Christmas in July Her eyes were riveted to the clock as she waited, timecard in hand, to end her shift. She would escape the torment of this dysfunctional torture chamber called work and roam the mall free for a hour or so of shopping before she had to pick up her ... Read more
Connecting and Reflecting at Rosario Beach Envision sitting on a beach around an orange and red, crackling campfire on a Sabbath evening. Grandmothers, parents and children are bundled against the cool twilight air. Kids dip their hands into frigid buckets of water to play with the crabs a... Read more
The Test of a True Christian A Pharisee once asked Jesus, “Which is the great commandment in the law?" Read more
Alive and Healing New Year’s Day a year ago I was in the hospital, recovering from an emergency appendectomy.I had abdominal pain the whole week between Christmas and New Year’s, not too bad, (I kept working) but bad enough that midweek I went to see the doctor. Sh... Read more
Where Else Would I Be? Christmas is a time to bring the whole family together, to share great fellowship, share great food, make heart-stirring memories all while celebrating the reason for the season. However, oftentimes, bringing the whole family together can also res... Read more
The Eagle A mountaineer sits on an outcropping of rock on the peak of one of the mountains in the majestic Chugiak range in Alaska. It had been an arduous climb. Hour after hour of back-wrenching climbing, ever climbing, while muscles protest, bones resist,... Read more
We Can Trust the Church In the Hands of the Next Generation In the Hands of the Next GenerationThis is my 18th year teaching in an Adventist boarding high school, dealing daily with teenagers. While some come from non-Christian or non-faith backgrounds, most are from second, third, up to sixth-generation A... Read more
How I Became a Seventh-day Adventist Christian I was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. My dad was an officer in the U.S. Public Health Service and was assigned to the World Health Organization malaria eradication project. My mom and dad were married about a year when I was born in the Adventist h... Read more
Gone Fishing The brooding mind of Peter matches the darkness as he flings the net into the shadowy waters of the night. In his mind self-condemnation is nudged on by the accusing voices of demons. “You have denied Jesus. Sure you have repented, but this time y... Read more
