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Nicholas P. Miller

Articles by Nicholas P. Miller

  • Prayer Warrior or Prayer Bully? Coaches, Football and Mid-Field Devotion

    Prayer Warrior or Prayer Bully? Coaches, Football and Mid-Field Devotion

    Last Monday, the Supreme Court ruled, in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, that Joseph Kennedy, a football coach at a public high school, had the right to pray on the 50-yard line immediately after the game.

    Nicholas P. Miller
  • Another mass shooting. How should we respond?

    Another mass shooting. How should we respond?

    Our country has been shocked again by a mass-casualty shooting event at a school, this time an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. There, 19 elementary school students along with two teachers were slain by a troubled 18-year-old with access to assault rifles.

    Nicholas P. Miller
  • Speaking the truth in love

    Speaking the truth in love

    During the past quinquennium, we have continued to do our best to protect the members of the Lake Union and our family of conferences in the exercise of their rights to religious freedom.

    Nicholas P. Miller
  • In the Hands of God – Reflections on 9/11

    In the Hands of God – Reflections on 9/11

    We are all in the hands of God; but on some days we know that truth more than others. September 11, 2001 was such a day.

    Nicholas P. Miller
  • The constitution, conscience and vaccines

    The constitution, conscience and vaccines

    How is the Adventist Christian supposed to work their way through the complex web of issues surrounding the vaccine, from constitutional and legal standards, to the moral and ethical issues, to where religious exemptions might apply, to how our pioneers viewed these questions. Here is a handy guide for the perplexed.

    Nicholas P. Miller
  • Commentary: The pandemic, freedom of conscience and the priesthood of all believers

    Commentary: The pandemic, freedom of conscience and the priesthood of all believers

    So maybe you have seen the viral video, a “Functional Medicine Doctor” regaling an Indiana school board with his expert insights into the Covid virus, and the shortcomings of the vaccines, and why his scientific insights into the matter are vastly superior to the CDC, NIH, and the Indiana Board of Health who, we are…

    Nicholas P. Miller
  • After the Dust Settles: The Church and Public Affairs in 2020

    After the Dust Settles: The Church and Public Affairs in 2020

    The outcome of the recent election season simply cannot be good news for everyone.

    Nicholas P. Miller
  • Mission Unstoppable: Public Affairs & Religious Liberty (PARL)

    Mission Unstoppable: Public Affairs & Religious Liberty (PARL)

    Unstoppable is the word that comes to mind when you look at the early days of the church. Conflict and controversy threatened to take down the young group but, instead of destroying it, the challenges fueled the fire that spread across the first-century landscape.  And now, in these challenging times, we are reminded of our mission through the following stories from Lake Union department leaders what…

    Nicholas P. Miller
  • Love, Liberty and Worship in the Time of Coronavirus

    Love, Liberty and Worship in the Time of Coronavirus

    How should the Church carry out its mission during a worldwide pandemic? How can it preach the gospel and protect its religious freedoms at a time when most churches around the country are closed for worship? 

    Nicholas P. Miller
  • Lake Union issues guidelines for worship and assembly during Covid-19 outbreak

    Lake Union issues guidelines for worship and assembly during Covid-19 outbreak

    As our churches engage in weekly gatherings of fellowship during our current health crisis, it is important to our gospel witness to provide solutions, rather than to create problems. Our churches have significant elderly populations that are especially at risk for Covid-19.  Some states are issuing cautions about having any large social meetings or gatherings…

    Nicholas P. Miller