30 October 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I’m so tired of preachers expecting us to believe them because they’re “experts” without citing their sources. Signed, Doubtful listener Dear Doubtful, Remember the old evangelistic brochures that would valorize the evangelist as an astronomer, archaeologist, historian, scientist, world traveler, anthropologist, health expert, linguist—almost anything except an honest […]
23 October 2023 | We Adventists are very focused on the second coming. Often at funerals, the hope of seeing our loved ones at Jesus’ return is preached, supposing it will ease our pain. Recently I lost a close family member, and realized that when I heard those words and sang those hymns about Jesus’ […]
16 October 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Halloween has been popular here in Germany since the 1990s, but has rarely been recognized by Adventists. Now, my Adventist adult children have begun celebrating it. From my point of view, Halloween makes light of fear, death, witches, and ghosts—and it worries me that it could pave the […]
9 October 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, In Australia the leaders of the famous Hillsong church made front page news awhile back for issues with the Australian Tax office: it turns out their ministers were regularly traveling first class on church business, and using luxury accommodations. How would high-ranking Adventist officials fare if investigated about […]
2 October 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, My college religion classes convinced me that it’s best to form beliefs on a multiplicity of texts—not a single text, not “here a little and there a little.” We find fault when the Latter-day Saints argue for baptism for the dead based on a single Bible verse. But […]
25 September 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, In my country (in southeastern Asia) I hear pastors and evangelists say that in 2024 probation will close. At that point, they say, baptism will count for nothing—it will be like taking a bath in the river, without any spiritual effect. Why would God do such a thing? […]
18 September 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, My middle-aged son and daughter-in-law are very involved in their Adventist church, and are generous and kind people with good children (all young adults out on their own). Recently I stayed with them at their home. After I’d gone to my bedroom I came back downstairs for a […]
Dear Aunt Sevvy, A Trip Into the Supernatural is a book by Roger Morneau that explores his personal experiences and beliefs regarding supernatural phenomena. This includes encounters with demons and his involvement in occult practices. Are there any indications that the author simply made it all up? In other words, was Morneau a fraud? Best […]
4 September 2023 | Hi Aunty, We raised an orphan. She wasn’t from an Adventist home. When she was just a little child, she loved to participate in every church activity. Then we sent her to an Adventist university. After studying there, she has gone out of church. This is hard for us to accept. […]
28 August 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Have you noticed that pulpits—the high-built “sacred desks” that preachers once preached from—have in recent years been replaced by little satanic book stands? There is essential symbolism in the preaching of God’s Word from the grand elevated pulpit. Now many preachers speak from a tiny lectern, so we […]
22 August 2023 | In January 2019, the Adventist Today community was graced with the spirited presence of Aunt Sevvy, a no-nonsense voice ready to tackle the questions many were itching to ask. Right from the onset, Aunt Sevvy’s candid approach resonated with many, sparking conversations, debates, and even some lighthearted disagreements. Her straight-from-the-hip style […]
21 August 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Where I come from, Adventist pastors seem to love preaching about the Sunday Law, in both church services and evangelistic meetings. I always wonder why they preach about this. We have no Sunday laws here. No verse from Genesis to Revelation mentions the phrase “Sunday Law.” Why do […]