Barely Adventist

There’s a moment a lot of Adventists don’t really talk about.

It’s when you realise you’ve done everything expected of a “good Adventist”… and yet you don’t feel any closer to Jesus.

You still show up. You still serve. You know how to pray in public without stumbling. You know the language, the rhythms, the expectations. You know what will land well in Sabbath S...

And in Adventism, we even have a theme song for it—“We Have This Hope.” Which is helpful, because nothing says institutional confidence quite like singing your strategic plan at full volume before a potluck.

Now, let me be clear.

Hope in the Adventist context is often treated like a doctrinal footnote—affirmed in theory, gently avoided in practice. <...

Adventism wasn’t built by people who thought they had everything figured out.

It was built by people who were hungry for more truth.

People who believed God was still leading. People who were willing to change their minds. People who understood there was a very real possibility they were wrong about some things—and that Jesus might have more to teach them tomorr...

As Adventists, we can spend hours discussing prophecy, doctrine, and the signs of the times. Yet many of us struggle to have an honest conversation about something far more immediate: whether we can cover next month’s bills.

In many congregations, financial stress remains largely invisible. We arrive at church looking composed, participate in worship, and support the m...

Silver Spring, MD – Chaos erupted Tuesday at the newly installed Ecclesiastical Security Checkpoint when a brazen female congregant attempted to smuggle “ordination” through the metal detector.

The device exploded in a symphony of red lights and wailing sirens. “ORDINATION DETECTED. NO ACCESS.” Male elders clutched their pearls and shouted, “Stop her!”...