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Perspective: What Twitter Can Teach the Adventist Church about Women
ToTheGirls.png Twitter is at the forefront of a social movement that is giving women a voice and a platform on topics including sexism, domestic violence, and equality – and it’s time the church sat up...
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A Chef's Story: From the President’s Table to Loma Linda
chito.jpg Anastacio Rodriquez shares how he found himself cooking for President Barack Obama, and what led to his position as executive chef at Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta. Anastacio...
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God Bless Moms
MotherChild.jpg A Mothers Day Poem dedicated to mothers of all kinds. GOD BLESS MOMSThis day is for the special people who help to raise us allWho clean our peanut butter off the floor and spaghetti...
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An Open Letter on the Ordination of Women
Typing.png Much has been said about the 1990 General Conference Session action regarding the ordination of women. What has been heretofore overlooked is the critical part of the action. Dear President...
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Death Before the Fall: A Review
DeathBefore.jpg"Ron Osborn's book, "Death Before the Fall" (IVP Academic; 2014), is just one more doomed attempt to meld evolution with Genesis. Despite our differences, I have always liked Ron Osborn,...
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Pacific Press Publishes New Collection of Essays on Ordination
WomenOrdination.png John Reeve, professor at the seminary at Andrews University, talks about a new book he has edited, representing 50 years of the conversation about ordaining women in Adventism. John...
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An Invitation to a Road Trip (An Open Letter to Clifford Goldstein)
RoadTrip.png Dear Cliff, It comes as no surprise that you are unhappy with my book, "Death Before the Fall." You have declared that evolutionary biology is less compatible with Christianity than...
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How to Talk to Young People: Guide Editor Explains
Fishell.png In an interview with Spectrum, Guide Editor Randy Fishell talks about how 10 to 14-year-olds have changed, the power of humor, and why caveats find their way into his stories. Bonus: A...
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Andrews University Architecture Students Build Tiny House
TinyHouse_Crew.jpg In an interview with Spectrum, Carey Carscallen, Dean of the School of Architecture, Art & Design at Andrews University, talks about the recently completed Tiny House Project and...
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The Peace of Christ or the Peace of the World
stainedglass.jpg In the Gospel of John, Christ tells his disciples that the peace that he brings is not of this world. This is no doubt a puzzling statement. If God's peace is not of this world, how is...
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A Review of Desmond Ford's "Genesis Versus Darwinism"
GenesisDarwinism.png In several ways "GENESIS versus DARWINISM: The Demise of Darwin's Theory of Evolution" is a very unique book, beginning with the author, Desmond Ford, who is a theologian, not a...
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One Foot in Angwin, One Foot in the Rest of the World
Angwin.png PUC student Joshua Tobing balances schoolwork with work for ADRA and other NGOs. PUC student Joshua Tobing balances schoolwork with work for ADRA and other NGOs.Question: When the earthquake...
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Viewpoint: Why Californians Should Oppose Proposed Assisted Suicide Legislation
Assisted_Suicide.png California’s proposed assisted-suicide bill does not require psychiatric evaluations which would rule-out depression, fear or anxiety as a primary motive for requesting assisted...
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Faith in Our Streets
Change.png It's harder to quantify the role faith plays for people expressing their values through fighting for justice, but it's an important piece of the current puzzle of faith in America that we...
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Open Letter: A Call for Unity and Upholding Our Doctrines
FundamentalBeliefs.png As leaders, we say that our doctrines are not optional nor should we allow cultural settings to prevent us from adherence to the doctrines by our members. June 8, 2015An Open...
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An Adventist Story of Switching Sexes
Silhouette_Adventist.png A church employee talks to Spectrum about her decision to transition from the male to the female gender, her relationship with her wife and family, and her relationship with...
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Perspective: Stephen Bohr Quotes Ellen White Selectively
Patriarchs_Prophets.png I found Mr. Bohr’s arguments unconvincing. Certainly, his body language seemed to indicate that, if he could not convince me, as his listener, he would like to force the issue....
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An Open Letter to the General Conference Delegates from Africa
Africa.png My teenage children often ask me with genuine puzzlement when we have conversations about such past issues as criminalization of interracial marriages, fights in favor of desegregation, or...
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Lessons from a Feminist Father
Sari_Fordham.jpg I’m an Adventist today because of my father. He retired this year at 72. Through the years, he’s been a missionary, teacher, minister, and storyteller extraordinaire. He has also...
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Book Review: Bertil Wiklander's "Ordination Reconsidered"
Ordination_Reconsidered.png In this context the short referral to the various cultural milieus in which the Bible originated (and to similarities in other cultures) is very helpful. Wiklander argues...
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