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 […]
By Loren Seibold | 14 October 2018 | When I was a child growing up on the Great Plains, there was a town not far from us that every year held what they called “Pioneer Days.. It was innocent enough. There was a parade through town of antique cars and tractors and horse-drawn buggies and […]
by Edward Reifsnyder© | 11 October 2018 | The General Conference (GC) proposals regarding compliance have been adopted by the General Conference Executive Committee (GCC). Here is what I hope would happen next. I believe the appropriate response by the NAD would be to take two actions as discussed below. First, the NAD Executive Committee […]
by Andre Reis | 14 October 2018 | This week, as the church leadership gathers in Battle Creek for the cosplay Annual Council 2018, the membership watches with bated breath. For months the church has been stirring as many institutions have expressed concern with the way the Wilson administration has been attempting to enforce “compliance” […]
by Christopher C. Thompson | 11 October 2018 | My mouth has gotten me into a lot of trouble over the years. This is not something that I am particularly proud of; it’s just a fact. I have too many stories to illustrate this. Here’s one. When I was in the 10th grade, my first-period […]
Jim Walters | 11 October 2018 | Last Sabbath’s day-long discussion of the GC compliance document at the Loma Linda University Church was characterized by candor with kindness—and if participants had to choose, kindness won. Senior pastor Randy Roberts, in the afternoon Q&A, was asked whether his congregation “would submit” to the General Conference. He […]
by Larry Downing | 08 October 2018 | This piece is written prior to when the 2018 General Conference (GC) Autumn Council meets in Battle Creek, Michigan, where, in 1863, the Seventh-day Adventist church began. To commemorate this date and the place of meeting, GC president Ted Wilson and other administrative officials sport full-grown beards. […]
by Erv Taylor | 10 October 2018 | Dr. Jon Paulien made the major presentation during the Loma Linda University Church (LLUC) Saturday morning, October 6, 2018, discussion of the Adventist General Conference (GC) compliance proposal. Dr. Paulien is Professor of New Testament Studies and Dean of the School of Religion at Loma Linda University. […]
by Jack Hoehn | 17 September 2018 At the center of life stand two essential gifts, existence and understanding, well symbolized by Eden’s two trees, one offering “Life” and the other offering “Knowledge.” The Knowledge Tree was not a trap, it was a school. It was not a danger; it was an opportunity, one we […]
by Lizwi Ntuli | 9 October 2018 | When I was in primary school, I read a story about a king who loved nice clothes. Each time he bought a new suit, he would call his subjects to gather so that he would parade before them. One day two men came to town and announced […]
by Seth Pierce | 9 October 2018 | I have a confession to make: I believe in ghosts. Now, I also believe our teaching of conditional immortality. The ghosts I’m talking about operate on a metaphorical level. Even that may be too scary for some. I once used a football analogy that resulted in an angry […]
By Loren Seibold | 5 October 2018 | Our denomination is suffering a fever right now. Everywhere you look, people are on a boil: frightened and angry over Elder Wilson’s compliance proposals. It’s disappointing how tone-deaf our GC leaders seem to be. But “the Adventist FBI”? The GC as the “beast that would ‘make […]