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16 In Christ There Is Neither 20 Getting Better 4 Letters 6 lael Caesar
Conservative nor Liberal at Educating Zion, or Zion?
Chris Blake Chad Bernard and 7 Page 7
randy J. sieBold 7 Gerald a. klinGBeil
When we’re “in Christ,”
we defy description. Ten suggestions for get- 8 World News & A Note to My Father
ting the most from our Perspectives
education dollars
13 Give & Take
24 One Sabbath Morning
15 The Life of Faith
andy nash et al.
What went through 23 Back to Basics
their minds as they
came to church? 27 Cliff’s Edge
28 Simon the Pharisee 30 Etc.
and Me
NExT WEEk
Janet salazar 31 Reflections
The unfortunate How Much Do the
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i nb ox one is.” Like the evolutionary After attending a Revela-
theory, death before the fall tion Seminar, both my hus-
is mere conjecture. Good sci- band and I became members
ence uses reproducibility as of the Adventist Church
its fundamental means of because of its belief in the
LETTERS From our readers
verification. Neither this nor Sabbath. We left behind
evolution can be reproduced many friends and an abun-
The heavy dairy consump- in scientific trials. This is, dance of love and support at
tion rotted our teeth. Cal- therefore, just so much our former church.
cium was being leeched out blather. I can envision much After several months at a
of our systems. We were of the scientific community very large Adventist church,
always hungry. We were standing in a circle patting we stopped attending. We
already off meat. So we the back of the person in felt isolated and alone. No
decided to try replacing most front of them: “Yes, yes” (har- one, except for the greeters,
all of what we originally rumph, harrumph). “Well ever spoke to us. Sadly, we
thought was great nutrition done” (pat, pat, pat). weren’t missed, because no
Caring About with soy, nuts, more vegeta- “About-face!” one knew we were there.
the Church bles, beans, fruits, and pure Goldstein’s article is a A year later we decided to
» I’m writing in regard to virgin olive oil. We have good, concise response. try again at a much smaller
Thomas Lobitz’s article never looked back. JIM PLUMLEy Adventist church. The results
“Help! I Care About My Not to be biased, but we Painted Post, New York were mixed. The church had
Church!” (Dec. 26, 2013). Yes, have found, through trial a friendlier atmosphere on
the enemy still has designs and error, Italian olive oil to Landmark Survey the surface, and we thought
on our oneness. Lobitz’s be superior. And by the way, » The November 28, 2013, this just might be our church
essay is very nicely put the cans the olive oil comes Adventist Review featured a home. Pressed into transfer-
together. The key to our suc- in are recycled for containers survey that, for me, was an ring our membership to the
cess in having one Head, not to store nuts and bolts and eye opener (see “Landmark new church, we became
many, will ever be “Christlike odd things in our garage. Survey Reveals In-depth involved in some church
forebearance.” The balance We have never been in bet- Beliefs, Perceptions of Ad- activities to try to breach the
[offered by] Ellen G. White ter health. ventists,” by Edwin Manuel gap from outsider to mem-
appears to have kept us “on MARCEL ST. GERMAIN Garcia). I especially noted ber. But try as we may, the
the rails” times without Garland, Manitoba, Canada this: “From 2000 to 2012 relationships remained at a
number. more than 13.6 million peo- superficial level during the
Lobitz’s thoughts are Death Before ple joined the church, mostly next two years. To the credit
neatly capsulized in his the Fall? through baptism. But during of some members, an elder,
statement that “you are part » I’m writing in response to the same time, 5.9 million and the pastor, we have been
of God’s mission to the Clifford Goldstein’s “Death Adventists were lost (and contacted about returning,
world.” Not the be all, end Before the Fall?” (Dec. 26, that doesn’t include those but no one has asked why we
all; but a part. Pray that it 2013). Here is just one more who died). That’s a loss rate left.
