In Response to Jean Sheldon's...

I really appreciated most of the thoughtful, honest answers Jean Sheldon gave during her Spectrum interview, "Making Sense of a Vengeful God," just...
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Jesus Bade Them, “Follow Me”

In scanning this week’s lesson title, “Jesus Bade Them, Follow Me,” what were your first thoughts? Did you actually want to know more about following...
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Jesus Won Their Confidence

Do you remember the 2008 financial crisis? I heard an interview back then with Joe Nocera, business columnist for the New York Times and author of...
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Making Sense of a Vengeful God

PUC theology professor Jean Sheldon offers a preview of her presentation at the upcoming Adventist Forum conference; two different models of...
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Jesus Ministered to Their Needs

“Needs,” what does that mean? Look up the definition of the word and you will find a statement like this one: “Something that is necessary.” As...
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Summer Reading Group: “Conflict,...

This is the fifth post in a seven-part series for Spectrum’s 2016 Summer Reading Group.
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Jesus Showed Sympathy

There is little more painful than the death of a child. Whether unborn, at birth, or later, something deep inside us rebels at the thought of a child...
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“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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Jesus Desired Their Good

The title: “Jesus Desired Their Good” is engrossed with meanings. It reminds the reader of what Ellen G. White said regarding the ideal ministry of...
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Summer Reading Group: “Mindsets of...

This is the fourth post in a seven-part series for Spectrum’s 2016 Summer Reading Group.
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