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Doomscrolling
At 13 I feared nuclear war; at 70 I don’t, even though it could happen.
Clifford Goldstein
September 11, 2026

The Party’s Over
I fear for America because I tremble for its leaders. Yes, of course—the grand celebration of this country’s semiquincentennial birthday this summer was characteristically over the top. Nobody throws a party like America! But as the hoopla fades, the somber depiction of this nation in the Apocalypse cannot be shaken: “Then I saw a second … Continued
Dwight K. Nelson
September 10, 2026
“But then face to face”
We were designed to experience personal, embodied, unmediated, eternal fellowship with God.
Shawn Brace
September 6, 2026
One Voice for This Time
A movement for every member
Erton C. Köhler
September 5, 2026
“War in Heaven”
If you’ve been around the Adventist Church for a while, you’ve probably heard Revelation 12:7-9. The King James Version’s vivid prose renders it as follows: “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any … Continued
Shane Anderson
September 3, 2026
Preaching Pleasure
The pursuit of pleasure is not really limited to atheists. It has wormed its way into corners of Western Christianity, too.
Shawn Boonstra
August 30, 2026
The Seal and the Mark Versus the Sheep and the Goats
What matters more in the end? Sabbathkeeping or helping others?
Shane Anderson
August 28, 2026
My Hope Is Built on . . . ?
My faith doesn’t really get buoyed by the supposed fulfillment of a particular prophecy.
Shawn Brace
August 25, 2026
The Lamb Defines the Outcome
Prophecy was given to sharpen our focus, not fuel our fears.
Erton C. Köhler
August 17, 2026
The Creation Groans
Entropy, corruption, death—they do not have the final say.
Clifford Goldstein
August 14, 2026
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