works. example of bad science: “The of nearly 43.4 per 100 new Regrettably, genuine fel-
RIChARD BURNS more one writes, the righter converts.” lowship was missing. Our
Cleveland, Tennessee
Vegetarian Diet! “
» I absolutely agree with Our Adventist church missionaries, at home and
Allan R. Handysides and
abroad, are doing a terrific job of spreading the Word
Peter N. Landless in “Medi-
terranean Diet Versus Vege-
and bringing many into the fold. Shouldn’t we feel the
tarian Diet” (Dec. 26, 2013). It
has been many years now same responsibility to keep those who come to our
since my wife, Judy, and I
”
gave up on milking our own churches in our churches with genuine fellowship?
cows with all the then-
known benefits we imagined —DENISE MILLER, via e-mail
we would receive.
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Adventist church missionar-
“
ies, at home and abroad, are
I hope to generate an interest in prison ministry at
doing a terrific job of spread-
ing the Word and bringing my church! I could talk for hours about the blessings I’ve
many into the fold. Shouldn’t
”
we feel the same responsibil- experienced from writing to women in prison.
ity to keep those who come
to our churches in our —LAURA ELIzABETh CORyELL, Tehachapi, California
churches with genuine
fellowship?
Vol. 1S9ept0em, bNer o26., 220713
DENISE MILLER were baptized a while ago, I missed Denise Cheshire’s
www.adventistreview.org WSeepetkem obfe Pr 2r6a,y 2e0r1 3Issue
via e-mail but things haven’t changed. article about prison minis-
My dad’s relationship with tries (see “Willing Hearts,”
Jesus seems to be slowly Oct. 17, 2013), but read about F o l Alondw Theeyd
Him
growing apart. My mom, on it in the letters section
Sabbath, gives my sister and (Inbox, Nov. 28). I agree with
me Bible studies. Alice Breakie’s letter. I hope
Reading this article has to generate an interest in
shown me a way to bring my prison ministry at my Week of Prayer Issue
Married, but Alone parents to a better relation- church. I could talk for hours » I really appreciated the
» Thank you for publishing ship with God. about the blessings I’ve daily articles for Week of
the article “Married, but KEEGAN MURPhy experienced from writing to Prayer written by Larry Licht-
Alone on the Sabbath” (Nov. Niles, Michigan women in prison. enwalter (see the Review’s
21, 2013). I am a non-Advent- LAURA ELIzABETh 2013 Week of Prayer edition,
ist Christian with an Ad- Excitement and CORyELL published this past Septem-
ventist wife. I encourage my Blessings Tehachapi, California ber). Thank you.
Adventist wife to attend her » Thank you for blessing me ARLEEN DOWNING
church every Sabbath, and I with a subscription to Ad- via e-mail
go with her to support her. ventist Review! As a new mem-
Sometimes when she ber of the church I am so
doesn’t attend, I take the chil- excited to learn more about
dren to her church because it the church! M
strhyo twos r esospliedcatr hiteyr t wo itshhee ksi idns . I recIe wnatlsy h aabpopuyt tpoe roepalde who W.GOODSALT.CO We welcome your letters, noting,
regard to Sabbath rules. join the church when they are WW as always, that inclusion of a letter
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her faith. My wife’s walk bath,” Nov. 21, 2013). Thank Dear Father . . . Review or the General Conference.
with Christ is very important you! I found out I did every- » I read Sylvia Renz’s “Dear short, specific, timely letters have
to me. Even if it is on a differ- thing wrong. Now I’m learn- Father . . .” (Nov. 21) with the best chance at being published
ent but parallel path, we still ing just to enjoy my church bated breath. The article (please include your complete
walk together. and quit being angry that my gripped me with the flow of address and phone number—even
NAME WIThhELD husband isn’t with me. emotion—Joseph’s emotions with e-mail messages). letters will
Four years ago, when I first and the words locked away be edited for space and clarity only.
