“And in this day and age, especially in sociology, we are trying not to emphasize gender difference, so please wear trousers tomorrow.” Now, I understood where this was going!
Read moreAnnual Council 2019 From a Delegate's Viewpoint
I think there were only two individuals from North America and/or Europe, both lay members by the way, that spoke in favor of warning/reprimand. I was one of them.
Read moreDear General Conference: It's Time For B95 To Be Implemented!
In the business world, nothing of this nature would be allowed to go on for so long with these apparently weak measures.
Read moreWhat to Expect at Annual Council 2019
Daily agendas will be released on the Executive Committee Portal as they become available; they will also be distributed daily to attendees at the meetings. There are several interesting agenda items this year.
Read moreAn Unwashed Thumb In The Eye Of The Entire Church--Silver Spring SDA Church Ordains Woman
You want to participate in voting on Church decisions? Great. Then you must abide by the decisions. If you won’t abide by them, them you forfeit any right to vote in them, going forward.
Read moreLike Lot's House, The Church is Being Surrounded
Our great needs are a return to the Word of God and a gift of the Holy Spirit. With these mighty helpers we will say “No” to unbiblical culture, and “Yes” to Christian courage.
Read moreIs There a Connection? From Female Pastors To LGBT
When churches approve female pastors (using the argument of gender equality), are they more likely to affirm practicing LGBT persons, using similar arguments?
Read moreAfter The Vote . . .
Ah, but wait! There is more than the mere doubling of female pastoral numbers.
Read moreFemale Clergy As Agents Of Religious Change
In general, clergywomen are clearly changing the Church in a more liberal direction. They do it in various ways: they change the perception of faith and dogma, the policies of the church as well as daily practices in parishes.
Read moreFrom Women's Ordination to LGBT Ordination
So why are we talking about this now? It is because this particular story about the Church of England, illustrates that it will never end with the ordination of women.
Read moreWhat You Can Learn at WWU . . .
Over twenty concert goers chose to quietly exit the sanctuary and balcony during the revised “23rd Psalm” performance.
Read moreSorry, China is Not a Model For Women's Ordination
China is a mixed bag, and definitely not the place to look for guidance in deciding if gender should be an issue in the choice of spiritual leaders. We must instead, follow the Bible.
Read moreGod's Answers For A Church In Conflict
Praise God that His church will prevail to the end! May we all stay faithful to Jesus and remain united in the mission of spreading the Three Angels’ Messages to the world in preparation of Christ’s soon return!
Read moreThe Gendered Bible
A mentally-balanced male does not wish to be female, and a mentally-balanced female does not wish to be male. They each feel perfectly complete.
Read moreChanneling God . . .
Please join me in prayer for God’s Church and for the leaders who are faithful at this portentous time.
Read moreBeating A Dead Horse
The church needs to revisit the issues of male leadership in general and the ordination of women to local eldership positions specifically and make a definitive resolution on these issues.
Read moreMid America Union Makes Plans to Ordain Women In The Near Future
That the motion “carried strongly” portends that the MAUC will soon press forward with their own ordinations of women, joining the rebellious Unions of Pacific and Columbia.
Read moreThe Origins Of Rebellion
The American Adventist Church was not immune to the cultural changes that gradually overwhelmed society. Adventism absorbed at least some of the new norms in ways that are now obvious.
Read moreThe Real Issue: Hint--It's Not Ted Wilson
To not follow what has been voted in a GC Session is a very serious action on the part of church leaders. It puts church governance in question and undermines their own authority.
Read moreGeorge Knight's Conspiracy Theory (Part 2)
We are seeing the organized appearance of the non-biblical Post-Modernist Adventism, which is taking possession of the administration of several Divisions and Unions. It is not only WO or Homosexuality. It is a completely altered system of thought which operates not only outside biblical Adventism, but also outside of conservative biblical Protestantism.
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