In 2000, when I was four years old, I attended my first General Conference (GC) session in Toronto, Canada. My grandfather was a respected church administrator and pastor for 50 years, allowing us a chance to be in the epicenter of the event. My first GC Session and those afterwards were experienced from the delegate […]
21 May 2025 | Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. 3 John 2 We Adventists say that we’re very interested in health. The extensiveness of Adventism’s hospital system is rivaled only by its educational system. It’s not uncommon for a health […]
19 May 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, In Luke 21 where Jesus is talking about the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of time, he said, “They will put some of you to death” (v.16), followed by “not a hair of your head will perish” (v.18). What did Jesus mean by these seemingly contradictory statements? […]
Comments of the Week May 13-18 “When leaders cling to tradition and bad theology, a church becomes irrelevant.” –Janelle Smiley on Your Church Is Too Told Comments on Editorial, Can Adventists Use Condoms?, This, Right Here, Is Church, Members of the Dorcas Society Honored by Zambia’s President, & The Death of a Pope EDITORIAL: Your […]
Something you’ll often hear Adventists complain about is that there aren’t enough young people in our church. There are probably many reasons for that, but one that I’d like to explore has to do with who’s leading the church. The word to describe leadership by the oldest people is “gerontocracy.” Our General Conference (GC) is […]
14 May 2025 | Considering all the knowledge of the educated, well-read Adventists in the world today, the traditional concept of Divine inspiration seems inadequate. It doesn’t comport with: the best of our “inspired” descriptions of God’s actions on earth as seen, for example, in scientific thought and discoveries, expanded, nuanced theological/philosophical depictions of God, […]
Comments of the Week May 6-12 “But will we be using the traditional white/black smoke in St Louis?” –Luci Rice Roberts on the upcoming election of new SDA Leaders Comments on Editorial, Church Leaders & Their Selection, Alex Bryan’s Post-Protest Vespers, Reverent Otherdoxy, Satire, Danish Union’s Pro-LGBTQ+ Statement, & the Domestic Violence Disclaimer in the […]
12 May 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I live in a semi-rural area. There are a few Adventist churches within a drivable distance, but they are all very traditional, and all more or less on life-support. Attending these churches is counterproductive to my walk with Jesus—and trying to be a change agent in these congregations […]
In a world increasingly shaken by corruption, exclusion, and abuse of power—whether in political systems or religious institutions—it’s easy to fall into a mode of resistance. We see and feel deeply that something is not right. Many of us are no longer willing to allow our identities to be passively associated with systems that perpetuate […]
7 May 2025 | In 1919 at a Bible Conference in Washington, DC ,a candid discussion took place that raised questions about the prophetic gift of Ellen White—notably, the knowledge of many of her contemporaries that she borrowed from other sources. The notes from that conference were typed up and tucked away, not to be […]
Comments of the Week April 28-May 5 “Aunty, you’re stirring up my PTSDA!” –George R Brown on Aunt Sevvy’s Response to biblical evidence for the Sabbath & Sunday Conflict Comments on Aunt Sevvy, Why Is Our Church so Authoritarian?, Daniel 8:14 Is About the Gospel of Grace, The Afternoon of Adventism, and The Lesson of […]
5 May 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Where does it say in the Bible that there will be a final conflict over Sabbath and Sunday observance? I can’t find it. Signed, Bible Student Dear Student, The biblical “proof” for this idea involves a lot of parts. Here are just a few of them: Revelation 12:17 […]