By Jack Hoehn, January 20, 2016: Did the battle for earth begin after the fall in Eden or was it going on throughout the creation process? Was Eden the same as the rest of the earth, or a unique invasion into God’s battle to retake earth from the powers of chaos? This is a […]
If you are a college Junior or Senior or a Graduate Student studying the Natural Sciences, Philosophy of Science, or in Theology, Law, Humanities, or the Social Sciences and have a keen interest in the intersection of Science and Religion you are invited to apply for a free scholarship for a summer seminar in Seattle, […]
By Jack Hoehn: Preface: Seventh-day Adventists throughout the world are presented in 2016 a series of lessons on sin and salvation, or as the official Sabbath School lessons are titled, “Rebellion and Redemption” by David Tasker edited as usual by Clifford Goldstein (uninterrupted editor for the last 17 years). What follows comes from a Sabbath School Class I […]
A Christmas meditation on creation. Does the Intelligent Designer use magic or miracle when He creates? Was Jesus brought to us by a stork? What about Adam? By Jack Hoehn ([1]) Where does the Son of God incarnate in Bethlehem come from? Do fat little cherubs deliver him from Heaven lowering him in a silken […]
Some suggestions for year end giving and beyond for responsible and concerned Adventists. by Jack Hoehn, November 10, 2015: Those who love the Seventh-day Adventist Church and wish to see it prosper in its God-given mission to spread the gospel and prepare people for the second coming of Jesus are looking for ways to support […]
by Jack Hoehn, October 28, 2015: Jack retells a story about an Advent Prophecy in the Pacific Northwest. I live on the Columbia Plateau. The Snake River joins the Columbia River not far from my town, and then flows in quiet majesty to the Pacific Ocean 300 miles away. This Plateau, formed from volcanos in […]
North Korea is proud of its many virtues. They are a model of uniformity. By Jack Hoehn There have been many repressive, oppressive, and idolatrous nations throughout history, but the most repressive, oppressive, and idolatrous nation today is the dishonestly named so-called “Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea” with its unholy trinity of dead Grandfather, […]
After Darkness, what? The Reformation claimed After Darkness, Light. What do we do when darkness overtakes the light? What do Adventists damaged by the unfortunate decisions of GC 2015 do now? Jack Hoehn has written a major article with suggestions on what do Adventists do after San Antonio to promote progress, growth, and change in […]
In a July 24, 2015, email sent to readers of the Australian-based Seventh-day Adventist Record, Director of Communications James Standish, offers some surprisingly candid thoughts about the value and function of the present General Conference system. He admits that his candor may be a career risk to himself, so obviously his concerns are of a […]
Guest Blog by Ronald Coleman Ron is a Seventh-day Adventist commercial airline pilot who also plays a very good clarinet. He is a friend of Jack Hoehn and has given Jack permission to repost Ron’s recent opinion piece on the Post-GC 2015 Disappointment of many Seventh-day Adventists. (Original on Ron Coleman’s blog.) How do we respond when the leadership of an […]
I take comfort that 40% of the General Conference delegates understood God’s plan for Adventism’s tomorrow. But I weep with Jesus over the little children, youth, and adults of the female gender hindered and disrespected by 60% of those delegates refusing to respect women as equal servants of God. I stand beside Jesus looking over […]
This is the Presidential Acceptance Speech You Didn’t Get to Hear By Jack Hoehn: This is the acceptance speech you didn’t get to hear ….. “I was thinking perhaps an Angel clothed in white raiment with a trumpet in his hand had blown the trumpet loudly in each man’s ear, and then said, ‘Hear ye, […]
