Black History Month: Remembering, Repenting, and Restoring

February, Black History Month, and a Call to Christian Reflection

As February marked Black History Month, many across North America paused to remember the suffering, resilience, and achievements of Black Americans. For the church, this month is more than a cultural observance—it is a spiritual opportunity. It invites us to examine our history in light of the gospel, to acknowledge where Christians failed to reflect Christ, and to recommit ourselves to justice, repentance, and reconciliation.

For Seventh-day Adventists, this reflection includes listening carefully to what Ellen G. White wrote about slavery, racism, and the church’s responsibility.

The Ministry of Healing: In the Sickroom

Those who minister to the sick should understand the importance of careful attention to the laws of health. Nowhere is obedience to these laws more important than in the sickroom. Nowhere does so much depend upon faithfulness in little things on the part of the attendants. In cases of serious illness, a little neglect, a slight inattention to a patient's special needs or dangers, the manifestation of fear, excitement, or petulance, even a lack of sympathy, may turn the scale that is balancing life and death, and cause to go down to the grave a patient who otherwise might have recovered.

Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing: Not Judging, but Doing

"Judge not, that ye be not judged." Matthew 7:1.

The effort to earn salvation by one's own works inevitably leads men to pile up human exactions as a barrier against sin. For, seeing that they fail to keep the law, they will devise rules and regulations of their own to force themselves to obey. All this turns the mind away from God to self. His love dies out of the heart, and with it perishes love for his fellow men. A system of human invention, with its multitudinous exactions, will lead its advocates to judge all who come short of the prescribed human standard. The atmosphere of selfish and narrow criticism stifles the noble and generous emotions, and causes men to become self-centered judges and petty spies.

Heaven’s Winter Health: Healing Your Home and Body Naturally

In the quiet of winter, when the air is sharp and the days are short, we often feel the urge to shut ourselves away. While modern medicine often points us toward artificial supports, there is a profound, restorative power in the natural remedies God provided from the beginning—remedies used for generations to maintain strength and vitality.

Even if you live in a small space, on a tight budget, or with limited sunlight, you can turn your home into a sanctuary of health this season.

Biblically Accurate Angels

Popular Imagination vs. Biblical Revelation

Angels occupy a powerful place in modern Western culture. They appear in film, television, greeting cards, memorial art, music, and within the broader “spiritual but not religious” movement. Many speak of guardian angels, “angel numbers,” or invisible helpers who bring comfort and protection. In these portrayals, angels are gentle, reassuring companions—personal, emotionally warm, and primarily concerned with individual well-being.

Modern imagery typically presents angels as beautiful, human-like beings dressed in white, glowing softly, adorned with feathered wings and halos. They are often portrayed as feminine or androgynous, tender and non-threatening. This image owes far more to Renaissance art and contemporary spirituality than to Scripture.

The Bible, by contrast, presents angels as powerful, purposeful, and often fear-inducing servants of God. When angels appear in Scripture, their first words are frequently “Do not be afraid,” because their presence inspires awe rather than sentimental comfort.