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Rim to Rim How diet and exercise kept Donald Casebolt hiking through the Grand Canyon

Love ’Em to Life Leslie Kay: All the Way Home LETTERS

Beyond Cards and Flowers Adventists and Roman Catholics his death I have been going through Our family really appreciates your good I read with amazement the Adventist his many file folders and notebooks work—especially great Church’s public relations statement filled with clippings and quotations, are articles like Karl regarding the Roman Catholic which he used in his teaching. Some Haffner’s “Beyond Church (see “How Seventh-day quotations were referenced by a small Cards and Flowers” Adventists View Roman “o” inside a large “C,” which I did not (May 22). Help with Catholicism,” Newsbreak, May 22). understand. practical issues is so It seemed to be very deceitful, Recently, looking for something to appreciated. because it does not share the honest read, I found a well-used 1935 edition Adventist view of Roman Catholicism of Chambers’ book. As I read through, —Sally Dillon and the pope. Certainly if in public I ran across many familiar quotations— TIMBERVILLE, VIRGINIA evangelistic meetings you are going to and realized what the small “o” inside a call him the antichrist, you should say large “C” stood for! what you believe to be true in the Thanks for “Beyond Cards and press release. It seems very duplicitous —Beatrice E. Green Flowers.” After my mom died last to me. MIDLAND, MICHIGAN August, people brought food and offered their homes for relatives to stay —Mark Martin, PASTOR in—but one gift touched me more CALVARY COMMUNITY CHURCH Ella Rydzewski’s “Chat With Roger than any other. PHOENIX, ARIZONA Morneau” was very interesting My mom had lived with my aunt reading. It gives a nice overview of and uncle, but because they were out this humble man’s life experience. It of town, their two-acre yard had not One on One With God also says something about the persona been mowed. Without being asked, a Your May 29 special, “One on One of the writer. When something more dear Adventist man cut the grass so With God,” is the best issue yet of the is known about you writers beyond the home and yard would be “new” Review! I want the quality of your sentences, it is so presentable when everyone arrived. to secure additional much more interesting. Rydzewski’s The part that touches me most deeply copies for family sharing of her “flying phobia” and its is that because of the timing of her members. cure will help us enjoy her future clips death, the day he cut the grass was a I enjoyed Ella all the more. Sabbath afternoon. Many members Rydzewski’s “A Talk would likely condemn this man for With Roger —Bert Cooper his actions, but I believe Jesus Morneau.” I have read his first book VIA E-MAIL understood and would likely have and now want to read his others. I can been on the tractor Himself! relate to his answered prayer regarding It is “gifts” like these that I believe toner lasting until the next check Jon Dybdahl’s article on meditation, Karl was referring to in his list of arrives; it happened to me this month “Louder and Clearer,” included “gestures of grace.” Kudos for a very on a much smaller scale. Ignatius Loyola’s book The Spiritual practical piece! In “A Word in Season” I was Exercises in a list of 11 books delighted to see Dwight Nelson’s recommended for spiritual growth. —Ruth Anne Labate endorsement of Oswald Chambers’ My Surely a mistake has been made! ABBOTSFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA Utmost for His Highest. My husband, Ignatius Loyola was the founder of the Dick Green, died in 1994, and since Jesuits, the infamous Roman Catholic

2 (978) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 order dedicated to promoting absolute The Tyranny of the Majority obedience to the pope as God on To one deeply interested in the earth. If Loyola’s meditation exercises relationship between religion and led him to be the leading Papacy government, Clifford Goldstein’s “The advocate in history, I would say his Tyranny of the Majority” (May 22) meditation technique was suspect and gave a sound and serious warning. COVER STORY should be avoided like the plague! Democracy can become dictatorial 8 Rim to Rim Certainly in our devotional life we depending upon the mind-set of the Answering the question: Does it all need to draw into a closer majority. really matter what we eat? fellowship with God. Unfortunately This was brought home to my heart BY DONALD E. CASEBOLT most “Christian meditation” being several years ago while visiting the promoted today is nothing less than mansion of founding father James ARTICLES dangerous Eastern mysticism cleverly Madison in Montpelier, Virginia. disguised in a veneer of biblical Before embarking on the shuttle tour 12 God’s Guiding Gift vocabulary. We do well to heed the to the spacious domicile, visitors were Without the Holy Spirit, we’re all words of Christ: “Watch out that no escorted to a small theater to view a in the dark. one deceives you” (Matt. 24:4, NIV). slide show containing biographical BY JUAN CARLOS VIERA information on Mr. Madison and the 16 Love ’Em to Life — W ill Baron, CULT RESCUE historical setting of this brilliant We thrive on being loved, and MINISTRIES statesman. nowhere is that more true than NORWALK, CALIFORNIA One slide stood out—the well- with our children. known ﬁrst page of the United States BY DON N. BACCHUS Constitution. Like a huge warning One Special Mom 24 Mama’s Legacy beacon, the ﬁrst three words—“we the She wanted the best for her family, A small sample of the “legacy” left by people”—jumped out at me and but how was she going to get it? Myrna Tetz’s mother (see “Spring proclaimed two truths. BY BESSIE SIEMENS LOBSIEN Without Mother,” May 8) is this First, the people of America were picture of a wedding dress. “Admiring embarking upon a revolutionary and DEPARTMENTS her thoughtfulness” was my experience. historic path in the development of 2 Letters As a struggling student at Canadian the greatest nation on earth, a nation Union College, I governed by the people, for the people, 7 Give & Take was planning to in which we were truly free from a 11 On the Home Front wed at the end of monarchy. 19 Clifford Goldstein my studies for a Second, the people would not two-year associate only be making history, but 20 World News & Perspectives degree in music. preparing a future in which the 27 Leaving the Comfort Zone Buying a ready- freedom they championed and loved 28 Children’s Corner

made dress was would be restricted by themselves T out of my budget. against a minority. Since humans are 29 Bulletin Board Sewing one was imperfect, even the best govern- 30 Reﬂections ASEBOL the only solution. ments will succumb to human E. C Even with such a weakness. It would be the people EDITORIALS ONALD busy schedule, who would indeed reestablish the D

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4 (980) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 EDITORIAL The Silent Thief MYRNA TETZ

ohn the Baptist had expected the Messiah to reign on Strange counsel, don’t you think, for those who are the throne of David and envisioned Him with a judg- expecting the bluebird to hover closer and ever closer ment fan in His hand thoroughly purging His church. eternally? But is it so strange? John expected Jesus to gather After I read an article entitled Jthe good ones unto Himself and “Great Expectations,” by Janet burn those who would not follow— Dunn, I discovered that my and with unquenchable ﬁre, no less Expectations only expectations were sometimes (see The Desire of Ages, p. 215). unrealistic and often unvoiced. How John was now languishing in hinder gratitude. could anyone close to me know my prison, and his disciples had planted disappointment when they did not doubts in the mind of this man who know what I had expected? Releasing had dared to face King Herod with a my family and friends from these rebuke of his sins and who had stood as a “fearless reprover of kinds of expectations gave me a freedom to live my life more iniquity” in the true church setting of his day. He questioned contentedly. whether he had been faithful in his mission. Would not the Maybe you expect your spouse to compliment you when promised Deliverer have set His herald free had John been you look your greatest, your employer to give you feedback, true to his calling? your teenagers to express appreciation for the counsel you so The Baptist had to know. Summoning two of his disciples, freely dispense, and your pastor to visit you because you are he sent them to ask Jesus, “Are you the one who was to come, discouraged. If we choose to expect certain actions from those or should we expect someone else?” (Luke 7:20, NIV). over whom we have no control and who do not know what John’s messengers sought Jesus and repeated this question. we wish from them, we will live in disappointment. We have Then they watched while Jesus kept on healing the sick and just given them the power to hurt us. banishing the evil spirits with no acknowledgment of their Novelist Flannery O’Connor wrote, “To expect too much presence. Finally Jesus spoke, “Go back to John and report is to have a sentimental view of life, and this is a softness that what you have seen and heard and say, ‘Blessed is the man who ends in bitterness.” does not fall away on account of me’” (verse 23, NIV). In Dunn suggested four questions as a test to determine other words, “the evidence of His divinity was seen in its whether or not our expectations are unhealthy and then adaptation to the needs of suffering humanity” (ibid., p. 217). urged her readers to take steps to eliminate or redirect any For John it was enough. He remembered how he had so unhealthy expectations that surface. often preached about the arrival of the Messiah, “The Lord 1. Are my expectations of someone else unvoiced and hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he therefore unfair to that person? hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim 2. Have my expectations grown into demands? liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them 3. Are my expectations tainted by hope of personal gain? that are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, 4. Are my expectations built on something and the day of vengeance of our God” (Isa. 61:1, 2). over which I have no control? John had expectations, and Christ had not fulﬁlled them. I recommend a serious consideration of As he languished in prison with memories catapulting through these four ways to end unhealthy his mind, he wondered if his expectations of the Messiah were expectations remembering that “expectations unrealistic. And so he had asked, “Should we expect someone only hinder gratitude.” In my life, it was a else, Lord?” His expectations had brought him to his lowest good idea. and given him heartache and disappointment. He had needed Maybe David knew all this when he to give them up. We can learn from John’s experience. vowed that he would wait only upon “Expectations only hinder gratitude,” explained a pastor God. He proclaims, “My expectation as two lovers stood before the proverbial marriage altar. is from him” (Ps. 62:5).

ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 (981) 5 EDITORIAL A Higher Standard CARLOS MEDLEY

hough critics call it politically motivated, incon- representative Roscoe G. Bartlett, an Adventist from Frederick, sistent, racially biased, and even unfair, the Maryland, is sponsoring legislation that would resegregate men United States military is cracking down on adul- and women during training. tery, sexual harassment, and frat- Introduced in Congress on May 8, the Military ernization within its ranks. Recruit Training Policy Restoration Act of 1997 In the wake of numerous sex scandals, has 122 congressional cosponsors. It’s hoped that TPentagon ofﬁcials are sending the message to the bill will become an amendment to the ﬁscal military personnel that they intend to raise year 1998 Defense Authorization Bill. the moral standards in the United States Many naysayers and critics call the armed forces. crackdown “puritanical,” “Victorian,” or just a

A long string of sex scandals have rocked the “morality kick.” Some believe that to call the ISC D military in recent years, starting with the U.S. nation’s military to a higher standard is Navy’s Tailhook scandal in 1992 and continuing tantamount to bringing back the Dark Ages. HOTO © P until today. As I write this editorial, U.S. Air Others are concerned that the crackdown may HOTO

Force officials are reviewing the adultery case lead to selective, biased, and unequal justice. P against America’s first female B-52 pilot, Lt. Kelly Flinn, which Despite these concerns, I commend the defense officials grabbed the nation’s headlines for several weeks. for taking serious action and calling servicepersons to a Meanwhile, at the U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Proving higher moral standard. Already the military hot line has led Grounds in Maryland, three Army training staffers have to the resignations of several high-ranking officers, including been convicted of having sex with female trainees. In all, a Navy rear admiral and an Army major general.3 criminal charges have been filed against 12 staff members. I would strongly urge that corrective reforms be adminis- Cases like these have led defense officials to take tered in a fair, evenhanded, unbiased manner. But even unprecedented steps to curb the illicit love affairs. The Air imperfect measures are a far cry better than denial, inaction, Force quadrupled the number of adultery trials in the past or politically expedient, whitewashed inquiries. And while decade, from 16 in 1987 to 67 in 1996, and “an even larger military reforms may not cover all types of promiscuity that number of people were punished administratively.” 1 I as a Christian would denounce, it is still refreshing to hear Under the Uniform Military Code of Justice, officers and defense officials raise the banner of morality. enlisted personnel give up some freedoms common in Military personnel should always hold to a higher moral civilian life. Adultery that involves at least one adult in the standard than civilians. Maintaining the security of any military is often considered a criminal offense. Consensual nation, province, township, or community is a venerable sex between an officer and a subordinate is prohibited, and office that demands the highest public trust. With access to fraternization, sex between an officer and an enlisted person weapons and security secrets, service personnel must (not a subordinate of the officer), is also forbidden. demonstrate high moral integrity. In a telephone interview, Monica Aloisio, an Air Force Though the allegations affect a relatively small major and Defense Department spokesperson, said the strict number of officers, if left unchecked the illicit regulations are necessary to preserve order and discipline. promiscuity could easily pervade the ranks and Such illicit affairs often affect troop morale and lead to spread to epidemic levels. abuse of power and misuse of position, she explained. Many of the Army’s cases were investigated in response 1 Tamara Jones, “U.S. Military Takes Aim at to the more than 7,000 complaints reported on the Adultery,” Washington Post, Apr. 28, 1997, p. 1. military’s anonymous hot line, set up last year in the wake of 2 “Senate Panel Holds Hearing on the Aberdeen scandals.2 Military Sexual Harassment,” CNN Report, Feb. 4, 1997. As a result of the scandals, the Army has initiated a 3 “Base Commander Resigns,” nationwide investigation of its training facilities. Congressional Washington Post, June 3, 1997.

6(982) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 ADVENTIST LIFE In one of his 3ABN appearances, Pastor Doug Batchelor told of getting separated from his little boy in a Kmart store. As Doug searched for his son, he heard his name called over the loud- speaker along with this message: “We have a little boy here who says his GIVE father is lost, and he can’t ﬁnd him.” —Dixie D. Renoll, Hendersonville, North Carolina

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conversation turned to several inspiring REWS C thoughts gleaned from the morning Y ERR service. T Wanting to include everyone in the BY discussion, my son Steve turned to his TION 3-year-old daughter and asked, “Amy, LLUSTRA what does church mean to you?” I TAKE She quickly answered, “Sit still and listen to the man.” —Jeanette Knickerbocker, Alexandria, Virginia

“GOD CAN” ELLEN WHITE . . . UNDERSTOOD Like any language, English changes with the times. Ellen White’s writings include both words not common today and words that she created (such as “dragonic”). This quiz, a new feature in the AnchorPoints Edition, might help you better understand what she meant.

1. Athwart (a) to hinder or obstruct; (b) to strike or thrash; (c) against, in opposition; (d) an imperfection or ﬂaw 2. Dragonic (a) to drag out endlessly, as in a meeting; (b) like a dragon; satanic; (c) slow- moving, lethargic; (d) to act as a strict chaperon 3. Nostrum (a) platform used for public speaking; (b) pertaining to Nostradamus; (c) patent medicine; (d) small biting insect 4. Viands (a) routes, roads; (b) small vessel or bottle; (c) roving bandits; (d) articles of food 5. Twaddle CASTING THEIR CARES: Lorraine Hudgins, (a) to be busy about triﬂes; (b) foolish talk or writing; (c) to walk with short of Glendora, California, said November’s uncertain steps; (d) to bind in narrow bands of cloth “God Box” feature in the Review reminded her and her husband of the “God Can” their Key: 1. c (Review and Herald, Feb. 26, 1889); 2. b (Review and Herald, Jan. 28, 1875); 3. c (Manuscript son, Lonnie, gave them years ago. Through Releases, vol. 8, p. 85); 4. d (Review and Herald, Jan. 25, 1881); 5. b (Selected Messages, book 2, p. 38). a slot on the top, the Hudginses slip their Source: Ellen G. White Estate. special prayer requests, remembering Matthew 21:22. “We have found,” says Lorraine, “through His rainbow of promise, WE NEED YOU that indeed, ‘When you can’t, God can!’” Give & Take is your page. Send your “Adventist Quotes,” top-quality photos, “Adventist Life” vignettes, “Readers’ Exchange” items, and other short contributions to: Give & Take, Adventist Review, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904; Fax: 301-680-6638; CompuServe: 74532,2564.

ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 (983) 7 COVER STORY

Rim to Rim I invited my friends to take a hike and ended up making a point about vegetarianism.

BY DONALD E. CASEBOLT

HIPROCK, NEW MEXICO, IS ABOUT 25 we did in our spare time, what we watched (or didn’t watch) miles, as the crow ﬂies, from Four Corners on TV, what we ate (or didn’t eat), for instance. (where the states of New Mexico, Arizona, After several of these conversations it occurred to me Colorado, and Utah meet). Several years ago I that my colleagues—as well as the rest of the medical staff— was the only Adventist on the medical staff of felt sorry for me that I “couldn’t” eat all the “wonderful” ISC

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8 (984) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 they felt compelled to eat those things. Since the two younger men were both the last four and a half miles. Some Vegetarianism was not as “trendy” athletic, I envisioned them getting out years before, I had read that on a long then as it is now; even so, they seemed of the canyon sooner than I. “Don’t hike it’s best to walk for 15 minutes and unbelievably ignorant of the many worry if I come out one or two hours rest for five. But as we covered the last benefits of vegetarianism. later than they do,” I told Sunnie. few miles, our rest periods became more frequent. As we approached the end of Actions Speak Louder Follow the Leader the hike, I was about 200 feet in front Impressed to do something to make On Sunday morning, the last of my two young friends. One of them a “statement” regarding the benefits of weekend in September, we drove to hollered, “Hey, Dr. Casebolt, can you a vegetarian diet, I announced that I the trailhead before sunrise. It was tell us where we can buy a couple cases was planning to hike across the Grand cold, and the north Kaibab Trail was of those wieners?” Canyon from rim to rim. I had barely discernible when we started When I returned to work on previously hiked the canyon on three hiking. We traveled light. Each of us Tuesday morning, I found that occasions, and this time I extended an carried a small backpack, canteen, rain everyone knew about the hike. I felt invitation to anyone on the hospital poncho, moleskin and Band-Aids (for that with the Lord’s help a statement staff who wanted to join me. our feet), and lunch. had been made. Although several people expressed an Our noontime destination was the About 10 weeks later I was the interest in making the hike, only two Phantom Ranch, 14 miles down the speaker at our weekly in-hospital young physicians finally decided to trail. We arrived right at noon. As we continuing medical education go along. settled down to eat our very welcome seminar. My presentation? “The The transcanyon hike is not an easy lunches, I noticed that Sunnie had Vegetarian Advantage.” Usually the one. It’s more than 23 miles long, kindly packed for me two vegetarian meeting room is a third to two-thirds descending from 8,000 feet in wieners. As I ate full, depending on the subject. For elevation on the north rim to them, it occurred this meeting I was delighted 2,500 feet at the Phantom Ranch to me that my two on the Colorado River at the floor companions of the canyon, and back up to probably wouldn’t 7,000 feet on the south rim. I had realize that the previously gone the entire wieners were not distance in one day, and that was made out of my plan again. meat. So I broke I was 64 years old at the time. one of them in My two friends were less than half and gave half my age. I was (and am) half to each of generally a sedentary person them, along who takes a daily two-mile with a brief walk (although I took two or explanation of three seven-mile hikes before how it was our Grand Canyon excursion). made. “This My friends were outdoor people. One doesn’t taste of them had climbed Washington’s too bad,” one Mount Rainier. of them Although the transcanyon hike remarked. covers more than 23 miles of trails, the After driving distance from the north rim to lunch we HAPPY TRAILS: The W the south rim is about 250 miles. My continued as this one in Monumentest V boasts some of the most scenic trails—such wife, Sunnie, went along to drive the our trek. By alley. car to the top of Bright Angel Trail on that time it was 85 degrees, and the the south rim, where we would sun was merciless. And the most to see every seat conclude the hike. We drove to the arduous part of the hike was still taken—with others standing around north rim on Friday and stayed there ahead. As we made the four-and-a-half the edge of the room. Subsequently, over the Sabbath, savoring the mile climb up through the Devil’s one of the premier physicians on the R

awesome, magniﬁcent, soul-inspiring Corkscrew on to Indian Gardens, we staff and his wife (also a physician) UTHO A

scenery of the Grand Canyon. were still all together. became vegetarians. They have since BY I had been mulling over a probable We rested at Indian Gardens for thanked me several times for HOTO scenario for our little expedition. about 30 minutes, then we struggled up enlightening them about the subject. P

ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 (985) 9 Back to the Blueprint minutes. Impressively, the time the At one point on the trail we stopped It has been known for many years same subjects were able to keep and compared active pulse rates. His that vegetarians have greater stamina pedaling was more than three times as was 160 beats per minute; mine was than those who eat meat.1 As early as long as when they used a meat diet. 120. I often had to wait for him, and 1907 an article appeared in the Yale Although I have the good fortune his panting was clearly noticeable as Medical Journal, telling the results of of having forebears who were long- we climbed. endurance contests between athletes lived, and I have significantly better A week later I climbed a peak that at Yale and sedentary workers at the is 13,500 feet above sea level. This Battle Creek Sanitarium.2 The time a different neighbor, 25 years Battle Creek team came off clear my junior, joined me. He is a winners. The Yale professor who My Grand nonsmoking meat eater who jogs for monitored the tests remarked, “The exercise. Again I found myself results of the comparisons given Canyon having to wait for him. would indicate that the users of low- proteid [a now rarely used word for A Balancing Act protein] and nonflesh dietaries have experience was Since my teenage years I’ve been far greater endurance than those careful to adhere to Adventist who are accustomed to the ordinary no fluke. health principles. Vegetarianism is diet.” just one of them, and it’s hard to An even more compelling piece assess just how being a vegetarian of evidence was reported from Sweden than average pulmonary function, it is has contributed to the total health I in 1967.3 Men in their 20s were each my conviction that my performance is enjoy, and how much has to do with fed three different types of diets: one primarily a result of the “vegetarian God’s other natural remedies that I based totally on meat, one a advantage.” Later hiking expeditions practice. combination of meat and vegetables, have shown that my Grand Canyon Jeremiah 9:23, 24 has been quite and the last purely vegetarian. Then experience was no fluke. meaningful to me for many years. Allow they were asked to pedal to exhaustion In August 1995, at age 68, I me to paraphrase: “Let not the healthy on stationary bicycles equipped with climbed some of Colorado’s mountains. Seventh-day Adventist boast in his ergometers. The first was Engineer Mountain, health, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who has lovingly provided abundant information on healthful living so that he might live up to 12 years longer4 (and better) than the general population.” Regardless of how vegetarianism fits into the total package of good health, I praise the Lord for His mercy in providing insight into healthful living— R and giving us the power to overcome

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P Stokes Co.), pp. 138, 139. 2 I. Fisher, “The Inﬂuence of Flesh Eating on SOMETHING TO REMEMBER: The author stands before some of the formations that Endurance,” Yale Medical Journal 8 (March make Monument Valley world famous. 1907): 205-221. 3 J. Bergstrom, L. Hermanson, E. Hultman, Fueled by a diet of both meat and nearly 13,000 feet above sea level. and B. Saltin, “Diet, Muscle Glycogen, and vegetables, the study participants were This time my climbing partner was my Physical Performance,” Acta Physiologica originally able to pedal for an average son-in-law, 29 years my junior. He is Scandinavica 71(1967): 140-150. 4 Eugene F. Durand, “Adventist Gold Mine,” of 126 minutes. Following three days an Adventist and a vegetarian, and I Adventist Review, June 11, 1987, p. 4. of a meat-based diet, the same did have a little difﬁculty keeping up participants were able to continue with him. pedaling for only 59 minutes. After But two weeks later my neighbor Donald E. Casebolt is semiretired, still three days on a strict vegetarian diet, and I climbed the same peak. He is working part-time for the Indian Health the time spent pedaling before athletic, 17 years younger than I, and Service. He enjoys gardening, Bible exhaustion set in shot up to 189 doesn’t smoke. But he does eat meat. study—and hiking.

10 (986) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 ON THE HOME FRONT All the Way Home LESLIE KAY

nyone who has ever undertaken the risky felt strangely similar to Portland, Maine. And I still hadn’t business of clipping a wiggly toddler’s nails managed to stumble across Paradise. knows the value of a good diversion. I One winter evening in a Boston suburb, in a mood as dark always use the old stand- and cold as the night, I withdrew from a by: group of friends and wandered alone beside “This little piggy went to market, a deserted railroad track. Suddenly AThis little piggy stayed home. overwhelmed by my rootlessness and This little piggy had tofu, habitual loneliness, I burst out, surprising This little piggy had none. myself, “Oh, God, I want to know You. I REWS C

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ﬁngers to tame, I hiked, biked, and even aching desire. He had placed within me a TION boated all the way to a wide assortment of homesickness for my eternal home with LLUSTRA

homes—many of them decrepit and Him, the home He had already prepared for I inconvenient structures for which the word me in Christ. “home” was really a generous euphemism. Homes with a For two more years I crisscrossed the continent. The Lord bathroom “down the hall” that felt like it was located in another was undeterred, and He patiently led me through an acute county. Frigid homes in which the temperature in my basement awareness of my loneliness, into a deepening conviction of my plunged nightly to subzero levels. Crowded homes that I shared sinfulness. And when I was willing, He led me into the arms of with throngs of creeping, scampering, nonhuman occupants. my Saviour and into fellowship with my new family, the Homes that were, above all, cheap. Seventh-day Adventist Church. One of my more memorable abodes was an ancient miner’s That was 16 years ago. shack. My “little hovel,” as my father affectionately called it. Since then the Lord has blessed me with a wonderful “Hey, Les,” he’d deadpan, “send that picture in to Better Homes husband, two beautiful daughters, and a home of my own. and Hovels yet? They’re begging to hear from you.” And He has given us the promise of an eternity “in peaceful OK, so it wasn’t exactly uptown. The shower on the porch dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest” wasn’t functional; the rusty tank hanging above it dispensed (Isa. 32:18, NIV). spiders, not water. There wasn’t any water to dispense. I was But sometimes my heavenly home seems far away. And the thankful the outhouse worked. Until that big storm blew away Lord reminds me that it doesn’t need to be so. Heaven is as two of its walls—on the side that faced my only neighbor. near as Christ. Ellen White wrote: “As through Jesus we enter The migrant worker’s cabin had running water and a real into rest, heaven begins here. We respond to His invitation, bathroom—just a half block away. Along with an ample supply Come, learn of Me, and in thus coming we begin the life of ﬂies wafting on the pungent breeze from the upwind corral. eternal. Heaven is a ceaseless approaching to God through The island off the Maine coast had water too, but no elec- Christ” (The Desire of Ages, p. 331). tricity. We didn’t mind. The lamplit evenings were breathtaking. I pray that my church, my family, and I will have attentive And then there were the occasional homes—the YMCAs, hearts that can discern the presence of our Saviour, submissive the Salvation Army dormitories, the cab of a Ford truck. And hearts that will follow Him as He leads us—all the way home. all the ﬁelds and woods where I camped while hitchhiking from one home to another. Oh, yes, and the tepee. Leslie Kay and her family make their earthly home For a time all this home-hopping was great fun. Ablaze with in Chloride, Arizona. the romance and restlessness of youth, I regarded it as the grand transcontinental adventure of a lifetime. But a few years down the road all the interstates began to look alike. Portland, Oregon,

