I enjoyed the online article by George Knight, titled "If
I were the Devil" (January NAD edition). After some thought on the subject,
I would like to enjoin my response to it as follows:
What if the church and its people quit worrying about what the "young
people are doing" and accepted them on EQUAL terms?
What if, instead of thinking small (by making small plans), the leadership
of the church, at all levels, began to act instead of planning?
What if all pastors were full of love for church members, upheld them,
and displayed an attitude of happiness in the Lord?
What if local congregations were truly empowered to preach the "everlasting
gospel" by acts of love for their community, acts of love for each other,
acts of love for the unwashed, the poor, and those destitute for a kind word
or a helping hand?
What if next Sabbath when brother or sister so-and-so told
their local church about an example of how the Lord and the Holy Spirit had
led or healed them that week, they were not scoffed at or ridiculed behind their
back?
What if the next time a local church held a revival series for the community,
all members attended and had a revival of their own as well?
What if during the aforementioned revival only one person(or maybe none)was
baptized, but everyone was praising the Lord anyway?
What if next Sabbath during Sabbath school instead of discussing
the same tired old subjects--worship styles, theology, dress standards--we talked
about how we could help our community and our church members?
What if next Sabbath we welcomed EVERYONE?
What if next Sabbath we have fun!
William Henson
FINDING FAITH
Thank you for the "The Long Path to Faith" in the January 4, 2001, online edition of the Review. I once
was close to God but have purposely taken the path leading away from Him. Your
story reminded me again that faith is so essential in my relationship with God.
That I should trust him with things that are too "important" to let
anyone but me handle. Just look at the mess
I have made of it. Pray for me as I make my way back.
John
Hillsboro, Oregon
FROM BATTLE CREEK TO BATTLE CREEK
Reading the article, “From Battle Creek to Battle Creek,”
December NAD edition, made my hair stand on end. As lifetime Sanitarium Health
Food workers my husband and I have some knowledge of the work of Kellogg and
his connection with the Battle Creek Sanitarium and his endeavour to introduce
healthy vegetarian food to his patients. We are also aware of the history of
the beginnings of the Kellogg cereal manufacturing business and his virtually
fraudulent accessing of the rights to manufacture cornflakes in "his"
factory. We are insulted that the Review is now giving so much publicity
to this organization because of its recent acquisition of Worthington Foods.
When Worthington Foods purchased Loma Linda Foods several
years ago all kinds of embargoes were placed on Sanitarium Health Food Company
with regard to the sale of its products in the United States and the company
was forced to withdraw its products from the United States market for a period
of several years; yet today it is OK for Worthington Foods under the Kelloggs
banner to plan to export their foods to Australia in direct competition to Sanitarium
Health Foods.
Delysia Fehlberg
Australia
LEFT BEHIND
We were counseled more than 100 years ago that our
reading of fiction
would decrease our ability to recognize and appreciate the Bible. So I appreciate
the author (“Ready Next Time,” December NAD edition) reminding us that we have
a job to tell those who enjoy this kind of reading or viewing this kind of entertainment
what the truth is, before they are "Left Behind".
Pete Resz
Enterprise, Kansas
THREE MEN PREACHING
Ok, so I've never e-mailed a magazine before, and
I don't recall even
looking up the Review on the net before either, and I must confess I throw away
most of the Reviews I get without reading them.
But, congradulations, I enjoyed reading "Look for a Church With Three Men
Preaching" (Dec. 14, 2000 Review) so very very much that I just had to
look it up on your web site; and when I discovered how easy it was to e-mail
it to a friend, I just had to do that too. My friend is a young Ethiopian man
serving as a missionary in Korea, and I know he will be absolutely thrilled
to read this wonderful account of his country's Adventist history in the Review.
This, despite my belief he probably already knows the story well.
Ken Despres
AR ONLINE
Thanks for the online archives. Our Review
arrived in the mail with several pages partly torn off so we could not read
all the articles but we were able to go to the archive and find the pages and
print them out. Now we can read all of our Review.
B. Christensen
This is the first time I've looked up your online edition. As an aid
to people seeking truth, would you consider adding a section on the
beliefs, practices & lifestyle, mission and organizations of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church? Or could you have links to an official
website of the church so people could access this information easily? It seems
like an effective means to reach people. Keep up the good work.
Nadine Messer
Pendleton, Oregon
Thanks for the suggestions. We truly value
your input.–-Editors
