by Richard W. Coffen | 20 May 2025 | Theologians have said that their main theological task is to speak well of God. In this essay, I’m going to address four commonly held reasons for prayer. I question them because it seems to me that they do not speak well of God. What do you […]
by Richard W. Coffen | 7 March 2025 | You saw Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof singing, “Tradition, tradition! Tradition!” That’s the theme of this essay: specifically, the role tradition plays in our reading of the biblical texts. Traditional behaviors aren’t necessarily wrong, but they can be arbitrary. For example, Americans open gifts in […]
The “Blind Faith” Men’s Retreat ended today with an entirely eye-less crowd of men trying to find their way out of an auditorium. Speakers at the retreat had advocated a stridently literal approach to Bible reading, discouraging any attempt to detect genre and intent. The self-assured crowd roared with approval as they read New Testament […]
MOUNT SINAI – Adventist scholar Dr. Seymour Scriptura claims Moses not only received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai but also a separate set of tablets containing the 28 Fundamental Beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. According to Dr. Scriptura, extensive research and divine insight have led him to this groundbreaking conclusion. “It’s all […]
SILVER SPRING, Maryland — Hope Channel has just launched a new trivia game show titled “Who Said It – EGW or the Bible?” The show is an effort to clear up Adventist confusion about the origin of favorite quotes and ideas. “Far too many of our members are convinced that their most treasured ‘memory verses’ […]