Friday, May 8, 2026
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Who feels most uncomfortable in our churches—and why?

  Be honest. If your family’s been Adventist for generations, there’s a quiet assumption that creeps in: we’ve been here the longest, so we belong the most. Like faith came...

Flood Ruins Short-Term Mission Trip/Vacation

by Our Pastoral Correspondence Staff Noah Zark MISSION COORDINATOR Elder Sterling Glass has broken down while describing how a "catastrophic deluge" of actual rain in the mission field totally ruined his...

Are You a Homeless Adventist?

Not doctrinally. Not officially. Just… practically. You believe the message. You’re not trying to leave. But somewhere between the edges, you stopped feeling like you fully belong anywhere. Too conservative for the progressive spaces....

The Hymnal Knew Things Contemporary Worship Forgot

There’s a theological argument buried in the index of the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal that contemporary worship music never bothered to have. Not because the old...

What If the Three Angels Actually Had Good News?

We’ve turned the Three Angels’ Messages into the theological equivalent of a car alarm — loud, urgent, and ignored by everyone except the people...

Silver Spring Is Not Heaven. Fortunately, That’s Not the Point.

If you’ve spent any time watching the General Conference operate, you’ve probably had the thought. The politics. The procedural delays. The votes that feel like...

Forty-Two Percent of Everyone Who Joins Us Eventually Leaves. Let’s Talk About That.

That’s not a rounding error. That’s a pattern. Since 1965, more than 18.5 million people have joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church and then walked away...

Adventist Culture

You Are Not a Backslider. You Are a Human Being Having a Hard Time.

  We have a word for people who are struggling. We...

Here’s Why the Mormons Are Way Richer Than Us

It’s not magic—it’s culture, structure, and theology. Members of...

Adventists Should Go First

Ellen G. White started a health reform movement when...

Adventist Food

5 Polite Ways to Tell the Global Majority That the Adults Are Still Talking

  A resource for institutions navigating the awkward gap between...

Breaking the Cycle of Adventist Blackmail

In Adventist circles, everyone knows everyone else’s business—and sometimes...

We’re Not a Cult… We’re Just Theologically Spicy

The cult label gets thrown at Adventists because we’re...

Friendship Isn’t a Mission Field

When people talk about “friendship evangelism,” it often feels...

Sabbath Observance

Sometimes I Feel Like I Need a Sabbath from the Sabbath

  I love my church. I’m all in. I want...

Trying to Preserve Adventism Is Ensuring Its Demise

Much of our energy today is spent worrying about...

Do Adventist schools have to have Adventist teachers?

My daughter goes to what I can honestly say...

Why I Love Toddler Group

I’m pretty involved in my local church, but if...