Take This World But Give Me Jesus
KELSIE PETERSEN A year ago, I wrote a post about changing seasons and the unchanging nature of God. I’ll confess, the “season” of life here has been more “winter” than […]
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Author: Kelsie Petersen
Kelsie Petersen lives in central Alberta, Canada. She and her husband Aaron have three boys, Matthew, Tyler and Colby. Kelsie was born and raised in an Adventist home and received her elementary education degree from Canadian University College (formerly Canadian Union College, now Burman University). She is a life-long lover of music and spends her few spare moments at the piano with favorite praise songs and hymns.
Trusting in New Ways
KELSIE PETERSEN Last month, I wrote about the safe and convenient “box” that Adventism provides. It is a neat and tidy place to be, one that provides all the answers as […]
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Missing My Box
KELSIE PETERSEN When I think back on my years as an Adventist, I realize that Adventism gave us a framework, a rule book. A box. There was an answer for […]
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Freedom to Celebrate!
BY KELSIE PETERSEN Celebration. The word conjures images of smiling groups of people, whether gathered around festively decorated tables or in a backyard with brightly colored tablecloths spread with summer […]
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Eternal, Immortal, Invisible God
KELSIE PETERSEN I‘m nothing if not human, of that I am sure. As the deadline for this piece neared, I noticed that I was feeling an increasing sense of futility […]
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He Leads Us Through, Not Around
It’s only a week into 2021, and it seems that the hope for the new year to be a source of relief from the difficulties that marked 2020 is dimming […]
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Hermeneutics Reveals Truth
On a recent episode of the Former Adventist podcast (episode 77), Nikki and Colleen discussed some contextual considerations, as well as 10 hermeneutic guidelines to think through when reading Scripture. […]
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Season of Change and an Unchanging God
Yesterday afternoon my seven-year-old son and I walked the mile to the neighbor’s house for coffee (juice and brownies for the kids). His older brothers had ridden ahead on their […]
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The Kingdom Likened to a Sandwich
Growing up in the 90’s, it seemed that the ubiquitous part time job for teens was at the local McDonald’s restaurant. I, however, was not fortunate enough to live in […]
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A God Who Knows
As I tried to get my thoughts in order for what I wanted to write, I was scrolling through my social media page, a process that took quite awhile, since […]
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Blindsided by the Health Message
If a survey were taken on public perception and awareness of Seventh-day Adventism, one of the first things to stand out in responses would likely be “diet.” Whether from within […]
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Secure in a Shifting World
As I write this on Monday evening, March 16, I think back to three days ago. I couldn’t have predicted that my world would look the way it does today! […]
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The Journey is Long
This month marks 15 years since my husband and I knew we were finished with Adventism. The year we had just left behind had been a whirlwind of job uncertainty […]
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Change is Good
Change is hard. As human beings, we are notoriously resistant to change and the discomfort that comes with it. Change as simple as switching brands of laundry detergent or coffee […]
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Things I Didn’t Know About Christians
“When we know better, we do better.” I’ve heard that saying thrown around in the pop psychology world dozens of times, and while I believe it CAN be true, it’s […]
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