The Blog

In this African  American spiritual, the writer plaintively alludes to the balm in Gilead as the ultimate cure, not for physical ailments, but that which cures the soul, the sin-sick soul. What really is the balm in Gilead and does it really exist? Where is Gilead? Gilead first appears in the Scriptures as a landmark…

Long before John F. Kennedy became the US president, he served as a PT-Boat Commander in the Pacific in the Second World War. A fateful story is written in many history books about the time when Kennedy’s PT-109 torpedo boat was rammed by the Japanese first-line Fubuki-class destroyer, Amagiri on August 2, 1943 close to…

In a recent statement describing Horatius Bonar, this sums up the significance of his literary endeavors — “clearly one of the most valued evangelical writers of the 19th century and he has to be bracketed with J.C. Ryle and C.H. Spurgeon in his understanding of the power of the press and inputting it to extensive…

In this episode, we’ll learn how music ministry and evangelism works in today’s lens inspite of a worldwide pandemic. Dr. Heidi Cerna, a Music Educator at Central Philippine Adventist College, will share with us how music ministry and evangelism can be used in this COVID-19 crisis. She will also share her experience how she was…

A very important part of the Seventh-day Adventist liturgy is the emphasis on the soon return of Christ. A second advent hymn is usually sung at the end of every Divine Worship service to leave a lasting impression on the church member’s mind as they go and face the new week. The SDA hymnody is…

‘We Have This Hope’ is probably one of the most famous Adventist hymn that is still sung today. In almost every Adventist Church in the world, this hymn still remains to be the final congregational song that is sung after the preacher says the benediction for the Divine Hour Worship.  Succinctly reflecting the Adventist belief…