by S.M. Chen  |  3 September 2020  | The short Bible book called Jonah was probably written in the late 5th to early 4th century B.C. Its authorship may be open to question.   The Psalms were written centuries earlier by King David. Jonah no doubt was acquainted with them. We do not know whether his […]

by Olive Hemmings  |  2 September 2020  | “You perpetually search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, but they are what testify about me” (John 5:39, translated directly from the Greek NT). When we claim sacred texts as the word of God, and institutions claim them as the authority […]

By Steve Moran  |  1 September 2020  |   I believe most people are not racist. I believe most people want the world to be a better place. I believe most people are doing the best they can based on how they were raised and their genetics.  I believe most of my passionately liberal Joe Biden/Kamala […]

by Admiral Ncube  |  27 August 2020  | Here in Africa, the reports of the growth of Christianity on our continent have filled us with pride. That Adventism in Africa has continued to be conservative and faithful compared to other parts of the world has been a reason for celebration. Some claim that the Adventism […]

by Robert M. Johnston  |  26 August 2020   The earliest leaders of the Jesus movement were the twelve apostles whom Jesus called and commissioned (Mark 3:13-19 and parallels). The King James Version says that He “ordained them,” but that word is much too fraught with medieval baggage. Modern versions commonly say that He “appointed” them, and […]

by Andrew P. Hanson & Lawrence G. Downing  |  24 August 2020  |   Both authors of this article are life-long Adventists and products of the Adventist educational system. We have each subscribed to the Adventist Review and followed the articles with varying amounts of interest. Some we found trite, others irrelevant, and on occasion we […]

by Laura Ochs Wibberding  |  24 August 2020  | It’s fire season again. I feel this vividly: I’m writing from my in-laws’ guest room, where we fled when the evacuation order came. A suitcase sits in the corner, where I packed a few essentials that might become my entire wardrobe, depending on which way the […]

by D. Lynn Bryson  |  24 August 2020  |   For over eighty days now the city of Portland, Oregon, has been under siege. Since March of this year we have watched our world and nation endure the COVID virus and the effects on all of our lives, from wearing masks to businesses shut down. There […]

By Loren Seibold  |  21 August 2020  |   Ever since I began writing, there’s a response I know I’ll get to certain articles, a response as reliable as wildfires in California in August. If I write something that challenges a doctrine or practice of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, I know I’m going to hear, in […]

by Eugene Gerasimov  |  20 August 2020  |   As you have undoubtedly seen on the news, right now Belarus, where my wife Olga and I live, is experiencing massive protests. Former president Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years, decided he wanted to “win” another election. He did everything he could to manipulate […]

by Edwin Torkelsen  |  17 August 2020  |   Richard Coffen’s excellent article comparing the historical-critical method with the historical-grammatical method led me to revisit some thoughts on the subject of biblical criticism that I had gradually been forming over the past several years. It was interesting to find so much of my own thinking reflected […]

by Hannele Ottschofski  |  14 August 2020  | Many are looking back into history, wondering if they should apologize for the sins of their forefathers about the discrimination of people groups. Yes, racial discrimination is an abomination. But another example of this comes to mind: allow me to remind you (without addressing the topic of […]