As I watch the fire this morning it surprises me how much the physical can teach us of the spiritual, the seen of the unseen.
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 MoreFinishing the work?
Mark this and mark it carefully. There is no plan greater than Jehovah's. Nothing is better than the instructions He has given.
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 MoreDishonest pastors: does your church have one?
The recent passing of Robert Folkenberg (a retired GC president of the Adventist world church), reminded me of my time at Avondale and the unsettling events I witnessed as a theology student in the early 1990’s.
Read MoreThe timing of the Sabbath day
Do the Sabbath hours begin on Saturday morning? Recently a concerned individual wrote me regarding a website that promotes the idea that the Sabbath should be observed from Saturday morning until Sunday morning.
Read MoreResetting your spiritual default
Human beings are creatures of habit. We generally have an aversion to changing our habits of thinking and how we live our lives.
Read MoreSupport ADvindicate's continuation
What a successful year ADvindicate.com had in 2015! Over 390,000 unique visitors stopped by our site, so compared to the 155,000 visitors in 2014.
Read MoreAn epiphany
Don’t you love it when you’re reading something or looking at something you’ve seen many times and suddenly you see something new!
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 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 MoreThe squeaky wheel gets the grease
I had had a problem with one of the wheels on my bike being wobbly, and I didn’t know how to fix it.
Read MoreConversion without drama
Attention and controversy has swirled of late around the conversion narrative told by a prominent candidate in the current U.S. presidential campaign.
Read MoreSunday law: beginning a chain reaction
As Jesus was approaching the fearful time of His betrayal and crucifixion, He desperately tried to forewarn His disciples of the coming crisis.
Read MoreFor he is a prophet
The book of Genesis gives a wonderful lesson about our reactions toward a prophet of God when they err.
Read MoreSelfies
I have a fallen nature and my first thoughts and actions are to defend and indulge self, to make life as easy as possible to live and enjoy. I have no need for God or, for that matter, anyone else, unless He or they can benefit me in my self-centeredness.
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 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?
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