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P HOTO BY JOEL D. SPRINGER BY JUAN CARLOS VIERA Prophecy in our midst through the Mysterious Teacher prophetic ministry of Ellen G. White. When Christ promised the Holy Spirit to His followers, He listed the HRIST’S The Testimony of Jesus important ministries that this divine The expression “testimony of Jesus” Being would fulfill through the gift of last mes- speaks of a loving Saviour who wants prophecy. The first of these is that of to maintain communication and close teaching: “He shall teach you all things, sage to His fellowship with us. It tells us that Jesus and bring all things to your lies at the center of the gift and that remembrance, whatsoever I have said disciples through it He wants to continue a unto you” (John 14:26). And the apostle special divine connection with us Paul confirms that the Spirit fulfills this before His forever. ministry through the gift of prophecy, And it says even more. It says to us through revelations and visions (2 Cor. crucifixion (John 13-17) was designed that our Lord is ready to do 12:1-13). Paul’s confidence as he everything necessary to keep us on preached and taught was based on the Cto prepare them for the future—a future the right path. This is the main fact that he was not presenting merely purpose of His promise to continue his own opinions, nor the words of other Cthat seemed dark and lonely for them. His ministry for us and in us. The human beings, but that which the Spirit testimony of Jesus amplifies and teaches (1 Cor. 2:13). To brighten the path, however, and to extends Christ’s personal ministry of But the Holy Spirit not only reaching down through history to our teaches prophets through revelations bring them comfort, Jesus promised present time. Through the gift of the and visions. He also teaches the Holy Spirit we find happiness, members of the body of Christ in them the gift of prophecy through the comfort, companionship, and the general through the final product of well-being of people found in the these prophetic revelations—the ministry of the Holy Spirit. personal presence of Christ while He Word. Thus Paul could write, “All was on earth. Accordingly, His scripture is given by inspiration of The coming and presence of the promise of the Spirit continues to God, and is profitable for doctrine, Holy Spirit would mean that the resound in our ears, bringing the for reproof, for correction, for future would be bright, that Jesus assurance of salvation, pardon, and instruction in righteousness” (2 Tim. would be with them. “He shall testify His holy presence. 3:16). Clearly the Spirit’s role as of me,” Christ assured His disciples The testimony of Jesus is also the teacher is carried out through the (John 15:26). Since that testimony of the Spirit. Both divine inspired Word. pronouncement from the lips of the Persons work in us through this gift. Master, “the testimony of Jesus” has The Holy Spirit is as interested in our Faithful Guidance Into Truth become synonymous with the voice salvation as is Jesus Himself, and His Another ministry of the Holy Spirit of the Spirit as manifested through work in us is an integral part of the is to provide guidance to believers the gift of prophecy. plan of redemption. Just as Christ through the gift of prophecy. Christ It was Jesus Himself who revealed carries out His heavenly ministry in promised: “He will guide you into all to His servant John that in the last the sanctuary for us, so the Spirit truth” (John 16:13). days His testimony will be heard carries out His personal ministry in us. The histories of the apostolic once again among His people, those church and of the Advent movement who “keep the commandments of provide eloquent examples of the God, and have the testimony of Jesus guiding ministry of the Spirit through Christ” (Rev. 12:17). To have “the the gift of prophecy. On several testimony of Jesus Christ” means occasions it was necessary for the Holy that God continues to communicate Spirit to change the direction of the with His children through the Holy church so that it might move in the Spirit and the prophetic Word. direction of truth. Seventh-day Adventists believe in A good example can be seen in the the Spirit of Prophecy because Christ way the Spirit led the church to promised that this gift will be present launch its world mission. Like the in His church till the end. More than apostolic church, the Advent move- that, for 70 years—almost half of the ment had received the commission to history of this Advent movement—we go to the whole world with the gospel have experienced the Spirit of (see Matt. 28:19, 20; Acts 1:8; Rev.

ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 (989) 13 More Than 100 Years the first year. None of them, however, contained the first chapter, “God’s Love for Man,” that appears in today’s editions. Uplifting Christ Surprisingly, the extra chapter was inserted for rather mundane reasons. Outside the United States, where Revell BY TIM POIRIER had waived publication rights, plans were laid to reprint the Anyone who has ever read the book Steps to Christ book at several Adventist publishing houses. Late in 1892 knows that beneath the book’s simple and practical the International Tract Society in London asked White to presentation of Christian experience, profound truths await contribute some new material for the manuscript so that discovery with each new reading. Every chapter contains the book could be copyrighted in Great Britain. such gems of hope, comfort, and promise that many people Selecting a manuscript she had only recently completed, have committed large portions of the book to memory. Mrs. White used it to meet this request for a new British Steps to Christ is the only one of Ellen White’s books edition. And from that time on, Steps to Christ has been initially printed by a non-Adventist publisher. In the summer issued with 13 chapters. of 1890 Ellen White was asked to write a small book on Because Steps to Christ has been in the public domain Christian experience that could be sold for about 50 cents. for many years, no one knows how many millions of copies Much of the material for the book had originally been of it have been circulated. In recent years special editions written for publication in the Review and Herald and Signs have been printed in quantities of 1 million at a time. It is of the Times magazines. With the help of her secretary, easily Ellen White’s most widely read book. It has been Marian Davis, Mrs. White gathered, wrote, and rewrote translated into nearly 150 different languages, which makes enough material to complete the chapter subjects. it the third most translated work in the history of literature. Upon its completion in July 1891, George B. Starr Most remarkable of all is how this simple volume so suggested that the manuscript be offered to the Fleming H. efficiently captures the essence of salvation by faith alone. Revell publishing company in Chicago. The idea was to get No wonder it is a favorite of those who take seriously their the new volume into as many hands as possible. relationship with Jesus, and want to be more like Him. Six months later, as Ellen White was still adjusting to her recent arrival in Australia, she received news that Steps to Tim Poirier is an assistant director of the Ellen G. Christ was an instant “best-seller.” Seven editions were printed White Estate.

10:11; 14:6). But like the early church, longer existed, that the door of grace and even embarrassed that our we too operated under the restriction had been closed. pioneers, including Ellen White, of theological concepts that limited Some people today are confused could have held this belief. But our comprehension of our mission. instead of seeing it negatively, we The disciples’ belief that only the should consider their eventual children of Israel would be saved The Gift of change of view on this question a hindered the sharing of the gospel Prophecy magnificent illustration of the with the Gentiles. As a result, the ministry of the Holy Spirit as He Holy Spirit used the gift of One of the gifts of the Holy guides the church into all truth. prophecy to correct this false Spirit is prophecy. This gift is an Through successive revelations and concept in the church, first in the identifying mark of the remnant visions the Spirit corrected the “shut apostles and then through them. church and was manifested in door” concept, first in the mind of Peter’s vision of unclean animals the ministry of Ellen G. White. As Ellen White, and then, through her, (Acts 10, 11) and the special the Lord’s messenger, her the whole church. The church finally revelations Paul received (Eph. 3:3- writings are a continuing and came to understand that the whole 6) fulfilled this purpose of guiding authoritative source of truth world stands in need of the gospel, the church into a broader vision. which provide for the church and the door of salvation remains When we review the history of the comfort, guidance, instruction, open to all. Advent movement, we also ﬁnd that and correction. They also make How good God is! Through His the majority of our pioneers, including clear that the Bible is the personal testimony He had once again Ellen White, started out with serious standard by which all teaching guided His church “into all truth” so theological limitations about our and experience must be tested. that we can join Ellen White when world mission. Commonly referred to (Joel 2:28, 29; Acts 2:14-21; she says: “We have nothing to fear for as the “shut door,” this early pioneer Heb. 1:1-3; Rev. 12:17; 19:10.) the future, except as we shall forget the belief (inherited from their Millerite —Fundamental Belief No. 17. way the Lord has led us, and His roots) held that after 1844 the teaching in our past history” (Life possibility of salvation for sinners no Sketches, p. 196).

14 (990) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 Showing Us Things to Come help us to reach, with joy and and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, Through the “testimony of Jesus” confidence, the safe harbor of our and is a discerner of the thoughts and the Lord not only teaches, guides, and eternal salvation. intents of the heart” (Heb. 4:12). directs. He also warns. Ellen White confirms that the One of the most extraordinary An Abiding Holy Presence Scriptures fulfill this essential function. aspects of the ministry carried out by Without a doubt the most important “Through the Scriptures,” she says, “the the Holy Spirit through the gift of ministry that Christ and the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit speaks to the mind, and prophecy is that of opening the impresses truth upon the heart. Thus door to the future before us. As He exposes error, and expels it from Jesus promised, “He will shew you the soul. It is by the Spirit of truth, things to come” (John 16:13). Through working through the Word of God, Through this ministry we know that that Christ subdues His chosen the future of God’s church is bright. successive people to Himself” (The Desire of With a certainty firmly established Ages, p. 671). in the inspired Word, we await the The gift of prophecy not only glorious meeting with Christ at His revelations and fulfills a ministry of teaching and second coming. The prophetic leadership in the church but also Word is truly a light “that shineth visions, fulfills the important task of in a dark place, until the day dawn, transforming individual lives. It is and the day star arise in your the Spirit a solemn thought that as we open hearts” (2 Peter 1:19). the pages of the prophetic writings But not everything is glorious in we are opening the doors of access the immediate future. In His great corrected the for the Spirit so that He may mercy the Lord warns His children complete the transforming work in regarding a crisis that awaits us. In “shut door” us. Perhaps even more solemn is the midst of this crisis some of the thought that if we close our God’s people will remain confident concept, first in ears to the testimony of Jesus, we in the testimony of Jesus. Sadly, are closing the door of our mind however, others will lose their faith. and heart to the Spirit of God. It is difficult to believe that the mind of “The testimonies of the Spirit of the very messages Christ has so God are given to direct men to His graciously sent us will become the Ellen White, Word, which has been neglected. reason for disbelief on the part of Now if their messages are not some. Says Ellen White: “I asked and then, heeded, the Holy Spirit is shut the meaning of the shaking I had away from the soul. What further seen, and was shown that it would means has God in reserve to reach be caused by the straight testi- through her, the erring ones, and show them mony called forth by the counsel their true condition?” (Selected of the True Witness to the the whole Messages, book 1, p. 46). Laodiceans. . . . Some will not The gift of prophecy is the bear this straight testimony. They church. plan developed by Heaven to will rise up against it, and this keep us informed, alert, and will cause a shaking among God’s conscious of Christ’s presence. people” (Last Day Events, p. 175). More than that, it is the way by We should be thankful to the Lord desire to accomplish through the gift of which Christ chooses to complete for unveiling the future to us. This not prophecy is our salvation. It is the His work in us. When we open our only alerts us of attempts by others to essential work of transforming our sinful eyes and our mind to the testimony sow unbelief in our midst, but also nature into a spiritual one, prepared for of Jesus, we are truly opening our allows us to decide now to accept and habitation in the kingdom of God hearts to the sanctifying influence follow the counsel of the True (Rom. 8:9-17). of the Spirit of God. ■ Witness. If we trust in His grace, His And the chief instrument used to power, and His inspired Word, accomplish this amazing transformation Juan Carlos Viera is director nothing—and no one—will be able to is the prophetic Word. “For the word of of the Ellen G. White separate us from the love of God. His God is quick, and powerful, and sharper Estate, Silver Spring, firm hand and His sure voice will than any twoedged sword, piercing Maryland. guide us through the final storm and even to the dividing asunder of soul

ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 (991) 15 LIFESTYLE

Love ’Em to Life Children need to fall into a love relationship with someone who has experienced love.

