A few weeks ago I experienced my first foray into coaching. To make a long story short: I was asked to coach our church school basketball team 30 minutes before the tipoff of their first game.

"A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the Son of David, the Son of Abraham (Matthew 1:1)" 

My son, Daniel, was born in June in South Korea. My wife, Ji-yeon and I aren't sure which country we'll end up raising him in, but I know I want him to have an Adventist upbringing.

For an introduction to Don Watson's "Grasping the Gospel" series, click here.

"A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham." (Matthew 1:1) 

"Do you want to go lingerie shopping with us?"

Two of my classmates had just extended the invitation after classes on Friday.  I presumed that their foray was somehow related to my recent engagement to Phil, so it didn't immediately occur to me that they had their own need for this particular shopping trip.

Editor's note: This is an introduction to pastor Don Watson's new monthly column called "Grasping the Gospel"—a contemporary and candid exploration into the heart and character of Jesus Christ.

By Don Watson

The word, "nice" has lost most of it's...niceness down through the years. . . . 

A sermon preached by John McLarty at North Hill Adventist Fellowship on January 23, 2010.

The Reverend Pat Robertson recently presented a commentary on a 700 Club television program to the effect that conditions in Haiti are a direct consequence of ancient rites, hexes, and dark covenants with the Devil that may have been practiced in colonial times, prior to Haiti's independence.

Here are the online editor's picks for best of Adventist Today online for 2009. Enjoy a look back at the highlights (and even some low lights) which is complimented, of course, by your reader responses.

Claude McKnight is a member of the 10-time Grammy-winning group Take 6, an a capella Christian group with strong Adventist roots.