Bloggin' the 28: Holy Scripture
For my final month editing the Spectrum blog I'm reflecting on the 28 fundamental beliefs. In particular I'm asking, is there more to essential Adventist identity than giving mental assent to a belief?...
View ArticleBloggin' the 28: Trinity
For my final month editing the Spectrum blog I'm reflecting on the 28 fundamental beliefs. In particular I'm asking, is there more to essential Adventist identity than giving mental assent to a belief?...
View ArticleBloggin' the 28: Father
God the eternal Father is the Creator, Source, Sustainer, and Sovereign of all creation. He is just and holy, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. The...
View ArticleThree Angles News—Thursday, June 6
1. Seventh-day Adventists join with 100,000 Christians in Indonesia on May 17 and 18 in a Celebration of Unity with the World Council of Churches.2. According to a study of Adventists that has been...
View ArticleDon't Miss Ted Wilson's Revelation of Hope
"Don't miss Ted Wilson's Revelation of Hope"—that's a direct quote from the infomercial-style video for his evangelistic series starting on June 7. This kicks off Ted Wilson's evangelistic focus on...
View ArticleSabbath at the Spectrum Café: Addendum Quinoa Salad
Addicted to health food stores, I came across quinoa about 18 years ago, packaged in tiny boxes with an alarming price tag and the promise of exceptional nourishment. My favorite health food store had...
View ArticleTed Wilson's Dissertation on Ellen White's Method for City Evangelism
Today, Ted Wilson, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, will begin preaching an evangelistic series called "Revelation of Hope" in New York City. This is the model event—NY13—for of a new...
View ArticleBloggin' the 28: Son
God the eternal Son became incarnate in Jesus Christ. Through Him all things were created, the character of God is revealed, the salvation of humanity is accomplished, and the world is judged. Forever...
View Article2013 Summer Reading Group: ‘Post-modern Apologetics?’
The past few summers, we’ve beat back the season’s doldrums by discussing and debating topics ranging from evolution to the emerging church. This time around, we’re planning to engage Christina...
View ArticleThree Angles News—June 9, 2013
1. A pageant for teenage girls in the Solomon Islands, "Real Beauty', is run by the Adventist Women's Ministries department to improve self-confidence. 2. The gospel choir at Philadelphia Seventh-day...
View ArticleWake-Up Call for Adventism?
Nicholas P. Miller, The Religious Roots of the First Amendment: Dissenting Protestants and the Separation of Church and State. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.This book is superb. And it is yet...
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Bloggin' the 28: Holy Spirit
God the eternal Spirit was active with the Father and the Son in Creation, incarnation, and redemption. He inspired the writers of Scripture. He filled Christ's life with power. He draws and convicts...
View ArticleA Discussion about Adventism on 'Interfaith Voices'
Late last month, Rev. Mark Schaefer, instructor and United Methodist chaplain at American University, and David Trim, director of Archives, Statistics, and Research at the Seventh-day Adventist World...
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Sabbath at the Spectrum Café: Deborah Madison
In addition to unique vegetarian food stories, “Sabbath at the Spectrum Café” will feature chefs and cookbooks authors friendly to plant-based diets.If the dewy tips or strangely twisted roots of a...
View ArticleBloggin' the 28: Creation
God is Creator of all things, and has revealed in Scripture the authentic account of His creative activity. In six days the Lord made "the heaven and the earth" and all living things upon the earth,...
View ArticlePostmodern Apologetics?—1: Martin Heidegger and Onto-theo-ology
This is the first post in a twelve-part series for Spectrum’s 2013 Summer Reading Group. Each post will be drawn from chapters of Postmodern Apologetics? by Christina M. Gschwandtner. You can find the...
View ArticleThe Best Is Yet to Come
As I announced at the beginning of June I am handing over the blog today. This doesn't conclude my work with Spectrum—I'm just freeing up some time to get other projects done. Thankfully, Alita Byrd is...
View ArticleAdventist Orphanage Director Fights Homosexuality Charge in Kenyan High Court
An Australian Adventist, Ian Castleman, was charged with having sex with two boys at his orphanage in Nakuru, Kenya, last September, and is now fighting the charge in Kenya’s High Court, according to...
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