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God, Guns, and Rock ‘n’ Roll
2018-2-14-archives.png I first saw David Koresh—then Vernon Howell—in 1987, when I was an undergraduate at Southwestern Adventist College in Keene, Texas, a little more than an hour's drive from Waco....
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Book Review: For Sabbath’s Sake
2018-2-15-bookreview.png As a Seventh-day Adventist, I’m always excited and intrigued when I come across books by authors from other faith traditions exalting the virtues of the Sabbath. Reading about...
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Two Nashville Pastors Bring Black and White Together
Pastor 1.JPG Pastor Furman Fordham and Pastor Ken Wetmore are two of more than a dozen Adventist pastors who have opened up a new dialogue between white and black Adventist churches, with their...
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Forging Connections in Crisis: A Hospital Chaplain Confides About Her Calling
2018-2-08-interview.png Portia Saint-Jacques is the newest chaplain serving at Loma Linda University Health in Loma Linda, California. Here she talks about what it is like to work in a hospital...
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Climate Change and Christianity
owl-andy-chilton-108628-unsplash.jpg We are losing hundreds of species from this planet ever year because of our man-made disregard for God’s creation. I cannot imagine any sincere Christian, let alone...
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Hidden Figures: Black Adventist Women Who Made a Difference (Part 1)
2018-02-22-voices.png In this three-part Spectrum special for Black History Month, Benjamin Baker highlights African American Seventh-day Adventist women who significantly contributed to society...
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It’s Time to Rewrite the Script on Teenagers
gunreformprotest-lorieshaull.jpg As the students from Stoneman Douglas High School who are leading the nation right now on the issue of gun violence have demonstrated, teenagers have an almost...
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LeBron James and the Book of Job
2018-02-26-voices (1).png Like Job, LeBron James is a wealthy individual with influence and authority. And, like Job, he has chosen to use his wealth and influence to bring justice to his society. The...
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Hidden Figures: Black Adventist Women Who Made a Difference (Part 2)
IreneMorgan-3.jpg When Irene Morgan boarded a bus for Baltimore in the summer of 1944, she took the first step on a journey that would change America forever. In this three-part Spectrum special for...
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Movie Review: Black Panther
2018-02-27-voices.png Seeking to stay safe from colonialism and war, Wakanda hides the entire country by using technological camouflage. However, this isolation hinders it from being an asset to...
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Family Relations Conference About to Open in Kenya
Elaine-Willy-Oliver12670-800x500.jpg Family Ministries directors Elaine and Willie Oliver tell us about the plans for this weekend's conference, who will be there, and what they will talk about. They...
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Hidden Figures: Black Adventist Women Who Made a Difference (Part 3)
2018-03-02-voices.png When Ruth graduated from Loma Linda in 1918, she was ready to implement Christ’s model. She would do so with a level of success that few have achieved. In this three-part Spectrum...
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The Apocalyptic Imagination: Challenges and Opportunities
time.jpeg Are we tied to our Adventist past and to a restriction of “Present Truth” to its nineteenth century exposition by our mother and fathers? Or, are we bound to repeat the history of the early...
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Apocalypse at Diamond Head
2018-03-07-archives.png In 1986, Vernon Howell, now better known as David Koresh, went to Hawaii to preach his personal brand of apocalypticism and recruit new members to his Branch Davidian sect. The...
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The Journey of an Internally Displaced Adventist
person-jeffrey-wegrzyn-183858-unsplash.jpg I live and work in a sensitive, war-torn part of the world that daily produces refugees and IDPs. IDP stands for “Internally Displaced Person,” someone who is...
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“I Would Be Bored at Home”
2018-03-08-interview.png In celebration of International Women's Day, it would be hard to find a better example of a dedicated, selfless international woman who is truly changing people's lives for the...
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Did Desmond Ford Receive a Fair Trial?
law-chris-brignola-20871-unsplash.jpg In 1980 Desmond Ford faced a trial of sorts at Glacier View. Ford had challenged the traditional Adventist understanding of a pre-advent investigative judgment....
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Money, Tithe, Offerings, and Giving: A Brief Theological Perspective
money-christine-roy-343235-unsplash.jpg Christian churches and mission agencies around the world are attempting to serve as Jesus did. Their declared objective is the expansion of the Kingdom of God to...
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Book Review: Four Birds of Noah’s Ark
2018-03-13-bookreview.png Prayer becomes an intimate, daily interaction between ordinary people and God in Thomas Dekker’s little-known Four Birds of Noah’s Ark, written in 1608. In this newly released...
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The Church’s Relationship with Babylon
2018-03-14-voices.png How should the Church deal with Babylon today? Come out of Babylon? Or settle down, mingle, and witness in its presence, giving to Babylon an inside view of how God’s people live...
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