Reflections on a statement by Abraham Lincoln near the close of the American Civil War, and its relevance to current controversies in the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

This past Tuesday, October 22, 2019, marked the passing of the 175th year of the investigative judgment (Dan. 7:9-14; 8:14). Born from the ashes and tears of the Great Disappointment, this doctrine embodies both the unique contribution of Seventh-day Adventism to Christian theology, as well as the most basic rationale for the existence of the Adventist faith and movement. It is time we paused for a moment to consider both the Biblical and personal imperatives of this oft-embattled yet still enduring centerpiece of the Seventh-day Adventist witness to the world.

Do we think we’re the only ones in God’s universe who wonder at the slow pace of the struggle between good and evil?

Why Biblical salvation is both free and participatory.

Why, when Elijah made his great appeal on Mount Carmel (I Kings 18:21), were the seven thousand who hadn’t bowed their knees to Baal (I Kings 19:18) as silent and cowardly as the idolaters all around them?

Many in conservative Christian circles have been badly shaken by the recent marital breakup and renouncing of Christianity by the one generally regarded as the leading founder of what has come to be called the evangelical “purity movement.” Could these tragic events have been collateral damage from the implosion of the man-made social paradigm that first made him famous?

A closer look at a much-abused Ellen White statement.

When we talk of the centrality of Jesus, are we in fact speaking of the Biblical Jesus?

The call to Christian perfection must never fail to make a clear distinction between the written counsel of God and the taboos and expectations of popular culture, even if the latter wears a conservative label.

Updated evidence on the continued growth and strength of theologically conservative denominations, and the continued shrinkage and weakness on the part of theologically liberal ones.