Our world is a vast lazar house, a scene of misery that we dare not allow even our thoughts to dwell upon. Did we realize it as it is, the burden would be too terrible. Yet God feels it all. In order to destroy sin and its results He gave His best Beloved, and He has put it in our power, through co-operation with Him, to bring this scene of misery to an end (Ellen White, Education, 264).
Read MoreCarry Out and Enforce Order
The prophetic voice spoke in 1861. Organization was the issue. Warning was delivered via the pen of Ellen White: “And now unless the churches are so organized that they can carry out and enforce order, they have nothing to hope for in the future. They must scatter into fragments” (Review and Herald, Aug. 27, 1861). The churches subsequently organized. The Seventh-day Adventist Church was born! But now, after a century and a half, the church faces this question again.
Read MoreGod Don’t Make No Junk!
The author went on to observe that many times people make the decision to have plastic surgery without fully considering the outcome. The results, however, are permanent. The author feels that this is a result of a culture that is accustomed to having everything instantly and without much work or sacrifice on their part.
Read MoreThe Futile Quest for Neutrality
The book The Reformation and the Remnant: The Reformers Speak to Today’s Church, penned by a lawyer-turned-theologian currently serving as a professor of church history at the SDA Theological Seminary at Andrews University, seeks to address a cluster of contemporary Adventist issues both from the perspective of Protestant Reformation history and a focus on ideological positioning so far as various convictions in the contemporary church are concerned. References to “liberals,” “fundamentalists,” and “centrists” abound throughout the book with regard to different ideas and their alleged place on contemporary Adventism’s spectrum of thought.
Read More“Who can find a virtuous woman?”
At the General Conference Session last summer, a decisive majority of delegates from all over the world voted against women’s ordination—a decision which, I believe, was based on God’s Word. Certain segments of the world field have responded by presuming, against a world church policy that has now been voted three times, that they will presume to ordain women to the gospel ministry anyway.
Read MoreThe False Dichotomy Between Freedom and Righteousness
Over the last two articles in my series on Religious Liberty I emphasized the separation of the spheres of Caesar and God. In this last article of my series of Religious Liberty themed essays, we will explore the importance of freewill.
Read MoreEllen White, Religious Liberty and Prohibition
When confronted with the notion that Church and State must remain separated, the subject of voting against Prohibition is quickly brought. There is no denying the fact that Ellen G. White and the Adventist Pioneers saw the consumption of alcohol as a pernicious evil. There is near unanimity in the condemnation of alcohol consumption in the early stages of the Adventist Church, and for very good reasons.
Read MoreRender unto Caesar, and Render unto God
With the world becoming more inundated with crime and gross injustice, it isn’t surprising that political issues dominate world headlines. The recent tragedy in Orlando, Florida has shown us that there is no security anywhere and that life can be taken at any moment. As we head deeper into the election year we are faced with more political decisions that will affect our temporal disposition.
Read MoreLet party politics alone
I am no stranger to party politics, for I once worked with former Speaker of the House John Boehner and current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Read MoreIdentity crisis in the church
There is an identity crisis in God’s church today. It is causing frustration, guilt and defeat.
Read MoreMedia in the church: curse or blessing
I want to focus solely on how we use media in the church. We all know that radios and television are not evil of themselves.
Read MoreLessons learned from one presidential campaign
I had watched a couple of his speeches online. I have even seen him speak at my high school during my freshman year at Portland Adventist Academy.
Read MoreFour reasons a Christian should not buy lottery tickets
For the last number of days we’ve been hearing a lot of hoopla about a massive lottery, offering the possibility of winning over 2 billion dollars.
Read MoreDictators and church unity
North Korea's recent claim that it tested a hydrogen bomb set off a firestorm of controversy around the world, and, according to government controlled media outlets, renewed a sense of nationalistic unity and pride among its citizens.
Read MoreSatan's masterpiece of deception
In this article we will be focusing on how the final scenes will come about and how Sabbath keepers will be brought onto the world stage.
Read MoreGLOW missionaries wanted
Now Super Bowl 50 is set to take place in San Francisco Feb. 7, 2016. In anticipation, Bay Area church members have been gearing up for a week long event leading up to the big game.
Read MoreAdventists on the Titanic
A recent article in a prominent church publication invites a serious misunderstanding of the faith-and-works issue as Scripture presents it.
Read MorePUC President responds to Ryan Bell
In terms of the decision to disinvite you to campus, it was a decision that really did require moral courage and wisdom as I was well aware of how this decision would be perverted by some to create a negative firestorm on Social Media, for example.
Read MoreParent to Dr. Knight: thanks for disinviting Bell
Why, I wonder, would a professedly Christian professor choose to expose his students to the thoughts and teachings of a fool?
Read MoreUnder the most intense scrutiny
I never dreamed I’d see the day when a Seventh-day Adventist would be a front-running presidential candidate.
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