To All My Relations: Indigenous...

Christ’s words “Do this in remembrance” pull us to contemplate the relations of those who have been. We honor the stories of the Bible, and of the...
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Adventism at 160: A Look Behind the...

The current church leadership has done a good job of focusing us on mission, but the Adventist story needs to be elevated beyond baptismal numbers to...
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The Self-Destructiveness of Adventist...

Too many in our denomination ignorantly believe that there are no other Christians besides us; they can’t comprehend that there are non-Adventists...
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A Visit to the Cedar Lake Seventh-day...

Pastor Harris’s appeal loomed over my mind as I wondered, do any adjustments need to take place in my life or my church for people to feel welcome as...
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Connection to Draconian Uganda Bill...

Fundamentalist Christians, Adventist leadership included, have become political actors in the evolving war against diversity and democracy.
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Acceptance

I want to be in a church that calls people to do and be better, but does not see shame as the primary instrument of that change. My hope is that...
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Why We Should Reform How We Elect...

There have been past musings about changing our church leadership electoral process. This is due to concern that our current method is susceptible to...
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Twelve Things the Book of Revelation...

The Book of Revelation is a long letter that was not written to me. As long as I keep this in the back of mind, as I should when I’m reading any New...
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From Our Desk: Changing Minds and...

Reflecting on the second day of the Adventist Bioethics Conference at Loma Linda University and on Daneen Akers’s new book, “Dear Mama God.”
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Does Adventism Need Political Thought?

In spite of itself, the Adventist Church is a political institution. Historically, Adventism has articulated its politics as driven by eschatology....
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