An epiphany of sorts has descended on me in reading (and perhaps in writing) some of the more recent (and perhaps provocative) Adventist Today blogs, and their subsequent commentary.

Editor's note: Please welcome Kendra Perry—our newest blogger. This is her debut blog with Adventist Today.

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By Gary Walter

Malvina Reynolds's song, "Little Boxes," satirized the boxy houses that dominated suburban landscapes in the mid-20^th century, and the conformist spirit they symbolized: they were "all made out of ticky-tacky and they all looked just the same." Today, we'd see them as symptomatic of an even larger reality.

A while back I had the privilege of watching my favorite Los Angeles basketball team play a game during the most critical part of the season. It was an amazing experience to see a playoff game up close and join my voice with 19,000 other fans seeking to contribute meaningfully to a victory for our team. Sadly, my vocal efforts that day were all in vain due to an overtime defeat.

You may have heard someone say, after describing the way that they do things, "That's just how I roll." All of Scripture depicts how Jesus rolls.  In our human nature we frequently desire to control things and spirituality is no exception.  At the root of sin is self-dependence and so we frequently turn to ourselves to "find God" or attempt to appease God by proving to

In politics, the United States signed its first treaty with China, James Polk was elected president, and Marx met Engels. In technology, Goodyear patented vulcanized rubber, and Morse sent the first telegram.

The Faculty Senate of La Sierra University (LSU) has unanimously approved a resolution that affirmed faculty commitment to the "preservation of academic freedom with intellectual and moral integrity in the context of our heritage, and service as a Seventh-day Adventist Christian University."  It issued this declaration in the context of their "strong support for our colleagu

The struggles of a youth pastor to be relevant in today's society while maintaining a high standard in his personal spiritual walk.

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"And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice" (John 10:4)

And the people said: "baa, baa"

Mention the Minneapolis General Conference of 1888, and most Adventists immediately think of righteousness by faith. We tend to forget that another issue occupied a great deal of the time and attention of that gathering.