Adventism and Malcolm X

Dr. Benjamin Baker looks at the Adventism influence in the home of young Malcolm X. I wish there were a line something like “And a local Adventist family offered buckets of Frichik and Nuteena to replace the pork the Little family refused.” Whose story do I need to be writing a better chapter in today? [...]

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 [...]

Articles of Interest

Though shorter than most “potpourri” lists, here are a few articles of interest: 1) Religious Peace Fellowship Representatives Gather (Ryan Bell, Peace Messenger, 15 Mar 2011) I end my day today reflecting on my personal commitment to a more peaceful world. Specifically, I find myself wondering what God would have the Adventist Peace Fellowship do [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

SDA Potpourri

Highlights: Adventist Peacemaker Pledge Adventists Say “Yes” to Women’s Empowerment: The ‘End it Now’ campaign gets a boost in Atlanta (Rachel Davies, Spectrum, July 2010) The Adventist Stand on Poverty (Monte Sahlin, Adv Today, 30 June 2010) Adventist Advocates in the Public Square (Alexander Carpenter, Spectrum, 19 June 2010) Additional thought-provoking articles: Samir Selmanovic – [...]

Faith for Justice

Here is Faith for Justice’s most recent video (look for SDA Pastor, Jeff Gang): And the original: I first saw the original video at Spectrum. NOTE: www.socialjusticechristian.com now jumps to www.faithforjustice.org.

2 Stories — SIFE & Muslims

I’d like to post two sets of stories, so I need your info. First, I’d like to highlight what SDA college and university SIFE teams are doing. Do you have contact info for the group near you? I’d post a press release or a summary written by the school along with pictures and useful links. [...]