SILVER SPRING, Maryland — Waste management authorities in cities across the country have joined voices to formally implore the General Conference to stop mass distribution of free copies of the Adventist classic The Great Controversy. While acknowledging that the denomination’s intention has not been to litter, landfill administrators claim that the books have so indiscriminately […]
22 November 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, What do you think about the mass mailings of The Great Controversy? Or the “mission trips” where they leave the book on people’s doors? I’m not convinced it’s an effective witnessing technique. People don’t need new fears of the end times as much as they need reassurance. Why […]
9 November 2022 | On October 28, 2022, NBCNews detailed the reactions of Vermonters who received a mass mailing of Ellen G. White’s The Great Controversy last month. One Vermonter who received the book, Henry Fiacco, said: “Did a quick Google search, found the author, found the book and some information on it. I read […]
By Loren Seibold | 29 July 2018 | Recently a friend in the General Conference building said to me (she had a smile on her face, but she was serious) “I like Adventist Today, but there’s one thing I’m having a hard time forgiving you for.” “What’s that?” I asked. “That article with a ‘proposed […]
By Jack Hoehn | 23 April 2018 | There is a confluence of ideas coming from within and without the Seventh-day Adventist church that suggest places this church can go with its theology and mission. Jack wants to talk with you about some of them. (This article is # 5 of a series; other are […]
