At the end of the disputation, the council ruled that Zwingli was in the right, and that all unbaptized infants were to receive baptism within 8 days, or their parents were to be banished from Zürich.
Read moreThe Ron Kelly Farewell Event Felt More Like a Funeral to Me
Kingly power has been wielded against both the elders and the congregation. And now, many are left hurting. Two men of God have been wronged, and their families suffer alongside them.
Read moreTo The Editors of Fulrum7 And My Fellow Adventist Church Members
It is imperative that we church members let our voices be heard and cry out openly about the abuse of power that has taken place in our conference.
Read moreDefending Traditional Masculinity in a Hostile World
The modern man finds himself adrift in a sea of confusion, emasculated by a culture that has declared war on masculinity..
Read moreLet’s Revive the Protestant Reformation
The ramifications of that excommunication were brutal to our family. However, the anguish that was caused by the loss of all we knew and held dear God was able to use for good.
Read moreSo, What is The Church?
Over time, an organization can become a complex multi-layered structure that limits efficiency and slows down decision making. We call that a bureaucracy.
Read moreMission or Maintenance?
To be hot for Christ, means to be charged for his service.—not after a lengthy consultation with Risk Management and the Church Manual, but by the conviction the Holy Spirit places on your heart.
Read moreThe Church May Appear as About to Fall But it Does Not Fall . . .
This is most significant. The “church” that may appear as about to fall is a “remnant” (her own words) that is present at the time of the imposition of Sunday laws.
Read moreExchanging Truth for Lies
Puberty can blur the pages of Scripture. So can willful blindness by adults who think that rather than discussing God’s holy sexuality and His intentions, we’ll all somehow find our way.
Read moreRon Kelly and the Future of Adventist Mission
What do I tell my conservative leaning young adult friends who felt that Village Church and Pastor Kelly were a lifeline to a denomination that they felt viewed them as discardable? “Toe the line, or get out!” ??
Read moreThe Parable of the Horse: A call for Christian Empathy
In our political enthusiasms, are we exercising Christian humility appropriate to our finite understanding?
Read moreWhy Did God Make Men ?!?
She said, with great frustration. “Why did God make men?!?!!?” Her husband stood over by their minivan with his head down, pretending to be fiddling with the gas door flap. He was embarrassed.
Read moreHow The Roman Church Handles Heretics
I find it alarming that we, as a world church, are not even giving those we deem as potential threats to unity of the body of Christ the opportunity to defend their position—like the Church of Rome reluctantly did during the dark ages.
Read moreBreaking Down Barriers: The Call to End Racial Separation in the Church
However, as society has progressed and barriers to racial integration have diminished, the continuation of these divisions within the church has become increasingly untenable.
Read moreThe Good Ship Zion
Like Paul, we are prisoners of Jesus Christ. We’re sailing on rough seas. It looks like the ship will be lost, broken into pieces by the winds of false doctrines and the waves of strife. Let the Holy Spirit enlighten your understanding.
Read moreOffender for a Word: Is Conrad Vine a Heretic?
Conrad Vine’s message, then, did not contradict God’s promise through Ellen White. Vine stands in a long line of faithful servants of God who have risked their reputations and more to call out sin within the church. This is one of the means by which God prevents His church from falling.
Read moreADRA President Michael Kruger Will Step Down on April 1
Kruger will be taking on a new role as Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Adventist Healthcare White Oak in Calverton, MD.
Read moreNationalism, Imperialism & Liberty of Conscience (Part 2)
Those that work to undermine the nation states are aiding and abetting Satan's move to bring the world under a centralized global regime.
Read moreNationalism, Imperialism & Liberty of Conscience (Part 1)
Something very interesting happens here. Instead of destroying the world as He had previously, God dismantles Satan's global empire by confounding the languages and establishing the nations of the Earth.
Read moreAn Open Letter to Church Leaders
I am a lifelong Seventh-day Adventist, the grandson of a Seventh-day Adventist minister, A.D. McKee. I have always believed the Seventh-day Adventist message and I believe it now more than ever.
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