Inspiration

Jesus put his fingers in a man’s ears, then he proceeded to dip his finger in his own saliva, and after that he “touched” the man’s tongue. All this to heal him because he was deaf-mute (see Mark 7).  Recently, I encountered a deaf-mute young lady at the grocery store, but two things stopped me from doing the same as Jesus did that day to bring healing: Well, three. First, … [Read more...] about Open My Ears and My Heart, Lord!

Several years ago I discovered that my birthday (June 19th) connects to a relatively unknown American holiday. Juneteenth's general obscurity is due, in part, to its regional origins. In her recently released book, On Juneteenth, author Annette Gordon-Reed, professor of History at Harvard Law School, provides an account of this story:  “June 19th, 1865, shortened … [Read more...] about JUNETEENTH AND SABBATH: HOLIDAYS OF FREEDOM

“But to come to some understanding of God, we must let the story question us… When we write, we should become a question to ourselves.”1 Part way through the thirtieth semester he rebelled. Quietly. He wondered who he thought he was and why he was advising students how to live their lives. He wondered if they believed him. When they bent over their notes or looked at him … [Read more...] about DOWN BY THE RIVER

The Biblical Flood: Context and History of Adventist Understanding (2nd Edition), edited by Lynden J. Rogers, with contributions by Laurence A. Turner, Lynden J. Rogers, Cornelis Bootsman, and Kevin de Berg If the Adventist Church believes in “present truth” it should welcome this book. If Ellen White’s fear that in the church “there will be many now as in ancient … [Read more...] about BOOK REVIEW: THE BIBLICAL FLOOD: CONTEXT AND HISTORY OF ADVENTIST UNDERSTANDING

Several weeks ago, Pastor McFarlane preached a powerful sermon entitled, “A Good Wait.” He encouraged us to tell our stories to help one another as we grow in faith.  As I listened to him speak, I knew I had to write the story I don’t like to talk about very much: my struggle with depression. In Deuteronomy Chapter 6, after the familiar “Hear O Israel” portion, it … [Read more...] about My Story—Which I Never Told