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May 30–June 5

May 28, 2020 Jeanie Jura Sabbath School Commentary

Lesson 10: “The Bible as History” This week we look at some of the historical accounts in the Bible and how they impact our understanding of people and events […]

Are You Masked?

May 21, 2020 Colleen Tinker Feature

About three weeks ago I was shopping in Trader Joe’s and had taken my place in a check-out line the required six feet behind the shopper in front of me. […]

Blindsided by the Health Message

May 21, 2020 Kelsie Petersen Adventist Doctrines, Feature, 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 […]

May 23–29

May 21, 2020 Jeanie Jura Sabbath School Commentary

Week 9: “Creation: Genesis as Foundation—Part 2” This week’s lesson is largely useless. It spends the first two days trying to “disprove” the flat earth theory. Why? Few people […]

20. The Lord’s Day

May 21, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Sabbath

While John was on the Isle of Patmos he testified, “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day” (Rev. 1:10). This is the first place in the Bible […]

When Walls Are Closing In

May 14, 2020 Martin Carey Feature

“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the LORD’s […]

To Whom Did Jesus Pray?

May 14, 2020 Colleen Tinker Doctrine, Feature, Jesus

The Trinity is a mystery God does not fully explain to us; at the same time, we know that God is One and that all three persons of the Trinity […]

19. The Old and New Sabbaths Contrasted

May 14, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Sabbath

The shadowy Sabbath was the observance of every seventh day. “The seventh day is the Sabbath” (Exod. 20:10). The new-covenant Sabbath is not the observance of this particular day. “One […]

May 16–22

May 14, 2020 Jeanie Jura Sabbath School Commentary

Lesson 8: Creation: Genesis as Foundation—Part 1 This week and next week we look at the concept of the creation week in Genesis as the foundation—but the foundation for […]

The Case for Inerrancy

May 7, 2020 Rick Barker Doctrine, Feature

In this blog I will lay out my foundation for the inerrancy of Scripture. I won’t claim that the work or ideas are my own. My presentation of this case […]

Are You Led By the Lesser Light or Sola Scriptura?

May 7, 2020 Stephen Pitcher 2013-2 Proclamation!, Adventist Doctrines, Feature, Stephen Pitcher

STEPHEN PITCHER Editor’s Note: This article is excerpted from a new book by Stephen Pitcher on The Clear Word, a paraphrase of the Bible by Jack Blanco, which is […]

May 9–15

May 7, 2020 Jeanie Jura Sabbath School Commentary

Lesson 7: “How to Interpret Scripture: Language, Text and Context” This week, the lesson discusses the uses and limitations of language; as it rightly points out, many words and […]

18. The Gospel Rest

May 7, 2020 H. M. Riggle Feature, Sabbath and the Lord's Day, The Sabbath

“Sabbath” means “rest.” Sabbatarians admit this. Hear Uriah Smith (leading Adventist), “The word ‘sabbath’ means ‘rest.’ That is the one sole idea it conveys, first, last, and all the […]

Enjoy Sabbath Rest Today

April 30, 2020 Proclamation! 2011-4 Proclamation!, Feature, The Sabbath

SHERYL BARKER Introduction The common understanding of Sabbath today is influenced primarily by the fourth commandment. Christians vary, however, in their interpretation of how Sabbath rest fits in the new […]

Encouragement: The Antidote to a Hard Heart

April 30, 2020 Colleen Tinker Feature

This rarefied time of social distancing as the world shelters at home sifting through conflicting reports about the nature and progress of the coronavirus has given me opportunity to think. […]