Author: Kelsie Petersen

KELSIE PETERSEN “…And God said…” These three words are probably among the most well-known phrases in the Bible. Repeated nine times in Genesis 1, God’s simple act of speaking brings […]

KELSIE PETERSEN “Truth and reality.” These two words have changed my life, probably more than anything else, over the past five years. Five years ago I was facing a particularly […]

KELSIE PETERSEN Over the past several months, I’ve had a similar conversation with a surprising number of people. The commonality has been that they are all stuck in situations with […]

KELSIE PETERSEN A few months ago, my youngest, aged eight, found a small New Testament he was gifted at a Vacation Bible School about three years ago. It bears special […]

KELSIE PETERSEN A year ago, I wrote a post about changing seasons and the unchanging nature of God. I’ll confess, the “season” of life here has been more “winter” than […]

KELSIE PETERSEN Last month, I wrote about the safe and convenient “box” that Adventism provides. It is a neat and tidy place to be, one that provides all the answers as […]

KELSIE PETERSEN When I think back on my years as an Adventist, I realize that Adventism gave us a framework, a rule book. A box. There was an answer for […]

BY KELSIE PETERSEN Celebration. The word conjures images of smiling groups of people, whether gathered around festively decorated tables or in a backyard with brightly colored tablecloths spread with summer […]

KELSIE PETERSEN I‘m nothing if not human, of that I am sure. As the deadline for this piece neared, I noticed that I was feeling an increasing sense of futility […]

It’s only a week into 2021, and it seems that the hope for the new year to be a source of relief from the difficulties that marked 2020 is dimming […]