The Christian Church is at a crossroads.  We stand “in statu confessionis”–a time when we must confess God’s truth in the face of the world’s opposition.  We must confess God’s sovereignty over all political powers, earthly agendas, and religious claims.  We must confess his universal rule and love against all nationalism and racism. We must confess…

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is perplexed.  It doesn’t know what to do about women in ministry.  It allows for women elders and deacons (ordained for both roles).  It allows for women to be pastors, chaplains, and administrators (other than President). It allows for women to preach in evangelistic series the world over.  These women can…

During travels yesterday I finished reading Shūsaku Endō’s book, “Silence.” It’s a fascinating story, based in history, of two Portuguese Jesuits who travel to Japan in 1639 to find out about rumors that a fellow Jesuit had apostatized under torture. The time frame is similar to the events of the “North American Martyrs,” Jesuit missionaries in…