Endurance It’s the requisite line of nearly every adventure movie. “I’ll come back for you,” says the courageous hero. “I promise.” And, against all odds, he always does. We script our stories this way because we hate disappointment. We long for the assura... Read more
Misery I sit here in moribund misery. The valiant efforts of my body to repel an unwelcome viral intruder are greatly appreciated. Yet I am flopped unceremoniously in a chair. A pile of crumpled tissues mounts beside me, evidence of a fruitless effort to... 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
Stupid I was out of my league and didn’t know it. Piloting a 50-foot monstrosity had mandated a written test and one cursory drive around the block. As a college-age taskforce volunteer I was full of imagined proficiency.So I felt no sense of impending d... 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
Fear A life-changing choice comes to us daily — to avoid risk, or grasp opportunity. We must loosen our grip on self in order to reap the rich rewards of grace. Read more
Answering the Call of a Sabbath Jubilee The congregation uses a set of assigned Bible verses for each Sabbath service. So it is reverently that the assistant, the hazzan, places the correct scroll in the Guest’s arms. With matching respect, the Guest unrolls the scroll, finds the correc... Read more