BY DON N. BACCHUS

OME CHILDREN GROW claimed that she allowed her to cry up to be happy and for long periods of time to teach her responsible, while others independence. The truth was she become angry and out of never felt comfortable in the role of control. Some children mother. There was no attachment or know how to relate to others, desire on her part to cuddle the Swhile some are unable to get along infant. Love is necessary for physical with family and friends. Some chil- growth and physical health. dren give, while other children Children who are unwanted or abused take. Some children love, while experience not only rejection, but others hate. To complicate matters constant reminders that they are problems further, some “good” children come in the lives of adults. These children grow up from seemingly poor environments, with bad feelings about themselves. They may while some “bad” children come from become angry as they attempt to survive in a less seemingly good home backgrounds. In the than nurturing environment. Some may become making of a well-adjusted, happy youngster, what tense or sad. They are the ones who have failed to is the magical formula? experience love. Because of this love deprivation, they never The human child comes into the world totally helpless really feel connected to the adult world. In turn, such and dependent, with no chance of survival on its own. children never love themselves or anyone else, for love is a Parents and other caring adults feed, clothe, and cuddle giving thing, and persons cannot give what they do not have. the child, establishing eye contact and whispering soft As adults we must be careful with subtle messages. words of affection. Many times parents experience frustration in their This is true most of the time. Gradually the baby begins personal lives. Because of their inability to cope, they to connect and respond to others. Slowly the child begins to may give the impression that the child is the cause of the feel a part of something. Mysteriously the child learns to feel problem. The child’s response is to feel stressed out or loved. In turn, such a child grows up able to love himself or view himself or herself as “bad.” herself and give love to others. Two forces operate in our world—labeled good or bad, In my professional work it is not uncommon to see babies love or hate. Because of bad experiences, many children who fail to thrive because of neglect on the part of the grow up with feelings of anger, sadness, or fear. As they get responsible adults. Such was the case of Mary. Her mother older they learn to afﬁliate with the negative force. They

16 (992) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 learn to view the world as a dangerous deprived children live without hope, place. They trust no one. These because they have few, if any, good children become disciples of hate. memories. Love-deprived children grow They do not know how to love, up without confidence and without any because they have not experienced sense of responsibility. They often turn love. This is when out to be school problems, dropouts, aggression juvenile offenders, and later on, full- toward blown criminals. self I am reminded of the case of Jason. and He could never rationally explain his anger. He hated everyone—Demo- crats, women, law-enforcement personnel, even his grandparents, who had taken him in at 3, after the divorce of his parents. He was not only in a constant rage; he was bright and cunning. His We mission seemed to be to find can clever ways to terrorize his attach to family and his community. the infant Finally his grandmother was through eye contact, cuddling, and hospitalized, suffering from conversation. others high anxiety and depression— We can remain in the child’s is often having lived in fear that he presence a good portion of the time to seen. would someday burn the house give them a sense of security and Mike’s down while they were asleep. belongingness. parents could Jason’s favorite description of his We can praise the child’s good not get along. They grandmother was “She’s a fake.” He points on an ongoing basis. seemed never to agree on anything. was later arrested for burglary and We can help point out to the child They were miserable together. Their attempted murder. At the present time their special good qualities. marriage ended in divorce when Mike Jason is serving a prison sentence. We can be excited about what is was 7. He lived with his mother and important to the child. older brother, Stan. Family life was s there any hope? Yes, We can engage the different now. There was less of there is hope, for love child in activities in everything. Mother was not only care- Iis the antidote to which they are giver, but disciplinarian, too. Words the poison of bad interested. such as “You’re just like your father” emotions. Is it pos- We can were frequently uttered. On occasion sible for a re- discipline Mike was told that his father had jected or abused ourselves to never loved him and that someday he child to learn think about the would end up in jail. When Mike was to love? effects of our 10 he was committed to residential Certainly. One words and care. He felt rejected and separated does not bene- actions. from his family, or what was left of his fit from love We can family. It was at this point that Mike by talking refuse to be a began his reign of terror. His stay came about it. A replay of what to an end without significant person has to was done to us. rehabilitation. As the years went by, experience love We can be a delinquency was followed by petty to grow in it. good example. crimes and drug abuse. Today Mike is Love must be We can work hard ISC serving time in a detention facility. received before it to be the child’s best and D

Love-deprived children are seldom can be given to oth- most precious gift by HOTO happy. If they are unhappy, why should ers. As a society, what developing our own © P they allow anyone else to be happy? can we do for love- competence. HOTOS They often lack self-esteem. Love- deprived children? We must reach out and love them. P

ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 (993) 17 Love-deprived children need to fall Parents and educators who are academic skills. It is sad that with all into a love relationship with someone incapable of giving love must seek the uproar about child molestation, who has experienced love. It is a help, for love deprivation is educators are so afraid to touch serious challenge to family, the most dreadful of students, but there are other ways of friends, parents, and psychological reaching them. If we cannot hug our educators to be competent handicaps. A children, let us at least shake their lovers themselves. A loving therapist hands. Teachers need to praise major problem is that may be one students more often. They need to many adults have way of express understanding and care. Use a themselves been experiencing tender approach without yelling and love deprived. and learning screaming. Parental power by itself is They are therefore about love. nontherapeutic. Try the power of in no position to Also, compassion and love. Loving adults give love. This is spending need to connect emotionally to love- the greatest time with a deprived children through healthy human dilemma. loving friend touch, kind words, patient listening, It calls into or relative and enjoyable activities. The child will question the can help. respond, for in every love-deprived matter of Special care child is a hidden desire to be loved. competence in the should be taken What would happen if all parents adult population. in selecting a and educators made it their business What can parents therapist. A good to say hello to every child at least do? What can teachers therapist should have once a day, calling them by name? do? They can learn to a kind, caring There is a cure for love deprivation. love by first experiencing personality, a healthy set of Experiencing love from competent love. They themselves need to be values, emotional stability, and adults who were fortunate enough to in healthy love relationships. proper graduate training and licensure. be loved is the cure. ■ What about the role of educators hat is the source of love? who spend so much time with our Don N. Bacchus is a clinical First John 4:8 boldly children? Are they capable of loving psychologist who writes from exclaims that God is love. the love-deprived? Perhaps teachers Berrien Springs, Michigan. WIn verse 11 it is stated that if God so need to spend more time giving love to loved us, we ought also to love one children in addition to teaching another. I am reminded of Nathaniel. When asked who loved him, he paused for a while and then replied, “My dog.” I hastily responded, “That’s a start.” How about the love of family and friends? Let love fill you up. Do not allow anger and hate to kill love, for love is a tender plant. It must be cultivated. Let it grow within you. Love is a flicker of light that must never go out. Let it grow within you. Who will initiate? Who will go first? It is not the role of the child to give love to adults. Rather it is the responsibility of the adult to love and nurture the child. They are all our children, and children learn to love as they experience love from adults. What is love? Love is tender. Love is looking out for someone else’s well- being. Love is being full of goodness and self-control. Love is what you do.

18 (994) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 CLIFFORD GOLDSTEIN Perfection

ainfully etched on the front page of the only way they could have fallen, then, was if the phrase “the Washington Post was a 12-year-old Bosnian boy image of God” (whatever that means) included within its who, having climbed down from a cherry tree, meaning the possibility of sin, which it obviously did. stepped on a land mine Ellen White wrote about that blew off two limbs. inhabitants on another planet who But what caught my attention The concept must were “noble, majestic, and lovely,” Pwas the cherry tree. Why? Because and who “bore the express image of when I became a believer, when the Jesus” (Early Writings, pp. 39, 40). veil that had kept me lost in include the She also said that in their midst grew darkness all my life was first lifted two trees, and that though these and I could suddenly see in nature potential for inhabitants “had power to eat of irrefutable proof of a loving Creator, both,” they were forbidden to eat I was standing in a field in Denmark, imperfection. from one. Thus included in the where, rising out of the earth, a nobility and majesty of perfect beings cherry tree dangled luscious red bearing the “express image of Jesus” cherries that glistened richly in the was the potential for disobedience. sun—and God’s love couldn’t have been more obvious to me They had the freedom, and the power, to disobey; if they than if an angel of light had plucked a piece of fruit from the didn’t have that option, they wouldn’t be perfect. branches and glided over to ease it between my lips. Jesus Himself personifies this point. Though literally the So how could a child climb down from a cherry tree and have embodiment of perfection and sinlessness, didn’t that his limbs blown off? Or in more universal terms, why does evil perfection include the potential for imperfection, even sin? exist in a world created by a good and perfect God? What purpose were His temptations (He “was in all points Though the book of Job teaches that on this side of tempted like as we are” [Heb. 4:15]) if Christ couldn’t have heaven, evil—especially in its particulars—appears random fallen? What type of example would Jesus be for us in our and meaningless, the book of Ezekiel explains how evil struggles with sin if He could not have sinned? The fact that could arise in a universe originally created by a perfect God: Christ could have sinned proves that in God’s moral “Thou wast perfect in thy ways,” the Lord said to Lucifer, universe, perfection includes the possibility of imperfection. “from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found Why? Because the foundation of God’s government is in thee” (Eze. 28:15). love, and love—by its very definition—can’t be forced, or But if Lucifer was created “perfect” (a perfect God is, else it’s not love. The moment it’s coerced, it’s no longer after all, going to make only a perfect creation), how could love. Thus if love is the motivating force behind God’s iniquity be found in him? The answer is that the concept perfect creation, then fundamental to the moral components of “perfection” itself must include the potential for imper- of that creation is free will, and free will is not free if it fection. In other words, perfection encompasses in its doesn’t include the potential for disobedience. definition the potential for evil, for imperfection; other- Love, of course, doesn’t necessitate evil, only an environ- wise, these never could have arisen. If perfection excluded ment—such as a perfect universe—that allows it, which goes the possibility of evil, evil would never be; the fact that a long way in explaining how a child can get his or her limbs evil exists proves its potentiality, even in a universe blown off, even under the shadow of a cherry tree. created perfect. God, of course, didn’t create sin; He created freedom, and Clifford Goldstein is the editor of a maga- freedom allowed the option to sin, which humans have Liberty, zine of religious freedom. chosen. Look at the Fall. Adam and Eve were molded in the perfect moral image of God. “In the image of God created he him; male and female created he them” (Gen. 1:27). The

ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 (995) 19 WORLD NEWS & PERSPECTIVES What’s in a Name A marriage of mission and good business produces a family brand for Adventist health care in the western United States.

