Jud Lake

God reveals Himself in Scripture as one God in three Persons, and we are called to worship Him accordingly. Continuing the discussion in my previous article (published in the December 2024 issue), naming the triune God is a biblical practice…

One of the most intriguing aspects of our history is the initial rejection of the Trinity by many early leaders in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. They perceived Christ as derived from the Father and considered the Holy Spirit an impersonal…

Allegations that Ellen White was a plagiarist, deceiver, manipulator, religious bully, liar, alcoholic, and much more continue unabated today. “I expect these raids will be made against me till Christ comes,” she wrote. Every opposer to “our…

As I read through Richard M. Davidson’s long-anticipated textbook, A Song for the Sanctuary: Experiencing God’s Presence in Shadow and Reality, it reminded me of the great Puritan works in which they started with a biblical passage,…

In order to settle once and for all the questions he had regarding the investigative judgment, Marvin Moore decided, in 2007, to engage in a thorough study of every aspect of our Adventist teaching on that theme. He examined the writings…

Time-management systems abound, and the busy pastor needs the best of the best. ¹ Three systems outclass all others: the Time Power System,² the Franklin System,³ and The Seven Habits…

The empowerment of the Holy Spirit is indispensable to Christian preaching. Preachers may be able to present the letter of the Word of God and hold the attention of audiences with interesting stories and PowerPoint…

Recent publications on homiletics have identified four paradigms, each with its own outcome for listening congregations: (1) the Traditional Homiletic under standing truth through explanation; (2) the Kerygmatic Homiletic…