“Peruvian Skies” – A Transgenerational...

Last Sunday, an average summer day, I was driving with my family from Florence to the Tyrrhenian sea, in the beautiful Tuscany landscape. My thoughts...
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One Big Tent or Many Little Camps?

Our church has had some major disagreements. We've disagreed on the bounds of academic freedom, had vigorous debates on the role of women, had...
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What Adventism (and Christianity) Can...

Last night at the Democratic National Convention, President Obama gave one of the most
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The Missing Prophetic Gift

From the time I first heard the then-newly-popular explanation of spiritual gifts back in the 80’s, I’ve had my reservations about it. It just seemed...
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A Witness of Life Through Death and the...

Elie Wiesel, “In memoriam” (1928-2016)
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Why I Sympathize with Brexiters

To be clear, this is not an endorsement of one position over another. This isn't even a statement of what I might have voted. There are many things,...
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Evil – A Primer

evil [ē-vəl] (n., adj., adv.): 1.       morally wrong or bad;  wicked. 2.       harm due to actual or imputed bad conduct or character. 3.      ...
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Why Have a Church?

Some of the weird, angering, funny things that have happened to me religiously have led me to ask the question, “Why do people even have a church?”...
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The Slow Death of Adventist Sectarianism

I cannot write a column about bioethics, Adventism, and Adventist healthcare this week without referring to the massacre in Orlando, Florida. I have...
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The Prophet of Betondorp and the...

Johan Cruyff, “In Memoriam” (1947-2016) Johan Cruyff, the worldwide prophet of modern soccer, died some weeks ago leaving behind a particular ludic[1...
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