Adulterous In the historical film Schindler’s List, a German industrialist, member of the Nazi party, and spy named Oskar Schindler does everything in his power to save people from the Holocaust, ultimately saving more than 1,200 lives. One of his more brilliant tactics is that of ideological persuasion…
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Gentiles
Gentiles In the life of a child raised in religion, it becomes very clear that there are lines that divide some people from others. For those raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, it may at first seem that the world is made up primarily of Adventists and non-Adventists: Those who…
To Die For
To Die For > Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward…
Blessed
Blessed The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) is the longest uninterrupted collection of Jesus’ teachings we have in the entire Bible, and many Christian theologians, such as Martin Luther and Dietrich Bonheoffer, consider it to be the core of Christianity. Jesus opens his discourse with The Beatitudes, a highly…
Church & State
This week has been an intense one both for people living in the United States of America and in the rest of the world. With the recent election still fresh in our memories, and Donald Trump as the new President-elect of the country, many people are having conversations about what…