» The article “Married, but read Matthew 25, I decided so long until the Lord led send correspondence to letters to
Alone on the Sabbath” I’d write to women in prison Joseph to see the important the editor, Adventist Review, 12501
reminds me of my parents. to share the gospel. I knew task He brought out of the old Columbia Pike, silver spring, Md
My mom, who is a seventh- very little then, but to me the mistake of Joseph’s brothers. 20904-6600; internet: letters@
day keeper and attends Bible message from Jesus was The art with the article was adventistreview.org.
studies, wants to know God powerful! I’ve been writing educational and inspiring
more and more and have a to prisoners all across the too. This was a great read.
better relationship with Him. United States, and they have hEAThER GERBER
My dad doesn’t spend a lot given me a gift. I get to forget Langley, British Columbia,
of time with God. My parents a little bit about me, me, me. Canada
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Zion, or Zion?
SALVATION IS VERy DIFFERENT FROM GEOGRAPhy LESSONS.
Geographically speaking, Zion was once a Jebusite fortress on the southeastern hill of what came
to be called Jerusalem. Before David and God took it over, before women and men extolled it as
the city of our God, the mountain of His holiness (see Ps. 48:1), it was a military stronghold from
which rude Canaanites flung contemptuous language at despised Israelites (2 Sam. 5:6, 7). Zion
is no name of inherently holy reality.
Medieval traditions produced confusion over its original location. A century and more of
archaeology helped correct the error. We know now that medieval Zion, the traditional site of
Christ’s Last Supper, on Jerusalem’s southwestern hill, was not part of the city until Hezekiah or
Manasseh’s time. It could not have been David’s Zion four centuries before. But was the exulta-
tion of prophet and psalmist on the glories of Zion an obsession with geographical precision?
Lael
Was it a mound of earth they sought to praise where the Lord who reigns forever sits enthroned
Caesar
(Ps. 9:11)?
Perhaps it was for nothing but a mound and the city that at times bore its name (see Isa. 33:20)
that Jeremiah mourned. She “stretches out her hands,” he cried, “but there is no one to comfort
her” (Lam. 1:17), because “the Lord has covered Daughter Zion with the cloud of His anger!” (2:1);
“He has laid waste his dwelling like a garden; he has destroyed his place of meeting. The Lord has
made Zion forget her appointed festivals and her Sabbaths”
(verse 6).
But does Zion come all undone because Nebuchadnezzar
ravages and Titus plunders? Not so. For there still is a Zion
where God reigns forever; from which the Mighty One, God,
the Lord, speaks and summons the earth; another Zion, per-
fect in beauty, from which God shines forth; from which He
will come and will not be silent; from which He will summon
heaven and earth, and judge His people; a Zion that will never
fail to proclaim the righteousness of a God of justice (see Ps.
50:1-6).
Data may be at once factual and boring—numbers of hairs
on heads where it grows, or grains of sand in the sea and on
its shores. Or it may be both true and inconsequential—not
all, but many a record-breaking weather forecast. It may be
both accurate and interesting—what the major league base-
ball slugger batted the year before the year before the last.
But salvation is very different from geography lessons or
CREATIVE COMMONS: WAyNE MCLEAN
archaeological reconstruction or processed statistics. The
data on Zion’s geography scarcely matters for the end that matters to the Lord. For in taking over
Zion His focus is neither boring data nor interesting fact nor even historical and topographical
precision.
For God the Lord, taking over Zion serves supernatural ends: when what was once the locus of
contempt becomes a name synonymous with divine glory; when Zion, where the heathen insulted
God’s anointed, becomes the place that saints may declare His praises and rejoice in His salvation
(Ps. 9:14); when the place He was not welcome becomes the site of His eternal reign, when out of
Zion’s hills salvation comes, then there is reversal of every curse of sin and the restoration of lost
Eden.