BY PAT HORNING BENTON, WHO WRITES FROM BUENA VISTA, COLORADO

dventist Health is the easily identified with other parts of recommended shortening Adventist new, simplified family our health care family.” Health System/West to simply name for the 19 hospi- Dupper emphasizes the Adventist Health. They offered tals, physician practice importance of both words, graphic solutions for incorporating the sites, medical founda- “Adventist” and “Health,” in the name Adventist Health into hospital tions, and associated businesses known name. “The word ‘health’ implies not names, clinics, and other operations Aformerly as Adventist Health only restoring people to wellness but throughout the four-state system. System/West. The hospitals have also emphasizing prevention, a “Initially many of us were surprised retained their existing names while concept Adventists have espoused by the consultants’ research,” says adding Adventist Health as part of for more than 120 years. In just two Adrian Zytkoskee, Adventist Health their identity. words we convey who we are and senior vice president for Integrated Frank Dupper, president of what we stand for.” Delivery System. “Some had believed Adventist Health, believes the family The change was needed because that it was better for our hospitals not brand marries historic Adventist the organization’s rapid growth to be closely associated with the mission and church sponsorship with resulted in a puzzling array of names. church. So for many years a number of good business practices. “Our For example, in southern California Adventist hospitals had carefully hospitals can retain the ‘brand equity’ three historic Adventist hospitals are avoided using the term Adventist in they’ve built in their individual within 100 miles of each other, yet it their names.” communities,” he says, “yet be more wasn’t obvious that the White Zytkoskee decided to try his own Memorial Medical Center was informal research. The next time he related to Glendale Adventist attended a managed-care contract Medical Center or Simi Valley session, he asked the participants to Adventist Hospital and Health tell him how they’d describe to their Care Services. “We were a colleagues the people they’d met chaotic collage of names with no that day. recognizable link among entities “At first I had trouble explaining and providers,” says Rodney what I was trying to find out,” Corker, president of Adventist Zytkoskee says. “But when they Health/Manage Care. understood that I wanted their ‘shorthand moniker’ for us they finally Identity Problem said, ‘The Adventists,’ which is the More than a year ago Adventist exact phrase the consultants heard Health System/West leadership over and over again.” tackled the problem, hiring corporate identity and branding Branding Benefits All consultants. As part of a corporate As the task force continued its task force, the consultant con- work, it became apparent that all ducted interviews with nearly 60 entities would be strengthened by key individuals. During this process clear, simple identification. The good the consultants kept hearing two reputation of one hospital or physician phrases: “the Adventists” and practice enhances another as people “Adventist hospitals.” come to realize that they’re all part of OUT IN FRONT: The new Adventist Health name After completing their the larger Adventist Health family. helps to identify and market Adventist hospitals. research, the consultants “Our smaller hospitals benefit most

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by identification with the system,” Jackets, denim shirts, sweatshirts, and Guam that provides coverage to some Dupper says. “Our promise of system- sports bags are popular. 33,000 islanders. According to the wide quality is reassuring. When contract, all off-island health care for they’ve been well served in their local Name Change Reaches Across Ocean plan members will be provided at community, people are less hesitant to Corker and his staff are delighted Adventist Health sites in Hawaii or use services of another Adventist with the new branding strategy. Now California. “This one contract could Health physician or facility.” they can show that Adventist Health generate $4 million annually for The family brand will save money is an entire system capable of supplying Adventist Health hospitals,” Corker by decreasing marketing and supply a broad range of services and facilities. predicts. costs. “We’re just beginning to For instance, they point out that Implementation of the new explore the economies of scale,” says Adventist health care is the second identity is happening at hospitals up Rita Waterman, director of largest private provider of Medi-Cal and down the West Coast. “As we Adventist Health corporate services in California. begin to use the name Adventist communications. “But we expect to Corker sees advantages that reach Health widely, we’re getting positive find dozens of ways to maximize our beyond the mainland United States. reactions,” Dupper says. “We’re marketing, communication, and Recently he and others have been pleased that it instantly associates the purchasing efforts.” helping to provide strategic planning health care arm of the church with To get the new word mark and contracting services to the the rest of the denomination.” circulating on frequently used items, Adventist clinic in Guam. Affiliation What’s in a name? The name the task force set up the Company with a mainland network is proving a Adventist Health is a clear, plain Store, a mail-order system from valuable marketing tool on the tiny identification for hospitals proud of which hospitals or employees can Pacific island. their heritage and their affiliation, and purchase various products imprinted For example, a contract has been looking forward to continuing their with the Adventist Health logo. signed with a health care plan in mission into the next century.

NEWSBREAK

Russia’s Restrictive Legislation to reforms which uphold freedom of religion to each and Raises Concerns at World Religious every faith,” Krushenitsky said. The board of directors of the Russian association Liberty World Congress issued a protest against the legislation in a letter to the Duma’s legislative committee. The letter requested the ews that Russian lawmakers adopted legislation Russian parliament to discuss the bill with religious N that restricts key religious freedoms raised con- bodies of the country. The association, with repre- cerns at the Fourth World Congress on Religious sentatives from the majority of religious groups and Liberty, which convened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June denominations in Russia, including the Orthodox, 22-26. The congress brought more than 250 diplomats, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist clergy, and scholars together to dialogue on the impor- faiths, recognized the anti-religious freedom clauses in tance of religious liberty. the bill. According to reports, the new legislation was passed The Duma action has raised a wave of concern and by an overwhelming majority (337 to 5) in its second protests from the international religious community. reading by the Russian Duma June 18. Concerns about the law were voiced by the Roman Valery Borschev, a member of the Duma who attended Catholic Church, the Baptist World Alliance, and the the conference and is among the vocal opponents of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, among others. Appeals current version of the legislation in Russia, believes that are being made to Russian president Boris Yeltsin not to the bill can be seen as a major setback for democracy in sign the legislation. his country. Krushenitsky, a Seventh-day Adventist, says his Articles of the new legislation in Russia do not church is deeply concerned at the development, and “correspond with the country’s constitution, nor with the together with other churches the church has sent a international documents,” according to another congress petition to the speaker of the Duma regarding this participant, Viktor Krushenitsky, secretary general of the legislation. Though Adventists have been established in Russian chapter of the International Religious Liberty Russia for more than 110 years, as a minority they have Association. The bill can be viewed as a “major setback often been mistreated.

ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 (997) 21 WORLD NEWS & PERSPECTIVES Jacques Cousteau and the Adventist

BY ALEX BRYAN, PASTOR, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

he planet has lost one of its best known defenders.” weeklong Creation (while many Christians are teaching So said French prime minister Lionel Jospin about evolution) give us a theological imperative to care Tthe death of Jacques Cousteau, the world’s great aggressively for our environment. Our end-time message oceanic explorer (USA Today, June 26, 1997, p. D1). that “soon things will be what they used to be” (before sin) Cousteau had spent nearly 50 years on his ship Calypso compels us to practice our pre-Fall God-given occupation as exploring parts of earth never seen by professional environmentalists (Gen. humans. His team pioneered diving and NEWS COMMENTARY 1:28). Further, our health message begs us underwater camera technology that to promote a well-maintained habitat for captured breathtaking pictures far below the ocean’s plant life, animal life, and human life alike. surface. In the 1970s the Frenchman formed an So how are we doing? Does the world associate international environmental organization—the Cousteau “Adventist” and “environmentalist”? Do our church Society. “My role,” he once said, “is to inform people, to properties and homes reﬂect well-tended gardens? Do we share the love of this planet. People protect what they encourage our biology and chemistry students to consider a love, and if I’m in a position where I can make them apply lifetime of environmental discovery? Do we challenge our it, they will love it and protect it as well.” pastors to speak boldly on caring for nature? Do we stand Seventh-day Adventists should also be known as “the against the economic exploitation of God’s globe? Are we planet’s best known defenders.” Our commitment to the known in our communities as people who pick up trash? biblical Sabbath (the holiday of Creation) and belief in a Can we also be described as defenders of this planet?

