With apologies to The Atlantic, Spectrum has compiled a list of Adventist Ideas Whose Time Has Come.

OLD IDEAS STAGING COMEBACKS

■ Soy Milk

■ Conscientious Objection

■ Works (not for salvation, but for community)

■ Vegetarianism

■ Caring for Creation

■ The Sabbath School Lesson

■ Women's Ordination

INNOVATIONS WE MIGHT SERIOUSLY REGRET

■ Video screens in church

■ Instant evangelistic conversion

■ Closing so many Adventist academies

■ Praise music

■ The historical-grammatical method

The Atlantic has a list of interesting ideas in various categories. Who cares to argue with number four?

MODEST PROPOSALS FOR THE YEAR TO COME

■ Super-duper delegates for the Democratic Party

■ Nationality-specific ethnic restaurants in all foreign embassies

■ A Fulbright scholarship for Dick Cheney

■ A weekly Sabbath from the Web

■ An end to global warming

Several years ago The Teaching Company sent me a flier pointing out their sale prices on some of their lecture series. Deciding that I would be OK risking $60.00 (but not $250.00), I gave a course a try. It was a mistake only in the sense that it was the beginning of a serious addiction since by now I have purchased probably 20 to 25 additional courses.