18 April 2022 | Dear Adventist Today, In this part of the world, Adventist Today has taken a significant hit because of the article describing the firing of Gale Crosby from the Oregon Conference. The article was unsigned, and gave the distinct impression that the decision by the Oregon Conference was supported by solid evidence and […]
Category: Letters
“First” women before Chris & Chanda
4 March 2022 | Dear Editor, In your current issue of Adventist Today Update, in Lindsey Abston Painter’s “Editor’s Notes” entitled “March is Women’s History Month!” you refer to “firsts” regarding Adventist women in senior leadership positions. One is to “Chris Oberg, the first Adventist woman to be lead pastor of a university congregation.” The […]
Thanks for the essay on presumption
24 December 2021 | Dear Editor, Thank you so much for Loren Seibold’s AT article today entitled “Presumption: On Jumping off the Temple Roof.” This article may save many lives, and help already overworked, overwhelmed healthcare workers. I worry daily about anti-vax Adventist relatives of mine. If some should die of Covid, I will wonder, […]
The Fall 2021 Adventist Today magazine was a blessing!
8 December 2021 | Dear Editor, I very much enjoyed the Fall 2021 issue of Adventist Today! Every article contributed to my better understanding of how we should read the Bible. In the lead article, I was especially impressed with Loren’s insistence that those parts of the Bible that seem to show God as vengeful […]
Thanks for your thoughts on The Great Controversy distribution!
6 September 2021 | Dear Editor, Without intending to extend this controversy, I wish to say that I agreed with and appreciated Loren Seibold’s concern about the planned distribution of a billion copies of The Great Controversy (“The Wrong Way to Reach the World,” 27 August 2021). Would it be possible to channel the enthusiasm […]
Thank you, Aunt Sevvy, for addressing polyandry!
17 August 2021 | Dear Adventist Today, Thank you so much for Aunt Sevvy’s column posted on Monday. Our son told us several months ago that he and his wife were now in a polyamorous relationship. We met their new partner and her children and like them very much. We have accepted the situation, though […]
Moore refutes Mora’s characterization of his view of inspiration
31 July 2021 | Dear Adventist Today: I am responding to the article by Daniel A. Mora, “I Do Not Claim to Be a Prophetess” that appeared on a recent Adventist Today web site, which is his response to an article of mine that appeared on an earlier web site titled “A Response to Loren Seibold.” In […]
Thanks for Admiral Ncube’s thoughts on virginity!
16 July 2021 | Admiral Ncube’s thoughts on virginity and young women in Aunt Sevvy’s column were absolutely beautiful. Oh, that it were published worldwide! Our young ladies are precious in the sight of God. Our young men need all the support they can get, too. Our church families should be there for them. I’m […]
Sometimes empowered, sometimes bewildered, always glad
13 July 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I just want to say that I enjoy your weekly column very much. I am an 83-year-old white-haired gentleman. (I do try to be gentle in all matters). Each week I look forward to your wisdom and candor and relaxed personal approach. Sometimes I feel empowered by your […]
Thank you for Aunt Sevvy!
20 June 2021 | Dear Adventist Today, I really appreciate Adventist Today and especially Aunt Sevvy’s column. When I was growing up (I’m in my 80s now) we weren’t encouraged to question anything about our church or its policies. Now we’re getting to the place where we realize that individuals are unique, and some may […]
Your cover was ugly, and the paper too expensive
9 June 2021 | To the editor, Re your Spring 2021 issue of Adventist Today: It was interesting reading about the “Hamburg Seers” because I was living in Hamburg at that time and remember the meeting to decide about them. I was young then, and everything seemed a little spooky to me. I had not […]
Scientific Evidence Lacking for Evolution
28 March 2021 | Dear Editor, This is a response to the article by Paul Priest titled, “The Correspondence Between the Creation of the Universe in Science and the Bible,” dated 22 February 2021. There is abundant scientific evidence supporting an old universe and old earth. However, scientific evidence is lacking for the origin of […]