As the Adventist Church faces an ongoing dispute about how to relate to differences in polity and organization, I think that the following questions are quite revealing, and are answered similarly by those on the right and left of the church: 1. Do you trust God? 2. Do you trust Christ? 3. Do you trust the body of Christ? Wait, you say, that third
Reason According to the prophet Isaiah, God calls us to “Come now, and let us reason together” (Isaiah 1:18). Christ “expounded” (explained or reasoned) with the two disciples about the prophecies of the Messiah on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:27). And Paul frequently went into the synagogues to “reason” with the Jews on the Sabbath day (Acts 18:4,
The story illustrates the principle of Sola Scriptura like no other. A single, solitary monk stands against the arrayed prestige of both religious and civil leaders of his world—including representatives of the Pope and the person of the Holy Roman Emperor himself. This monk—arguably the most influential figure of the last thousand years—has
According to the TV news report, the staff at a public swimming pool in Seattle, Washington, was alerted that a man had intruded into the women’s locker room, where he had begun to undress. When the staff tried to remove the man, he said the law had changed and he had every right to be there. He returned a second time and began changing as a girls’
If I were a Supreme Court justice who had to decide on gay marriage, and all I could rely on were the oral arguments made to the Court last week, I would almost certainly vote in favor. This is bad news for supporters of traditional marriage. I have been a vocal supporter and advocate for the traditional position over the last decade. But the argum
Is supporting religious freedom an act of bigotry? This question is seriously being asked in the wake of the recent media eruptions surrounding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) bills passed in Indiana and Arkansas. The firestorm surrounding these bills has brought the tension between religious freedom and gay rights to a new level of pu
