Often, religious liberty voices have been wrapped around legalese, instead of being relevant to the advancement of the Advent message commissioned to Seventh-day Adventists.
Read morePope Francis: Let Us Dream—Kirkpatrick Reacts
Outwardly, the ‘Pope in lockdown,’ cut off from the people looked helpless. Yet those close to him told me the opposite: that he was energized by what he saw as a threshold moment, and the movement of spirits beneath its surface.
Read moreWe Ought To Hear Both Sides Of The Story Regarding Vaccines
As a mentor of mine said to me on the phone the other day, “Scott, remember this: there will be many in heaven who took the COVID vaccines and many in heaven who did not take the COVID vaccines... but there will be no one in heaven who used coercion.”
Read moreA Spiritual Vaccination
Many so called Christians are walking around believing they are perfect, spiritual-looking persons yet infecting those around them with a spirit of wickedness. Jesus pointed this out to the Jewish Rulers of his time in Matthew 23:27:
Read moreThere’s Too Much Fear Around Here
Whether it is standing on top of Pulpit Rock in Norway with no safety ropes or flying 9.5 hours across the ocean in a metal tube, risk is inherent in human life. All good adventures come with risk.
Read moreThe Rights of the Naturally Immune
And this, while straight out telling me that even if I submit to their government-coerced medical experiment I will probably still not get my full constitutional rights back.
Read moreOn Masks: Blessed are the Peacemakers
If we tolerate people’s preference for rock music in some churches, can’t we at least tolerate sincere convictions for smiling and foot-washing in others? That’s not asking a whole lot, really.
Read moreCovid-19, ISO-19, And The Mission of God’s Church
If you want to wear a mask, by all means do it, but don’t force others to do it. If you want to keep your distance, not shake hands, and avoid hugs, or if you want to stay home because you are concerned for your health and others, by all means do that.
Read moreEmployed by God
I lost my job even before COVID-19 became an issue. Last October the company I was working for told me that they were doing a re-organization and no longer would be employing an HR Manager.
Read moreHow Did The Left Become Hostile To Religious Liberty?
When government seizes upon opportunities, even legitimate opportunities for action, and extends itself into people’s lives, it almost never contracts from where it has extended itself.
Read moreTake Up Thy Mask And Follow Me
If my Conference expects mandates to be strictly upheld, why is my Conference not willing to comply with the represented vote of the world church on the ordination of women?
Read moreCurbing The Fear And Panic Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
President Magufuli called upon all Tanzanians not to be afraid. He called upon all religious leaders to keep places of worship open, to stop fear and panic and to continue with economic activities.
Read moreChristian Duty To Government
A part of our duty to the world is to give intelligent obedience, and not to train ourselves to obey human directives which can endanger our obedience to Jesus.
Read moreWho Gives You The Right?
What is the highest authority in the local church? Is it the pastor, the Conference, or maybe an elder? No. The highest authority lies with the church members themselves. They are the constituency of the local church.
Read moreOchlocracy
Under mob rule, laws, reason, and justice do not matter, being overpowered by people's worst instincts and whims. In that system, your rights – of speech, of self-defense, of a fair trial, and so on – no longer exist.
Read moreEmasculated by Masks
Dehumanisation is rarely followed by anything good. Face masks are another worrying portent of what’s to come, alongside a seismic shift in mainstream discourse.
Read moreNot Forsaking The Assembling of Ourselves Together
Aren't you glad you're part of the family of God? Isn't it good to get back together again after a long separation? Like when you send somebody away on a mission and they come back; it's homecoming!
Read moreCOVID-19 is Not Scary: A Seventh-Day Adventist’s Testimony
Thousands of stories, if not millions, look much more like what Mike and Tammi Magie experienced. “It’s a little worse than the flu,” she said, “but not scary."
Read moreDear Seventh-Day Adventists, Wake Up And Smell The Tyranny
The same things that have happened to those standing for civil liberties today will happen again in regards to the Bible Sabbath in the near future. Satan’s resort is always compulsion. God never forces the will.
Read moreIt is Time to Reopen Our Churches
Holding a worship service during the Wuhan virus epidemic is not more dangerous than attending any church service during flu season.
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