God proves through Zion that He can fix any name and any place; but most of all He longs to
and rejoices to fix people. He is not most keen on establishing archaeological precision, but on
establishing His throne in each of our hearts, transforming us from uncouthness of nature into
the beauty of His holiness. His thoughts are far higher than our petty territorial squabbles. Salva-
tion is very different from geography lessons. n
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A Note to My Father
SOME WEEKS AGO I RECEIVED A hISTORICAL FAMILy DOCUMENT. NO, IT
wasn’t the official birth record of a far-distant (yet important) ancestor. It also had nothing to do
with a significant study or article written by one my forebears. My mother had discovered it
among her “treasures” while she was cleaning out her home in preparation for moving into a
smaller apartment. It was a typewritten nine-line note that an 8-year-old had written to his
father. I had sent it to my papa, who had left earlier that year as he had taken a new job, while my
mother organized the official household move to our new home.
I confess that I cannot remember the exact moment or my specific mood. I imagine I was just
thrilled to be allowed on Papa’s old typewriter. The short note contains all the exciting news of
an 8-year-old and his world; it also contains a number of spelling mistakes and punctuation
anomalies. I do not know my father’s reaction as he opened a letter carrying many notes from his
Gerald A.
sons and wife. I imagine he was as thrilled as I am when I discover a note hidden deep in my
Klingbeil
suitcase from one of my daughters as I travel for the Adventist Review.
I smiled about the last line in my note: “I am also doing well,” and I chuckle about my 8-year-
old wisdom and observation skills. “I am also doing well” reminds me of my daily talks with my
heavenly Father. “I am not doing bad, Father,” I tell Him; “I think I’m OK,” I maintain—and yet
the reality is often more complex than that. I imagine God relishes my summary notes, even
though He knows the reality may be different. Like any father He loves, above all, to hear from His
children. Keep writing those notes to your Father—and be real. n
Lovers of Books
The Barna Group recently published new research about Protestant pastors and
their book-buying and reading habits. Would you be surprised to find that pastors are
“people of the book”?
3.8
Pastors buy books per month per person (on average).
92%
buy at least one book per month.
Pastors purchase from
8 to 13 million
books per year.*
Younger
pastors buy more books per
older
year than pastors.
*To listen to Pastor Scott’s full sermon, visit www.spencervillesda.org/article/2/worship. More than half
Click the word “next” until you reach the sermon dated November 30, 2013. still prefer reading
hardcover books to either paperback or digital.
*This is in comparison to less than a third of American adults who buy more than 10 books per year.
World News & Perspectives
n NORTH AMERICA
Adventist Health Names New CEO,
Two Regional Executives
Western U.S. network strengthens leadership team.
BY ADVENTIST REVIEW STAFF
ADVENTIST hEALTh has selected a new experience, and dedication to our vision its new president and CEO,” stated
chief executive officer and named presi- will be assets to his new role as we Reiner. “I am proud of the heritage of
dents for its Northern California Net- progress in our mission focus.” service and quality that Adventist
work of five hospitals as well as for the Reiner, a onetime registered nurse, Health has established. I look forward
Tillamook Regional Medical Center along started his leadership career as CEO of to guiding this organization as we fulfill
Oregon’s coast. Glendale Adventist Medical Center our vision to transform the health-care
Scott Reiner, executive vice president (GAMC), a 515-bed facility in southern experience for our communities.” 
and COO of Adventist Health, has been California. After seven years of service at Jeff Eller has been named president of
appointed president to succeed Robert GAMC, Reiner assumed the role of the Northern California Network (NCN),
G. Carmen, who announced his intent to senior vice president of Adventist according to Bill Wing, senior vice presi-
retire in September. With the December Health in 2006. He chaired the boards of dent of Adventist Health. Eller will
16, 2013, vote, Reiner becomes presi- nine hospitals and also oversaw busi- replace Terry Newmyer, who announced
dent-elect with immediate transition- ness development, innovations, and his resignation in October 2013.
ing of executive responsibilities, philanthropy from the corporate office. “I am looking forward to working
according to board chair Ricardo Gra- In 2010 Reiner was named the executive with the excellent caregivers in the
ham, who is also president of the Pacific vice president and COO, responsible for Northern California Network to expand
Union Conference of Seventh-day Ad- the day-to-day operations of Adventist Adventist Health’s mission and reputa-
ventists. The transition is to be com- Health.  The role included visioning, tion in northern California,” said Eller.
