Join Us For the Journey (Confrontation vs. Collaboration)
The following article appeared in the NAD edition of Adventist World magazine, Sept. 2011. Are non-Adventist churches our rivals or our friends when it comes …
Iowa-Missouri Conference Re-elects All Officers and Departmental Leaders
Iowa-Missouri delegates at their Quadrennial Constituency Session re-elected officers Dean Coridan (president), Robert Peck (vice president for administration) and Rhonda Karr (vice president for finance). …
Heavenly Vision of an Old Cop
One Saturday night I was doing a police chaplaincy ride-along with a veteran sergeant. We checked on a lakefront nightspot that college students near and …
Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness Day
Clergy sexual abuse is a problem in every denomination around the globe. August 1 is Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness & Prevention Day, with events scheduled throughout …
Perception–a key faith factor
One of the most under-appreciated aspects of Christian faith is the role of “perception.” We read in the Gospels that Jesus “perceived their thoughts” (Luke …