Category: Faith

28 Fundamentals: Preamble

How do I open myself up to God so that He can restore in me the Spirit-led power of the early followers of the Way? And how does a worldwide denomination of 20 million worshippers participate together in this work of restoration? The answer is hinted at in the preamble to the Adventist Church’s official doctrinal statement, 28 Fundamental Beliefs.

Fresh perspectives

A new perspective doesn't change the landscape, just your view of it. Experience and viewpoint are great ways to find a new perspective.

Was Paul a misogynist?

Dr Norman Young unpacks the two words that have influenced our laws, shaped our attitudes, excused terrible abuse on countless wives and condemned the apostle Paul as a woman-hater.

The lost art of evangelism

If God cared enough to dedicate entire books in the canon of Scripture to poetry and song; if Jesus cared enough to spend a significant portion of His time on earth to being a storyteller; and if He cared enough to fill His house with colours, music, texture and beauty, then He is a God who values and invests in the arts as a way of telling us and the world who He is. And maybe we should do the same.

My Story: An unexpected answer

When Roy Olsen prayed that his son, Graham, would rekindle his relationship with Jesus, he could never have imagined the series of events that would follow.