In recent weeks, a sensational story has taken the Internet and traditional news media by storm: the freakishly unnatural appearance of Valeria Lukyanova, the “living barbie”, from the Ukraine. Debates have been and are still being waged regarding whether the 21-year-old model underwent plastic surgery to achieve her Barbie-doll figure or whether her photographs were Photoshopped. The majority of feedback I have seen has been rather harsh. Lukyanova’s blank expression and wide-eyed lifeless stare coupled [...]

Below is a link to my May article at ADvindicate. Inspired by the theme of the current Sabbath School quarterly, Evangelism and Witnessing, and various conversations I have had with fellow Adventists over the years, this article takes a look at what personal evangelism/witnessing is not, what it actually is, and is meant to encourage believers to become living witnesses for our Lord. Witnessing: let your light shine Evangelism and witnessing is the theme for [...]

inSpire is a creative ministry of the Pacific Union Conference‘s Church Support Services. inSpire began its web presence as a Facebook page and today, May 1st, its official website came online. According to their website, “inSpire is a web community where Seventh-day Adventist members gifted in, and passionate about the creative arts, can share their ideas and creations in a collaborative way.” The inSpire website features the interviews with numerous Adventist creatives: artists, photographers, musicians, [...]

Revived by His Word is a daily Bible reading plan that will begin on April 17, 2012 and end at General Conference Session 2015. We will be reading a chapter of the Bible each day. You can learn more and sign up at www.RevivedByHisWord.org. Once registered, you gain access to promotional materials to help spread the word. One chapter of the Bible a day is a fantastic and simple Bible reading plan that you can [...]

Below is a link to my April article at ADvindicate. Drawn from recent, personal experiences, it is touches on the difficulties that we, followers of Christ, face in harmonizing our natural instincts/reactions to the irritations of life and how we know we should respond, with the fruit of the Spirit. Lord, change me I have spent the majority of this month traveling all across the United States. After a few weeks of the mental exhaustion [...]