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News and commentary from a Biblical world view on current events, top stories, social trends and political and religious events.

On the Road to a Rainbow Theology

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“How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle.” 2 Samuel 1:25. Pastors and leaders from the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists have become the latest victims in a long list of culture war casualties. Many of them are going down fast; falling like flies, falling away and abandoning our long-standing, Biblical […]

Is it Time for Ted Wilson to Use the Nuclear Option?

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The battle lines are being drawn. The General Conference Executive Committee’s 2018 Annual Council is set to begin next month. Already there is a coordinated effort to disrupt this year’s meeting agenda – which is slated to reign in non-compliant workers throughout the world field. At next month’s gathering, the General Conference Executive Committee will […]

‘End it Now’ Campaign Falls Short of Protecting the most Defenseless

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In churches all across the world, Seventh-day Adventists have designated every 25th of August as a day to raise awareness for the ‘End it Now’ campaign. ‘End it Now’ is a global campaign sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church to end violence against “men, women and children” across the world and is celebrated every year […]

Using Children to Improve Our Relationship with Rome

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“The time was when Protestants placed a high value upon the liberty of conscience which had been so dearly purchased. They taught their children to abhor popery and held that to seek harmony with Rome would be disloyalty to God. But how widely different are the sentiments now expressed!” (Great Controversy, p. 563). It is […]

Are we Changing our Name to Escape a Troubled Past?

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Adventist Health System [AHS] doesn’t appear to like its name. After 45 years, the healthcare giant has announced that it will be rolling out its new name “AdventHealth” on January 2, 2019. [1] AHS is the largest Protestant, faith-based healthcare organization in the world employing 80,000 professionals. It is well-known throughout the healthcare industry as a […]

Identity Crisis: Dropping the Name “Adventist” from Our Institutions

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Starting January 2, 2019 Adventist Health Systems, a non-profit health care organization owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, will be dropping “Adventist” from its name. This name change will affect the 45 hospitals which it runs. The new name that will be adopted by the largest, core network of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals will […]

Why Society Will Never Be Able to Fix Its Own Problems

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“Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.” Deuteronomy 4:40. I was recently invited to attend […]

Opportunities and Challenges for Adventist Laypeople

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The 2018 Adventist-laymen’s Services & Industries [ASI] International Convention took place this weekend at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, FL. The ASI convention was held from August 1-4, 2018. ASI is an organization made up of Adventist laypeople, business professionals and self-supporting ministries who are committed to taking the everlasting gospel of Revelation […]

New Video Game: Take out the Pro-lifers and the Giant Fetus  

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“All who hate me [God] love death” Prov. 8:36. Argentina is currently engaged in a bitter debate over abortion. Their lower house has just approved making abortion legal and now the vote is heading towards the senate. There have been several protests and rallies held by organizers representing both sides of the abortion issue.[1] Throughout […]

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