BETTER THAN OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE BETTER THAN US
For the three of you who have read any of my previous articles, you may have noticed that I’ve been hard on Adventism. To…
THE PROMISE AND PARADOX OF GROWING UP ADVENTIST
Discussions of the meaning of life often suffer from one of two deficiencies. Either they imagine a 360-degree vista, but only give the ticketholder…
WHAT DIFFERENCE DO DOCTRINES MAKE IN OUR DAILY LIFE?
In my first church, one of the members regularly told me that he had been attracted to Adventism when he heard about the different…
GOD IS BIGGER THAN YOUR CHURCH?
You may need to leave the church to find Jesus. I do not say this lightly. I say it with sincere sadness and deep…
IS IT WORTH IT?
Sometimes people do important things for reasons other than the obvious. I started wearing glasses in the third grade because my eyesight required it,…
BEING AN ADVENTIST: WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
Does being an Adventist make you happy? Does it give you assurance and confidence? Does it provide hope for the present and the future?…
THE GIFT OF ADVENTIST COMMUNITY
A few months ago, I found myself in a delightful situation that I realized could likely only come as a result of being a…
WHAT MATTERS MOST IN LIFE? REFLECTIONS THROUGH THE LENSES OF RELATIONAL TRUST
The events in June engraved in my memory a lasting and thought-provoking question of what matters most in life when I visited my now-retired…
TWO HILLS, TWO STONES
In the distance, we can see two hills. Each is inviting us to climb it. Each will present its challenges, each its dangers. Each…
A LIFE-CHANGING WITNESS
If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people…