MARCH 14, 2013 Vol. 190, No. 7 www.adventistreview.org March 14, 2013 Prisoners of Fear 7 Morris Venden Dies at 80 11 Do I Need a Gun? 24 It Starts Here What haPPeNs WheN toDDlers Go to Sabbath School? “Behold, I come quickly . .” Our mission is to uplift Jesus Christ by presenting stories of His Devotional matchless love, news of His present workings, help for knowing Him better, and hope in His soon return. she tucked him in at night, he’d tell her all the fun stories from his school days playing with his comrade. In the morn- ings when he got up, he was excited to go back to school because he knew his friend was going to be there. One day she arrived at the school earlier than usual to pick up her son. He saw her at the door and came running, as children often do when they catch a glimpse of Mom. He gave her a hug and then immediately pointed across the room so that he could show her who his new friend was. “He’s right there!” he said, beaming and pointing. “Which one?” she asked, perplexed as she followed his tiny finger into a sea of children. “The kid in the red shirt!” When her eyes landed on her child’s friend, she couldn’t help smiling. In a 18 22 11 6 eyeS COVER FEATURE ARTICLES RedDEPARTMENTS EDITORIALS 18 It Starts Here 2 2 Red Shirt 4 Letters Shirt 6 bill Knott BY HEATHER had a student in the English class I class with 25 or so children, every child Wilona Karimabadi HeatTHOMPSON-DAHer tHompson-Y wasd teachingay at a community col- in her son’s room was White except her Reclaiming the Library lege a couple years ago tell me the son’s best friend, who was wearing a most beautiful story. I was talking 7 redPage shirt. In a room 7 in which all but one Sabbath school for There are all kindsto ofthem waysabout my life growing up shared the same skin tone, her son Ias a biracial child. For me, the combin- could not think of a single characteristic 7 stepHen CHavez toddlers? Why not? to describe eaching other. of two different cultures has been that would identify his friend to his precious. I have never had any real con- 8 motherWorld from the other News children in& the Prisoners of Fear fusion about who I was or where I room, except for his red shirt. belonged. I grew up with both my Black Perspectives 2 4 Do I Need a Gun?father and White mother, who loved Identifying Me Claude riCHli each other dearly. There really was not When my student told me that story, I much room for confusion, because I wasGive moved. There & is Take a reason that Christ knew them both, loved them both, and 13 said that in order to enter the kingdom The question ofknew self- that they loved me. of heaven, we would first need to My student’s story was about her son. become like children. Children are pre- defense is a comHe- had been attending his first year 14of cious.GLOW Children don’t Stories hate until they are school and often came home raving to first taught hate. plicated one. his mother about his new friend. When There are a lot of things Jesus could 15 Searching the Obvious 22 (214) | www.AdventistReview.org | March 14, 2013 2 8 Introducing the Why 2 9 Etc. 31 Reflections NExT WEEk ON THE COVER Beyond Belief Sabbath school isn’t just for We used to say, “Once an big kids. The younger they Adventist, always an Advent- start, the more they receive. ist.” New research indicates Cover photo by Merle Poirier. that may no longer be true. Publisher General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists®, Executive Publisher Bill Knott, Associate Publisher Claude Richli, Publishing Board: Ted N. C. Wilson, chair; Benjamin D. Schoun, vice chair; Bill Knott, secretary; Lisa Beardsley-Hardy; Daniel R. Jackson; Robert Lemon; Geoffrey Mbwana; G. T. Ng; Daisy Orion; Juan Prestol; Michael Ryan; Ella Simmons; Mark Thomas; Karnik Doukmetzian, legal adviser. Editor Bill Knott, Associate Editors Lael Caesar, Gerald A. Klingbeil, Coordinating Editor Stephen Chavez, Online Editor Carlos Medley, Features Editor Sandra Blackmer, Young Adult Editor Kimberly Luste Maran, KidsView Editor Wilona Karimabadi, News Editor Mark A. Kellner, Operations Manager Merle Poirier, Financial Manager Rachel Child, Editorial Assistant Marvene Thorpe-Baptiste, Assistant to the Editor Gina Wahlen, Quality Assurance/Social Media Coordinator Jean Boonstra, Marketing Director Claude Richli, Editor-at-Large Mark A. Finley, Senior Advisor E. 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OR call 1-800-456-3991, or 301-393-3257. www.AdventistReview.org | March 14, 2013 | (195) 3 Taking the Hint It seems to me that God » I appreciated Andrew cut the template for that McChesney’s article “Taking approach when He fashioned inbox the Hint” (Jan. 24, 2013). The the Ten Commandments. The LetterS FroM our readers lesson he shares is based on first four define “spiritual the biblical principle that it morality”—a citizen’s rela- is a sin to tempt or influence tionship to religion, if he or others to sin. Jesus Himself she chooses to have such a have to know that Someone made this very plain in relationship. Here civil gov- like that would never do any- Luke 17:1, 2. ernments should not intrude thing to harm me, much less As the author implies, this except as necessary to safe- send me to an eternally principle is often violated by guard those freedoms. The burning hell. I’m so glad we the adoption of provocative last six commandments know the end of the story as worldly styles of dress. But define “civil morality”— Revelation tells us. God wins, another area of concern is those that preserve the lives and I want to be on His side. the advertising done by the and well-being of all citizens, Pauline N. Pierson immoral gambling, alcohol, religious and secular. If civil Only Adventist Collegedale, Tennessee tobacco, and theatrical enter- governments do not enforce » The January 24 article by tainment interests. As con- just laws here, the result is Grenville Kent, “Listening to Tried and True, scientious Christians we anarchy. Atheists,” sums up the main Old and New shouldn’t be involved in any Some might say that the reason I couldn’t be anything » I appreciated Sandra Black- way with the promotion or commandment against cov- other than an Adventist. It’s mer’s editorial “Tried and production of advertising for eting cannot be regulated by not hard to see why so many True” (Jan. 24, 2013). I iden- these morally degenerate civil law since it is a sin of Christians are leaving their tify with her not adapting businesses. the mind. Even that com- churches and becoming readily to change. I also drive Leonard LANg mandment, however, can atheists. I would too if I an older Honda, slightly Newcastle, Wyoming influence laws dealing with JANUARY 17, 2013 believed the common “Chris- younger than hers, but with Vol. 190, No. 2 fraud, overreaching in busi- January 17, 2013 tian” belief in life after death 398,000 miles. It has never www.adventistreview.org ness, unjust discrimination, 7 A Wave and a Greeting Religiously Unaffiliated 8 Swell Worldwide 26 and an eternally burning left me stranded, and has Divine Assassin? etc. hell. I could never love or required minimal repair. LEE ROy Holmes Religious Freedom in Kettle Falls, Washington respect a God like that. Those of us who don’t make the United I realize there are a lot of a lot of money, but still want States IS ONE OF JANUARY 10, 2013 flaws in our people, myself to be faithful in tithe and THE MOST Vol. 190, No.