Position and Wealth Take a Hike Recently I took a long hike with a friend. We began early in the day and took just enough water and snacks to significantly weigh our packs, yet never fill us — an interesting commentary about trail mix. We passed fellow hikers on switch back afte... Read more
The Spirit is Still Willing With all due respect to the Holy Scriptures, The Desire of Ages and other inspirational books, I cut my earliest theological teeth on Uncle Arthur's Bible Stories.Before I could decipher words, the colorful pictures there painted a graphic portray... Read more
Joyful and Triumphant Senator John McCain of Arizona remembers hell on earth, for five and a half interminable years as prisoner of war of the North Vietnamese, as he and his fellow prisoners existed from one nightmarish day to another (those who didn't die, that is).B... Read more
When Angels Sing Since Let's Talk has a button link right on the front page of this site, it does not appear again here. Click on the Let's Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet's message and follow the discussion it sparks.We were ... Read more
Christmas Beyond Bars A glowing fireplace with yuletide log, children caroling in the streets, brightly-wrapped packages — these are images of Christmas so many hold dear.But when the Word became flesh, there was little celebration, no red carpet, not even a welcome ma... Read more
He Aquí la Paciencia de los Santos Dice el himno que "Un hombre llegose de noche a Jesús, buscando la senda de vida y luz." Algunos reconocerán a este hombre como Nicodemo. Aunque Nicodemo no aceptó ni confesó inmediatamente al Cristo, las palabras directas de Jesús a él quedaron o... Read more
E.E. Cleveland: Pathfinder, PathMaker It wasn't the makings of a novel, but an Adventist evangelistic series. In 1954, a young, dashing minister, Edward Earl Cleveland, set up a large tent in the middle of Montgomery, Alabama's, crime "infested" district, across from a night club on S... Read more
Who's At Your Door? In the dead of the night, a knock at the door jarred me awake. I lay still, uncertain of what I'd heard. Then it came again, more persistently.Groggy with sleep, I stumbled across the room, jerked open the door, and was nearly bowled over by an as... Read more
Whatever it Takes Even if it's Pathfinders There is nothing closer to our hearts than our kids, right? And there is nothing more important than nurturing them into a meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ that will secure their eternal life in Him.None of us can know for sure what decis... Read more
