Persecuted The images are burned into history: Bible-based believers persecuted, even put to death for their faith. Centuries have buffered us somewhat from those scenes, yet the spector and potential of persecution is always present whenever human values co... Read more
What Religious Freedom Means to Me I believe in freedom of religion, not freedom from religion or freedom to enforce religion on others based on my beliefs, particularly acts of worship. This means upholding both the establishment and free exercise clauses of the First Amendment to... Read more
SOULS Northwest: A Fresh Focus on Local Outreach Many of the thousands of people surrounding our churches will never hear the truth of Jesus’ soon return unless we share with them personally. These are the “all the world” that Jesus told us to baptize and disciple. But how do we start? How do we... Read more
Creation: A Fundamental Belief One of the benchmarks of the Seventh-day Adventist name and mission is a focus on worshipping the Creator. In its simple consensus statement, the world church includes the following as part of 28 fundamental beliefs:God is the Creator of all thing... Read more
Right Where I Ought to Be This job is tougher than I could've imagined. Never in my life have I felt periods of such loneliness. And never in my life have I gotten as strong a sense as I have now that THIS is where I need to be. I'm learning. I'm being challenged, and I ge... Read more
Christ's Method Alone Pastor Alan Newbold is unlike most other Adventist pastors. His parish is Montana State University as he seeks to use Christ's method of reaching people. Read more