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Should Adventists Apologize for the Things Their Church Got Wrong?

We like to claim the schools, the hospitals, the Sabbath rest that still feels like a gift. Fine. Then we also own the damage. You cannot keep the good...

Free Breath Mints, and Other Things That Would Make Sabbath Morning Even More Awesome

Sabbath morning in most Adventist churches still runs like a single-track railway. You arrive, you sit, you stand, you sit again, and by noon you have been processed. The...

Did Ellen White ever change her mind on things?

Yes. Ellen White’s understanding grew across six decades of ministry. Adventist historians usually speak of three kinds of change: clearer wording, progressive development of “present truth,” and a few genuine reversals. After...

Adventist Status Symbols

We say Adventism doesn’t do status. God doesn’t play favorites. Everybody stands on the same floor. Then Sabbath comes, and somehow you can still tell...

12 Common Trap Questions From Nosy Church Members (And How to Survive Them)

12 Common Trap Questions From Nosy Church Members (And How to Survive Them) If you’ve been in an Adventist church longer than one potluck cycle,...

Why People Leave Adventism (and Why Some Come Back)

Most people don’t leave Adventism in a dramatic exit. They fade. Church statistics make it plain: about four in ten who join eventually drop out....

Should Adventist Churches Serve Coffee on Sabbath Morning?

Should Adventist Churches Serve Coffee on Sabbath Morning? Coffee on Sabbath morning still triggers more tension in some Adventist circles than the actual sermon. The old...

Adventist Culture

Let’s Take Back Adventism

Adventism wasn’t built by people who thought they had...

The Quiet Financial Anxiety We Refuse to Discuss in the Pews

As Adventists, we can spend hours discussing prophecy, doctrine,...

Ministry Checkpoint Foils Ordination Attempt; Women Still Run Everything for Free

Silver Spring, MD – Chaos erupted Tuesday at the...

Wishing for the World to End is Selfish

Wishing for the World to End is Selfish In Adventist...

Adventist Food

Adventism’s Hidden Class System: Who Gets Heard and Why

Every church says it listens to everyone. But every...

Is Adventism in Decline?

For generations, many Adventists assumed the church was destined...

Is God Convinced When We Call Ourselves the Remnant?

Adventists have used that word for generations. The remnant....

Who feels most uncomfortable in our churches—and why?

  Be honest. If your family’s been Adventist for generations,...

Sabbath Observance

Reasons to Love Adventism, Warts and All

I keep coming back to this. Jesus is the...

Should Adventists decide where to give their tithe?

The official answer is no. Tithe is not a...

How to set someone straight like an Adventist

First you tell them you have been praying. That...

Things Adventists Find Hot

We notice a good-looking person the same way anybody...