by David Geelan | 06 June 2023 | It’s been a bit of a mantra of mine in online debates for decades. It sometimes annoys my friends, because I tend to simply drop these two words and not elaborate. The two words? “Truth matters.” What is important about telling the truth, and what is so […]
by Rich Hannon | 12 May 2023 | Consider for a moment the various ways you spend money. The most familiar, because it’s also the most frequent, is to purchase some “goods.” I put that word in quotes because it is frequently used, in economics, as part of the phrase “goods and services.” A “good” […]
by Rebecca Brothers | 18 May 2023 | I want to tell you about a difference I continually have with friends. As a former English major and history minor, I am tickled pink when authoritative sources tell me that an etymology or a regional custom or a commonly shared historical anecdote is more complex than […]
by David Geelan | 05 May 2023 | When it comes to sex and gender, some people live in a very simple world. They believe that there are masculine men who desire women, and feminine women who desire men, and both sorts of people want to find their one partner and stay together for life—and […]
by Joni Bell | 02 May 2023 | I love genealogy. Quizzing elderly family members about our family’s past has been my “MO” since I was small. In my adult years my interest has helped me understand the importance of the choices we make. I’m a member of Ancestry.com and regularly work on my family […]
by Herbert Douglass | 6 April 2023 | This essay was originally published on 29 December 2012 . I know, this question may appear to be a joke! But it has caused me to think for more than a mere few minutes. Most people reading these words would call themselves “Christian.” That is, Jesus Christ […]
by John McLarty | 5 April 2023 | This essay was originally published on March 17, 2016. No. I will not. Don’t bother asking. I will not do it. I know what the rule book says. I know about tradition. I know all the Bible texts. I know that those who are urging me to […]
by Alvin Masarira, | 16 March 2023 | According to the General Conference Statistics, the over 20 million members of the Seventh-day Adventist in over 200 countries worship in over 52,000 congregations. Each congregation is unique, and it would be difficult to know exactly how various church members across the world are relating to the […]
by Melissa Brotton | 23 February 2023 | “Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and brackish water?” (James 3:11, NIV) As she turned her car into her driveway on Tuesday afternoon, Crystal smiled. It had been a perfect day. Her early-morning conversation with her sister had been fun as the […]
by Stephen Ferguson | 27 January 2023 | I was conversing with some ex-Adventist the other day when I came across a claim that Seventh-day Adventist pioneer and prophetess Ellen White was an alcoholic. It seemed farfetched to me. However, after doing my own research, I was able to find Mrs. White’s own words on […]
by Amy Nordhues | 16 January 2023 | I’ve always loved those 1970s VW buses. You know—the vans that have curtains in the windows and are covered by every bumper sticker known to humanity. They are driven by the free spirits of the world—the eccentric types that say, “Hey world, this is who I am, […]
by Melissa Brotton | 12 January 2023 | “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” (Matthew 5:9 NKJV) There is something called the science of forgiveness, which my colleague Dr. Lourdes Morales-Gudmundsson and I teach through La Sierra University’s general studies program. The science of forgiveness is wonderful. It tells […]
