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Contextualising the gospel
One of the first things I did after finishing high school was to join a mission trip to the state of Tamilnadu in southern India. On this trip, my group and I got to visit orphanages, see the formati...
The best help: Recovering from the bushfires
The deadly Batlow bushfire raged through Mishtalem in January 2020. Mishtalem is the rural retreat my daughter and I had spent two years developing. The inferno destroyed all buildings and belongings,...
United or Divided?
How a United Church pastor became an Adventist
The Ten: Bible Verses About Your Identity
What does it mean to have our identity in Christ? The Bible tells us when we accept Jesus’ sacrifice, we are new creatures. We lose our identity in this world and become pure, blameless, and forgiven...
How do we learn to forgive?
Exploring the process and benefits of forgiveness
Walking, the ideal exercise against Covid-19
Did you know that overexercise can suppress your immune system? I remember a friend, a marathon runner, who was affected by a “little” cold after a competition. He ended up in the hospital and the thi...
The In-print Imprint
If you read this article on a screen, you are less likely to read it closely, remember it, understand it, or reflect on it, according to a growing weight of research. In short, it is less likely to ma...
Jesus' Unanswered Prayer
cThe gospels record several moments of Jesus' prayer, but none of them equal the depth and extent of John 17. This simple prayer for the disciples is a lesson from Christ's intercessory work on behalf...
How Can We Promote Religious Liberty?
President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, Ted N.C. Wison talks about the importance of Freedom of Conscience
Living Kingdom: Grace, by extension, must be extended
Unequal debts & the Unmerciful Servant “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. Anyone who falls on this stone will b...
The Shocking Information the Porn Industry Doesn't Want You to Know
The physical, psychological, social, and spiritual damages behind the illusion of pleasure
What in the Word: Fellowship
Koinonia, regularly translated as fellowship, is a Greek word that has become quite significant in our time of lockdowns, social distancing and mask-wearing. While all of those measures are essential ...
The Echoing Call
Thirty-one years ago, the Seventh-day Adventist Church embarked on a bold new mission focus that would totally change the face of the church. Church leaders identified key areas where mission was stru...
Adventism and Civil Engagement
Discerning the arguments on civil engagements as Adventists.
On What Is Your Faith Based?
President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, Ted N.C. Wilson, talks about the importance of knowing on what our faith is based.
Special Attention to Prophecies
An Old Testament specialist reinforces the need to direct our eyes to the books of Daniel and Revelation
What Do Seventh-Day Adventists Believe?
Understanding the beauty of the 28 fundamental beliefs and how they are meant to be lived
How Can You Be Like Daniel?
President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, Ted N.C. Wilson and his wife Nancy reflect on the life of Daniel ahead of Children’s Ministries Sabbath
Living Kingdom: The lost camera
Lost Coin “And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence o...
The Praying Desert Donkeys Who Showed One Man How to Keep Sabbath
Ronald Morton and Raylene Ferguson tied the knot in the remote indigenous community of “Aputula” (also known as Finke) in 1999. This isolated settlement is situated 230 kilometers south of Alice Sprin...