INSIDEWINTER 2026
VOL. 34 NO. 1
AdventistToday
Executive Editor Loren Seibold
Executive Director Björn Karlman
features
5 Building From the Shards: A Healthy Faith Doesn’t Mean Abandoning the Past, But Building With It By Loren Seibold
7 Adventism, America, and the Politics of Location: Why Black Churches Engage the Public Square Differently By Jason O’Rourke
9 Rules or Values? How Different Perspectives Shape Our Ethics and Theology By Zdravko Plantak
14 The Future of Adventist Liturgy: A Pastoral Perspective By Uriel Herinirina
17 Better Invitations By Jesse Churchill
20 Being Right or Being Nice? Who We Are Is More Important Than What We Say We Believe By Loren Seibold
23 The Stewardship of Attention: An Open Letter to Adventist Pastors By Timothy Gillespie
26 We Need a New and Better Understanding of Ellen White By Loren Seibold
2 AD VENTIS T T OD A Y
29 God Sees Everything: A New Adventist Framework for Divine Justice By Christopher C. Tompson
31 The Only Married Gay Adventist Pastor: An Interview with Leif Lind By Loren Seibold
34 Refreshing Sabbath Rest: “What Is Right or Wrong to Do on Sabbath?” Is the Wrong Question By John Brunt
37 Toward the Future of Black Progressive Adventism: Expanding the Biblical Canon By Sydney Freeman Jr.
39 A Church for Young Adults By Nicole Brown-Dominguez
41 “That Blessed Hope”: Refreshing the Advent By Loren Seibold
44 Taking Jesus to Other Lands By Daniel Mora
DEP AR TMENT S
3 Editorial Beyond Deconstruction: Imagining the Next Adventism
By Rebecca Barceló 46 Contributors
Copy Editor Debra J. Hicks
Art Director Chris Komisar
Contributing Editors James Walters, John McLarty, Stephen Chavez, J. David Newman
Director of Operations Annet Johnston
Digital Media News Editor: Nicole Brown Dominguez; Editorial Associates: Heather Gutman, Mark Gutman, Carmen Seibold; Weekly Email Edition Editor: Lindsey Painter
Accountant Mark Gutman
Governing Board Edward Reifsnyder (chair), Michael Aitken, Jan Cetti, Cherri-Ann Farquharson, Ian Field, Sydney Freeman Jr., Bill Garber, Jack Hoehn, Kärt Lazic, Alvin Masarira, Heather May, J. David Newman, Grace Oei, Gary Raines, Gifford Rhamie, Elmar Sakala, David Van Putten, John Vogt, Jim Walters
Bolded names are Executive Committee members.
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