Splenda is the most popular sugar substitute on the market. It is easily identifiable in the large yellow box or little yellow packets filled with sweet white crystals. The key ingredient in Splenda is sucralose, a non-nutritive artificial sweetener. For volume sake it is combined with fillers including dextrose and...

I’ve made a habit of listening when children speak. Charis is a little friend of mine who happens to be an aspiring writer. She’s nine years old and she’s a thinker. When she shared her first writing project with me, she wondered if anyone would read it. I assured her...

In just two days, the gathered delegates for the Seventh-day Adventist church will be making a decision regarding ordaining women to the pastoral ministry. I doubt that any view-changing contributions can be made at this point. However there is an issue that does need further clarification—the role hermeneutics play in...

"Hope for the Cities," a mission to reach the cities of the world for Christ, launched by the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, targeted Harare, Zimbabwe during May 17-31, 2015. Pastor Ted Wilson, leader of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church, was the main speaker. He conducted his own...

In the hospital it is not uncommon to see doctor’s orders for C. diff testing in patient charts. C. diff is an abbreviation for Clostridium difficile. If C. diff + is charted it means the patient has Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).  C. diff is a bacterium that can cause symptoms...

english  |  español  |  русский  |  português No dia 14 de janeiro de 2015, uma quarta-feira, decidi estudar o assunto da ordenação de mulheres por conta própria. Afinal de contas, minha igreja está engajada em um conflito titânico sobre este assunto. Quando comecei meus estudos, fiquei imaginando o que eu...

The God of the Bible is a delegator, not a micromanager. He entrusts His children with decision-making power. God is not a control freak, but rather a freedom lover. Adam and Eve were given “dominion” over the world God had made for them (Genesis 1:26-27). Perceiving the grave and glorious...

english  |  español  |  русский  |  português Среда, 14 января 2015. Сегодня я решил, что настало время чтобы взяться и изучить предмет ординации/рукоположения женщин лично, для себя. Ведь моя церковь находится в огромном конфликте по этому вопросу. Готовясь к этой задаче, мне интересно, а что я обнаружу если я отложу...

english  |  español  |  русский  |  português Miércoles, 14 de enero 2015. Hoy he decidido que es hora de consagrarme y ponerme manos a la obra y estudiar el tema de la ordenación de la mujer por mí mismo. Después de todo, mi iglesia está envuelta en un conflicto de...

Background In September of 2012, I was asked to serve on the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) "Theology of Ordination Study Committee." This group met four times during 2013 and 2014, and considered voluminous amounts of material on the subject of ordination in general, and the role of gender...

Adventism is heating up as we approach the GC Session in Texas, during which a vote will be taken on women’s ordination. In all my years as a member of this church I love, I have never seen so many of our people so roused about any other issue. It...

english  |  español  |  русский  |  português Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Today I have decided that it is time for me to knuckle down and study the subject of women's ordination for myself. After all, my church is engaged in a titanic conflict over the subject. As I gear up...