Cynical About Evangelism If you’ve grown a bit tired of or even a bit cynical about traditional public evangelism, read on because I can certainly relate. It was not until I had been in ministry many years that I preached my first series of meetings. Having recently compl... Read more
Friendship 101 I would have strangled me. I certainly deserved it. But lucky for me, Dave is not that kind of friend. Read more
Divinely Inspired Sabbath Schools My father vividly recalls what it was like growing up on the plains of North Dakota. His was one of the fortunate families to have electricity and therefore a radio, but no television or telephone.The weekly schedule consisted of hard work and mor... Read more
The First Church of Hackers Someday when I’m so rich that Bill Gates hits me up for a loan, I’m going to buy a thousand acres of land. Then I’ll hire some groundskeepers to follow me as I whack a golf ball 72 times. The gardeners behind me will be charged with the task of bu... Read more
God's Mysterious Ways It was all black smoke and ringing alarms in Auburn Adventist Academy's girls dorm on that rainy November day. Were the girls still inside? Was anyone stubbornly lying in bed with ear plugs to wait out the “drill”? Was someone studying so intently... Read more
Praying for the Cameras As a teen, Phil Donahue dreamed of being a famous TV personality. By the age of 27, he was well on his way to “success.” He worked as a reporter for the national network CBS. It was only radio, but it was CBS just the same. Read more
Whatsoever Things Are Pure Mark Twain was once asked what he thought of Richard Wagner's music, to which he replied, "Well, it's not as bad as it sounds."There seems to be a bit of the same rationalization among society at large and Christians in particular when it comes to... Read more
Does God Still Perform Miracles? Does God still perform miracles? Ask members of the Orchards Church in Vancouver, Washington, that question and their reply will be a resounding, "Yes!"Retired member Otis Edwards and I met with Bob Robinson, Southern Asia Division administrative ... Read more
