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Women’s Ordination Debate Spills Over into the Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook

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In the 2014-2017 Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook, the General Conference has refused to publish the name of “Elder” Dr. Sandra Roberts as President of the Southeastern California Conference. Not only has her name been excluded from the official yearbook, but Sandra Roberts has not received her “credentials” that the General Conference usually grants to conference presidents. […]

Seventh-day Adventists in Northern California Crack Down on Gay Membership

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The Northern California Conference (NCC) of Seventh-day Adventists has stated to its pastors, churches and members that homosexuality is incompatible with both the Scriptures and with the church’s teaching. In a letter dated October 10, 2017 James Pedersen, President of the NCC, declared that the official position for Seventh-day Adventists is that we “do not […]

The Hollywood Crisis Deepens as Sexual Misconduct Cases Explode

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Wave after wave of sexual scandals, abuse and harassments have flooded the movie industry as some of the biggest names in Hollywood have been accused of sexual offenses. The movie industry is self-imploding before our very eyes. Allegations are flying in every direction as movie stars, producers, directors and other Hollywood players scramble to salvage […]

Women’s Ordination Takes Center Stage at the Seventh-day Adventist NAD Year End Meeting

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On October 26-31, 2017 the North American Division (NAD) of Seventh-day Adventists held its year-end meeting to discuss business, budgets, evangelism and the future work for North America. The meeting was attended by the North American Division Executive Committee members consisting of leaders from the different conferences, unions, educational institutions and other pastors from North […]

Evil was on Full Display in Sutherland Springs, Texas

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“Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood” Isaiah 59:7 Evil was on full display when a gunman entered the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX with a military-style rifle and killed at least 26 people and injured over 20 more. This shooting was the deadliest church shooting in […]

Rise of the American Assassins

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“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.” Genesis 6:11. Welcome to the Rampage Republic. We live in an age that can be defined as a period of violent, uncontrollable behavior. More and more tragedies are erupting as these reckless, destructive episodes of murder continue. The cycle of violence […]

Here We Fall: The Tragic end of the Protestant Reformation

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The Protestant Reformation’s greatest moment came when Martin Luther sat in the Diet of Worms during his climatic defense of the Holy Scriptures. Facing the threat of execution, Luther stood on trial before the Roman Catholic Magistrates to answer the accusation of heresy because he was being accused of challenging the Church’s teachings and for […]

Holy Hip-Hop Evangelism in Europe?

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Christians in Germany are embracing the hip-hop culture and merging these elements with Christianity into a new style of evangelization. The question is why would Christians combine two separate cultures into one? This is something that God does not strive to achieve. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; […]

The Church’s Message is being destroyed by the Snowflake Generation

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In the natural world snowflakes are beautiful, delicate intricacies that are composed of thin, microscopic ice that break apart at the slightest touch or when exposed to sunlight. The term “snowflake” is also a popular designation used today to describe people who are so delicate that they get offended too easily. The “snowflake generation” refers […]

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