The ever-growing threat of a joint union between the two largest sects of Christendom looms before us, five hundred years after an erstwhile Augustinian monk nailed a copy of his letter to the Archbishop of Mainz on the All Saint’s Church door in Wittenburg, Germany.
Read MoreSurprising Authorship of "The Great Want of This Age"
A thought gem that has been repeated and adapted in many publications from 1866 until the present has interest for Seventh-day Adventists in that the Adventist prophet, Ellen G. White, made her own adaptation of it.
Read MoreA Call to Atonement
During the past few days, America and the world have shuddered in revulsion at the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia. This graphic and perverse eruption of racial hostility, one among many that our country has witnessed in recent times, forces to the surface a cluster of painful and unpalatable issues for Christians in general and Seventh-day Adventists in particular.
Read MoreI am a widow
The word doesn’t want to come out of my mouth, but it’s a word my brain keeps playing with.
Read MoreEllen White and the Shut Door Question
In the present article we will consider perhaps the most significant allegation of doctrinal contradiction relative to Ellen White’s prophetic ministry—the so-called “shut door” doctrine as taught and debated in the early history of the Advent movement.
Read MoreUneager beavers
“I am not an eager beaver!” My four-year-old sister’s screams flooded the apartment. As unfortunate as it may seem, those screams of protest were a common occurrence in our small apartment.
Read MoreDirty diapers and difficult decisions
“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!
Read MoreAlleged Ellen White contradictions: exploding the urban legends
This is the first in a series of articles on alleged contradictions in the writings of Ellen White. "Part 1: Basic Principles" seeks to establish basic principles in the discussion.
Read MoreOn becoming Adventist
I was introduced to the Seventh-day Adventist church at age 27. Prior to that, I lived the proverbial life of sex, drugs and Rock n' Roll.
Read MoreThe genius of Seventh-day Adventism
Many who observe and participate in the discussions we have on this site—and perhaps elsewhere—regarding current Adventist theological issues, may well wonder if the issues in question offer any realistic hope of resolution.
Read MoreTwo sins easily missed
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.
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 MoreReligious McCarthyism
McCarthyism isn’t just a secular political phenomenon. It is a religious one also.
Read MoreHow to avoid malapropisms
Unfortunately, Daniela’s beach was spelled with an “itch,” and nobody who knew better was around to tell her the difference.
Read MoreThe real problem of pain
Yes, it is true that the innocent suffer in our world, but when humanity makes God the problem, instead of the solution, we only prolong our pain.
Read MoreThe month of love
The two stories you are about to read are both painful and profound to me. Painful in that they are borne out of real life experiences.
Read MoreEvolve with the best
In this article, I have tried to present the actual mechanism that drives evolution. I have glossed over many scientific arguments and new developments such as epigenetics, but I have written the analogy this way because biology textbooks still teach that natural selection, acting on mutations produced by an unguided process, are responsible for the diversity of life on earth.
Read MoreIdentity crisis in the church
There is an identity crisis in God’s church today. It is causing frustration, guilt and defeat.
Read MoreLook to Jesus
I have met a large number of Seventh-day Adventists over the past few weeks that have access to the same material that I do, yet do not value the same things that I do.
Read MoreFive lessons from a campfire
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.
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