Whatever Is Not of Faith Dark Isn't Something
Growing up, I learned the standard definition—that sin is the transgression of the law. Not exactly wrong, but it throws us right back into the …
Perfect Obedience Why God Didn't Make us Robots
Teaching computer literacy at a community college, on the first day of class I always asked the same question: what do computers always and only …
The Perfection You Can Never Achieve The Empty Glass
It’s haunted me since childhood: “Be perfect,” Jesus says, “as your Father in Heaven is perfect.” For a while I tried hard, I gave it …
What This Ship—the SDA church—Was Built For, part 5, Conclusion What This Ship Was Built For
We began with a poster. A ship at anchor, at sunset. Two lines beside it: A ship in a harbor is safe. But that is …
What This Ship—the SDA church—Was Built For, part 4 The Life Preserver
The world does not need more warnings. I know that sounds strange from someone who spent decades writing for a magazine called Signs of the …