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 be fair, I am…
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 a thin slice of…
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 time periods in our…
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 regret. But I have…
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, but I have met…
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? How does it affect…