Certain structures can train people’s conscience to be silent. This is eternally dangerous. Silence never removes the cost, it only relocates it. Truth delayed in the name of ‘stability’ results in greater damage.
Read moreLetter to Michigan Conference Leaders From A Village Church Member
Over the past year, just about every wrong decision has been made regarding VSDA and its leadership and there is now irreversible damage. Lives have been permanently altered and trust has been destroyed.
Read moreHow Did We Miss The Sunday Law While Watching For It?
Nor does church administration have an unbroken record in defending liberty of conscience. This has been increasingly so over the past forty years, and never more clearly than in the last five.
Read moreSparks From a Kick!
So, spinning on my Nikes, I delivered a mighty kick, hoping to put that disgusting ‘toy’ in orbit and teach him some manners.
Read moreReforming The Church
Where the need for educational, health, and spiritual reform is paramount, SDA organizationalism is focused on protecting employment. The time is ripe for reformation and renewal.
Read moreMusings of an Old Pastor: Conclusion
Graves are opened and the living precious wheat are glorified, the church is caught up to heaven. The framework, the organization with all its offices has disappeared into the dustbin of history.
Read moreMusings Of An Old Pastor: The Church or the Organization?
Keep in mind, it’s not Dr. Vine who is causing division in the church. The division is caused by the people who refuse to have a discussion about these things.
Read moreIs Woke Broke? New ‘Virtue’ vs. Biblical Justice
There is a new ‘virtue’ that is taking many by storm inside and outside of our denomination, as it seeks to solve the dilemma of injustice. Is being woke, and implementing its philosophy the solution to the problem of injustice?
Read moreMusings Of An Old Pastor: Some Observations (part 2)
The fact that we have entered into agreement with the United Nations and its World Health Organization has been for many of us a disappointing revelation. What were they thinking?
Read moreMusings Of An Old Pastor
There seemed to be no need to take up a personal cross and follow Christ. Over the years I have seen this “no victory” theology growing throughout the church. It’s been an ongoing disappointment for me as a pastor.
Read moreTurning Point USA Outreach
People are not afraid to get into conversations about the Sabbath these days. To many, the idea that the Sabbath was a day that emphasizes freedom was a new and welcome thought. The creation of earth was the creation of a free society.
Read moreHobgoblins and Project 2025
So far, I’ve not heard any screams from the PARL corner or adverse comments by Adventist clergy about an impending mandatory Sabbath worship law in South America.
Read moreThe Boniface Option
Andrew Isker argues for a muscular, masculine Christianity that restores the Christian household to a central place in society
Read moreThe Unvaccinated Did the Church a Big Favor
In the face of tremendous pressure they allowed us all to have a control group in the great experiment of the Covid Jabgenda. Though marked for special persecution and coercion they stood firm.
Read moreA Lakeside Miracle
Pausing for water, Audrey searched through her backpack one last time. Her voice carried a quiet urgency: “Please pray for me. I’ve only got one tract left to share.” The trail was hushed. We were alone.
Read moreUN Soft Law, Religious Liberty, and Why we Should be Concerned as a Church With NGO Status
Beast image at the United Nations Building.
This United Nations emphasis on the common good sometimes leads governments to limit religious or personal objections in order to comply with UN guidance.
Read moreThe Damning Impact of the Papacy’s 1260 Year Rule
This power would dominate the world for 1,260 years. The Roman Catholic Church is the only world-wide power that meets this description! The current article will highlight the daming impact of this rule.
Read moreActor Kirk Cameron Discovers the Biblical Truth About Hell
In this video, Kirk and his son James take on one of the most sobering questions in all of theology: what is the final fate of the wicked? Is hell eternal conscious torment, or does Scripture point toward annihilation and complete destruction?
Read moreEach Day of Creation Reversed in Prophecy
In the future when the prophesied signs begin, the idea of slow, gradual geologic processes will be ripped further apart with each new event. The Creator will demonstrate His power over every aspect, every day of creation, once again.
Read moreOpen Letter From Michigan Elders to The Lake Union Affirms Local Church Authority
Administrators with unchecked power should not be tolerated in the SDA Church; the Michigan Conference is repeating the same misguided actions of the Sanhedrin, Acts 5:17-40.
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