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 […]
14 April 2025 | Dear Aunty Sevvy, I find it disturbing how frequently I hear the story of Ananias and Sapphira cited as a warning for those who don’t tithe or otherwise support the church. Why were they punished so harshly for supposedly lying to the Holy Spirit, while many of us—including Satan—seem to escape […]
7 April 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Am I the only one who finds the white-draped table of the communion service rather strange—like the setup for surgery—not to mention the complicated choreography of the communion service itself? Signed, Not Impressed Dear Not Impressed, Aunty isn’t sure if you’re the only one who’s had these thoughts—but […]
31 March 2025 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, How many of the 28 Fundamental Beliefs can you disagree with and still call yourself an Adventist? Signed, Questioning Dear Questioning, Our pioneers wrote in 1872, “We wish to have it distinctly understood that we have no articles of faith, creed, or discipline, aside from the Bible.” Yet […]