How to Criticize the Church Some weeks it’s easier to be a Christian than an Adventist. This was one of those weeks for me. It began with Annual Council delegates forgetting that Halloween is still a week away and deciding to dress like extras...
Non-Adventists in Adventist Pulpits? It’s amazing what 4 little words can do. They can pave the way for a pastor’s removal. They can make conference presidents drive hours to referee a business meeting. They can even change a religious...
The Man Who Saved the Adventist Church from Obscurity That’s how Elder Charles Bradford described Dr. Earl Moore at his funeral last week, “the man who saved the Adventist Church from obscurity. He was right. The Sixties were tumultuous years in...
What’s Missing From Adventist Evangelism? ADVENTISTS!! That’s what’s missing from Adventist evangelism. Adventists. Everyday Adventists. Not celebrities. Not pastors. Not evangelists. Not paid bible workers. But normal, natural, balanced...
What do people see when they hear Adventist? What words or images come to mind? For many years I have asked this very question to Adventists and non-Adventists alike in a word association exercise I use in evangelism. The responses have been...
Kim, Kanye, and Adventist Gossip Oakwood has a Publix!! Well not exactly, but the food store did recently open within walking distance of the school. (The fact that I am so excited about the opening of a grocery store is either a reflection on...
Dr. Jesse Wilson: “This is the best article that you didn’t read this week! I always get a little nervous when white folk use words like “woke”, but Steve’s been woke for a while. Good guy. Its longer than my blogs but worth the read. Read...
3 Reasons Adventists Should Celebrate Easter Intro: What are your plans for Sunday morning? Where will you be? In a few hours Adventists across the country will enjoy a special spring weekend. On Sunday we’ll be shopping in malls, watching the...
Black Panther and the “Problem” of Black Conferences Black Panther has inspired amazing interest in black consciousness, self-determination, and all- things African. For many, it wasn’t enough to buy a ticket to the movie, they bought entire...
Adventists and the Wakanda Weakness By the time you read this blog, Black Panther will have reached $1 Billion dollars in box office sales. It was at $944 million world- wide on Wednesday, but it opens in China on Friday, (and I understand there...
Black Panther and the Adventist Movie Myth I’ve been tricked! Hoodwinked! Bamboozled! …I think that’s a word. After a time of research and writing, it’s dawning on me that Ellen White never actually said that our guardian angels “stand weeping at...
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