Adventists have long wrestled with Ellen White’s clear counsel: tea and coffee are harmful stimulants that excite then deplete the nervous system, an “injurious indulgence” that injures body and soul. Rooted in her 19th-century health reform vision, this guidance calls believers to treat the body as the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19)—pure, […] Source: https://atoday.org/should-adventists-still-stay-away-from-coffee/

Years ago, I learned this new word: orthopraxy. It’s not a particularly friendly or familiar word, but it’s something I believe in.  You know what “orthodoxy” means of course. It means holding to the commonly-held set of beliefs of an organization. Churches—that is, denominations—are obsessed with orthodoxy. Orthodoxy is an easy thing to define: here […] Source: https://atoday.org/editorial-orthopraxy/

Look, Ellen White never asked to be your denominational baseball bat. She straight-up said her stuff was a “lesser light” pointing to the Bible—the actual greater light. But somewhere between the potluck and the Pathfinder drills, we turned her into the ultimate gotcha machine. She warned us herself: “God wants us all to have common […] Source: https://atoday.org/when-ellen-white-becomes-a-weapon-instead-of-a-guide/

By Loren Seibold  |  10 July 2026  | Back in the late 1980s, I was a new pastor in the San Francisco Bay Area. At a church event I met sociologist Ron Lawson, who was researching a book on Seventh-day Adventists. Ron told us of a still relatively new organization called Kinship, a gathering for […] Source: https://atoday.org/my-return-to-kinship-kampmeeting/