Gang Ministry in Bermuda

The Adventist News Network reports on Scott Smith’s work in Bermuda: A Seventh-day Adventist layperson in Bermuda wants the island nation’s churches to shut their doors. For a month. “The bible says ‘Go ye therefore to the world,’ not ‘Go ye therefore to church,’” said Scott Smith, who is gaining recognition in Bermuda for advocating [...]

Early Church

Two quotes to think about followed by reflection from Alan Kreider: “We do not preach great things, but we live them.” — Minucius Felix (late 2nd or early 3rd century CE; Roman Christian apologist) “Why do we not observe that it is their [the Christians'] benevolence to strangers, their care for the graves of the [...]

Dr. Bert B. Beach

Dr. Bert B. Beach recently spoke with me about politics, social action, evangelism, ecumenism, religious freedom, and conflict. Click here to read the interview, the 5th installment of Viewpoints, the interview series on peace, justice and righteousness that is a joint project of Adventist Activism and Adventist Today. Here is a snippet where Dr. Beach [...]

enditnow Campaign

Heather-Dawn Small, the GC Women’s Ministries Director, spoke with me about enditnow, the Adventist campaign to curb violence against women. The interview is now posted at Adventist Today–Viewpoints Vol. 4: Heather-Dawn Small. Regarding the link between the campaign and evangelism in post-Christian contexts, she shares: Many of the European countries welcomed for this campaign because [...]

Viewpoints: Adventist Perspectives on Peace, Justice and Righteousness

Adventist Activism and Adventist Today are teaming up to present an interview series on issues of peace, justice, righteousness, compassion and the Kingdom of God. The first interview of the series–a conversation with Nathan French, Peace and Justice Organizer at the Hollywood SDA Church–is now up at Adventist Today. The interview begins: Jeff Boyd: Please [...]

Lewis C. Sheafe: Apostle to Black America

When I received the following message from Doug Morgan, I asked to post it on our blog since Sheafe was dedicated to social issues rather than a stripped-down version of the gospel: I’m pleased to announce publication of my new book, Lewis C. Sheafe: Apostle to Black America, the sixth biography in the Review and [...]

Lakeview SDA Church Cheers for a Cure

October is not only National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, it’s also National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pastor Jose Bourget was preaching at his new church in Chicago when he noticed a large event going on outside. Avon’s Walk for Breast Cancer route went directly in front of the church. The next year when he saw the [...]

Spectrum: Garden Evangelism

Jared Wright tells the story of organic gardening in a recent Spectrum blog post (May 15, 2009): Environmental stewardship. Interfaith dialogue. Community outreach. Organic gardening. Feeding the Hungry. Each of those undertakings is challening in its own right. But for Amy Lee and the Tulsa First SDA Church, a Hiram Edson-like vision in a field [...]