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The Bible is the word of God. In it we discover the answers to all the “big” questions of life: who we are; where we come from; why we’re so messed up; who God is; what He’s done for us; what happens after death; etc. Yet instead of giving us the this revelation through one prophet such as Buddha, Mohammad, or Joseph Smith, God chose to use approximately forty different writers, each with their unique perspectives, temperaments, culture, experiences, education, and writing style to give us the revelation of our true history and His divine will.



Columna: Eliminemos la Hiper Ortodoxia

(Traducido por Claudia Argueta y editado por Enrique Espinosa)
Read this article in English in the latest issue of Spectrum.

“Cuando me bauticé, tuve que prometer que no usaría plumas.” Mi amigo James Reece me dijo esto hace algunos meses, cuando asistíamos a un retiro, y me quedé con la boca abierta. Días después me mandó una copia de su certificado bautismal, y pude ver –no estoy bromeando– que la pregunta número nueve decía: “¿Está dispuesto a seguir la regla bíblica de vestirse modestamente, y abstenerse de usar plumas?” ¡Increíble!

On Thursday, May 1st the Evangelical Leaders Forum hosted David T. Olson, Director of the American Church Research Project and author of The American Church in Crisis. He spoke about ways to grow and multiply healthy churches that help people know Jesus and effectively fulfill his mission on earth.

Sponsors for this discussion included Bethel Seminary, Evangelical Covenant - NW Conference, Minnesota Baptist Conference, and Zondervan Publishers.

I sit on a board with Diana Butler Bass and appreciate her wisdom on denominational history and future trends. One of these days I'm going to discuss her dangerous analysis of the new Pew "Religion in America" numbers, but for now I've asked her if I could repost her piece on Rev. Wright and she graciously agreed to hang with the Adventists.- Alexander
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Watch this promo video from Southern Adventist University's Evangelism Resource Center:

An adventure that will change your life. . .really?

Happy Sabbath!

The second week of Advent. The service today centers on the prophetic idea of justice and what distracts humanity from community.

Opening Prayer
A Ceremony of Carols (op. 28) is a piece by Benjamin Britten
St. Paul's Choir

We need more of this in our church communities.


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