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Should an Adventist Run for President If He's Not a Democrat?
David Corn, a journalist for Mother Jones, an extreme left-wing magazine and described by his publisher as a "prominent Seventh-day Adventist" produced a recent article attacking Ben Carson and...
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Unveiling the Secret Place
He that dwelleth in the the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he...
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Trimming the Branches
On Defending the Faith:I remember, when I was growing up in Keene, Texas, we had camp meeting every summer there on the campus of Southwestern Union College. Since I lived there, I went to all the...
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Bible Archaeology's Rock Men: Seeing What They Want to See?
You See What You Want to See and You Hear What You Want to Hear. Ya dig?In Harry Nillson's rather pointed rock opera, "The Point", he introduces a character called the Rock Man. The Rock Man tries to...
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Shoot Your Own Side First - Finding My Favorite "Lost" Song
Forty years ago on a quiet Sabbath afternoon, I was hanging out with a college friend, Bow Walker in my hometown of Keene, Texas. Bow put on a reel to reel tape of Christian folk music he'd collected....
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Old Dogs and Children
Daisy among the daisies. We lost our beloved dog Daisy a couple of weeks ago. My wife and I were crazy about that little animal. I'm not one of those who believe the old "all dogs go to heaven" /...
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The Great Controversy Over "The Record Keeper"
This afternoon, I watched "The Record Keeper" again - the SDA funded film based on Ellen White's Great Controversy. I was again impressed by it. It's still my opinion that the suspension of the film...
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Follow Your Leader? Sorry, I Already Have One.
And I'm not sorry at all....Politics and religion often overlap because it is hard to believe something as fervently as Christians do and to avoid getting crosswise of your country's political...
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Grief: It's Who You Know
With Christ you do not walk alone whatever trials may come.Up front, let me tell you I am no stranger to grief. At the age of four, my cousin who my Mom babysat regularly died suddenly of SIDS. It was...
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Seeing the End from Here
I grew up on End of Times prophecy seminars and evangelistic meetings. My home town of Keene, Texas is pretty much the capital of Adventism in Texas and the Southwestern Union, being the home of...
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Where In Scripture Does It Say, "Thou Shalt Choose the Lesser of Two Evils"
Elijah hiding out, having said some things to the king he didn't like.I'm in a lot of trouble with my Adventist readers. As a blogger, I regularly touch the third rail of Adventism - politics. I can't...
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Do Christians Use Magic Words?
When Simon Magus came offering to buy the secrets of the Apostle Paul's "magic", Paul turned him away.I've seen a troubling trend in Christendom which has sadly begun to drift over into Seventh-day...
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Up and Out: The Effect of Knowing God
To become one with our Father in Heaven is to be drawn beyond ourselves; beyond our little worlds into an unimaginable cosmic vastness that we cannot fully comprehend. We stand in the presence of God...
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God Gets My Attention
God's Teaching Tools?The thing is, I used to have trouble not paying attention. I'd get busy with all the stuff you have to do to maintain a family, keep the lights on and food on the table and lose...
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The Seeds of Change
Deborah - ordained of GodSince the big "high level" GC meeting on October 6, I've been getting a confusing flood of "updates" from the GC and the North American Division seeking to clarify what...
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Camping Genius: The Monkey Bridge
Ambitious Monkey Bridge (not recommended for a first time out)If you're going to work with Pathfinders, you've got to know how to build a monkey bridge. You may think it's a useless skill, but I've...
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Church Unity - A Time for the Men of God to Lead the Way
John the Baptist - TroublemakerIt is a tough time to have opinions here at the end of the world. It seems that you can't believe anything without 40 or 50 people doing a Youtube video that says you're...
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My First Mentor Retires
Add captionMy Dad took a flyer when I was four leaving Mom with three little ones to care for and without visible means of support. Until I was in my teens, my male role models tended to be fictional...
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Fallen Warriors: Leroy J. Leiske
Leroy J. LeiskeI've recently lost several mentors from my early Christian experience - some to retirement and some have passed away. Leroy J. Leiske was one of those mentors. When I knew him he was...
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Born to Be Saved
We are each born knowing everything we need to know how to do in order to obey God. His children are born in his image. As babies, we are born already knowing how to love in the most immediate and...
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