The (New) Sanctuary Movement: A Brief Introduction for Adventist Activists

Adventists tend to be proud of their distinctive “sanctuary” doctrine and its theological significance. In short, the sanctuary is understood as where God’s presence dwells and relates with His creatures. While the sanctuary was vital to the development of the Sabbatarian Adventist movement and then Seventh-day Adventist denomination, Adventism has not been involved in the [...]

Ordination

Pastor Andrew Clark writes: Speaking as a male Seventh-day Adventist ordained pastor in good standing and active position, I believe those of us that value equality need to give more credibility to great church leaders like Fagal and Damsteegt. I believe these men, at least on occasion, are used of God… I mean you don’t [...]

D. Nelson: Love Fits us for Heaven

Dwight Nelson’s sermon this past Sabbath (Feb. 11) had strong words on love — Part 3: The Last Days: “The 11th Commandment”.

God’s Kingdom and Righteousness

“Seek first God’s kingdom and righteousness/justice* (Matt. 6:33).” What does this mean to you? What does it look like? How does one do this? *NOTE: for more on translating justice/righteousness, see: http://concordances.org/greek/1343.htm http://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/kjv/tsedeq.html http://www.basden.demon.co.uk/xn/tsedeq.html http://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/TBv2i5_Fosterjustice.pdf (PDF) Now back to the main question: How do we seek God’s kingdom and righteousness/justice?

Ty Gibson: Evil, Suffering, Freedom & Love

Ty Gibson shares a personal story of coming to terms with evil and suffering in the world. It has a feel and format that remind me of the Nooma series.

Why Men Should not be Ordained

I am pleased to welcome the newest blogger to the A2 team–Landon Schnabel. Below is his first post here, which considers issues surrounding ordination. Landon is currently a graduate student at Andrews University. An egalitarian deeply opposed to hegemony with broad concern, his major areas of focus are subordination of and violence against women in [...]

Plantak: Justice, Not Charity

Professor Zack Plantak recently wrote about justice and charity for Spectrum (24 Aug 2011). Biblical justice – Can we even imagine how this would look like if Adventists worshipers became true Twenty-first Century prophets? Imagine with me how Amos’ audience reacted when he said to them in 4:12 – “Prepare to meet your Lord.” [complete [...]

The Nonviolence of Humility

The need to be meek and humble advocates for peace and justice has been on my mind lately. As disciples of Jesus, we care deeply about the pain of individuals and the injustice of corrupt systems. Consistent with the way of Jesus, we must work from a place of love and peace, not hatred and [...]

The Limits of Christian Ethics

Most of my ethical engagement and writing is church-oriented. My personal focus is on how church members can care for other members and also how congregations can serve the communities in which they are located. But is this the limit of Christian ethical engagement in society? If we move beyond these confines to some degree [...]

Adventist Chaplaincy

Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries Asks a Hard Question (Alexander Carpenter, Spectrum, 20 June 2011) Can one be a good Seventh-day Adventist Christian and a good member of the military?