Matthew’s description of John has great significance for the Seventh-day Adventist movement today. We too should be voices in the desert crying “Prepare ye the way of the Lord.” Matthew's description of John gives us some clue as to how we, as modern-day John the Baptists, aught to conduct ourselves. I’m going to mention 5 of these descriptions and then draw parallels between John the Baptist and God’s end-time church.
Read MoreToo much prayer, is that possible?
Last December I spent two weeks at one our more conservative Adventist schools. I must confess, I observed and was troubled by some behavior of both the staff and students.
Read MoreLook to Jesus
I have met a large number of Seventh-day Adventists over the past few weeks that have access to the same material that I do, yet do not value the same things that I do.
Read MoreAn end in itself
I’ve been carrying a pocketknife since I was 14. Not as a weapon, but as a useful tool that comes in handy in diverse circumstances in life—opening cans, cutting packaging, minor electrical work, loosening screws, cutting food and so on.
Read MoreThe great test
What if cleaning your shoes on Sabbath morning was the great test by which your eternal destiny was decided? I’m not saying that it will be. But, what if it was?
Read MoreGreasy fingers
“Beware of the greasy finger effect,” my new supervisor warned me.
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