Neighbors on the Blue Marble

Much ado has been made about the Mars "discovery" of liquid water. Of course, it can't be confirmed yet because of our fear of contaminating any...
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Reflections on San Antonio by a Woman...

I sat in my black pencil skirt, pink lace blouse, blue-black suit jacket, and let the tears run down my face unchecked. I could hear behind me the...
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Perspective: Equality, Totalitarianism...

In the wake of the ordination vote in San Antonio, the question of biblical hermeneutics is on the General Conference agenda. It is not a coincidence...
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Authentic Uncertainty‏

Three of the most disturbing words to have to utter. "I don't know."  We have an aversion to uncertainty and especially to admitting it to others....
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How Multicultural is the Adventist...

[Roy Branson,“In Memoriam” (1937-2015)] The Seventh-day Adventist Church is living an epochal cultural change incarnated with the demographical shift...
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Adventist Postmodernism: Analyzing the...

In San Antonio a few weeks ago, Church delegates voted modifications to the wording of Fundamental Belief #6 having to do with the Genesis story of...
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From Vote to World View

In the aftermath of San Antonio’s Women’s Ordination (WO) “No vote” there has been, unsurprisingly, considerable reaction. Emotion, speculation,...
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My Abusive Spouse

This allegory is in NO way meant to minimize the horrific and complicated experience of people in abusive relationships. After personal experience...
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Viewpoint: The Adventist Church Needed...

James Standish, the Editor of the South Pacific Division's official magazine, Adventist Record, has written an apparently throw-caution-to-the-wind,...
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A Church Beyond Walls: A Call to...

“Now let’s get back to the mission of our church.” This has been one of the most repeated phrases among Seventh-day Adventists following the 2015...
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