30 January 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Given that our church teaches a short human history timeline, how does it explain such wide differences in racial features? Signed, Racially puzzled Dear Puzzled, You ask a question that is loaded with controversy—and the classic Adventist explanation is a bit embarrassing. It has to do with Noah’s […]
25 January 2023 | by Bryan Ness Christianity, which heavily influenced Western culture, has been frequently blamed for being the cause of our current environmental crises. As acknowledged by Christians, when God created humans, He gave them dominion over all things: “God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill […]
22 January 2023 | Is social justice intrinsic to the three angels’ messages? Is antiracism an Adventist imperative? What does Ellen White have to offer as insights? Join Professor Matthew Korpman as he takes part in a discussion about a new book on a topic many are too uncomfortable to speak about. And by the […]
18 January 2023 | Revelation for the 21st Century, part 2 Jan 21—Revelation’s Remnant and the World Religions. The most challenging doctrines of the SDA Church for evangelists have been the Sabbath, the state of the dead, and tithing, the so-called “testing truths.” These have become less challenging over the last twenty years or so. […]
16 January 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Why are Hope Channel and 3ABN so cringy? We have talented Adventist media professionals, like the producers of The Record Keeper, for example. Can’t the church handle anything more innovative than prayer requests and Bible talk shows? Signed, Tired of cringing Dear Cringing, There was a time, in […]
9 January 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Was the tabernacle in the wilderness a literal copy of one in heaven? Or is it all just symbolic? Signed, Really Wondering Dear Wondering: You pose a provocative question, because the difference between the real and the symbolic is an overdue discussion in Adventism. Seventh-day Adventist eschatology has […]
4 January 2023 | Fake news and conspiracy theories are not new phenomena. They have been with us through the centuries. Jews, Muslims, Catholics, and secret societies have often been the subjects. Today these stories play an ever bigger role. Religious people of the more conservative variety appear to be especially susceptible for all kinds […]
2 January 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, The only Bible class I recall in four years of academy Bible was the day we covered the final destruction of the wicked and the second death. I will never forget Ellen White’s explanations about how all are resurrected, just to be destroyed again—some in a moment, others […]
28 December 2022 | On its surface, prayer appears to be straightforward and easily understood. But the reality is quite different. Does prayer really matter? Does God ever answer prayers in a manner that changes the outcome of our stories? Why should anyone care to pray? Mike Tucker may not have all the answers, but […]
30 December 2022 | For many Christians across the world, doubt is condemned as evidence for a lack of faith and is usually taught as something that true believers do not engage with. Yet, nowhere in the Gospel of John does Jesus condemn Thomas for doubting. Instead, doubt is praised throughout the gospels as something […]
26 December 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I was married to an Adventist for 25 years of total mismatch—emotionally unavailable. Then I dated non-Adventists, and met my current husband of 4 years, a Jewish man. This marriage? Sexual betrayal. Pornography addiction. Narcissistic emotional abuse. I’ve spent over $30,000 in therapy to work on myself. Now […]
22 December 2022 | Fake news wasn’t just invented when Donald Trump rose to fame. It’s been around a lot longer. And unfortunately, even the most famous ministers of the Adventist church are capable of falling for it. Join Professor Matthew Korpman for another episode of Bible Scholar Reacts as he examines a widely distributed […]