Toward a Factual Concept of Inspiration

It is past time to move beyond weak defenses of Ellen White’s inspiration toward a factual concept. If church leaders insist on an irrational concept...
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The Three Angels’ Messages: A Critique

After 180 years of warning against Babylon, when does it begin to sound like we’re crying wolf? We risk being perceived by non-Adventists as arrogant...
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Do We “Really” Support Religious...

Using state funding for religious schools and same-sex marriage as examples, these remarks by the president of the International Religious Liberty...
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A Letter to Walla Walla University...

In this letter to school leadership, an alum finds their knee-jerk reaction to anonymous, non-scholarly, and unprofessional criticism troubling. 
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Global University Science Ranking...

Unlike ranked religious schools, the Adventist absence may be due to clergy-dominated boards who misunderstand the application of the scientific...
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Spinoza's Treatise on Freedom, and...

Adventism struggles with balance between freedom and order, and our defense of freedom is too often ambivalent. Spinoza reminds us that, without full...
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Fritz Guy: Rigorous Thinker and Loyal...

From La Sierra College pop-quiz giver to drafter of church fundamental beliefs, Guy’s life and work reflect a resourceful truth-seeker who embraced...
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Not a Wasted Moment

It took me years to believe that God loves us infinitely just because we exist. When I manage to practice a mindset of caring and compassion for all...
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It Bears Repeating

We need to deprogram both men and women out of the belief that women being domineered is “the natural order." Instead of seeing “yes” as default, we...
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For Brazilian Administrators, Church...

This first installment of a new monthly series from Brazil focuses on the ideological and political advocacy of prominent church influencers.
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