Dr. Fleming’s credentials make him well able to speak with authority on his chosen topic—“deep time.” Deep time refers to the idea that the age of the earth must be measured in billions of years.
Read MoreCREATIONS OLD AND NEW
One key difference between the first and second creations is the role of the Holy Spirit. In the beginning, the Spirit is shown hovering over the surface of the water as if beginning the imposition of order on a chaotic, formless Earth. Each of the messages to the churches in Revelation 2 and 3 is from Jesus, but Jesus points to the Holy Spirit at the conclusion of each message.
Read MoreThe Pope Tells Trump What To Do
Now that the meeting between President Trump and Pope Francis has concluded, there are important observations to make.
Read MoreDonald Trump Meets Pope Francis
The President of the United States will soon continue a now well-established practice of meeting the leader of Roman Catholicism at his magnificent world headquarters, Vatican City. The eyes of the world’s press will be watching closely, because on the surface at least, the two leaders appear to have little in common—religiously, politically, or personally. There will be a certain soap opera appeal to at least some observers. A brash, outspoken, even belligerent American President will meet a gentle pontiff who visits the poor in their homes and calls for peace and unity.
Read MoreThe real problem of pain
Yes, it is true that the innocent suffer in our world, but when humanity makes God the problem, instead of the solution, we only prolong our pain.
Read MoreLooking backwards through prophecy
Critics in and outside the Seventh-day Adventist Church attack the accuracy of the Bible through a subversion of its literal meaning.
Read MoreUgly Americans
In 1958 Eugene Burdick and William Lederer published "The Ugly American," a novel dealing with the inept political machinations of Americans in Southeast Asia. This bestseller birthed the expression “ugly American."
Read MoreRadical spirits
Adventist scholar Laurel Damsteegt has done a thorough study into the relationship between Spiritualism and feminism in the nineteenth century.
Read MoreHigher criticism in the Adventist church
The question of women’s ordination dominated the headlines at the recent 2015 General Conference, but the real concern was the advancing power of “higher criticism” within the church.
Read MoreNo place for emotionalism
I was disturbed to observe that many Adventists use their emotions to make spiritual decisions. Secondly, I observed that many resorted to manipulative means to convince others to view women’s ordination through the same lenses as they.
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