May

Robert Costa

The Roman Empire during the first century AD was ruled by emperors who demanded absolute loyalty and worship. As a gesture of fidelity, citizens were required to burn incense before the Greek gods, such as Poseidon, Artemis, and Demetrius. Roman guards kept watch at the marketplace, making sure all citizens complied. But the early Christian church refused to participate in this idolatry, and many paid for it with their lives. Polycarp was a disciple of the apostle… Continue reading...

When you are forgotten or neglected or purposely set at naught and you don’t sting and hurt with the insult or the oversight, but your heart is still happy, being counted worthy to suffer for Christ, THAT IS DYING TO SELF When your good is evil spoken of, when your wishes are crossed, your advice disregarded, your opinions ridiculed, and your best intentions misinterpreted and you refuse to let anger rise in your heart or even defend yourself but rather take… Continue reading...

Nikolaus Satelmajer

The book The Sabbath in the Old Testament and the Intertestamental Period, edited by Daniel Bediako and Ekkehardt Mueller, is written by scholars who address their topics with thoroughness. Ministry readers will recognize many of the editors and writers (Daniel K. Bediako, Lael O. Caesar, Richard M. Davidson, Mathilde Frey, Roy Gane, Laurentiu G. Ionescu, Gerald A. Klingbeil, Ekkehardt Mueller, Daegeuk Nam, Gerhard Pfandl, Martin Proebstle, Teresa Reeve, Michael… Continue reading...

Refugee center in Korczowa [Photos: ADRA Poland] Compassion without limits Warszawa, Poland In the first 12 days of the conflict in Eastern Europe, over 1.2 million refugees crossed the Polish border. The people of Poland, without any hesitation, have opened not only their hearts but also their homes and churches to the refugees crossing into their country. The Seventh-day Adventist community of about 6,000 has prepared more than 1,200 shelters on church… Continue reading...

Jill Richardson

Since rather inadvertently becoming an interactive preacher (and then intentionally doing my doctoral research on the subject), almost every week, I have both taught and learned from the congregation. One thing I have especially learned is that interactive preaching disciples better than a monologue. Research bears me out. It’s commonly said that we remember as little as 5 percent of what we hear but up to 90 percent of what we do. My research found that only… Continue reading...