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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Ephesians and the Fullness of Life Here...

At its heart, Ephesians is about fullness, completeness, or in Greek pleroma. The letter’s author seems intent on showing readers that God’s...
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Moral Autonomy, Divine Command, and the...

If the Adventist Church is to promote true faith, it must reject the idea that history only exists for the purpose of vindicating God. Rather, 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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Hiram Edson: The Man and the Myth

Many Adventists have certain preconceptions concerning Hiram Edson: that he was a simple farmer, that he had a vision in a cornfield, that he wrote...
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Confusions about Authorship Lead to...

Ephesians offers readers an intellectually challenging chance to think about how we harmonize scripture and social moral change, but this week's...
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Bonds of Nation and Baptism: A July 4...

We need reminders of the roots of our faith in being strangers and living gently with others, both citizens and noncitizens. We need reminders that...
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Ephesians, Lesson 1: A Recent Grad...

Like most young adults, I have several critiques for the church. But if I choose to kneel and listen to my friends, I need to do the same for my...
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Immanence and Ethics, Part 2:...

In part 2 of his series, William C. DeMary proposes an alternative to the traditional Adventist conception of God that will enable people to affirm...
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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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