The Tithe Conundrum: How the Adventist Church Uses Tithe
When I first began considering the tithe conundrum (why does it take 150 active membe... Read more
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Unanswered Questions Follow South African University’s Ratsara Vindication
UNISA comments suggest need for greater transparency from regional Adventist leaders
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Nine Baptized as Milestone Evangelistic Meetings Start in Japan
“This is only the beginning,” says G.C. President
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Leader Brings Distinctly Adventist Voice to International Christian Gathering
Church leader says religious liberty events give Adventists opportunity to be “salt and light” to the world.
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The Tithe Conundrum: A New Series by Rachel Cabose
Where does your tithe money go? Until recently I would have glibly answered, “The Adventist Church uses tithe to pay pastors.” But is that where it really goes? I started to wonder when an intriguing math problem occurred to me.
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News
Unanswered Questions Follow South African University’s Ratsara Vindication
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Nine Baptized as Milestone Evangelistic Meetings Start in Japan
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Leader Brings Distinctly Adventist Voice to International Christian Gathering
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Paul Ratsara Exonerated in Doctoral ‘Ghost Writing’ Accusation; University of South Africa Confirms Degree
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Features
2017 European Adventist Youth Congress: Final
The journey at the Adventist Youth Congress has come to an end. Because it was the fi... Read more
2017 European Adventist Youth Congress: Day 3
It's Sabbath evening (August 4) in Valencia and there is an atmosphere of celebration... Read more
European Adventist Youth Congress 2017: Day 2
The second full day (third overall, including the first evening) I faced a real strug... Read more
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Reviews
Will a Progressive Pope Help Unite Church and State?
THE POLITICAL POPE: How Pope Francis Is Delighting the Liberal Left and Abandoning Co... Read more
If Adventists Are ‘People of the Book,’ Which Bible Translation Is Best? All of Them, One Author Says
There’s an old, old joke—did I mention it was old?—in Christian circles that if the A... Read more
The Love of God: A Canonical Model
The opening chapter of Peckham’s 2015 IVP Reader’s Choice Award-winning book introduc... Read more
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Dealing with Diversity (Lesson 13, 2017 Q4)
We have come to the final lesson for this quarter, and there are a few closing issues... Read more
The Point of No Return (Lesson 12, 2017 Q4)
We have two lessons remaining in this quarter, and thus it is time for us to begin to... Read more
Questioning the Justice of God (Lesson 11, 2017 Q4)
We have almost reached the end of this current Sabbath School quarterly (Q4 2017): we... Read more
Are Humans Predestined? (Lesson 10, 2017 Q4)
There are two major topics we need to cover in Romans 9: Predestination and Israel—tw... Read more