On page 20 of Charles Bradford’s book Preaching to the Times he states:
Seventh-day Adventist preaching should be distinguished by something different. It must bring to the present situation those insights and understandings that are found only in the prophetic portions of the Bible. All true Seventh-day Adventist preaching has Revelation 14:6-12 as its frame of reference…all sermons and doctrines wind up somewhere in the neighborhood of this threefold message.
May 30, 2007 | Posted in
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I have come across two interesting quotes in my preparation for future blog posts. First is from Calvin Rock in the article Black SDA Preaching. He states:
May 29, 2007 | Posted in
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As I begin this series looking at Calvin Rock’s seminal article “Black SDA Preaching: Balanced or betwixt and between?” I notice that the article begins with 3 important questions for consideration. These questions reach the heart of Black Preaching within an Adventist context.
May 16, 2007 | Posted in
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Periodically I look at what is on clearance at the AdventistBookCenter.Com. Often you can find a good book for a good price. Interestingly enough Dr. Bacchiocchi’s book Immortality or Resurrection? is there for a price of about 8 bucks. Many treatments of the “State of the Dead” go to Ecclesiastes and a couple [...]
The Theology with Meat blog has a post up where the author gives 7 reasons why he is proud to be Adventist.
I especially appreciate points 1 and 4 which I reproduce below.
1) I’m proud to be part of a movement that keeps the Sabbath, calling me back to the deep Jewish roots of the Christian faith and to a profound theology of caring for creation and for matters of economic justice.
May 14, 2007 | Posted in
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While it is almost 7 years old now, it is still the fundamental article on Black Adventist Preaching. Calvin Rock’s Article Black SDA Preaching can be found at this link.
Can we do both or must we choose one or the other? In the coming weeks we will have a discussion of this interesting and, in my opinion, important topic.
May 11, 2007 | Posted in
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In a very thought provoking post the Adventist Environmental Advocacy blog discusses an Adventist theology of ecology based in the Sabbath. We often hear about making the doctrines “practical” and often by that we mean making it relevant to daily life. Here is a post that is “practical” in that it takes the Sabbath and applies it to our communal responsibility and hopefully changes behavior.
May 10, 2007 | Posted in
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One of the fundamental components of the Black church is that it has been called a “All Comprehending Institution.” By that, it is one that deals with the whole being. The Pastor in the Black Church had to do more than his or her white counterparts. The pastor might dabble into educational endeavors of people, health, and politics. The pastor was to help the whole person and not just the spiritual endeavors.
Seventh-day Adventists believe, rightly in my understanding, that a human beings is an indivisible union of body, mind, and spirit. When you remove one then you no longer have a “living soul.” Often when I have heard this doctrine preached or taught it is within the context of protection from demonic influence. In other words, “Do not listen to dead folks becuase they are imposters. So the doctrine is totally and solely about protecting us from being fooled by those who say they are who they are not.
You might be interested in the new On-Line magazine that seeks to introduce Ellen White to children. The magazine is entitled “The Visionary.” You can find information about it and a PDF download at the following link.
