God is love is the foundational concept of Seventh-Day Adventist theological understandings. If this holds true the way we approach the current world should change.
Category Archives: Anything and Everything
Values and the New Life
Growing up I remember often hearing sermons about ‘plastic Christians’ or Christians that were not the real deal and wouldn’t stand up to the tests before us. Within my faith tradition, this often came in the theme of last day events which left me with a feeling of eschatological anxiety (or fear of the end.)Continue reading “Values and the New Life”
The Case for Face Masks
Covid-19… The catastrophic pandemic of 2020 has changed the face of our relationships, workplaces, economies and churches. Along with this many people now have face masks adorning their face. The wearing of face masks has almost immediately become a victim of the politicisation of everything we do. Conspiracists have also taken this much needed publicContinue reading “The Case for Face Masks”
Answers in Coronavirus?
How can we find answers to our biggest questions as the Adventist Church in the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Do You Have to Know EVERYTHING?
Over the past few months, I have noticed something interesting. It appears that there are a few times in life where people want to know every little detail of your life. These moments are when one gets engaged, when planning for a wedding and when one is pregnant. Apparently, these are moments that everyone hasContinue reading “Do You Have to Know EVERYTHING?”
Staying You In A Changing World
The social climate at the moment is suffering dramatic changes that are in many ways more dramatic the physical climate is experiencing through global warming. Donald Trump is president, xenophobic groups that supported him are feeling empowered, people that are usually peaceful are becoming aggressive and much more. It is extremely easy to get suckedContinue reading “Staying You In A Changing World”
The Self Important Christian
Being a ‘Christian in the age of ‘self importance’ The word Christian has many different meanings to many different people. The word itself has a rough history that is chequered, bloody and at the same time rich. It is a word that has caused great pain to many and great joy to many others. TheContinue reading “The Self Important Christian”
Less is More
We live in a society where Australians have been told that more is better. We live in a society where the mantra that most Australians live by is “Time equals money and money equals happiness.”
This is My Year
I have decided to make a claim. This year is my year, I have taken to doing things for myself. This includes making youtube videos with the one goal, to improve my self confidence. if you want to support me check out my tumblr and my youtube channel. http://andrew-w-j-pratt.tumblr.com/post/144577866868/this-is-my-year Andrew Pratt 2016 ©
The New and Improved?
Sometimes I ask myself how can I become better? How can a be a better more confident me? Recently this is something that I asked myself and I decided to do something about it, asides from my devoti0nal life, my everyday walk with God and getting more sleep than I do what else can IContinue reading “The New and Improved?”
Living on the Edge
LIVING ON THE EDGE The children of today are living on the edge in a society that is moving at warp speed. Our society and culture is constantly evolving and transforming and reinventing itself and in this Global village we now find ourselves in, we; the young of today children are constantly bombarded by aContinue reading “Living on the Edge”
You Lost Me, You Lost The World!
So as many of you know I am very passionate about the world and therefore politics, I am passionate about everyone having an equal opportunity in the world. Today one of my idols Dr Ben Carson is doing something that I am very, very, upset about. Dr Carson is endorsing Donal Trump (nee Drumpf) forContinue reading “You Lost Me, You Lost The World!”
Summer Heat and Cricket
Summer in Australia…. Heat, the realisation that asphalt has a liquid form and CRICKET. No not the insect, the sport.
A Little Look Back at a Crazy Month
March has been one crazy month for me. In the first week of March I started my degree and as soon as I started I had assignments due all over the place and this has not stopped since. As I began to get used to college I realised how much doing a degree changes howContinue reading “A Little Look Back at a Crazy Month”
The Cesspool of Words (An Unpopular Opinion)
If there is anything that inspires a dislike of individuals in Australia more than the politicians and the animals it is the media. Here in Australia I have come to have a sour taste in my mouth from the media due to their poor journalism and flashy clickbait articles. It has come to my attention thatContinue reading “The Cesspool of Words (An Unpopular Opinion)”