NEWSBREAK

Historically, Seventh-day Adventists have been do not need to be registered by the state to engage in known for their religious liberty activism and play a worship activities, an organization may not receive legal significant role in promoting interconfessional status until it “has confirmation from local governments relationships in Russia. The proposed legislation in that it has existed for no less than 15 years in the territory.” Russia has numerous laudable general provisions that Many religious groups were not present in Russia proclaim religious freedom and equality for all citizens. before 1990, prior to the collapse of Communism in the However, the bill’s central provisions undermine these former Soviet Union, and many of those who were had principles. not submitted written notice of their activities to state A key article in the legislation would change all officials.—Adventist News Network. religious groups whose legal status has not been recognized for more than 15 years into second-class New Name, New Status for Canadian associations deprived of legal status. Rights to engage in a Union College broad range of religious activities will be denied, such as owning places of worship and other religious property, Canadian Union College in College Heights, Alberta, and producing, acquiring, importing, and distributing has a new name and a new accreditation status. The new religious literature or other religious materials. name, Canadian University College, better reflects the Moreover, these religious groups would not be able to college’s status as a baccalaureate degree-granting establish institutions for training indigenous clergy, or institution. In Canada four-year colleges are designated create a legal entity to handle donations and other assets. “university colleges.” They will not receive exempt status or obtain fiscal The new accreditation status, conferred by the benefits available to recognized churches, or have the National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education ability to hire employees. (NCATE), allows CUC’s education graduates to obtain The legislation would thus deprive most smaller and teaching credentials throughout the United States newer religious groups of legal status, thereby vastly without having to complete additional individual state complicating their ability to carry out religious activities. requirements, reports Brian Leavitt, CUC vice president While the new law is very clear that “religious groups” for student services and advancement. Education

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Religion in the News 82 Years Ago: Ellen White Dies

New Bill Combats Religious Persecution. The death of Ellen White on July 16, 1915, brought Legislation to “put teeth” into efforts to curb the persecution trauma to the Seventh-day of Christians and other religious minorities in foreign lands by Adventist Church. Yet her last imposing a variety of economic and other sanctions was unveiled audible words pointed beyond herself recently in the United States House and Senate with broad to Christ. “I know in whom I have religious backing. believed,” she said, referring to 2 The proposed bill would also create a senior White House Timothy 1:12. position to monitor religious persecution abroad and expedite The upward focus began in proceedings for those claiming asylum from religious March 1840, when the 12-year-old persecution, reports Religion News Service. Ellen Harmon heard William Miller speak. Even as a youth Ellen began High Court Strikes Tax Breaks for Some Charities. publicly to share the gospel—despite her brother’s urging The United States Supreme Court has ruled that states not to “disgrace the family.” cannot discriminate in levying property taxes among charities, “Can it disgrace the family,” she asked, “for me to preach including religious groups primarily serving out-of-state clients Christ and Him cruciﬁed?” (Signs of the Times, June 24, and those serving state residents. 1889). And so she continued telling the story of the cross In a 5-4 decision, the Court overturned a Maine Supreme despite some conventions against women preaching. Judicial Court ruling against a summer camp operated by the “One interest will prevail,” she wrote of the Adventist Christian Science Church, in which 95 percent of the attendees Church. “One subject will swallow up every other—Christ were from out of state. A $30,000 property tax had been levied on our righteousness” (Review and Herald Extra, Dec. 23, 1890). the camp that was not imposed on charities whose clients were primarily from within the state, reports Religion News Service. —Bert Haloviak, GC Ofﬁce of Archives and Statistics

NEWSBREAK graduates receive their degrees through an afﬁliation with ✔ About 200 Global Mission pioneers began their Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska. training in Moscow in early June as part of a plan to CUC, the only NCATE-approved school in Canada, establish Adventist congregations in 50 unentered cities, is one of three Adventist colleges and universities in reports Robert S. Folkenberg. The volunteers will spend North America that hold the status. at least one year in the unentered territories. ✔ The Chan Shun Foundation, based in Vancouver, Retired Administrator Develops British Columbia, recently approved a $5.6 million grant Mongolian Ministry to Loma Linda University in California. The grant, disbursable over four years, is the largest ever given by A retired church administrator is now developing a the foundation to an Adventist institution, reports new Adventist presence in Mongolia, reports General Donald Prior, LLU vice president for Conference president Robert S. Folkenberg. advancement. Gerald Christo, former Southern Asia Division The grant will help establish a new president, and his wife, Birol, have been in Mongolia for cancer research facility on the campus. nearly two months and have started a parenting seminar ✔ Halvard B. Thomsen, Oregon for non-Adventist mothers. “Pray for the Christos as they Conference secretary, was recently elected bring hope to the people in Mongolia,” Folkenberg says. president of Southern New England Halvard B. Conference. Thomsen replaces Charles News Notes Thomsen Case, who retired.

✔ Organizers of the NET ’98 satellite evangelistic What’s Upcoming service are preparing to translate the outreach meetings in up to 40 languages. The ﬁve-week thrust commences Aug. 2 Global Mission Evangelism Day on October 9, 1998, and will be available in virtually all Sept. 6 Lay Evangelism Day of the church’s 12 world divisions, reports Betty Cooney, Sept. 13-20 Adventist Review Emphasis associate coordinator for NET ’98. Sept. 20 Family Togetherness Day

ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 (999) 23 LEAVING THE COMFORT ZONE

CHRIS BLAKE

Please Post in Your Church

How to Stop a Fire How to Start a Fire A circuit shorts. The wild spark flies. Smoke curls against A church reposes. It may lie sodden with selfishness, serene stained glass. drenched in deceit. Stained glass prevents any fresh air. Fires do break out, even in the church. What can church But fires can break out, even in church. What should members do? Look closely for these warning signs: church members do? Look closely for these opportunities: ■ Incendiary anger increases against the world’s suffering. ■ A dry, juiceless, desiccated environment cries out, ■ Barometric comfort level drops. thirsty for the searing Spirit. ■ Sparks of enthusiasm leap from the ■ Flames lick up old wounds and incinerate hardened hearts. cold flint of formality. ■ Members cease guarding their ■ Fervor flares and spreads. lush, comfortable turf and pour ■ Church heats up dramatically. embers of love on all people. (Do not open the doors to the outside!) ■ True sanctuary emerges, providing The following three simple steps can a safe place for glowing warmth. extinguish any developing fire. These ■ Religion becomes applicable to steps are timeless and universally real life, spawning spontaneous recognized. combustion. 1. Locate a blanket. A most The following three simple steps can effective blanket is woven from an develop any fire. These steps are insecure blend of 60 percent comfort, recognized as universally timeless. 25 percent fear, and 15 percent 1. Believe deeply that this kind jealousy. of kindling really does matter. Treasure the life of every 2. Wet the blanket. For best results, douse generously piece of fuel. with good intentions. 2. Guard your fire. Don’t allow suffocating forces to choke 3. Smother the fire. Suffocate the blaze with phrases the joy from the fire. Be aware of true enemies—the powers of such as: “We’ve tried that.” “We’ve always done it this way.” darkness and their extinguishing arsenal of overwork, “That’s never worked before.” “Sounds like another dumb criticism, and hopelessness. Be sure to keep your eyes on the idea.” “You’re wasting your time.” flame. That’s how you will know the fire’s true condition. This Scatter, disunify. Pick at small, insignificant items. Isolate battle calls for discernment, courage, and persistence. the burning parts. Work to stifle and choke the flames. 3. Continue adding fresh fuel and air. Fan the flickerings Whatever you do, cut off the fire from its air supply. with such phrases as: “I’m so glad you have different ideas— we need diversity.” “Could you use some help?” “Let’s involve CAUTION: The above procedure may need to be applied as many people as possible in this.” “I’m sorry; I was wrong. repeatedly. There’s really no telling when a blaze will go beyond Will you forgive me?” human control. “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear Bring as many parts together as possible. Whatever you its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is do, keep the air supply fresh and strong. going” (John 3:8, NIV). CAUTION: The above procedure may need to be applied repeatedly. There’s really no telling when a blaze will grow beyond human control. “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or Chris Blake teaches at Union College in Lincoln, where it is going. Nebraska. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit” (John 3:8, NIV).

ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 (1003) 27 the jug of oil did not get used up. Every day there was enough so that All You Elijah, the widow, and her son could eat. The flour and oil that never run out—that’s what love is like. Jesus tells us, “Love each other as I Can Eat have loved you” (John 15:12, ICB). The reason love doesn’t run out is that it comes from Jesus. He just keeps pouring ROSY TETZ it out. The Bible says, “May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other” (1 Thessalonians 3:12, NIV). o you like pie? Let’s And there is more. Love doesn’t pretend you are going disappear when you give it away. It to have pie for grows. Let’s say you give your mom a dessert. What hug. Then she might give it to your kind? brother, and he might give it to Rhubarb? No? OK, how your dad, and he might give it to Dabout apple? your grandma, and she might Now let’s say there will give it to your cousin . . . and be six people for dinner. who knows how far that hug (Your family plus as much will travel. company as you need to So we can love as much as make six. Or if there are we want. We can give a hug exactly six in your family, any time it seems like a good just your family. Or if you idea. We can tell people we have a big family, your love them and show them that family with some people we love them. We can spend all gone to summer camp.) our kisses, and still there will be Now when that’s settled, more. “Love never ends” (1 you’ve got to figure out how six Corinthians 13:8, ICB). people are going to eat out of one pie. Will you: A. Pass the pie around with a spoon and let everyone scoop out as much as they want? B. Cut the pie in six equal pieces and give everyone one piece? C. Decide that all pies should really be cut into eight pieces and put the pie back into the refrigerator until the next time there are eight people for dinner? If you chose B, then I would like to come to your house for dinner. Some people think love is like pie. They pass it out in little slices or save it for later. They are stingy with it because they don’t want to use it up. But love is not like pie. Love doesn’t run out. You don’t need to save it or be stingy with it or worry about using it all up. Do you remember that story about Elijah the prophet and the time of no rain (1 Kings 17)? The jar of flour and

