The Pharisee and the Tax Collector “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted” (Luke 18:14, NIV). Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic is reported to be one ...
A small congregation of Seventh-day Adventists in Panama recently launched a community-wide impact initiative across the financial district of Panama City, a metropolitan area still dealing with the challenges brought on by the pandemic. The activity, coined as “Be a Hero, Save Lives”, was organi...
One of the first things I did after finishing high school was to join a mission trip to the state of Tamilnadu in southern India. On this trip, my group and I got to visit orphanages, see the formation of new churches and meet local missionaries who had toiled for years trying to spread the Gosp...
The deadly Batlow bushfire raged through Mishtalem in January 2020. Mishtalem is the rural retreat my daughter and I had spent two years developing. The inferno destroyed all buildings and belongings, fences, irrigation, and half the apple orchard. We only saved our 30 animals. Caleb Lawman, a ch...
How a United Church pastor became an Adventist
Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital (LLU) has been recognized as a recipient of the Gold Level ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization for 2021. The Excellence in Life Support Award recognizes centers that demonstrate an exceptional commi...