Church, known by society As a building built With barricades of Brickwalls busted up to The brink, at times Reflecting the tower of Babel All the while the church halls Echo in fables. Jesus shed blood for our Stained glass windows Portraying Michael Angelo portraits. We are anxious to wash His blood stain, not knowing…
When I was growing up I loved hearing stories of successful people. Whether they be successful athletes, successful diplomats, successful CEOs, or successful politicians (especially the politicians). I have always been intrigued by ambitious people. I’ve always wanted to know what drives someone to pursue such unique careers or what motivates someone to live out…
Tossing and turning in bed my eyes were wide open and sleep was literally a dream I couldn’t achieve. I tried so hard to silence the thoughts in my head but they kept shouting louder and louder. I wasn’t nervous about an upcoming test or worried about getting in trouble at school. What was keeping…
In her book Why You Are Australian: A Letter to My Children, expatriate Australian writer Nikki Gemmell reflects on various aspects of Australian-ness, particularly in contrast to her adopted home in London, including the Australian ambivalence toward religion. “As an adult I’d never done church—it was for people in strange places like Cooranbong,” she writes.…
‘Why Adventism?’ It is an interesting question for me to think about. Being Adventist has just become second nature! I have been an Adventist for four years now. I didn’t grow up as an Adventist or even as a Christian. A friend during high school did introduce the concept of God to me. Unfortunately, I…
I’ve always referred to myself as a Christian. Whether that was growing up in an Assembly of God church, or now, as a 24 year old proudly identifying as a Seventh-day Adventist. Although I was always a Christian, I never understood what that meant until God lead me to an Adventist church. The Adventist church…
On a Monday afternoon at the time of 1:35 pm, the year 1 business students of Fulton Adventist University received a confirmation email of their outreach to the outer district of Nadi town. Upon receiving the email, I believe that I wasn’t the only one who was nervous of this trip as this was our…
Worship, despite supposedly being a simple task is a topic of much controversy. Instead of worship being about God, we make worship about ourselves. “Do we allow drums?”, “Should we sing hymns?”, “Should we have an actual worship band or should we instead have a choir, or an orchestra, or one singer?” and, “do we…
I love my church. Every time I come back from College, I relish walking back into the front door and to the youth Sabbath School. What is beautiful about my Sabbath School is that anyone and everyone is welcome. The youth age range is anyone who can make it down the stairs, and houses members…
Tuesday 6:30 pm, I have just returned from a short run and am about to make dinner. I’m doing this program called “Couch to 5k” because I decided it was time to improve my cardio health and, because I couldn’t find a program called “Office chair to 5k,” I figured this one would do. I’ve…