by Lawrence G. Downing | 14 September 2023 | Chris Blake, pastor of the San Luis Obispo, CA, Adventist church; former editor of Insight magazine; and author of the book Swimming Against the Current recalls an occasion when Insight magazine printed an article that addressed the wearing of makeup without clearly condemning it. The article’s […]
by Loren Seibold | 28 July 2023 | Many years ago I arrived in a new church district and began visiting my church members, including those (every church has them) whose names are listed but no one is quite sure who they are. So I pull into the driveway of an ordinary but neat house, […]
19 June 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, A friend of mine dropped her membership over the church’s stand on LGBTQ people and women. Knowing that even a small percentage of her tithe was being used to harm and demean people was more than she could tolerate. Is she right? Does my continued membership and financial […]
by Charis Granger-Mbugua | 13 June 2023 | I was born and raised a Seventh-day Adventist. My parents, immigrants to this country, brought with them a deep-rooted faith that they instilled in my siblings and me. We were raised with Friday night worships, Sabbath potlucks, and Pathfinders. We rarely ate meat (we wouldn’t have recognized […]
