Sir James is Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda, located in the Caribbean. As head of state he represents the interests of all in his country, while at the same time very visibly keeping to his Adventist faith.
The elevator started its steady climb to the 6th floor of the Edward Jones Dome. I'd just hiked back from Keiner Plaza five blocks away after helping to rig a roof to protect a group of Adventist singers from the burning sun and rising temperatures.
I'm looking down on an empty auditorium. Mid-week and the delegates have been given time off to shop and sightsee.
Today I learned I'm not righteous. To my friends that may come as no surprise. And the religionists can quickly quote Isaiah to back them up.
They could have been anywhere; lounging on the sands of Venice Beach, conquering the peaks of the Rockies, or simply spending time with their family.
In a simple, yet elegant, report, the Southern Asia region of the Seventh-day Adventist Church noted not only 600,000 baptisms in the past five years, but also how God's power is working daily in their part of the world.