My senior year of college, one Sabbath School Quarterly exclusively focused on the book of Ecclesiastes. I’m sure I had read parts of the book before, but this was my first time ever diving into a deeper study of the book, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It found it addressing many […]
My brilliant friend Josephine has tagged me to describe in a short list why I love being a Seventh-day Adventist. Our church has been debating some pretty heavy topics recently, and the resulting vitriol on social media tempts one to get frustrated with the church–or at least her “faithful” members. […]
Hand holding. The earliest signs of a budding romance. Or the protective grasp of an adult on a child in their care. Or a sign of tender affection for a friend. For some reason, whenever I hear about hand holding, I can’t help but think of the Beatles song, “I […]
I generally try to keep reflections on my blog broad enough to retain the interest of a wide range of potential readers. While this is a three-part series, this first part is one that will primarily be of interest to Seventh-day Adventists, the community of faith of which I am […]
Last Sabbath, the theme of the day was definitely the second coming. The Sabbath School quarterly focused on it. Then the sermon centered on it as well. That afternoon, we couldn’t stop talking about it. And one of the main questions that kept resurfacing was, if we really believe the […]
Nine years ago I received a letter in the mail dated February 14, 2003. The first line read something to the effect of “Congratulations! We’re happy to inform you that you have been accepted to the University of Michigan…” I didn’t think of the letter much when I received it. […]
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