Sabbath Sermon: Sandra Roberts, "The Indelible Dignity in Discomfort"
"The Indelible Dignity in Discomfort" by Sandra Roberts, DMin - 06/14/14 from Loma Linda University Church on Vimeo.
View ArticleThe Gospel of Niceness: Killing Them with Kindness
Since I can remember, I have been taught to be nice, and being nice usually involves two things: a verb and a sacrifice. “Share your toys,” “Give away your old clothes,” “Play with that kid that you...
View ArticleThe Absent and Misrepresented Women of My Adolescence
As a child, I developed an interest in the Bible only after I realized there were stories my Sabbath School teachers left out. For exampleI remember being shocked when I discovered that Joseph had a...
View ArticleSpiritual but not Religious
Editor's note: I've heard a lot of talk about being "spiritual but not religious." I've recieved emails about the Dalai Lama's facebook post calling for thought about "spirituality and ethics beyond...
View ArticleThree Angles News - Second Murder at SDA School in Belize
1. On July 25, Stephen Michaels Junior, a 28-year-old teacher at the Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist School in Belize, was found murdered in his home. "One week ago, the body of evangelist Oscar Lambey...
View ArticleAuto-Tuned Church
Just last month, a recording of Britney Spears’ voice without auto-tune was leaked to the public. Her voice was pitchy and uneven. The internet ridiculed Britney for not being a true singer and relying...
View ArticleNo, It’s Not About Your Personal Relationship with Jesus!
So in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. — Romans 12:5It seems clear that the corrosive force of individualism has infiltrated the church. Many Adventists...
View ArticleSabbath Sermons (audio only): Herb Montgomery, "Kinship Kampmeeting"
4 Sermons presented July 15-20 2014 at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center, Norcross, GA Listen to the Presentation(Click a presentation title to start. If the player doesn't show, use...
View ArticleDiscipleship – 4: A Call for Adventist Piety
This is the fourth post in a nine-part series for Spectrum’s 2014 Summer Reading Group. Each post will be drawn from chapters of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. You can view the reading/posting...
View ArticleAdventist Culture Wars: Hold the Applause?
Adventist Culture Wars is a repeating Spectrum series written by Marcos Torres. Click here to read the first installment. A few weeks ago, I shared a Facebook status that promoted the idea that...
View ArticleWho Calls Creation Good?
The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists International Conference on the Bible and Science takes place from August 15-24, 2014. I am delighted to be able to attend. While in the mountains of...
View ArticleThe Unity of Salvation and Human Well-being
After becoming an Adventist in high school, I struggled to understand the precise relationship between salvation and liberation, grace and human wellbeing in the Christian gospel. No matter which...
View ArticleThree Angles News- British Conscientious Objectors Remembered
Some Adventists were among 10,000 British Conscientious Objectors who spent World War One in Dartmoor prison. Victor Hulbert, who is creating a documentary about this historical episode, shared his...
View ArticleSubversive Worship
I'm gonna talk with the Prince of PeaceDown by the RiversideAin't gonna study war no moreDown by the riverside is one of my all-time favorite worship songs. I realized this while standing outside a...
View ArticleGrowing Up Adventist: Community on the Borders
When I was about seven years old, Denver South SDA church updated their lower level flooring. The faded orange carpet dated back to when my dad was in Primary and stains had begun to evoke images of...
View ArticleThe Record Keeper Online
The Adventist site thehaystack.tv announced a stream of The Record Keeper series. The posts are not sactioned by The Record Keeper staff but they have stated that leaks are ineveitable. There are teams...
View ArticleThe Cost of Discipleship – 5: The Narrow Road
This is the fifth post in a nine-part series for Spectrum’s 2014 Summer Reading Group. Each post will be drawn from chapters of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. You can view the reading/posting...
View ArticleTed Wilson and Dan Jackson's 2014 ASI Town Hall Meeting
The ASI 2014 Town Hall meeting on August 8 in Grand Rapids, Michigan presented and discussed questions about the Seventh-day Adventist church’s stance on several major issues including homosexuality,...
View ArticleTed Wilson and the General Conference release statement on violence in Syria
This article first appeared on APD News Flash. The original article can be viewed here. Silver Spring, Maryland/USA, 08.08.2014 It is with great sadness and deep concern that we have learned of the...
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