Sunday, January 11, 2026

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Stop Calling Him Doubting Thomas

  Stop Calling Him Doubting Thomas Somehow, Thomas ended up with the worst nickname in Christian history. Peter denies Jesus three times and gets called “the rock.” David has an affair and arranges...

Is It Time to Say Goodbye to Ellen White?

There’s a question that feels increasingly unavoidable in Adventism’s current moment—maybe even a perfectly acceptable one at this point in our history: What do we...

Overthink 2026 (On Purpose)

We’re all thinking about 2026. The year is here whether we’re ready or not, and it’s easy to approach it with dread—economic anxiety, cultural...

Attention, Adventist Digital Creators

There has never been a better time to be an Adventist digital creator. Even as legacy institutions struggle to hold attention, the opportunity for individuals...

Predictions for Adventism in 2026

Someone will confidently claim that Erton Köhler’s South American origins are “dangerously close” to the origin stories of recent popes—and mean it seriously. ...

We’re Done Pretending

We’re done pretending everything is fine. Fine isn’t faithful. Fine is how movements die quietly while congratulating themselves. We’re done pretending holiness looks like having it...

Adventism Was Never Meant to Be Fragile

Of course Adventism requires faith. Faith in Jesus. Faith in Scripture. Faith that God is still leading. But faith was never meant to be...

Why Holiday Dinners Are Not the Time to Defend the Sabbath

Holiday dinners have a way of turning otherwise reasonable Adventists into unpaid, uninvited panelists. No one asks about church. But the wine comes out. The...

If I’m Doing the Lord’s Work, Why Are My Colleagues Idiots?

Anyone who has ever worked for a church institution has asked this question—usually silently, occasionally in prayer, and sometimes in the parking lot after...

Don’t Tell Me You’ll Pray for Me

“I’ll pray for you.”Ah yes—the Adventist version of thoughts and prayers. A phrase so versatile it can mean anything from “I genuinely care about...

Would Adventist Leaders Be in Better Shape If They Actually Believed the Health Message?

Fellow Adventists, let’s talk—briefly and honestly. We didn’t discover the health message; we systematized it. Long before Blue Zones were trendy, we were warning about...