pleted by March 31, 2014. architecting, implementing, and sourc- “Jeff ’s emphasis on growth and qual-
“Scott has a long history of service as ing leaders needed to operationalize ity along with his administrative expe-
a key member of our senior leadership Adventist Health’s strategy.  rience and strong record in operations
team at Adventist Health,” stated Gra- “I am honored by the board’s deci- makes him an excellent fit for the posi-
ham. “His demonstrated excellence in sion to pick me as the successor to Bob tion of president of NCN,” said Wing.
leadership, forward thinking, clinical Carmen and to lead this organization as “Also, his strength in team building,
ADVENTIST HEALTH ADVENTIST HEALTH ADVENTIST HEALTH
NEW CEO: Scott Reiner, executive vice NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NETWORk: OREGON APPOINTMENT: David Butler
president and COO of Adventist Health, Jeff Eller has been named president of the has been named president and CEO of Til-
has been elected chief executive officer of Northern California Network. lamook Regional Medical Center (TRMC),
the organization. a unit of Adventist Health.
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physician relations, and community experience leading large and rural-sized and a master’s of business administra-
relations will be great assets to the health-care facilities. He currently tion from Southern Adventist
organization.”  serves as CEO for North Canyon Medical University.
The NCN includes Howard Memorial Center, a critical access hospital in “I am humbled and thrilled to be part
Hospital, St. Helena Hospital Center for Gooding, Idaho. of the continued growth of Tillamook
Behavioral Health, St. Helena Hospital “David has tremendous operational Regional Medical Center and look for-
Clear Lake, St. Helena Hospital Napa experience that will help facilitate the ward to helping meet the health and
Valley, and Ukiah Valley Medical Center.  continued growth of Tillamook wellness needs of the coastal communi-
Rounding out the appointment news, Regional Medical Center,” said Russell. ties,” said Butler. “It will be a privilege
David Butler has been named president “He is deeply committed to the mission to collaborate with a dynamic team and
and CEO of Tillamook Regional Medical of the hospital and is excited to provide community partners in serving the
Center (TRMC), according to Tom Rus- leadership in clinical and operational needs of this vibrant region.”
sell, board chair for the Tillamook oper- excellence to communities along the Adventist Health is a faith-based, not-
ations and president of Adventist Oregon coast.” for-profit integrated health-care deliv-
Health in Portland. Butler will assume Prior to his current position, Butler ery system serving communities in
his responsibility for TRMC, their mul- was president and CEO of Jellico Com- California, Hawaii, Oregon, and
tiple physician clinics, and their urgent- munity Hospital in Jellico, Tennessee.  Washington.
care centers along the Oregon coast on He holds a bachelor’s degree in long-
February 3, 2014. term health-care administration, an —with information from Rita Waterman,
Butler has more than 25 years of associate of science degree in nursing, Adventist Health
n WORLD CHURCH
Church’s Global Membership
Passes 18-Million-Member Mark
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BThY EM SAERVKEN AT. hK-EDLALyN AEdRv,e nnteiwst sC ehduirtcohr, baptized, and we praise God for ANN FILE PHOTO B
one of the fastest-growing Christian that,” he told church leaders dur- MEMBERSHIP GROWING: There are now more
movements in the world, has recorded ing his report at the 2013 Annual than 18 million Adventists worldwide. Above, an
estimated 70,000 Seventh-day Adventists gath-
more than 18 million baptized members. Council in Silver Spring, Maryland.
er for the Sabbath morning service at the 2010
As of September 30, 2013, according to David Trim, director of the Office
General Conference session in Atlanta, Georgia.
the church’s Office of Archives, Statistics, of Archives, Statistics, and The large congregation is representative of the
and Research, there were 18,028,796 Sev- Research, commented on the mile- rapidly growing worldwide Adventist family.
