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, [...]

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 [...]

When it comes to Christian living, we often speak about being noticeably different from the world around us. This typically leads into discussions and, sometimes heated arguments, on modest dress, accessories, diet, jewelry, make-up, and outward appearances. While these issues are important, we have the tendency to leap to one extreme or the other. This results in hurt feelings, bitterness and/or grudges, wayward members, and even divided congregations. Sabbath School classes erupt in debates over [...]

The GYC was a life-transforming experience. Every message that was shared, every seminar taught, every workshop held was carefully prepared and structured to edify our beliefs, equip us in our daily lives, and re-affirm our dependence and devotion to our Lord. I could share half a dozen testimonial experiences that happened to me over those few days (and plan to in upcoming days), but after reflecting on the entire experience as a whole, I would [...]