The Inevitable
Michael Jordan and the NBA’s Regular Season MVP Award AT THE END OF MARVEL'S ENDGAME (2019), Tony Stark, after receiving the one-finger signal from Doctor Strange, gathered what remained of his strength and armor and, in a seismic show of heroism, charged at Thanos. He managed to remove the rings from the gauntlet and snapped his fingers after saying, “And I.. Am… Iron Man.” This time, his friends and fellow heroes didn’t vanish. The snap resulted in the dematerialization of Thanos’ forces (Marvel Universe Entertainment). I can still hear the cheers from the theater as the threatening armada literally disintegrated into
Growing up Haitian Seventh-day Adventist
IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA SPACES that I frequent, it is not popular to be part of an organized religious institution. This is true, seemingly, even with those who are still recognized as being part of an organized religious institution. Everywhere you turn is a charge of hypocrisy, patriarchy, misogyny, megalomania, homophobia, and theological error. Young pastors chime in frequently on the posts expressing their support for the various views being articulated. All in all, there appears to be among the more vocal North American SDA young people on social media the dominant theme that everything about the church sucks and
Ordination: Living at the Axis of Constant Tension
I was born on June 12, 1980 in Hôpital Universitaire Justinien, in Cap-Haïtien, Ayiti, to Seventh-day Adventists. In a sort of genealogical conversation with my father, Erodothe Jacques, as far as he can tell, he became the third in a familial line of Adventists that became elders. I don’t know how far back it goes. My grandfather, Labbe Octavil Jacques, and my great-grandfather, Benjamin Octavil Jacques, all served as elders in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ayiti. It seems like a natural trajectory that I, or at least one of my siblings (if not all of us) would one day
Samuel Jeudin on Chaplaincy & Boxing
Jacques Review would like to welcome Samuel Jeudin to Spotlight. This interview series features conversations with interviewees of various backgrounds and occupations. It provides a look into the planning and unique personal career journeys of each individual. It even offers small glimpses into their private lives. The finished product hopes to convey that every story matters, is worth hearing, and has a great deal of significance to the mosaic called humanity. I've known Samuel for a while now. I can't recall how we first came across each other. I know it was through Facebook between 2005-2009. In the SDA online community,