House Call
Q: There is much talk and twitter about children’s lunch boxes and their sugar content; we make sure our children have loads of fruit and fruit juice—healthy and natural. Is this good? A:It’s...
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Former General Conference president Robert S. Folkenberg, Sr. passed away December 24, 2015. For nine years during the 1990s, Folkenberg was known for his passion for mission, his creativity, and his...
View ArticleThere Is No Fear in Love
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love” (1 John 4:18). Everything I want to say about love...
View ArticleFour Myths About Black Worship
Having attended a small African American Seventh-day Adventist church congregation as a child, I grew accustomed to certain ideas and expectations about life and worship in a Black setting. We sang...
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To God They Matter
Of course they matter—Black lives do—to God. So what? All life matters to God. God loves the world, says the theme text of the gospel. He loves the world so much “that he gave his only begotten Son”...
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Race Matters for Health . . . a Lot!
The world was stirred with alarm on March 8, 2014, when Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, with 227 passengers and 12 crew aboard, disappeared from all radar tracking. Nothing in the almost two years...
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We Sing Their Songs
Who are the best-known African American voices in Adventist church music? Some may answer with selections from among today’s well-known songsters: Wintley Phipps, Charles Haugabrooks, the Aeolians....
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Tweeting in New York City
Cities are growing quickly. In fact, the United Nations estimates that by 2050, 66 percent of the world’s population will live in urban areas. At present, more than 500 cities have a population of...
View ArticleFriends and Competitors
James Cleveland Owens grew up in a small town in Alabama in the early 1900s. When the lad turned 9, his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio. When a teacher asked his name, he answered, “J.C.” The teacher...
View ArticleLet’s Celebrate Exercise
At age 91 Grace was still active playing tennis, lifting weights, and walking. Fifty-one years before, however, at the age of 40, her condition had been very different. Grace’s spine was badly injured...
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