#ButNow Social media feeds across the country recently blew up with countless #metoo postings. While many came from A-list celebrities, did you notice how many seemed to be posted by friends, colleagues and family members? Read more
95 Theses for Adventists Five hundred years ago, Martin Luther’s 95 Theses helped spark revival and reformation across Europe. We’ve seen a number of 21st-century counterpart declarations. Here’s a sampling of my own list: Read more
God's Clean Plate Club It is easy to hate. Almost enjoyable to look down my nose and remember your sins with disdain. Read more
Along Came a Spider, Part 2 Well, after our bake sale break last month, it is time to pick up where we left off in discussing the proliferation of false teachers running around the world and how it is they continue to be successful even among the smartest believers. Read more
No Goats in Heaven I’m not sure what God has against goats, but it looks like they’ll be missing in the New Earth. Sheep make it, but no goats. Read more
Breaking Bob: The $50,000 Bake Sale During my family vacation in California this summer, I received a text from my associate pastor informing me Bob, an outstanding long-time member of our church, wanted to have a bake sale the first day of school. Admittedly, I was reluctant, and, ... Read more
Good News About Hell What’s happening with the Seventh-day Adventist Church? Members worldwide are worried about this month’s Annual Council, where global representatives will debate what should happen to elected leaders and their constituencies who are “out of compli... Read more
Along Came a Spider, Part 1 Shortly after Angela, Madeline and I moved to Omaha, we experienced a season of horror in our new house. The otherwise pleasant parsonage housing our new little pastoral family took a turn for the worse one morning when I came down the basement st... Read more
Is the Church Going Through? "No matter what, the Seventh‑day Adventist Church is going straight through to the kingdom," a veteran leader declared. "Even if the General Conference president and I are the only ones left in the church, I'm staying with the ship." Read more