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  • Written By: Rich Hannon
    November 22, 2013

    Below the Surface

    I read somewhere that about 8/9 of an iceberg is below the surface. That, I guess, is what makes it so potentially dangerous for ships at sea. I find...
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  • Written By: Rich Hannon
    October 31, 2013

    Reasoning Errors in Religious Dialog

    There is a lot of argumentation in the religious arena. I don’t mean heated shouting matches, although I suppose that happens too. I mean debate-...
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  • Written By: Rich Hannon
    October 03, 2013

    The Need to be Right

    I’ve been an Adventist most of my life and the years are adding up. In that lengthy exposure to the SDA subculture there are many things I like and...
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  • Written By: Rich Hannon
    September 05, 2013

    Separations

    I recently watched the French film L’Equipier. It tells the story of a young man who, in 1963, arrives on the small island of Ouessant, off the coast...
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  • Written By: Rich Hannon
    July 31, 2013

    What Adventism Should Be Like

    Several months back a website commenter asked: “why do the "non-traditionalists" think the church should exist. … those calling for change in our...
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  • Written By: Jason Hines
    June 27, 2013

    What Changed?

    A few months ago, Michael Peabody, Juan Perla, Alexander Carpenter, and I discussed the pending oral arguments on the cases of Hollingsworth v. Perry...
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  • Written By: Rich Hannon
    May 29, 2013

    Why Don’t You Just Leave?

    Comments on this website frequently involve traditionalist and non-traditionalist[1] Adventists sparring in disagreement over various topics...
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  • Written By: Jason Hines
    April 25, 2013

    The Knight of Faith

    170 years ago, Soren Kierkegaard wrote Fear and Trembling. Ten years ago, I read it for the first time and it changed my life. In it Kierkegaard...
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  • Written By: Rich Hannon
    January 10, 2013

    Same Evidence Different Interpretation

    Christians in general, and Adventists in particular, often have contentious discussions on how to understand scripture as it relates to the physical...
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  • Written By: Rich Hannon
    August 30, 2012

    Moral Complexity

    Adventism has wrestled with the concept of human perfection almost from its beginnings. The subject has always been controversial –is it possible or...
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