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What Would Change if the Next Union President Came From the Congregation That Is Actually Growing?
Union presidents aren't chosen by the pews. Every five years, local conferences send delegates to a constituency session. A nominating committee, typically chaired by the NAD president, brings a...
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In North America, the Growing Church Often Speaks Spanish. The Platform Often Does Not.
The North American Division has no majority group. Its 2024 survey found members were 33 percent white, 30 percent Black, 23 percent Hispanic, 7...
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Would Adventism Be Stronger, Weaker, or Just Different Without Ellen White?
Take Ellen White out of Adventist history and the first thing you lose is the glue. In 1844 the Millerites were a scattered, heartbroken...
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Religious Liberty Is for the People You Think Are Wrong
The Adventist version of this was never “leave us alone and we will leave the theory alone.” It was that forced faith is not...
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7 Ways to Tell the Sermon Was Aimed at One Specific Person
1. The illustration features "a brother who shall remain nameless" who drives the same silver Corolla as Brother Dale. Brother Dale is now studying...
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The Second Coming Is Not Comforting Fiction
In parts of the Adventist world, the Second Coming has gone quiet. We believe it. It's in our name. It's Fundamental Belief 25. Yet...
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Do Adventists Believe in Ghosts?
Not the kind that used to be your uncle.
Seventh-day Adventists generally do not treat ghosts as the spirits of the dead. The reason is...
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Should Adventists Drink Coffee?
Ellen White’s counsel on tea and coffee was direct. She treated both as stimulants that excite the nerves, give a short burst of energy,...
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Should Adventists Support the Death Penalty?
There is no official Adventist yes or no. Anyone selling you one is selling a slogan.
Start with the obvious. The church does not execute....
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Should Adventists Be the Loudest Voice for Vaccines Right Now?
On September 30, Pennsylvania reported its fifth measles-associated death of 2026, with 943 confirmed cases across 39 counties. All five people who died were...
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Should the Adventist Church Apologize for How It Treats Divorced People?
Adventists do apologize, eventually. In 2005 German and Austrian leaders confessed that Adventists had shut out fellow citizens of Jewish origin under the Nazis....