Surreal moon-like landscape surrounded me — glossy black rivers of rock, ripples frozen in time with chunks of porous a’a lava thrown about abstractly. In…

“I’ll absolutely die if I can’t have these stonewashed jeans. All my friends have them!” “Foolish priorities,” we may respond. But what of our own…

In the Old Testament, God commanded Israel to keep the Day of Atonement every year on the tenth day of the seventh month (Leviticus 16:29,…

For centuries, the Jews had faithfully worshipped in their synagogues each Sabbath, hoping and waiting for the Messiah to come (John 1:41; 4:25). Their prophets…

I Am Clean It all started at a daycare. The position I got wasn’t the one I expected, but I loved it — playing with,…

The Church of God (Seventh Day) has a vision of a vibrant 21st century church. In the previous two Bible Advocate issues we explored two…

After ten months of unemployment, I was finally being offered a great job. But there were strings attached — more like one big rope. Accepting…

Taking in the world around me, I can’t help but dream of being a conduit of healing and change. I see these things that aren’t…

How else are we to relate to our Creator and Redeemer than by faith? Do we possess something — something other than faith — that…

Romans 3:9-20 contains a simple formula to remember: God is salvation; the rest of us are in need of salvation. In these verses, Paul lays…

My cell phone rang at a stoplight. “It’s cancer.” My body sagged into itself. Though my husband had gotten work, we were still digging out…