by Paul Priest | 23 July 2020 | The investigative judgment debate has been a part of Adventism for many decades. I have been following it for years and am not satisfied with either of the main interpretations. Daniel 8:14 does not identify the sanctuary. It simply says: “then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.” The […]
by Edward Reifsnyder | 22 July 2020 | The following is a quote from Wall Street Journal columnists on July 19, 2020. “Business executives who were bracing for a monthslong disruption due to the coronavirus are now thinking in terms of years. Their job has changed from riding it out to reinventing roles and strategies.” […]
22 July 2020 | On July 17, Southern Adventist University posted an apology on its social media accounts expressing regret for its response to concerns about a “racially charged” article publicly posted on Facebook by one of its retired professors, Carlos Martin. Martin criticized Adventist involvement in social justice efforts against racism, decried all protests, […]
21 July 2020 | I appreciate Loren Seibold’s liberating voice in his recent article, “Abusive Eschatology.” A defining moment from my private autobiography related to abusive eschatology: I was taking a class at Pacific School of Religion as part of my PhD program. A fellow student asked me to join him for lunch to get […]
By Loren Seibold | 18 July 2020 | As one who once dreamed of writing fiction, I’m always astonished at the creativity of the plots and twists that fiction writers come up with. Particularly those who write what is called “speculative fiction” have delightfully imaginative ideas, ones that no one has ever thought of before. […]
17 July 2020 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, My daughter wants to homeschool her children this school year because of COVID-19, but I am worried about their social development! I believe it is important for children to have interactions with other children so they can develop their social skills. Won’t they be lonely at home all […]
by Elle Berry | 17 July 2020 | As darkness fell over the upper-left United States on the evening of July 4th, I was summoned to the front porch by the sounds of holiday percussion. I stood staring into the night, the full moon silhouetting poplars, evergreens, and the mountain peaks of neighborhood rooftops. Here […]
By Loren Seibold | 11 July 2020 | When I published an article about the close of probation back in April, a pastor wrote me, in high dudgeon. He described my writing that article—he used what I thought was an unnecessarily vulgar metaphor—as something gross that I had done in the Adventist living room. I […]
by Smuts van Rooyen | 11 July 2020 | A simpleton once asked a choreographer what her dance meant. She replied, if I could say it in words, I would not have said it with motion. The essence of her rebuke was that there are languages of the heart that surpass mere logic and must […]
10 July 2020 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I’ve been trying hard to stay safe and keep my family safe during the pandemic. The problem: my children spend time not just in my home, but with my ex-spouse, too. I’ve lately had reason to believe virus protection isn’t as strict in their world as we are […]
by Richard W. Coffen | 8 July 2020 | I enjoyed writing my two essays (here’s the first, and here’s the second) on puzzling or misunderstood Bible texts. So here’s a third essay on this theme: that we must take Scripture seriously, although not always literally. God Hates Sinners A few years ago, I began reading […]
by Michael Peabody | 8 July 2020 | In a 7-2 ruling announced this morning, the Supreme Court found that religious institutions have a First Amendment right to make employment decisions “free from state interference.” Two Teachers in Los Angeles Catholic Schools Sue, Claiming Age and Disability Discrimination Two teachers at separate Catholic schools in […]
