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Where’s Rev Des?
Khunrum emails: "Who the hell is this Gary Chartier XI on Luke.net. A honky Malcolm X plus one? When is Reverend Des coming over? Luke, if you don’t interview Papa Des on your site, then (and I’m serious) "You’re not … Continue reading
Growing Up Adventist: A Dialogue Between Luke Ford and Gary Chartier XIII
Why don’t Christians feel obliged to abide by the Torah? There are two commandments in the Torah against shaving and cutting the corners of your beard. In the 19th Century, lots of Adventists, such as James White, had beards.
Growing Up Adventist: A Dialogue Between Luke Ford and Gary Chartier XII
Robust Australian bluntness vs. the American sense of courtesy. Aussies play hardball while Yanks play softball. Theological wrestling. The Doctrine of the Heavenly Sanctuary. Robert Brinsmead. Australian evangelist John Carter.
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Growing Up Adventist: A Dialogue Between Luke Ford and Gary Chartier XI
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Growing Up Adventist: A Dialogue Between Luke Ford and Gary Chartier
Learning to live in community. A sense of belonging. Seventh-Day Adventism is a whole life system from diet to worship to study. I felt like I was on the periphery. I wanted to be in the burning middle. All the … Continue reading
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