Less Rugged, Less Individualism

Advent Forum’s board chair reflects on the healing potential of connection with another person in her editorial from the most recent issue of the...
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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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Rethinking the Language of Allyship

Ezrica Bennett reflects on her time reporting for Spectrum during Pride month and shares what she has learned about the journey of becoming an ally. 
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Five Practical Ways To Be a Powerful...

Being an ally is an ongoing process. There will be times when you make mistakes. But the important thing is to learn from your mistakes and to keep...
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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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How Did We Become Enemies?

The vision of church unity and harmony should not be used to consolidate uniformity or stifle questions but rather to cultivate a community that...
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Why Are Christians Less Likely To Get...

A recent study shows Christians are less likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19 than other religious adherents or the nonreligious. Is this a...
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Ten AI-Generated Rules for Being Good

I’ve often wondered if there is an objective list of ways to be a genuinely good person. Religious texts try to provide guidance on this from 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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