Adventists Speak Up
Is Our Adventist Faith Helping or Hiding Our Mental Struggles?
We Adventists pride ourselves on discipline, devotion, and moral living—but sometimes that pride hides a deeper reality. Many of us are quietly battling anxiety, depression, or burnout, feeling isolated...
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Why It Makes No Sense to Be Cynical About the Adventist Church
Look, we get it. The Seventh-day Adventist Church can feel like a committee meeting stapled to a prophecy chart wrapped in a casserole debate....
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10 Reactions You Get When You Say You Are Seventh-day Adventist
1. The Cult Crusader: "Wait, Seventh-day Adventist? Isn't that a cult?" They immediately start searching for the nearest exit, fearing you might try to...
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Why Old School Liberals Are Irrelevant to Young Adventists
#NOTsatire
Attempting to pitch old school liberal Adventist views to today's young Adventists is a bit like trying to convince them that dial-up internet is...
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Headstrong Member Crushed to Hear Church Has Room For Guy That Doesn’t Agree With Him
In a stunning blow to his ego, super-opinionated church member Chad Righteous was devastated to hear that his church has room for a guy...
Adventists Speak Up
South England Conference Delegates Ace Surprise Quiz On Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’
In a daring departure from the traditional agenda of hymn-singing, lining up to argue at mics and dramatically sending newly-recommended leadership names back to...
Academic Freedom
How to Argue Adventist-Style and Win (or at Least Come Out with Your Dignity Intact)
Whether we’re discussing new church carpet colors or the intricacies of the Investigative Judgment, we Adventists can disagree with each other pretty strongly from...
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Top Adventist Social Media Faux Pas
If you're looking for some cringe-worthy Adventist social media moments, look no further than these faux pas:
Posting a picture of yourself enjoying a refreshing...
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7 People to Avoid in Your Church Lobby
Church lobbies can be perilous places if you walk into them without a solid game plan. BarelyAdventist has compiled the following definitive list of...
Adventist Men
Slacker Church Parking Volunteer Hasn’t Done Job In Months
This guy literally hasn’t done a thing in months. While he used to self-importantly stride around the church parking lot on Sabbath mornings, all...
Adventists Speak Up
Is paying for something OK on Sabbath if you call it a donation? Adventists speak up.
Is paying for something OK on Sabbath if you call it a donation? Some Adventists speak up:
Spencer Spendthrift, ABC Store Personal Shopper
“It all depends....