by Sonja DeWitt | 26 October 2018 | This is a story of a country—a deeply religious and very moral country. Perhaps the most moral country that ever existed. A country where hundreds of laws were developed to prevent its citizens from the least appearance of sin. The religious leaders paid tithe on their tiniest […]
By Loren Seibold | 25 October 2018 | I said it before the GC ExCom. I will say it again. That thing they voted in Battle Creek? It probably won’t affect your life in this church very much at all. Unless, that is, you let it. Please understand: I’m not saying there aren’t dangers here. […]
by S.M. Chen | 25 October 2018 | “One is not the loneliest number; zero is.” —Boris Zubry (1951- ), American inventor My grandson just finished 2nd grade recently. On the occasions he visits and stays over, we talk about various things. One is numbers. He particularly likes big ones. Like ten thousand. And a […]
by Claira Eastwood | 23 October 2018 | My name is Claira Eastwood. I was dedicated when I was a baby and baptized when I was twelve. I have gone to Seventh-day Adventist schools and churches my entire life. I currently attend a Seventh-day Adventist university. My dad is a pastor, and I grew up […]
by Maury Jackson and Sydney Freeman | 21 October 2018 | Because one of the authors socializes with people more concerned with Black Lives Matter than the Annual Council of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, it surprised him to hear that the delegates at the meetings dressed up in nineteenth century costume, parading around […]
by Larry Downing | 19 October 2018 | Our investment in foreign missions has brought unexpected returns, with interest! Those who observed or participated in the recent General Conference (GC) Fall Council listened with interest as pastors, administrative personnel and other representatives to the General Conference Executive Committee responded to the proposed adoption of the […]
by André Reis | 19 October 2018 | Now that the controversial text of the document detailing a three-phase disciplinary process against “non-compliant” entities and their top officials has been approved by the General Conference Executive committee, what comes next? It seems to be a done deal at this point, as the General Conference Working […]
The following were speeches made during the discussion of the compliance procedures on Sunday, October 14. Randy Roberts, pastor, Loma Linda University Church Brother Chair, Many of us have been praying about this process and the document before us today. I can assure you that I have been praying, and I am confident that you […]
by Loren Seibold | 16 October2018 | My apologies that I didn’t write a report yesterday—Monday. I confess that after the vote on Sunday, some of the energy drained out of me, and left me a bit less motivated than I was on Sunday. Let me start with a couple of policy items from Monday. […]
By Dan M. Appel | 14 October 2018 | In 279 B.C., King Pyrrhus of Epirus led his soldiers into battle in support of the Samnites against the Romans at the Battle of Asculum in Apulia. He won the day on the battlefield against the Roman army under the Consul Publius Decius Mus. But, in […]
by André Reis | 15 October 2018 Esta semana, mientras el liderazgo de la iglesia se reúne en Battle Creek para el Concilio Anual 2018, la membresía observa con gran expectación. Durante meses, la iglesia ha estado conmoviendose, ya que muchas instituciones han expresado su preocupación por la forma en que la administración de Wilson […]
14 October 2018 I could go through every comment. But you can get that on Twitter. I’m going to sum up this discussion in three points: #1. Elder Wilson started out super nice. Apparently he heard that he came across last year as heavy-handed. This time he was positively unctuous. Lots of “We have been greatly […]