Monday, February 16, 2026

#NotSatire

You Can Love the Church and Still Demand Better From It

You Can Love the Church and Still Demand Better From It Too often, Adventism mistakes loyalty for silence. Speak up about mistakes, question leadership, or challenge policy, and suddenly your...

Study Reveals: Nobody Believes Pastor When He Says “In Conclusion” on Sabbath Morning

Study Reveals—A new Sabbath-morning study confirms that no Adventist anywhere believes a pastor when he says the words “in conclusion,” having learned through decades...

When Life Drains You, This Is the Reminder You Actually Need

  Let’s not sugarcoat it: some days, life feels like it’s siphoning energy straight out of your soul. Not just tired—soul-tired. You’ve rested, prayed, maybe...

Is BarelyAdventist Liberal or Conservative?

Labels like liberal, conservative, progressive, or historical get thrown around a lot in Adventism—but do they really capture what we’re about? And where does...

You’re Not Behind—You’re Just Not Living the Life You Imagined at 22

Let’s say the quiet part out loud: a lot of us are grieving a version of ourselves that never showed up. You thought you’d be...

If You’re Exhausted, Discouraged, and Over It… Read This First

You’re not burned out. You’re burned through. You’ve been caring, hoping, believing, showing up, and holding it together longer than anyone realizes—and now your...

You’re Not Falling Apart — You’re Just Living in a Broken World

Let’s be honest. Some days feel less like walking with Jesus and more like being dragged behind the chariot. You prayed. You tried. You even...

We Don’t Have a Youth Retention Problem—We Have an Adult Honesty Problem

Adventism keeps asking why young people are leaving. We commission studies, hold panels, and launch initiatives designed to “keep the youth.” But the uncomfortable...

10 Awkward Moments Every Adventist Has Experienced at Church

We’ve all been there. Church is a place of worship, community, and sometimes, those cringe-worthy moments that make you want to hide under the...

10 Complaints Adventist Pastors Have About Their Congregations

Pastoring an Adventist church isn’t for the faint of heart. Between navigating theological debates, battling members and landmine church board agenda items, our pastors...

Local Adventist Prays For Release From Post-Service Conversation With Chatty Member

Local Adventist Matthew Thompson found himself in desperate need of divine intervention this past Sabbath as he became ensnared in a post-service conversation with...