Motives of physical survival and the promise of fame and fortune in the exposure of falsehood and scandal will nearly always outweigh the benefits of complicit silence.
Read MoreTHE GOD OF EKRON STILL BECKONS
The fatal error of one of Israel’s kings is still being replicated today.
Read MoreTRUST GOD'S PROPHETIC WORD IN THE COMING IMPENDING CONFLICT
Sermon of Elder Ted Wilson at the Annual Council, October 9, 2021.
Read MoreREMEMBERING ERWIN GANE (1931-2021)
A tribute to one of God’s champions who stood for truth without fear or compromise in the face of fierce opposition.
Read MoreWHEN TRUSTING GOD ISN'T EASY
Only an all-knowing God, who understands the strengths, weaknesses, and character potential of every heart (I Kings 8:39), can be trusted to permit fallible mortals to experience weal, woe, and varied blendings thereof, proportioned in just the right manner so as to develop godly strength and thus bear wisely both the trials and the triumphs of life.
Read MoreTHE BIBLE: A GRIM FAIRY TALE OR GUIDING LIGHT?
How one views Scripture is very important because it determines how one will respond to it.
Read MoreJOURNEYING TO NOWHERE
Some years ago, in the secular political world, there was talk of “bridges to nowhere.” But perhaps this metaphor applies as much to the spiritual realm as elsewhere.
Read MoreWHY A LITERAL READING OF THE GENESIS FLOOD STORY IS NON-NEGOTIABLE
A recent article asks the church to make room in its fellowship for persons who don’t belief the Genesis Flood narrative to be either literal and/or worldwide. Does the collective witness of Scripture support such an option?
Read MoreSEPTEMBER 11: REFLECTIONS OF AN EYEWITNESS
Toward the end of my third month of formal ministry, I became an eyewitness to the event that would change a generation. Twenty years later, it is time to reflect on some of its notable lessons.
Read MorePRAISES
Pausing in turbulent times for another moment of lyrical joy.
Read MoreJUSTIFICATION AND PERFECTION
A recent article by a prominent denominational scholar voices again the popular claim that Christians are saved solely by the work of Christ outside of the believer, and that while His work inside the believer is necessary and important, it doesn’t save us
Read More"HOLD FAST WHAT YOU HAVE"
Sermon by Elder Ted N.C. Wilson at the ASI convention in Orlando, Florida, August 7, 2021
Read MoreTHREADING THE NEEDLE ON POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
How are we to distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate political discourse in the public witness of the church and its members?
Read MoreTHE CONSTITUTION, CONSCIENCE, AND VACCINES
How is the Adventist Christian supposed to work their way through the complex web of issues surrounding the vaccine, from constitutional and legal standards, to the moral and ethical issues, to where religious exemptions might apply, to how our pioneers viewed these questions?
Read More"GO FIND MY SHEEP WHERE'ER THEY BE"
The cry of the wanderers rises all around us. Will we go and search for them?
Read MoreLOVING THE SINNER, HATING THE SIN
Affirming a dual imperative which may be unpopular in certain segments of the church and society, but which is plainly upheld by the inspired pen.
Read MoreTHE UNEQUAL YOKE WRIT LARGE
Applying a well-known Biblical admonition to the world of labor and commerce.
Read MoreCOULD SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS BE DUPED BY SPIRITUALISM?
A recent article on a liberal Adventist website voices doubts about yet another pillar doctrine of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, suggesting uncertainty where the Bible is extremely clear.
Read MoreWHILE THE BRIDEGROOM TARRIED
It is imperative that we see our true condition, and begin in earnest to desire the white raiment—the pardon and the victory—that our Lord and Savior offers us.
Read MoreELDERS AND PASTORS: IS THERE A BIBLICAL DIFFERENCE?
Controversy continues to crackle throughout the church regarding the ordination of women as pastors and local elders. There are those who see the former as problematic from a Biblical perspective, while they see the latter as permissible. Can we find clarity in the Sacred Pages as to whether any difference can rightly be made between the two?
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