by Tyler Kraft | 3 July 2020 | Growing up, I wanted to play in the National Basketball Association. Unfortunately a lack of height, athleticism, and general basketball skill conspired to rob me of my dream. Thankfully God provided me with a new dream when He called me to ministry, where those things don’t matter […]
by Dorcas Daboni | 2 July 2020 | I looked in the mirror. A strange-looking creature looked back at me. It had on a yellow gown that covered every inch of its body. Gloves on its hands and goggles over its eyes. A shower cap sort of thing on its head, and a shield over […]
by Ron Preast | 1 July 2020 | To say our world has changed in recent months is a profound understatement. I don’t believe any of us could have imagined a time when the world would practically shut down. Businesses are closing, millions have applied for unemployment and even churches cannot hold their regular services. […]
26 June 2020 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, We’ve all heard the question, “Why are young people leaving the church?” It’s always felt like the wrong question. This question assumes that there is some compelling reason to be a member of a church. For many of us, there simply isn’t. The response that always comes to […]
By Loren Seibold | 23 June 2020 | This happened many years ago (if it happened at all), long before mobile phones. A youth pastor drives up to a gas station way out in the country, rushes inside, obviously flustered and upset, and asks the clerk, “Did you see a bus filled with young people […]
By Paul Priest | 23 June 2020 | Much of Adventist origins theology is based on a young earth view of creation, which can be summarized with the following points: The earth was created about 6,000 years ago. It was created in 6 days. It was created perfect. Adam and Eve were the first humans. […]
22 June 2020 | The North American Division (NAD) Twitter account has two short responses to the Tennessean advertisement placed by ex-Adventist Jeff Pippenger and associated organization Future for America. “We are deeply disturbed by the hurtful ad published by @Tennessean,” says the tweet, posted around 8AM Eastern time. “The claims made against the Muslim […]
Dear Aunt Sevvy, A few weeks ago you referred in an answer to “You People Are Terrible” that Walter Veith had set a time for Jesus to return. If you will just carefully read Walter Veith’s comments, he specifically said more than once that he was not setting a date for Jesus to return. An […]
13 June 2020 | Dear Aunt Sevvy. I’m 27 and I’m still waiting for an Adventist guy—which seems difficult to find. It is difficult to keep my virginity. My feelings and hormones push me to want to have sex, guys are willing to oblige, and I’m tempted. But what I really long for is a […]
By Lindsey Abston Painter | 12 June 2020 | When I got divorced I discovered a new community of people: divorced women. In the beginning, I relied heavily on this community for support, for clarity, and for emotional comfort. Now, years later, I still find them to be a deep well of wisdom and friendship. […]
By Victoria Pendleton | 12 June 2020 | A friend of mine tells a story of going to a gallery show of abstract artworks by an artist friend of his. One of the large canvases he found especially striking. It had a white background, and some very flowing, vigorous figures in the foreground that, he […]
by Clyde McCulley | 9 June 2020 | I am 79 years old, and I have experienced an awakening these past few weeks that has surprised me. I, like millions of others around the world, watched the 8-minute-and-46-second killing of a black man. I watched the other policemen standing by and doing nothing to stop […]
