28 July 2025 | I read an article in an Adventist periodical awhile back that asked this question: “Does Colossians 2:16 teach that keeping the seventh-day Sabbath isn’t required of Christians?” Of course, the author said it doesn’t mean that—that the Sabbath wasn’t done away with by that passage. It was the phrasing of the […]
21 July 2025 | Our church has proclaimed itself the remnant church because we have a prophet. Do we qualify as having a prophet when the prophet has been dead for well over a century? Signed, Still the Remnant? Dear Remnant, While Ellen White was alive, she was a dynamic leader. She corrected the church […]
14 July 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I recently heard a sermon on Ezekiel 33. The preacher stressed that Ellen White said we Adventists are the watchmen, and we will be held responsible if we don’t warn people that they’re wrong. It seems to me that applying it today would make us very judgmental. How […]
23 June 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, How can I be an LGBTQ ally without endangering my employment? Signed, Church Worker Dear Church Worker: Right now, as things stand in the church, you probably can’t—at least in most places. Be kind to your LGBTQ+ friends personally, but you dare not, if you want to keep […]
16 June 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Are there other denominations that interpret Daniel and Revelation in similar ways to Adventists? Signed, Curious About Prophecy Dear Curious, Daniel and Revelation, with their numbers and metaphorical beasts, have always been a rich field for speculation about the end times. One of the most famous works exploring […]
2 June 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I’m a baptized Adventist in Africa, and I have been wrestling with Adventist teachings: I think that we are too rule-based and treat Christianity more as a religion, and not a relationship with Jesus. And we are very judgmental of other Christian churches. I don’t want to leave […]
26 May 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I am so discouraged by the backbiting and manipulative behavior of Adventists that I want to just get away from it all. You’ve been a part of this denomination longer than I have, Aunty—how do you survive? I want to be a part of a loving Christian community. […]
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? […]
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 […]
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 […]
28 April 2025 | Dear Aunty, If Jesus were physically present with us today, which denomination would he join? Signed, Looking for the Right Church Dear Looking, The concept of an organized religious denomination isn’t a biblical one. The Jews weren’t a denomination: they were an ethnic group bonded by shared history, faith, and culture. […]
21 April 2025 | Dear Aunty Sevvy, Is the Bible an inspired book, or simply a collection of historical and inspirational readings? Signed, Honestly Wondering Dear Wondering, The word “inspired” seems like a concept that should tell us precisely how to understand the Bible—and people often use it that way. But in actual practice that […]