The Party Crasher
The table was set, the wine was poured, and as the guests came to recline at table, servants scurried to bring the hot food. The master of the feast certainly […]
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Author: Martin Carey
Martin Carey is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who lives in Southern California. Raised Adventist and a product of Adventist schools, he often struggled with agnosticism. He and his wife came to life in 2006. He is married to Sharon and they have two sons, Nick and Matthew. They live with joyful but messy lives with Beethoven's music and several rescued animals.
Why God Hides His Will From Us
“I know what to do; the Lord spoke to me.” You may have heard that confident declaration from Christian friends, that God had directly revealed His will to them. Perhaps […]
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The Earth is the Lord’s—All Foods are Clean
“Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. For ‘the earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof’” (1Cor. 10:25, 26). […]
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FILLING THE BODY WITH LIGHT
By Martin Carey “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is […]
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CRYING FROM THE DEPTHS
By Martin Carey “Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!” […]
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OPENING ORION
By Martin Carey “Can you show us the open space in Orion?” The earnest question came from a young couple approaching the telescope in the dark. It was a crisp […]
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INTERCESSOR FOREVER
By Martin L. Carey On a clear day back then, you could gaze up into the blue Judean sky and see forever. One afternoon, a little cluster of people […]
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THE DEAD AMONG US
By Martin Carey It was a frosty night in December, and the house was finally quiet. My sisters had settled down and Mom had gone to her room. A […]
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THEY SAY JESUS’ FLESH WAS SINFUL
By Martin Carey When Jesus entered our world as a human baby, He needed all the things that other babies need from His mother. Though He was the eternal […]
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JUDGED BY THE GOSPEL: THE PROGRESSION OF BRINSMEAD’S AWAKENING
By Martin L. Carey For three decades, the “Brinsmead Agitation” challenged Adventist leadership on several continents. During the years I was growing up, the conflict over his teachings became […]
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HOW TO SERVE BABYLONIANS
By Martin Carey “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope” (Jer […]
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THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNCLEAN
By Martin Carey The whole town of Lydda and the surrounding countryside were excited and couldn’t stop talking about it. Tabitha, also known as Dorcas to the Greeks, had […]
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OUR MAJESTY DEFICIT: WHY WE CUSS
By Martin Carey We are seeing a great cultural movement in America towards a relaxation of standards, pushing Christians to accept what we formerly found offensive. This shift is […]
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DO WE (STILL) NEED FAF WEEKENDS?
By Martin Carey It was a joyous time and a sad time. In December of 2006, my wife and I ended our membership with the Seventh-day Adventist church and […]
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DON’T BE ANXIOUS FOR YOUR LIFE!
By Martin Carey “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on, for life […]
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