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When My Adventist World Fell Apart at 11

I grew up on missionary campuses, mostly in Asia, even though my family was from Europe. One or both of my parents had always worked for the church, and...
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Is It Time to Say Goodbye to Ellen White?

There’s a question that feels increasingly unavoidable in Adventism’s current moment—maybe even a perfectly acceptable one at this point in our history: What do we do with Ellen White? For some,...
Church Growth

Adventism’s Secret Problem Isn’t the World—it’s Us

We spend so much time looking outward—at secularism, politics, or moral decay—that we forget to look inward. And the truth is uncomfortable: the biggest threat to Adventism isn’t “them.” It’s us. The...
Fundamental Beliefs

Why Be Adventist When There Are So Many Great Churches?

Adventism thrives for the same reason it frustrates: it refuses to simplify God. Sure, there are amazing churches everywhere. Better music. Smoother systems. Instagram-worthy coffee....
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Adventism Was Never Meant to Be Fragile

Of course Adventism requires faith. Faith in Jesus. Faith in Scripture. Faith that God is still leading. But faith was never meant to be...
Pastors

The 10 Church Members Every Adventist Pastor Dreads

The Trouble-of-Israel – Firmly believes the pastor is personally responsible for every problem in the church, the conference, and possibly the moral decline of...
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Don’t Tell Me You’ll Pray for Me

“I’ll pray for you.”Ah yes—the Adventist version of thoughts and prayers. A phrase so versatile it can mean anything from “I genuinely care about...

Adventist Culture

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Dear Adventists: Let’s Retire the Word ‘Worldly’ for Good

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Let’s be honest: when Adventists say “worldly,” we’re not...

Let’s Make Adventism Weird Again—In the Best Possible Way

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Adventism is supposed to be weird. Holy weird. Disrupt-the-status-quo...

Why This Generation Is Ready for an Adventism That Actually Listens

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Somewhere between the church board debates, the youth room...

How Should Adventists Engage LGBTQ People If We Genuinely Want to Look Like Jesus?

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If Jesus showed up at church next Sabbath, a...

Adventist Food

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When You Finally Stop Caring What Church People Think

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A short reflection on what happens when faith stops...

Date-Setter Sends Jesus Calendar Invite for Second Coming

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Local Adventist date-setter Brother Marvin has reportedly taken prophecy...

How to Be Adventist… Without Becoming a Spiritual Elitist

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Adventists have been handed a wildly unique and genuinely...

Why Are Adventist Men’s Ministries So Bad?

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Let’s be honest: a lot of Adventist men’s ministries...

Sabbath Observance

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Predictions for Adventism in 2026

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Someone will confidently claim that Erton Köhler’s South...

We’re Done Pretending

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We’re done pretending everything is fine. Fine isn’t faithful. Fine...

Stop Trading Your Questions for the Exit

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Adventism is messy. If it weren’t, it wouldn’t be...

Incel thinking thrives where masculinity is reduced to authority and femininity is reduced to temptation.

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When the church makes space—intentionally or quietly—for misogynistic ideas,...

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