"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world," wrote poet William Yeats in 1919. A century later his grim foreboding is awfully resonant.
Category: Faith
A volcanic eruption in 1994 destroyed the Seventh-day Adventist Church's mission compound in Rabaul (PNG). Standing in the midst of the devastation and his own disappointment, Dr Brad Watson soon realised an important truth: God is in the business of giving "beauty for ashes" (Isaiah 61:3).
The recent compliance discussions and decisions have created tension and hurt among many. Megan Johnson provides some biblical counsel that might just help comfort and guide in this open letter to the Church.
We are always told to learn from history. What can we learn on the 100th anniversary of “the war to end all wars”?
The Seventh-day Adventist Church's newest Fundamental Belief was introduced in response to concerns from Adventists in developing nations who requested a statement on spiritual warfare. Yet perhaps it is those in the West who are most in need of guidance in this area. (Fundamental Belief #11)
Adventists have an important and timely message to share with the world. But God has a powerful ministry amongst other Christians too.
A singer and a drummer each visit a new church. One stays and finds a family; the other leaves and never returns.
Andrew Kochanski sells Christian books in neighbourhoods. One encounter had him selling a copy of The Great Controversy in return for five cents from the devil.
In the end—and in every situation—we never know the whole story.
An Adventist perspective on when, how and why dinosaurs became extinct.