There are many gifts that the church has been given. One of these gifts is the gift of prophecy (see Romans 12:6). Within the Adventist Christian tradition, most Adventists view Ellen White, one of the church’s founding leaders, as having the gift of prophecy. This means that many Adventists believe that her writings were inspired …
Recently I attended a meeting where the subject of Women’s Ordination came up for discussion. There I was, sitting in a church, listening to people’s views and opinions on this hot topic. What made this circumstance different was the fact that this meeting was being held in my childhood home church – the church I …
This song, written by 2 students of mine, was the perfect song for me today. May is a crazy month, and so many of us run around doing so many things – great things – but our souls get tired and the sacred place inside us gets put on hold as we perform to the …
It’s 3am. Most of the human race is fast asleep. But in some corners of the globe there are those who do not sleep. They are the vigilantes for “truth and righteousness”, who hunt down all things that hint of sin and heresy and expose the evils to the world. They pride themselves in their …
Where do we get the idea that tears are a sign of weakness? Who was the first person to come up with the ridiculous statement that says “real men don’t cry”? At what point do some of us feel ashamed of showing our vulnerability by revealing our tears? I encountered a moment awhile ago where …
Awakenings 