May the Lord Umbrella Over You

The Lord is your keeper;      the Lord is your shade at your      right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day,      nor the moon by night...
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You Are God’s Poem

My daughter, Emerson, was sitting in her car seat in the back row of the van as we drove home from dinner one evening. She was four at the time....
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"End Black Conferences," Says...

A prominent white guy has made a strong statement in favor of getting rid of black conferences and congregations in the Seventh-day Adventist Church...
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A Prayer of Thanksgiving

In my sophomore year of college, my English professor introduced me to The Book of Common Prayer, originally published in the year 1549.
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NAD Reminds Adventist Satirists That...

At the 2014 NAD Year-End Meetings, President Dan Jackson made a special announcement banning the use of humor or satire in the discussion of female...
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The Gospel of The Disappointment

October 22, this year and every year--a teachable moment for those who have lived in hope for something that hasn’t yet happened. Today is the 170th...
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Charlotte's Web: What a Friend We...

“I’m less than two months old and I’m tired of living.” How weary life can seem sometimes! Even for a young pig lying in a manure pile, with fresh...
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Art and Biblical Interpretation: The...

I’m a little amused, but mostly annoyed, at the hyperventilating retorts to Darren Aronofsky’s adaptation of the biblical story of Noah. Most of the...
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Review: Loma Linda's Life on the...

Loma Linda's new national TV show, Life on the Line, premieres on PBS tomorrow. Find your channel here. Tompaul Wheeler reviews the pilot episode for...
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Film Review: Lessons from Divergent

I just watched the newly-released Hollywood film Divergent, a futuristic dystopia that has been compared to The Hunger Games.
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