We were having devotions one beautiful evening. We rehearsed a Bible reading that talked about God’s mercy. I can’t quite place my finger on the exact verse but before we could finish, we were all jolted by a loud "No! God is not merciful". We quickly established that it was my 8-year-old boy, Hiram Edson. He continued to rage, saying that if God w
We have in Christ what we have lost in Adam. - John Calvin Baptism is one of the most remarkable and profound rituals of church life. It emerges in scripture as part of the nexus of sin, salvation, and the new humanity birthed in the second Adam. Properly understood, its themes maneuver like tendrils through the Old Testament narrative, full
Last summer, one of my interns brought me a squash leaf that obviously did not appear like it was in good shape. Instead of its normal green, lush fullness, this leaf was brown, brittle, and crumbly. My intern was perplexed because the squash plants in the garden had looked perfectly fine just two days before, but now, a large percentage of them lo
On May 31, 2020, Oakwood University president Leslie Pollard wrote the following letter to the school’s community following the death of George Floyd. Oakwood University is an historically Black Seventh-day Adventist school in Huntsville, Alabama, United States.—[Adventist Review] Editors Since I first shared my feelings about recent events in our
As are most of you, I am outraged over the heartless murder of George Floyd, the brutal slaughter of Breonna Taylor, and the Klan-style killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Yet, as I have sought to properly direct my anger and process my despair for change, I am reminded that I was equally outraged over the heinous executions of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, an
Hello, my precious students! I woke up this morning thinking about Y’all. It seems that every institution, every business, every organization has sent out a statement regarding the Coronavirus. Being one that has many thoughts and opinions and rarely wastes an opportunity to share them with anyone that will listen (😉), I thought I would wri
Hi, my name is Omar and I am a recovering food addict. There! I said it—or wrote it, rather. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about potato sticks, those lovely tiny deep-fried French-fry type thingies...well, doing more than thinking about them lately, but I’ll get to that in a minute. I live in the United States—the peach-loving state of Geo
Death Sentence It began with a strife in Eden. Husband against wife. Wife against husband. Satan against God. Satan against humanity. Humanity, in its infancy, united against God. Fear. Distrust. Lies. Loss. All tragic and immediate effects of giving in to the devil’s deception that makes one think less of God and more of oneself. Is there more to
Question 1: Thank you, Kendra for taking some of your time to talk about Advent Next – a podcast that is becoming popular on several platforms and social media outlets. When did you launch the first episode, and what was your experience going into this new project? What were your feelings before and after recording the first session?
Day Seven: The Bottom Line Philippians 2:5-11; John 13:1-11 God’s response to the apostacy of Lucifer, and the temptation and fall of the human race, was to join together in forming the “counsel of peace” (Zechariah 6:13). The Godhead decided to send the Son to earth, to be born of a woman, born under the law, into sinful flesh, clothing His
