Alvin Plantinga is the 2017 Templeton Prize Winner It has been over a century since Friedrich Nietzsche declared that “God is dead.” Is God really dead? Well, not according to Alvin Plantinga, a world-renowned Christian philosopher with the Dutch Calvin heritage. He is credited to be "the man who brought belief in God back into the study of phil
What Sermon is Your Church Building Preaching? From small to mega churches, church architecture continuously preach the gospel. What message is my church or your church preaching? Does your church look like a corner store or like basketball stadium? Does it like a funeral home or like a night club? Whatever shape or form your find your church i
Martin Luther: A Hero of Liberty and Freedom of Speech Championed by Martin Luther, October 31, 2017 will mark the 500th year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. In recognition of his many contributions, Peter Stanford of The Guardian highlights two major areas—human liberty and freedom of speech. He writes, "For Luther championed conscience
My Utmost for His Highest 80 Years Later 80 years after its landing on the US soil, My Utmost for His Highest remains a classic read among Christians. Macy Halford’s experience with Oswald Chambers’ work gives a rich historical background and contemporary application. Read more here. When Deciding on a church, Americans look for the Two items Ac
Ben Carson confirmed as HUD secretary Ben Carson made history this week as the first Seventh-day Adventist to be confirmed for a cabinet position in the United States. After running against President Trump during the primary, Dr. Carson received a 58-41 senate vote. Read more here. EU leaders to meet the Pope Faced with Brexit and many othe
In Relationships, Religious Compatibility Matters As the world celebrated love on February 14th, one wonders what role faith plays in relationships. It turns, out that religious compatibility is an ingredient for a successful relationship. As the Desert News reported, "In general, shared religious beliefs enable couples to comfortably bring relig
Congress Increasingly Becoming More Roman Catholic While the 115th Congress is more racially and ethnically diverse, the numbers of women have reached an all-time high, there is less of a military presence, and more educated; it has also become more Roman Catholic. According to the recently published Pew Research Poll, "Catholics now make up 31% of
Adventist Church Continues to Wrestle with Women’s Ordination Despite the vote not to allow the North American Division to ordain women to the Gospel ministry at the 2015 General Conference in San Antonio, it appears the church has yet to put the issue to rest. According to the recent GC/NAD statement, "the group agreed that there will be ongoing c
Theology Matters: Bible-Based Churches Are Growing Last month, Maclean’s—the Canadian celebrated magazine on cultural trends—reported on an exclusive study that looked at growth trends among Canadian churches. While churches that espoused Christian orthodoxy were growing, liberal leaning churches were in decline. For Seventh-day Adventists, this
The Election of Donald Trump as POTUS Last Tuesday, the United States of America and the rest of the world awoke to surprising election results—Donald Trump won! The thought of Donald Trump as president has been greeted with varying emotions. While some have been extremely happy with the results, others are still protesting against Trump’s presid
