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Dirty diapers and difficult decisions

May 2, 2016 Omar Miranda

“Boo, boo!” my 2½-year-old son ran up to me screaming. He was frantically clawing at his diaper, squirming and jumping up and down as if something were biting him!

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In Devotional Tags works, adventist, christian, life, forgiveness

Two sins easily missed

March 27, 2016 Francis Owusu-Banahene

Sin isn’t something we like to talk about, or even like to think about too deeply. It makes us uncomfortable and therefore it is much easier to dismiss sin as wrongdoing, a mistake or even an inherent weakness.

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In Commentary Tags sin, adventist, christianity, life

Does the life of Ellen White authorize female ordination?

May 6, 2015 David Read

Among many Adventists who have a high regard for the prophetic authority of Ellen White, there is an inchoate but strong feeling that the example of her life somehow did away with the pattern of male spiritual leadership found throughout Scripture.

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In Opinion Tags ellen white, ordination, authorize, life

Lying to save life and biblical morality (Part II)

June 15, 2012 Ron du Preez

In brief, “God does not lie; it is against his very nature." Therefore, to speak of the sanctity of truth means to recognize the sanctity of the being of the Creator of the universe.

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In Opinion Tags feature, life, lying, morality, part 2, spotlight

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