Racial prejudice is a problem in the world. In the United States, our history has been marked with intense racial struggle, from slavery to Jim Crow, Civil Rights and now racial profiling has reared its ugly head in today's society. There are, however, circles within our Adventist midst that wish to dismiss these issues, calling it dismissive pejoratives such as it being "social justice" or saying it has no bearing on our message as Seventh-day Adventists.
Read MoreCHURCH AND STATE: THE "ONE BEDROOM" MODEL
Do our views of the relationship of church and state mirror those of Jesus, or those that dominated medieval Europe and colonial New England?
Read MoreTHE PESTILENCE THAT WALKETH IN DARKNESS
Even in a crisis like the present, fear is not appropriate. For those attentive to the signs of the times and the Bible that identifies them, hope will remain paramount.
Read MoreTHROUGH THE STORM
My brothers and sisters, keep your eyes focused upon Jesus and eternal things! Let us remember that this storm, this crisis, is temporary. As this storm subsides, I believe there will be an unprecedented opportunity to share our faith in ways we have never been able to do before. People are longing for answers the world cannot give. They are looking for peace, hope, and security that only God can provide.
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A NEW CHALLENGE TO CLASSIC ADVENTIST ESCHATOLOGY
An attack on the relevance of Seventh-day Adventism’s classic beliefs regarding the end-time Sabbath/Sunday crisis is presently arising, and from a most surprising source.
Read MoreFAITHFULNESS TO GOD AND HIS CHURCH
This article, currently published in the May 2020 issue of Adventist World, is adapted from a keynote address by the General Conference President at the recent Global Leadership Summit in Cape Town, South Africa, on February 4, 2020.
Read MoreCOVID-19 and the Moral Quarantine
We have entered a phase in modern history that is unprecedented. Yes, we've had dire crises before in this nation's history and in the world. But not to the extent whole economies would suffer this much. With massive social and economic shutdowns, the world is no longer the same.
Read MoreRELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND CONTEMPORARY TRENDS
Compass magazine has just published a new online series titled, “Religious Liberty and Contemporary Trends.” Considering the prominence of these issues both in the predictions of the inspired writings relative to the last days, and in contemporary American culture and politics, we encourage all our readers to read carefully this series of articles and to share them with others.
Read MoreAdventist leaders discuss options for the upcoming General Conference Session
Over the course of several weeks, General Conference Session planners, health professionals, legal advisors and administrators have been carefully and prayerfully exploring possible alternative plans for the 2020 General Conference Session in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreLAST GENERATION THEOLOGY: WHEN HOPE AND HISTORY RHYME
When the limits of perceived reality are allowed to trump Biblical faith, the latter loses its most basic reason for existence.
Read MoreAM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER?
One debate now in progress in America is focused on the question of whether reparations should be paid to African-Americans on account of their past enslavement. Many are perhaps not aware that over a century ago, Ellen White directly addressed this question. The following article gives her answer.
Read MoreNOT FOR SALE
This past week in the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign offers a pointed lesson on the limitations of material wealth in the pursuit of success.
Read MoreHEAVEN ON EARTH
When Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He instructed them to entreat our heavenly Father, “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (Luke 11:2) What exactly does that mean?
Read MorePROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
Being aware of problems is an imperative, especially in the spiritual realm. But such awareness can do little good unless practical and workable solutions are understood and pursued by the striving faithful within the body of Christ.
Read MoreETHICS IN A CHALLENGING WORLD
Our morality as Seventh-day Adventists is rooted in the Bible.
Read MoreWHEN RELIGIOUS LEADERS BECOME ICONS
A thirty-year-old scandal, and its unending sequels, remain instructive for Seventh-day Adventists.
Read MoreWHY THE NEEDLESS PAIN?
More lessons from the life of Hannah and Samuel
Read MoreREJECTING A PROPHET'S COUNSEL IS NEVER WISE
Any effort to marginalize or reduce the authority of the prophetic Word, be the latter canonical or otherwise, is a sure path to apostasy and damnation. Nowhere does the Sacred Story bear witness to the slightest wisdom in ignoring or rejecting a prophet’s message.
Read MoreLEARNING TO GIVE ALL
The level of depression and hopelessness from which God rescued Hannah was enormous. She thus saw it a little thing, comparatively, to give the Giver back His own.
Read MoreWhen Did it Become Acceptable?
The church of today is not the church I grew up in. In some cases that is a good thing, in other cases it is definitely not good. The following is a list outlining symptoms of the current condition of the church. Symptoms may be either positive or negative. Symptoms are, by definition, an indication of a cause, in this case, a spiritual one.
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