Sacred Ruts During the good old days of the American pioneers, the Oregon Trail was the best route to the great Northwest. But not for long. Better roads and vehicles provided new ways and means of transportation, ultimately resulting in travel on Interstate ... Read more
How to Pick a Fight There’s nothing like a good fight.Growing up in a family with two other brothers, I had fights that were frequent, creative and quite painful. However what made a good fight was the underlying understanding that none of us were out to truly hurt e... Read more
Confrontation or Collaboration? Are other Christians our rivals or our friends? In relating to Baptists, Lutherans and Catholics, should we be confrontational or collaborative? Can we participate in community events with them without compromising our unique Seventh-day Adventist... Read more
The Adventist Advantage “Don’t curse the darkness; light a candle.”End-time Adventists can find value in that time-honored advice. As the world’s moral midnight deepens around us — greed, lust, war, oppression, rebellion, unbelief — God has entrusted our church with a sa... Read more
How to Judge People “Judge not lest ye be judged” is perhaps the most popular quote among people who haven’t read the Bible.The phrase usually appears in the heat of an argument over any number of things. Someone points out that a person’s drug use or recreational ac... Read more
Crossing the Generational Divide, Part 2 In Jesus' day the younger generation wrestled with their relationship to their elders and the reality of what God expected:And he said to them, "You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! For Mose... Read more
Introducing Victory Rap “'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord. 'They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope'" (Jer. 29:11).Victory Rap Mission Statement “Striving to revive women who have been living as victims of abuse and p... Read more
Crossing the Generational Divide, Part 1 At the end of each week I enjoy tormenting my type-A, goal-oriented personality with the question: What did you accomplish? What makes this sick practice worse is when I can vouch for myself that I was busy — but cannot remember specifically what ... Read more
ACCION Campestre Familiar Hispano en la Conferencia de Washington El Sorprendente Privilegio de la Familia La Conferencia de Washington se alegra por haber tenido otro exitoso Campestre Familiar Hispano. Se llevó a cabo durante la semana del 3 al 9 de junio en las escuelas Adventistas de Auburn, Wash. Como invitados especiales estuvieron Carlos Rando y... Read more
