by Preston Foster By Preston Foster, October 21, 2013 It’s not easy to be counted among the faithful. The problem isn’t that it’s hard to be accepted by God. That’s easy (John 6:37). The problem, if you are faithful, is getting respect from those who (seem to) matter most down here on the ground. Faith […]
by Mark Gutman No Sabbath School lesson or sermon or article can cover everything about its topic. Newspapers and radio and TV must choose some items to report and ignore most. Sometimes we benefit from noticing what was not reported. The Boston Marathon bombing that killed three (and injured another 282) has been covered extensively […]
by Jack Hoehn By Jack Hoehn, October 23, 2013 Volvo just gave me a vacation. For the price of a new station wagon for Deanne, they paid for round trip tickets for “Deanne and me” to Gothenburg, Sweden. There at the factory they handed us her new car built of Swedish steel at the rate […]
by Mark Gutman By Mark Gutman, October 28, 2013 People would generally rather feel certain than uncertain. Other antonyms for “certain” are hesitant, unconfident, and insecure, and who enjoys feeling that way? We like the ease of certainty, and we are attracted to people who exude it. People who appear hesitant are criticized for waffling […]
by Chris Barrett By Chris Barrett, October 29, 2013 My “world-view” is essentially the way I describe or see the universe, the world, and life within it. Based on this I will hold, form, and accept or reject particular beliefs about what exists, what is good, bad, or otherwise. My world-view becomes the […]
by On May 4, 2013, the Anaheim Adventist Church hosted a Hymn Festival. Choirs from Orangewood Academy and San Diego Academy united to sing hymns from the Adventist Hymnal. In the introductory remarks, Orangewood Academy choir director James Woods stated that students have “discovered” the hymns in the Adventist Church Hymnal. “They love them,” he […]
by Ervin Taylor This is Part 12 of the summary of Dr. Wilbur’s book. It should be emphasized that all of the text in this series of blogs in bold font in the body of the text of the chapter summary has been kindly provided by Dr. Wilbur. If there are any of my own […]
by Ervin Taylor by Ervin Taylor October 30, 2013 The Adventist News Service (ANS) recently reported that delegates to the 2013 Annual Council voted to approve a change in the wording of Adventist Fundamental Belief #6 which deals with the nature of Creation. This change had been developed by a group known as the Fundamental […]
by Monte Sahlin At the recent annual meeting of the General Conference executive committee G. T. Ng, executive secretary of the Adventist world church, told church leaders that the Seventh-day Adventist Church is approaching 18 million members. The report was published by the Adventist Review. I will quote a few lines from the extensive report […]
By Danny Bell, November 5, 2013 It’s becoming more frequent. Churches that were once struggling and apparently dying are now being revived as a steady stream of recent immigrants floods into Australia and into our pews. Most of these immigrants are from countries where religion is part of their everyday life, not just something done […]
by Chris Barrett This blog is not about faith in the sense of having faith in a person or similar. It is about religious faith. Here's an example definition: “a strong belief (faith) in God or the doctrines of religion, based on a spiritual apprehension, rather than proof.” When I use the term “belief” […]
by Erv Taylor by Ervin Taylor, November 5, 2013 The following are comments on a statement of “The General Conference Executive Officers” issued as a kind of Adventist version of a Papal Encyclical, or perhaps what more accurately should be characterized as a Papal Bull. It was issued as a “Special Edition” of […]