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The Ear: Jan Paulsen, former General Conference President, on Theology
paulsen1.jpg Theology, on its own, is a collection of sometimes obscure and essentially dead statements with no self-existent rights. Theology comes alive, and finds its legitimate role, when it...
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The Ear: Jonathan Henderson, Big City Pastor Evangelist
Screen Shot 2014-04-04 at 9.22.34 PM.png"I must feel the sermon. There is no sermon I preach that I cannot relate to on some level. I use my imagination to place my feet in the sandals of Moses or...
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The Ear: Fritz Guy, Adventist Embodiment of Candor and Passion
fritz guy.jpg"I am convinced that for me the best spiritual and theological home is progressive Adventist Christianity, with its interest in healthful living, intellectual excellence, practical...
View ArticleTipping Point for Truth-Telling
When you make a gift to Spectrum, you touch off — hope. The magazine and website are about honest conversation, and when a siege mentality overtakes important church administrators, honest...
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The Ear: Leadership on the Upper East Side
todd stoat.jpg"The single most important factor in my own sermon preparation is the quality time dedicated to my own personal prayer life and devotional reading of the Bible." How could you not love an...
View ArticleConviction and Moral Drift: War in the Story of Adventism
At Germany’s Friedensau Adventist University, presenters, guests and students have begun a three-day quest for constructive conversation about war and Adventist response to war. The university’s...
View ArticleProphecy, War, Moral Drift and Moral Courage
“Hope is the mark of our Christian existence,” said Bernhard Oesterich. But does authentic hope involve accurate prediction concerning end-time chronology? Does authentic hope come down to...
View ArticleCoping with War: Stories, Dilemmas, and a Breakthrough Moment
A dividing wall was cracking tonight — or, better, crumbling. You could hear and see it — in welcoming words; in faces warm with mutual regard; in conversation that was shedding light instead of...
View ArticleWar, Virtue and the Quest for a New Adventism
The last day of the conference at Friedensau Adventist University,“The Impact of World War I on Seventh-day Adventists,” was a half-day, with questions enough for a lifetime. The questions were big —...
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Haciendo frente a la guerra: historias, dilemas y un paso hacia adelante
Reformmovement.png Haciendo frente a la guerra: historias, dilemas y un paso hacia adelante [Esta es la segunda entrega de la información sobre el congreso celebrado a mediados de mayo en la...
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The Ear: Randy Roberts Connecting Text and Culture
roberts_randy_large.jpg Loma Linda University Church's senior pastor works to "make Adventism relevant for the next generations." For thirteen-and-a-half years, Randy Roberts has led the Loma Linda...
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Guerra, virtud y la búsqueda de un nuevo adventismo
guerramundial.jpg Guerra, virtud y la búsqueda de un nuevo adventismo [Esta es la tercera entrega de la información sobre el congreso celebrado a mediados de mayo en la universidad adventista de...
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The Ear: Richard Rice on Affirming Faith and Challenging Distortion
RR_photo_2.jpg Theology trades on the intersection of religious faith and life. Richard Rice is a prolific and influential Adventist theologian, having written, early on, a book on The Openness of God...
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The Ear: Jerry Arnold, Pastor-Evangelist
28563573.jpg With his wife Karen, Jerry Arnold founded the Collegedale Community Church, near Southern Adventist University, in 2001. The congregation now has 1,600 members. With his wife Karen, Jerry...
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The Ear: John Brunt, Pastor-Preacher-Scholar
e6b4de2cdd.jpg Among Adventist preachers and academics, John Brunt is practically legendary for the simplicity and depth that somehow come together, week after week, in his preaching. Among Adventist...
View ArticleDiscipleship – 2: In Praise of Obedience
This is the second post in a nine-part series for Spectrum’s 2014 Summer Reading Group. Each post will be drawn from chapters of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. You can view the reading/posting...
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The Ear: Oberg on Building a Community for Christ
After a career in clinical nutrition, Chris Oberg turned to biblical studies. Undergraduate and graduate work at La Sierra University prepared her for a pastoral vocation that now unfolds at the site...
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The Ear: Oberg on Building a Community for Christ
Chris_Oberg_1 (2).jpg Chris Oberg is the lead pastor at La Sierra University Church. Here Charles Scriven asks her about building community, preaching the gospel, and her passion for the next...
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The Ear: The Pearsons on Sabbath School and Church Life “at the Edges”
DSC_0758 (2).jpg Charles Scriven interviews Mike and Helen Pearson about the diverse and innovative Sabbath School class they have led for 35 years. Most adults who worship at the Newbold Church do not...
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The Ear: Heart, Soul and Mind in San Luis Obispo
heart soul mind.jpg"Honestly, we’re not that interested in defining ourselves as a particular type of Adventist — or as being inside or outside of the church. Curiosity, open-heartedness, a willingness...
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