TAG: aunt sevvy

My mother-in-law makes unkind remarks; my husband says “ignore them”

3 October 2022  | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Every time I go to my in-laws’ house, my mother-in-law throws little passive-aggressive barbs my way about how I’m raising her grandchildren—most of them about food. Like she’ll say to the kids over dinner, “Sorry, Grandma doesn’t have all the prepackaged frozen foods you are accustomed to.” Or […]

Would our pioneers approve of 28 Fundamental Beliefs?

26 September 2022  | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Recently someone shared with me this quote from J.N. Loughborough from the October 8, 1861, Review and Herald. The first step of apostasy is to get up a creed, telling us what we shall believe. The second is, to make that creed a test of fellowship. The third […]

Aunty, is Jesus waiting to return until Adventists become sinless?

19 September 2022  | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Is Jesus delaying his coming because he is waiting for us to perfectly replicate his character? I am a fourth-generation Adventist, in the church for 80 years, and have heard this preached. It sounds like it is our fault that Jesus hasn’t returned!  It seems to me Jesus […]

I don’t think I fit in this church. Should I stay or should I go?

5 September 2022  | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I’m a pro-choice, pro-woman’s rights, LGBTQI advocate who loves the Lord and the Sabbath. Is there a place for me in this church, or am I a square peg trying to fit in a round hole?  Thanks,  Signed, Square peg Dear Square,  This is not a question Aunt […]

Why do Christians want morality enforced by the government?

22 August 2022  | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I’m confused about the “Christians” who are celebrating the right of the government to decide what a woman can do with her body: isn’t this ruling a dangerous precedent of the mixing of religious views with government enforcement? Aren’t people concerned with what other rights will be taken […]

Should I be disfellowshipped for not believing in Ellen White, Aunty?

15 August 2022  | My church wants to disfellowship me for not believing in the work of Ellen G. White. Should they be allowed to do that? Signed, Believer—Except for This Dear Believer: Not only should the church not disfellowship someone who does not have faith in Ellen White, it is forbidden to do so […]

Aunty, why are our young people leaving the church?

7 August 2022  | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I’m dismayed by how many young people leave the church after academy or college. Is the church doing anything to address the issue? Why do you think they don’t want to stay? Signed, Sincerely Heartbroken  Dear Heartbroken, Many in the church spout theories about why young people are […]

Aunty, which Old Testament laws still apply to us?

25 July 2022  | Dear Aunt Sevvy, How do we decide which parts of Leviticus apply to the church today, and which parts were only for the ancient Israelites? Sincerely, Confused reader Dear Confused, That is an excellent question for Seventh-day Adventists—we who say so often that we take the entire Bible seriously. We do […]

Aunty, what’s the Antiochus IV Epiphanes argument all about?

18 July 2022  | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Why do Bible scholars argue so much about Antiochus IV Epiphanes and his significance in the prophecies of Daniel? Signed, History student Dear Student This can be answered in ridiculous detail, but here is Aunty’s simple explanation: Antiochus IV Epiphanes was the Greek leader of a Syrian kingdom […]

Aunt Sevvy: Does Romans 13:1-7 apply to Covid vaccines?

11 July 2022  | Dear Aunt Sevvy,  The Scriptures say we are to be obedient to the laws of the land because it’s God who put them in charge (Romans 13:1-7, 1 Peter 2:13-17). So why did some Christians object to being vaccinated, since what the government asked does not contradict our faith or belief […]