I wonder if God doesn’t occasionally smile at my tiny efforts to maintain control and to stake my territory in life and ministry. Does He shake His head and ask, “Doesn’t David know I desire the best for him and will provide his needs?”
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Often, we think of the apostle Paul’s New Testament writings mostly in terms of eschatology, and while the future is important in Paul’s thinking, he is just as concerned (if not more) with how we live now. Nijay Gupta suggests that if we reduce Paul’s theology to mere escapism, we’ve missed the entire point. For Paul, “Life in the here and now—however challenging or confusing or difficult it may be—has meaning, purpose, and hope in Christ” (3).
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You are seeking to be more than evangelical; I thought we were striving to at least be Christian.
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Advent Christians are prepared to offer charity to fellow evangelical ministers in our ranks. Nevertheless, this does not mean we are contenting ourselves with being merely evangelical.
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On Tuesday, June 30th the Executive Council voted to recommend the following enduring resolution to the 2026 Triennial Delegate body. Beneath the text of the resolution, Tom Loghry’s explanation and commentary as the author and initial proponent of the proposal.
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John Tate reflects on the place Advent Christians find themselves and the opportunity the 2026 Declaration of Principles presents to the denomination.
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You have read the question. The answer is…
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Gospel Grit (hosted by Kevin Skipworth) takes on one of the most important conversations in Advent Christian history. 166 years of silence about the nature of God. One document that could change everything. A conversation you do not want to miss with Tom Loghry as he joins the Gospel Grit podcast.
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Unless the Lord alters my steps between now and August, I will not be among you in person at the 2026 Triennial Convention. Because I cannot take the floor to speak into the microphone or look you in the eyes during the debate, I am compelled to put my heart on paper regarding the proposed Declaration of Principles (DOP).
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This is a humble attempt to demonstrate the Biblical basis for the third affirmation and denial in the proposed 2026 Declaration of Principles. What this affirmation and denial does is give an interpretive summary of these various texts listed below.
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I am going to take a different approach in responding to David E. Dean’s recent article that expresses opposition to the 2026 Declaration of Principles. I will briefly respond to some particular points at the end as a sort of appendix. More than this, I want to give you a context for thinking about these things. And eventually, I am going to invite you to step into my shoes, to look through the eyes of a 34 year old pastor, as we look to the future.
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I read the proposed 2026 Declaration of Principles with interest and acknowledge the thoughtful and extensive work involved in creating this proposal. Upon reflection I have three areas of observation (including concerns in each): scope, historical discontinuity, and content.
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Here is Jefferson Vann’s current translation of 2 Timothy 4:6-8, with commentary.
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A piece from the World’s Crisis, March 7, 1900, by A.G. Lyon on the incarnation and divinity of Christ.
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Some of us greatly enjoy reading and analyzing the details of bylaws. However, we’re the unusual ones.
As co-chair of the ACGC Task Force on Restructuring, I recognize that many of our pastors and church members would prefer to have a more concise look at the bylaw changes that have been proposed by the ACGC Executive Council for consideration at the 2026 Triennial Convention. To help with that, I have prepared a one-page handout summarizing the proposed changes. A PDF is available at ACV.
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Rev. Matt Rice reflects on the importance of basic doctrinal unity among Advent Christians as they join together in a common mission, leading him to support the 2026 Declaration of Principles.
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Jefferson Vann talks about achieving unity - the right way and the wrong way.
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In 2024, Chris Date spoke to Advent Christians in Alton Bay, NH at the Eastern Region’s Pastors & Church Leaders Conference. In this clip, he explains how the cause of conditionalism is advance when we put first things first - embracing the essentials of faith, rejecting anticreedalism.
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