We Should Go Home Again Because We’re...

Going back home after a long absence, like mustering courage to disturb the serenity of our edified past, can be jolting. But the attempt is not...
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Thomas Hobbes's Social Contract...

Adventism, through its hermeneutical and theological mechanisms, is like the Hobbesian state: an entity that privileges stability over change,...
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A Multitude of Counselors

We all need feedback sometimes. It doesn’t diminish us. It just means we recognize that we aren’t omniscient. The same is true for organizations.
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What My Junior Sabbath School Teacher...

Skepticism is too often associated with rejection and debunking stupidity. But I think it can better be considered as a cautionary tool to test all...
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Not Good Enough

On June 20th the Adventist News Network publicized Pastor Moses Maka Ndimukika’s June 8th statement regarding the Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation passed in...
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Should We Take Prophetic Utterances at...

Adventists should be at the forefront of encouraging an open canon. After all, this is how we became a church.
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A Political Theology of Order: The...

Kallipolis represents the ideal city in Plato’s Republic. Where justice reigns. But for Plato, justice is order. Adventism, too, has always...
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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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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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