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Category: Features

Dear Aunt Sevvy: I don’t like Elder Ted Wilson

20 March 2022  | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Is Ted Wilson a bad person? Signed, Kinda Don’t Like Him. Dear Kinda Don’t, In the movie The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy says to the Wizard, “Oh… You’re a very bad man!,” and the Wizard replies (truthfully), “Oh, no, my dear! I’m a very good man! I’m… just […]

  • March, 20
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Why do church leaders only speak up after they’ve retired?

14 March 2022  | Dear Aunty, Why do church leaders and pastors suddenly develop courage and speak up on critical issues as soon as they retire? Signed, Suddenly Brave, Dear Suddenly, While this is undoubtedly true of the church, it is true of all professions to some extent: the job of a leader in an […]

  • March, 14
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Does the Bible say that braiding your hair is a sin?

7 March 2022  | Dear Aunty, Please help me. I am confused about hair plaiting (braiding). I am an African woman, and here some preachers preach strongly against plaited hair. If I leave my hair without plaiting, maintenance becomes a problem. I don’t know whether plaiting is really prohibited in the Bible or not.  Signed, […]

  • March, 7
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Aunty, why is our church still racially segregated?

28 February 2022  | Dear Aunt Sevvy: Why are our congregations often racially segregated? Signed, Concerned Dear Concerned, Your question is one that is often asked. Aunty asked one of AT’s excellent African American writers, Christopher Thompson, to address it.  “The simple answer is that we are naturally drawn to people with whom we have […]

  • February, 28
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Why is ours a church of “don’ts,” Aunty?

21 February 2022  | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Your advice is always so kind—keep up the good words.  My question is: Why do Adventists have so many dos and don’ts? Signed, Over ruled Dear Over ruled, As churches take on a distinctive identity, they naturally develop a list of beliefs that define themselves. Especially in conservative […]

  • February, 21
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ATSS: Dr. Katrina Blue on Spirituality and Seventh-day Adventists

17 February 2022  | What is Biblical spirituality? Seventh-day Adventists speak of spiritual experience, of feeling God’s presence, but in practice much of our spirituality seems rooted in doctrines and interpretation. Ellen White encourages us to experience God, but also says we shouldn’t trust feelings and experiences. Our top church leaders warn against meditation and […]

  • February, 17
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Jesus Married?!

Was the son of God also the divine Bachelor? Was Mary Magdalene the wife of Jesus? These questions and more tackled by Matthew Korpman in a new Valentine’s edition of Bible Scholar Reacts, a YouTube series proudly sponsored by Adventist Today. To comment, click here.

  • February, 14
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What’s the deal with Adventists and carob?

14 February 2022  | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Recently my Adventist friend dropped off a plate of brownies at our house. I took one bite and I, um, kinda gagged. I didn’t know my friend was such a bad cook! Later she called and said, “How did you like the carob brownies? Just as good as […]

  • February, 14
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ATSS: How Headship Theology Distorts the Gospel

by Olive J. Hemmings  |  9 February 2022  | Jamin Hübner critiques the headship argument in terms I like. He says: “It is an unbalanced, reductionistic, and simplistic approach. And it bears all of the marks of a theology born out of contemporary culture wars, not centuries of scholarship and contemplation.”[1] I would revise that […]

  • February, 9
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Has the church hidden gospel writings it doesn’t want you to see?

7 February 2022   |    Are there secret gospels that the church has hidden? Does the History Channel give actual history? These questions and more are answered (with the addition of a good laugh) in a new episode of Bible Scholar Reacts—sponsored by Adventist Today. To comment, click/tap here.

  • February, 7
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Can I go to weddings and funerals on Sabbath, Aunty?

7 February 2022  | Dear Aunt Sevvy  Should we go to weddings or funerals on the Sabbath?  Signed, Not Sure, Just checking Dear Not Sure, The Bible’s pattern for Sabbath isn’t much like ours, so it’s hard to make a perfect comparison. There is little evidence, for example, that prior to the Babylonian captivity there […]

  • February, 7
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Matthew Korpman: Was Noah an Alien from Outer Space?

There are many difficult questions from the Bible. But is the biggest one whether Noah was an alien? Watch Matthew Korpman react to History Channel’s show Ancient Aliens! To comment, click/tap here.

  • January, 31
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Adventist Tomorrow: Fresh Ideas While Waiting for Jesus, by Jack Hoehn

ADVENTIST TOMORROW by Jack Hoehn has become the best-selling book that Adventist Today has published, selling over 850 copies so far (480+ in the paperback and  370+ in the electronic Kindle version).  It is being read by Adventist College and University students.  It is being read in Canada, in Australia,  in South Africa, in Kenya and in Spain, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

Who is reading Jack’s book?  Jonathan Butler said it is on his reading list.  Smuts Van Rooyen says he is enjoying it.  Pastors John Hughson and Kenneth Preston have highly recommended it.  Pastor Kevin McGill in Seattle quoted from the book in one of his sermons.   Carmen Lau has read the book.  Jennifer Ogden, Beverly Beem, Linda Nottingham,  Cherri-Ann Farquharson, Gina Olberg have all read it with positive reviews.

Even Clifford Goldstein told Jack he liked the chapter on Intoxicants and got a new idea from the chapter Not a Rib, “but not much else.” (Jack accepts this as good a review from Cliff as he could ever hope for!)

You too don’t have to agree with Jack to read the book.  The ideas discussed in the book are important for all caring Adventists to carefully consider.  It is up to you to decide what you want to do about these issues.  Is there a future for Adventism as well as a past?  And what might that future look like?

Readers who like the book say:   It’s a good read.  I have enjoyed it immensely.  A very valuable piece of work.  Once I started it, I could not put it down.  Very well written.  An unprecedented and transformative rescue of Adventist thought.  A genuine pleasure and a relief.  Added very richly to my heart, soul and mind.

The book is good for individual consideration.  It can be even better as the basis for group discussions — Sabbath School classes, book clubs,  classrooms, workers’ retreats focusing on the challenges of tomorrow.  After you read your copy share it with someone else, or gift them their own copy.   There are 92,000 SDA congregations in the world, most of  them should be having  discussions on important topics like these.

HOW TO GET YOUR COPY–

USA and Canada:  CLICK HERE for Amazon.com   who will print and mail you a paperback copy for $US 20.00 or send you an electronic Kindle copy for $US 9.00.  All profits go to support Adventist Today.

UK:  ADVENTIST TOMORROW from www.Amazon.co.UK is available for GBP 14.64 paperback or GBP 6.47 Kindle.

Australia and New Zealand:   ADVENTIST TOMORROW from  www.Amazon.com.au for $AUD 28.38 for the paperback or $AUD 11.57 for the Kindle version.

Europe:  For example Germany has www.Amazon.de  where ADVENTIST TOMORROW (in English) is available for EUR 17,41 paperback  or EUR 7,42 Kindle. You should be able to do the same with Amazon.[fr/es/it].

Japan:  Try www.Amazon.co.jp. where paperback is offered for JPY 2,309 and Kindle for JPY 948.

Kenya:  A few copies have been imported to your country, contact us for information.

Other Countries: If not close to one of the above sources, Amazon does ship to other countries.    You can go here:  https://www.amazon.com/International-Shipping-Direct  and find out if a printed book could be shipped directly to you, and what shipping costs would be.  Kindle electronic versions have no shipping costs.

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