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 19:14). There is a moment in the Gospels that I return to often. The disciples, trying to manage the crowd, turn children away from Jesus. And Jesus stops them. He doesn’t simply allow the … Continued
Paulo Lopes
June 19, 2026
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