SDA Articles

It’s been quite a while since I put together a reading list. Here it is: Volunteers in Action: Mike Kontes (Maranatha video, N.D.) A Cinderella Story (NAPS, N.D.) Washington Church Reaches Out to Migrant Farm Workers & Immigrants (Adv Today, 21 Apr 2012) Adventist Students Protest Chinese Industrial Development in the Solomon Islands (Adv Today, [...]

SDA Potpourri

Faith in the Public Sector? Young Adventist Professionals Speak Out (NARLA) Valley View University’s green campus [video] (ANN, 24 Feb 2012) Dangerous Redefinition: Candidates Recast Role of Religion in American Life (Jason Hines, Religious Liberty.TV, 24 Feb 2012) When Women Break the Bread of Life (Donna J. Haerich, Spectrum, 23 Feb 2012) A House Divided [...]

New Spectrum Series on Community Organizing

Introducing a New Monthly Series: On Mission and Chavez (Geoffrey Nelson-Blake, Spectrum, 30 Jan 2012) Once a month throughout 2012 I’ll be sharing stories on the Spectrum blog of how organized people are putting their faith into action in the public sphere, from issues as local as street safety to national issues such as the [...]

SDA Articles

Recent Adventist articles on faith and action: 1) Conversation is the True Work of Peacemaking (Ryan Bell, Huffington Post, 23 Mar 2011) Conversation is two-sided. Many of us, myself included, are better at talking than listening. Because peace is born of understanding and understanding only comes about by deep listening, the conversational skill most urgently [...]

SDA Potpourri

Here’s a rundown of articles posted in January and the first half of February: A Reminder (Andy Hanson, Adv Wheel, 16 Feb. 2011) God’s Economic Justice (Trish Tickle, Adv Today, 14 Feb. 2011) Peace and Collaborative Development Network (Jeff Boyd, Jeff’s P&J Journal, 14 Feb 2011) Have We Lost Sight of Our Mission? (Preston Foster, [...]

SDA Potpourri

To finish 2010, here’s a list of Adventist news pieces, sermons, musings and conversations: Ryan Bell on “Killing the DREAM: Still No Room at the Inn” (Peace Messenger, 21 Dec 2010) Receiving Christmas (Nathan Brown, AToday, 21 Dec 2010) Christmas Wishes for the Adventist Church (Ron Osborn, Spectrum, 19 Dec 2010) Conservative Argues Jesus Was [...]

Social Justice at AToday

Interesting conversation triggered by Trish Tickle’s most recent post at Adventist Today, “Social Justice is Worship.” We’ve veered a bit off-topic, but maybe you can bring it back. Here’s the conclusion to my comment there: If we agree that (a) oppression and social injustice exist, (b) the Bible speaks against these things (examples), (c) the [...]

Viewpoints: Interview Series at AToday

Welcome to Viewpoints: Adventist Perspectives on Peace, Justice and Righteousness, an interview series presented by Adventist Today in partnership with Adventist Activism. Nathan French, Peace and Justice Coordinator, Hollywood SDA Church (20 Jul 2010). Sharon Pittman, Professor of Social Work and International Development (2 Sept 2010). Bruce Boyd, Professor of Religion and Conflict Resolution (22 [...]

Faith beyond Borders — Adv Today Review

My review of Faith beyond Borders is now posted at Adventist Today. Though this statement does not appear in said review: I loved this book. Read it, yo. Art Gish, a life-long peace activist who died this past summer, once quipped, “Anyone can be a young radical. Where are the old radicals?”[1] Now well beyond [...]

SDA Potpourri

Adventists were certainly busy this summer. Here are a number of articles that span the past few months: The ONE Campaign’s New Video (Jeff Gang, Suburban Pastor, 20 Sept 2010) Are We Confused About Ordination? (Memory, Meaning & Faith, 19 Sept 2010) Due to Sabbath, President of Adventist Church in Nigeria Declares Election Boycott (Alexander [...]