By Janine Colburn, 3 October 2019 Reinder Bruinsma lives in the Netherlands with his wife, Aafje. He has served the Adventist Church in various assignments in publishing, education and church administration on three continents, his last post before retiring as president of the Netherlands Union. He still maintains a busy schedule of preaching, teaching and […]

By Nathan Schilt, 28 October 2019   |    Recently I read with interest Lindsey Painter’s “Why I Reject American Exceptionalism.” Despite her deep concerns that history and current events portend a dystopic future for America, I continue to strongly believe in American exceptionalism, regardless of what political figures, parties, or ideologies seem to be in control […]

September 20, 2019  |   Dear Editor Adventist Today is my favorite magazine. I try to support it financially and encourage my Sabbath School class to do the same. Loren Seibold’s article “God’s Grace for Pastors” (Summer 2019 Adventist Today magazine) spoke to my concerns regarding a loving God and His answers, or lack thereof, to […]

Dear Editor, Adventist Today, I am writing to appeal to the Adventist Church leaders both in East Kenya Union and the East and Central Africa Division to rethink their stand, and meet the brothers of the Nairobi Metropolitan Conference and discuss their differences in a cordial and understanding way. I strongly believe we have a […]

Dear Editor, I read with interest a recent offering entitled “Pay the Thunder No Mind,” by Winona Winkler Wendth (and yes, I do find alliteration appealing) in the paper edition of Adventist Today, summer 2019 (volume 27, #3). I didn’t know her grandfather, whom she references, but I wish to react to something she attributes […]

I received the Summer 2019 Adventist Today magazine recently. This issue, on the power of grace, is one of the best AT has put out for awhile. The articles are excellent, especially the poignant one by D. Rice, and an honest article about the pastorate. We don’t need to be clergy to relate to these […]

28 July 2019  | Hello Brethren, [With regard to the story about a fight at Nairobi Central Adventist Church:] I would like to let you know that I spoke to eyewitnesses of this incident. The pastor was not beaten. He may have been roughed up, but none of the alleged beat him. It is sad […]

Dear Editor, In her well-researched and balanced article (“Is Mrs. Potiphar to Blame?” Spring 2019 Adventist Today magazine), Lindsey Abston Painter fails to take into consideration another cultural factor in Mrs. Potiphar’s defense: that Mr. Potiphar may in fact have been a eunuch.  I have read that it was quite common in the Ancient Near […]

Dear Editor: The 13 May 2019 Adventist Today web article “On Evangelism,” (Loren Seibold and Monte Sahlin) is an accurate account of how many of us who have experience in a parish view visiting evangelists. Our conclusions in such matters have been formed by what we have seen. Many who have served in parish ministry […]

Dear Editors and Accomplices, Thank you for the outstanding Winter 2019 issue of Adventist Today. It must represent one of the high-water marks in the history of the journal. In my view, the excellence of that issue derives to a significant degree from the contributions of Elle Berry, Lindsey Abston Painter, and Carmen Seibold. Their […]

May 5, 2019  |   Dear Editor: Loren Seibold’s article of April 11, “Why Adventists Can’t Talk About Politics,” shows, I think, exactly why Adventist leaders and publications should probably stay away from public political discussions. He writes, as many on the left do, as if there is no other “right” way to think than his […]

26 April 2019  | I want to commend you for taking on a very difficult issue in “Why Adventists Can’t Talk About Politics.” Overall, I think that I agree with your main point. But there is a missing piece, at least from my perspective. So this letter is not intended to discourage you in any […]