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Schisms Then and Now
Schisms_Then_Now.jpg The argument is that since the General Conference voted in session against allowing the divisions to choose whether to permit ordination of female pastors, unions that are...
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Viewpoint: How to Ruin a Good Story
Adam_Eve.jpg By insisting that Genesis be read as literal history, its stories are ruined—just like the Chronicles of Narnia would be should Lewis enthusiasts begin building replicas of the famous...
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A Policy to Allow Discrimination
Discriminate.jpg If ordination policy is subject to variation from time to time, as well as from division to division, and if such matters as territory and governmental requirements make possible a...
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Why The Proposed IBMTE Endorsement Process Would Betray Adventist Identity
IBMTE.jpg The process would be executed by Boards of Ministerial and Theological Education, which would be overseen by the International Board of Ministerial and Theological Education (IBMTE) to assure...
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Sigve Tonstad: Making Sense of God in the 21st Century
Sigve Tonstad.png"I know that as a Seventh-day Adventist I am supposed to be interested in what happened in heaven in 1844, and I have taken an interest in that in the course of my life. More and more,...
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REACH Evangelism School Teaches Ministry in Any Context
unnamed-5.jpg Tiffany Brown, new director of the Columbia Union's evangelism school, says this year's eight students are learning to be ambassadors for Christ in whatever career they choose. Tiffany...
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Feeding Our Neighbors
Paul 1.jpg Venture-capitalist-turned-philanthropist Paul Dickau says ending hunger in San Bernardino is within reach. His nonprofit, Helping Hands Pantry, feeds up to 14,000 people a week and is giving...
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Natural Talents as Created Gifts
Talents.jpg How receptive a person is to God’s influence will affect what spiritual gifts she receives; so will her heredity, her environment, and her own choices to develop in certain ways. Love...
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Dr. Herold Weiss: "You Can Be a Christian Without Being a Fundamentalist."
Weiss.jpg"Any claim to the inspiration of the Bible must take the whole Bible into account. Explanations of inspiration that are not applicable to large portions of the texts are unconvincing," says...
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“Every Improvement, Every Graduation, Every Baptism Is a Success”
IMG_1025.jpeg Fekede Gemechu, the man behind Ethiopia's Kalala Learning Village, talks about how the school and clinic started in 1996 and the thousands of students and community members who have been...
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The Great Controversy Over Plagiary: The Last Interview of Walter Rea
Walter_Rea.jpg On Thursday, October 23, 1980, the captivating headline across the front page of the Los Angeles Times read “Seventh-day Adventist Controversy Plagiarism Found in Prophet Books.” Can we...
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The Great Controversy Over Plagiary: The Last Interview of Walter Rea (Part Two)
Walter_Rea.jpg On Thursday, October 23, 1980, the captivating headline across the front page of the Los Angeles Times read “Seventh-day Adventist Controversy Plagiarism Found in Prophet Books.” This is...
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Job and the Wild Duck
JobAndDuck.jpg The lesson studies on Job are over, and there’s a new quarter beginning, but some scenes from Job just keep echoing in my head. Reading the endless discussions between Job and his...
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Reinder Bruinsma: “As Long as the Shepherd Is the Same, It Does not Matter...
Reinder_Bruinsma.jpg In this interview, retired pastor and church administrator Reinder Bruinsma talks about his concerns for the large group of people who are still in the church but who wonder...
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On Ordination: Why Cultural Accommodation Was Never the Answer
NeverTheAnswer.jpg We lost our way when we pushed for ordination equality in North America and parts of Europe and decided it was acceptable for our brothers around the world to continue to...
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Adventist Forum Grows with New North Carolina Chapter
ForumChapter.jpg Professor emeritus at Queens College, CUNY, Ronald Lawson brings with him considerable academic prowess and forty years' experience as president of the Metro New York Adventist Forum....
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Wintley Phipps Tells His Story
Wintley_Phipps.png Wintley Phipps, best known for his gospel music, has recorded more than 25 studio albums and has sung for six U.S. presidents. He has met with giants of our age from Nelson Mandela...
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The History Behind Oscar-nominated Hacksaw Ridge
Doss.png Before the movie about his life received six Oscar nominations, Charles Knapp, Desmond Doss Council Chair, talked to Spectrum about how the movie got made and explained the stringent agreement...
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The Camel, the Trojan Horse, and the Other Shoe
Camel_TrojanHorse_Shoe.jpg Does GC leadership think it can institute punitive measures against union leaders and corporations while those 376,000 members of the North American Church stand meekly by? I...
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Women’s March on Washington - January 21, 2017
Powerful.jpg Although we were marching for many different reasons—many for reproductive rights or for black lives, others against a Muslim registry, still others for the rights of indigenous peoples or...
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