by Loren Seibold  |  25 January 2020  | Seventh-day Adventists, from our very beginning, have believed God was interacting not just with individuals, but with an entire planet. The dark day, the blood moon, the falling stars, the Lisbon earthquake—these were events God was causing (or, say some, allowing—a distinction without a difference) in the […]

by S M Chen  |  24 January 2020  | “It isn’t always true that a critical end justifies desperate means.” —Richelle E. Goodrich (1968- ), American writer A couple of recent exposures got me thinking. I viewed a BBC presentation on what came to be called the “Auschwitz Protocol,” a cogent, detailed account of what […]

By Paul Priest  |  23 January 2020  | The purpose of this essay is to explore the creation of the heavens, and what that creation says about the nature of God. The Bible begins with “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen.1:1). The rest of Genesis 1 addresses the creation of […]

By Danita Rasmussen  |  21 January 2020  | I’m skipping church today (not attending the morning services at our church)—and I’m a pastor. I’m not sick or going on vacation; there wasn’t a scheduling conflict, and I’m not skipping just because I just needed some time off. Although, as is true for most of us, […]

by Mark B. Johnson  |  20 January 2020  | “For I was born a sinner – yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.” Ps. 51:5, NLT I was born a sinner. He was born a sin. As we talked about his life and the challenges he faced, his demeanor wavered between grief and thinly […]

by Jack Hoehn  | 1/8/2020 | What are the pillars or core teachings that make Adventism stand or fall as a distinctive denomination? 12-year-old Ellen Harmon heard William Miller preaching the soon return of Jesus Christ in Portland, Maine.[1] Ellen grew up with and then led, by influence, the Seventh-day Adventist movement that came from […]

by Rebecca Brothers  |  16 January 2020  | Last year, I signed up for a class at my church. The class is called “Education for Ministry.” It’s a four-year program coordinated by an Episcopal college, the University of the South. First-year EfM students study the Hebrew Scriptures; second years, the New Testament; third years, Christian […]

by Stephen Ferguson  |  13 January 2020  | Am I the only person confused with this whole story about impeaching US President Donald Trump? Maybe it is because I am not an American. In my defense as a mere foreign observer, I recently saw a television survey (okay, I admit this was from Fox News) […]

By Steve Moran  |  12 January 2020  |   Sheila got up in front of 600 people in tuxedos and shimmering gowns to tell her story, her four children at her side. “I was homeless, living in a tent next to the river with my kids, then without them when the authorities took them away. I […]

By Debbie Hooper Cosier  |  10 January 2019  | This morning I write from my rainforest home in the Tweed Valley, 28 kilometres from a wildfire. My family and I are safe for now, whilst many other Australians face the inferno. It’s still early, but the sound of trickling water alerts me that my oldest […]

by Elle Berry  |  7 January 2020  | My first introduction to the literary classic Jane Eyre came via a 1996 film adaptation. My sister and I had a family friend who often invited us for Sunday matinées, and so it happened that one spring Sunday I took my first foray into the world of […]

by Terry Brava  |  6 January 2020  | Much has been written about why some parents choose not to send their children to Adventist schools. Is it because they can’t afford tuition? Aren’t dedicated to the church’s teachings? Are ignorant about what the schools offer? In reality, there’s a lot more nuance to that question. […]