By Loren Seibold | 18 July 2020 | As one who once dreamed of writing fiction, I’m always astonished at the creativity of the plots and twists that fiction writers come up with. Particularly those who write what is called “speculative fiction” have delightfully imaginative ideas, ones that no one has ever thought of before. […]
by Elle Berry | 17 July 2020 | As darkness fell over the upper-left United States on the evening of July 4th, I was summoned to the front porch by the sounds of holiday percussion. I stood staring into the night, the full moon silhouetting poplars, evergreens, and the mountain peaks of neighborhood rooftops. Here […]
by Stephen Ferguson | 12 July 2020 | Unless you have been living in a hermitage, you will be aware of the fateful murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, over an alleged counterfeit $20 bill. You will also be aware of the protests that followed, aimed at enacting genuine police reform. […]
By Loren Seibold | 11 July 2020 | When I published an article about the close of probation back in April, a pastor wrote me, in high dudgeon. He described my writing that article—he used what I thought was an unnecessarily vulgar metaphor—as something gross that I had done in the Adventist living room. I […]
by Smuts van Rooyen | 11 July 2020 | A simpleton once asked a choreographer what her dance meant. She replied, if I could say it in words, I would not have said it with motion. The essence of her rebuke was that there are languages of the heart that surpass mere logic and must […]
by Richard W. Coffen | 8 July 2020 | I enjoyed writing my two essays (here’s the first, and here’s the second) on puzzling or misunderstood Bible texts. So here’s a third essay on this theme: that we must take Scripture seriously, although not always literally. God Hates Sinners A few years ago, I began reading […]
by Michael Peabody | 8 July 2020 | In a 7-2 ruling announced this morning, the Supreme Court found that religious institutions have a First Amendment right to make employment decisions “free from state interference.” Two Teachers in Los Angeles Catholic Schools Sue, Claiming Age and Disability Discrimination Two teachers at separate Catholic schools in […]
by Tyler Kraft | 3 July 2020 | Growing up, I wanted to play in the National Basketball Association. Unfortunately a lack of height, athleticism, and general basketball skill conspired to rob me of my dream. Thankfully God provided me with a new dream when He called me to ministry, where those things don’t matter […]
by Dorcas Daboni | 2 July 2020 | I looked in the mirror. A strange-looking creature looked back at me. It had on a yellow gown that covered every inch of its body. Gloves on its hands and goggles over its eyes. A shower cap sort of thing on its head, and a shield over […]
by Ron Preast | 1 July 2020 | To say our world has changed in recent months is a profound understatement. I don’t believe any of us could have imagined a time when the world would practically shut down. Businesses are closing, millions have applied for unemployment and even churches cannot hold their regular services. […]
Why are white people like me kept uncomfortably guilty by the jealousy of God. Why must we bear our fathers’ sins? by Jack Hoehn | 26 June 2020 | I don’t own one of those idiotic KKK headdresses. I have no Confederate flag. My ancestors never kept slaves. Some of my best friends are black. […]
by Timothy Ruybalid | 26 June 2020 | I imagined the other day that Dr. Sandra Roberts, president of Southeastern California Conference, was elected as president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church. I have no idea how this would happen, but perhaps, in my imagined scenario, two conservative factions supported different candidates and split their […]