ALL THOSE TIKTOKS AND STUFF
Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack A crack in everything That’s how the light gets…
A CULTURED VERB
In my head, there is a difference between a “reason” and an “excuse.” A reason is a good excuse. An excuse is not always…
CHURCH AND CULTURE: REACTING OR RESPONDING
Recently, I was stretched. If you have ever been there, you know what I am talking about. I was in a situation where it…
SABBATH – A GIFT OF COUNTERCULTURAL TIME
On Monday, January 2, 2023, The Guardian Online published an Op/Ed piece entitled “Is America suffering a ‘social recession’?” by Anton Cebalo.1 He examined…
A BIGGER FOCUS FOR A BETTER FUTURE?
For two significant reasons, I have been thinking and talking a lot about race and racism over the past few months. These are important…
IN THE WORLD, NOT OF THE WORLD, SENT TO THE WORLD
How effective is the Seventh-day Adventist Church in revealing the principles of God’s kingdom of grace in contemporary society through the committed integration of…
A QUIET WITNESS IN THE WORLD
The editor of this magazine sets the bar high for his writers. Every quarter, the dance he’s arranged comes dressed in its most beguiling…
HOW WILL THEY KNOW?
I grew up in the Seventh-day Adventist faith tradition, and, as a young person attending Adventist churches and schools, I frequently heard that I…
A CULTURE OF LOVE
My church is infallible. Well, at least it’s in-fall-able. We have been promised that “the church may appear as about to fall, but it…
Light To Suffering Humanity
Possibly one of the most profound ways that Adventism has influenced the wider culture has been through healthful living. From breakfast cereals, courtesy of…