With regards to the Next Big Thing album review recently published in the Threefold Advocate, I believe three major things should have been taken into account when writing these reviews: the size of this school, the weight of the contest, and the means by which the music was produced. John […]

After reading Wadsack’s column in last week’s issue, I would like to offer another perspective on the issue. Scripture is the ultimate truth, which is why we have to be faithful to carefully study the text and understand the original intent of the biblical authors. There are many interpretations of […]

Editor-in-Chief Sidney Van Wyk 1. What is one thing you want people outside the Threefold to know about the paper? A column is an opinion. An article is not. Don’t get it twisted. 2. How would you describe a layout night? Terrible because everyone is stressed and trying to make […]

What is the first thing that pops in your mind when you hear the word “asexual”? For many, it’s how a cell duplicates and creates daughter cells. However, there’s another kind of asexual that you don’t read about in your biology textbook. That’s the kind of asexual that applies to […]

Peeping Toms have a new advantage that their predecessors did not have access to: technology. With photo and video capabilities on nearly all cell phones, voyeurism has become significantly easier. Photos can be snapped and within minutes uploaded to the internet. “Upskirting” and “downblousing” are the new trends in voyeurism […]

Christianity is all about sin and grace. About recognizing what horrible, sinful people we are – and about knowing there’s a God who loves us anyway, who forgives our sin and calls us to follow him. But sometimes, especially in the presence of significant cultural pressures, we can lose sight […]

I have never heard God speak to me, at least not in an audible voice. But I do go through times in my life when messages hit me clearly and repeatedly. Whether I am listening to a sermon, reading scripture, talking to a friend, listening to music or even watching […]

There have been many misrepresentations regarding the Arizona bill SB 1062 (which was recently vetoed by Governor Brewer). The two-page legislation consisted of minor clarifications of the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which has been on the books for 15 years and is modeled on the federal act that passed […]

Hindu community, which is quite upset over an article in “The Threefold Advocate”, student newspaper of John Brown University (JBU), calling Hindu gods as “demonic” and Hinduism as “ugly religion”, is still waiting for an apology. Universities are meant for education and research and should not be in the business […]

I realized this week just how many misconceptions there are about The Threefold Advocate. I would like to take a moment to clear up a few things about what we do, how we do it and how you, the reader, can be involved. First of all, the Threefold is a […]