enth-day Adventists worldwide. stone: “We are excited at this
An estimated 25 to 30 million men, growth at a time when, globally, many than 1,900 secondary schools, and
women, and children attend weekly Ad- religious groups are no longer growing. nearly 6,000 primary schools, with a
ventist worship services. The church We thank God that in the face of chal- total enrollment of more than 1.75 mil-
does not baptize infants or very young lenges such as political oppression, reli- lion, along with 172 hospitals, treating
children, thus the gap between attend- gious persecution, and increasing more than 16 million people annually.
ees and baptized members. materialism and secularism, this move- The church’s commitment to serving
In October 2013 G. T. Ng, executive ment, which emphasizes hope and humanity includes the Adventist
secretary of the General Conference of wholeness, is continuing to grow and Development and Relief Agency
Seventh-day Adventists, noted the con- has now passed this statistical (ADRA), as well as evangelistic cam-
tinuing growth in church membership. milestone.” paigns and broadcast ministries
“On any given day 3,052 people join the Formally organized in 1863, the Sev- designed to share the three angels’
church. Every hour 127 people are bap- enth-day Adventist Church operates messages with a world in need of
tized. Every minute two individuals are 112 colleges and universities, more Bible-based answers. n
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World News & Perspectives
We use commercial tour providers for
trips to Washington, D.C., and New
York, but whenever possible we rely on
volunteers to escort them to such
places as San Francisco, the Grand Can-
yon, and Yosemite. Volunteers also take
them on day trips to San Diego and Los
Angeles.”
The first trip in 2013 was a journey
to the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley,
Arches National Park, and Las Vegas
from May 2 to 5. The biggest highlight
of the trip was a wild-eyed, four-wheel
bounce-about through the towering
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PHOTO: J caurclhtu.re as we sat beneath a sandstone
TOUR GROUP: Basking in the morning sun at Glen Canyon Dam, Calvin Thomsen, a Loma
“Everything in nature makes music,”
Linda University assistant professor (left), is joined by “Penny” Ding Peipei; “John” Hu
Jibo; “Alice” Zhang Dan; “Daisy” Sun Junxiang; Ellen De Vera; “Fiona” Wang Fang; Hosik he informed us. “Water makes music,
Kim; and “Mary” Ma Liqin. trees make music, animals make music,
people make music. Listen carefully and
n WORLD CHURCH tell me what kind of music these rocks
Loma Linda University Offers make.”
With that, he skipped three small
Tours for Overseas Students stones across the ground. When none of
us could name the sonic expression
Visitor says, “I get it. I see what you mean
produced, he leaned forward and whis-
about ‘making man whole.’ ”
pered, “I hear the music of the rolling
stones.” A moment later the only music
BY JAMES PONDER, Loma Linda University,
was a chorus of groans.
reporting from Loma Linda, California
Two weeks later the group traveled to
A LITTLE-KNOWN program of the to do that is to introduce them to cul- San Francisco and Big Sur. In addition to
Global Health Institute of Loma Linda tural and scenic highlights of Califor- the beguiling beauty of the City by the
University Health (LLUH) is making the nia, the Southwest, and the East Coast. Bay, the most memorable moments on
world a friendlier place, one road trip at this excursion included watching the
a time. sunset over the Pacific at Nepenthe in
According to Bing Frazier, program Big Sur, waking to the glorious colors of
manager for international visiting pro- the dawn in Pacific Grove, and driving
fessionals, weekend road trips escorted down the Pacific Coast Highway made
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countries. DISCOVERING AMERICA: Getting ready one of the grandest sites of the planet,
“When our guests arrive in Loma to explore Big Sur (from left): “Lewis” Lui smoke from forest fires 12 miles away
Weiguang; “Jeff” Yan Jiafei; Shen Jie; and
Linda,” Frazier observes, “they are as almost completely obscured the view of
“Daisy” Zhou Yan. The four were studying
eager to learn about American culture Half Dome.
at Loma Linda University and had the op-
as they are about the latest ideas in portunity to learn more about the United On September 19 another group vis-
their professions. One of the best ways States through outings such as this. ited Zion National Park, the rainbow
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