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Deconstruction Isn’t the Enemy. Shame Is.
Adventism likes to pretend it was born finished. It wasn’t. It was born mid-argument, after a public mistake, and it stayed alive by changing its mind. That history gets...
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The Pastor’s Kid Problem
Nobody applies for the job of pastor's kid. It arrives with the moving boxes — a new town, a new school, and a congregation...
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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....
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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...
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Does God Have a Problem With Adventist Women’s Trousers?
I recently saw a graphic that treated women’s trousers like a last-day apostasy test. A remnant warning sat on top. Feminism and spiritualism were...
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If the Bible Is Our Only Creed, Why Does Disagreeing With the 28 Still Cost You?
The preamble is beautiful. Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed. The 28 Fundamental Beliefs merely describe how the church currently reads...
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How Do You Explain Ellen White to Other Christians?
You do not start with “prophet.” That word lands like a brick. Most Protestants assume the gift packed up after Revelation and anyone claiming...
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Does Adventism Work Best When Members Are Afraid?
I don’t think so. Fear has done a lot of work in this church and it has been very damaging.
We grew up with the...
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Is Adventist Education Worth the Cost?
The invoice arrives and suddenly everyone becomes a theologian. We talk about eternity while staring at a number that could buy a reliable used...
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Reasons to Love Adventism, Warts and All
I keep coming back to this. Jesus is the center. Salvation is by grace. You can keep Sabbath, eat clean, show up, tithe, know...
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Should Adventists decide where to give their tithe?
The official answer is no. Tithe is not a vote. It is not a grant. It is not your private lever for reforming Silver...