28 (1004) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 DICKINSON, Marjorie Wearner—b. Dec. 1900, Oslo, Norway; d. Jan. 12, 1997, Portland, 7, 1923, Deer Park, Calif.; d. May 1, 1997, Loma Oreg. He served as treasurer in the Indiana and Linda, Calif. She worked in the business offices Illinois conferences, College Wood Products of of Loma Linda University, Northern California Broadview Academy, and Harris Pine Mills. He is Conference, Weimar Institute, Voice of survived by one son, Luther; one daughter, Eloise Prophecy, and Total Health Foundation, Yakima, Leftrook; one stepson, Raymond Nelson; nine Washington. She is survived by her husband, grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Kent; two sons, Gary and Kevin; and three JOHNSON, Ethel Augusta—b. Oct. 10, grandchildren. 1904, Montana; d. July 18, 1996, Long Beach, DORTCH, Volney—b. Aug. 10, 1920, Wash. She served in the educational field for 50 Denver, Colo.; d. Nov. 25, 1996, Grand Terrace, years, first as a teacher in Oregon and Washing- Calif. He served in Book and Bible Houses in ton; as supervisor of schools and curriculum the Southern and Northern California coordinator in the Columbia Union Conference; conferences and went on to manage the and as chairperson of various textbook Philippine Publishing House. Later he served as committees. At Rest administrator of the New England Sanitarium MAUK, Harold H.—b. Nov. 15, 1905, and Hospital, Madison Hospital, Porter Hospital, Lincoln, Nebr.; d. Jan. 17, 1997, Sacramento, BAERG, Harry J.—b. May 17, 1909, and Loma Linda University Medical Center. He Calif. He served as a teacher and principal for 20 Waldheim, Sask.; d. Nov. 28, 1996, Berrien is survived by his wife of 55 years, Juanita; one years in denominational schools in California, Springs, Mich. An artist, he authored 26 books son, Kenneth; and two grandsons. including Fresno Academy and Kern Academy. and served as an illustrator at the Review and ELLIOTT, Hicklyn Lindberg—b. May 5, MINNER, Juliette E.—b. 1927, Pensacola, Herald Publishing Association from 1956 to 1934, Jamaica, West Indies; d. Apr. 15, 1997, Fla.; d. Mar. 8, 1997, Leesburg, Fla. She served 1979. His work can be found in many church Avon Park, Fla. He served 17 years as head chef for 34 years as a registered nurse with the periodicals and books. Among his best-known for Florida Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Adventist Health System. She is survived by one books for children is the Chipmunk Willie, Humpy Sheila; three sons, Patrick, Paul, and Richard; son, Ronald. the Moose, and Benny the Beaver series. He was and two grandchildren. NOLAND, Keylor—b. July 29, 1914; d. also a World War II veteran. He is survived by his FOGARTY, Francis—d. June 26, 1996, Jan. 17, 1997. He taught strings at Andrews wife, Ida May; one daughter, Carol Brenneise; Orlando, Fla., at the age of 87. She worked as a University and Iowa Wesleyan College. He was a one son, Willard; one brother, Isaac; one sister, church school teacher for two years and as a violinist with the Cincinnati Symphony Evangeline Marin; and six grandchildren. nurse at Florida Hospital for more than 30 years. Orchestra for 14 years before retiring in 1985. BALDWIN, Margaret Weaver—b. June 21, GLANZER, Ben T.—b. Aug. 19, 1910, He played in symphony orchestras for more than 1922, Portland, Oreg.; d. 1996, Nampa, Idaho. Wall, S.D.; d. Feb. 3, 1997, Loma Linda, Calif. 50 years, including the Indianapolis, St. Louis, She worked at the General Conference and in He served as a pastor and singing evangelist for Denver, and Detroit symphonies, and toured Fresno, California, after graduation. She began 40 years in the United States, Canada, and summers with the Albert Tipton Chamber denominational work again in 1963 at Pacific England. He was with the King’s Heralds for four Orchestra. He was also a World War II veteran Press Publishing Association, serving 28 years, years and spent seven years in the Ministerial and member of the 25th Division Army Band. 20 years in the Signs promotion office. She is Association of the General Conference. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Richards- survived by her husband, Kenneth; one son, HAMMILL, Leroy Richard—b. Dec. 28, Noland; and one brother, Boardman Noland. Douglas; one daughter, Judith Mayfield; and two 1913, Chico, Calif.; d. Mar. 28, 1997, College NORMAN, Clinton—b. June 12, 1915, grandsons. Place, Wash. He began his ministry in the Honduras; d. Feb. 1, 1997, Carmichael, Calif. He BRANDON, Alfred—b. Sept. 10, 1922, Washington Conference and then went to the served as a minister for the Inter-American Ogden, Utah; d. July 4, 1996, Daytona Beach, Far Eastern Division as a pastor and teacher. He Division for 20 years. Fla. He developed medical libraries for schools, was a prisoner of war of the Japanese during OLNEY, Stephen Berry—b. Dec. 16, 1904, including Loma Linda University Medical World War II. He served the church for 44 years Starbuck, Wash.; d. Apr. 26, 1996, Newbury Center. He is survived by one son, Robert; one in various capacities, including teacher, dean, Park, Calif. He began his ministry in 1938 in daughter, Sharon Rivera; and six grandchildren. associate director of the General Conference Colorado and pastored 44 churches in the CHACE, E. Stanley—b. Mar. 21, 1927, Education Department, president of Andrews United States before becoming a conference New Britain, Conn.; d. Mar. 25, 1997; Sun City, University, and General Conference vice officer. He ministered in Japanese prison camps Ariz. He served for 38 years as pastor in the president. He is survived by his wife, Dena; one during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Southern New England Conference; teacher in son, Tully; one daughter, Marsha Cole; four Betty Collins Olney. Massachusetts, Florida, Tennessee, and British grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. ORTNER, Irene Elvira—b. July 2, 1913, Columbia; teacher/administrator at Walla Walla HERR, Elmer F.—b. Feb. 7, 1921, Lincoln, Nebr.; d. Mar. 24, 1997, Corona, Calif. College and Andrews University; educational McCluskey, N.D.; d. Jan. 15, 1997, St. Helena, She served as chair of the Secretarial Science superintendent of the Southern California Calif. He taught at Hawaiian Mission Academy Department of La Sierra College from 1944 to Conference; and president of Medicine Hat (1946-1954) and Pacific Union College (1956- 1971 and continued teaching until 1977. College, Alberta. He is survived by his wife, 1990). He also led more than 50 study tours to RENTFRO, Rose—b. Dec. 14, 1921, Lodi, Esther; one sister, Merilyn Christian; one son, other countries. Calif.; d. Mar. 23, 1997, Ellensburg, Wash. She Mark; two daughters, Joanne Badzik and Denise JAMES, Edith Gertrude—b. May 29, 1899, served with her pastor-evangelist husband in the McNeil; and two grandchildren. Red Cloud, Nebr.; d. Mar. 7, 1997, Walla Walla, western United States and Canada. She was an CROUSE, Helen Marjorie—b. Nov. 20, Wash. She served the denomination as a accomplished gospel organist and pianist. She is 1925, Cherryfield, N.S.; d. Jan. 14, 1997, St. teacher. She and her husband, Wilbur, served in survived by her husband, Richard; one son, Louis, Mich. She served as a church school the Southern Union and Argentina, and at San Richard; one daughter, Connie Coleman; two teacher in New Brunswick, North Carolina, Diego Academy. They also helped thousands of brothers, Verne and Carroll Lind; and three Illinois, and Michigan for 34 years. In 1991 she youth by contributing large sums toward grandchildren. received the Zapara Award for excellence in scholarships. She is survived by a grandaughter, teaching. She is survived by three sisters, Elsie MaryAnn Barrett. Conrad, Florence Crouse, and Beulah Hendrick. JOHANSEN, Einar Godfrey—b. Oct. 6,

ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 (1005) 29 REFLECTIONS Will I Get My BY JONATHAN GALLAGHER Picture Back?

adness at the passing nature of life first hit me at him out, and I went to bed with watery eyes, worrying about 6 years old. Young enough to become nos- about how Furry would survive the night. talgic, you might think! Younger sister Jane and I But sure enough, just as Mom and Dad had said, there were sitting on the roof of he was in the morning, back in his the garden shed, painting open cage eating lettuce. Some- pictures of the garden next door. how I was proud with him—for S(And before you ask, even then I staying out all night in a strange knew that my life’s career did not The grass no place and then coming home for lie in this direction.) breakfast. Suddenly it hit me as I pinked longer dies. Fun and laughter and a few bites in the petals of the tulips. Even on my finger—Furry seemed to though the ruby-red peonies, the The flowers do enjoy the attention as much as we white lilies, and the tiny turquoise enjoyed the games. Until the forget-me-not stars would flower morning I found him cold and stiff again, they wouldn’t be the same. not fade. in his cage. And I couldn’t find the And somehow, strangely, I wanted words to say what I felt . . . to cry. The abrupt realization that In the midst of life we are in everything passes chilled me, death. “Grass withers and flowers especially as I saw that I was involved in this transient fade” (Isa. 40:7, TEV). and temporary aspect of life. Forget-me-not. “As for man, his days are like grass; The flowers that Jane and I were so meticulously As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. coloring were going to die. Tomorrow might be nearly the For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, same. The next day too—but slowly, almost imperceptibly, And its place remembers it no more” time would have its way. I returned to my painting with a (Ps. 103:15,16, NKJV). sense of desperation. I wanted to tie down time; I wanted Days of a life that seems so long ago and yet is so close to record this beauty before it faded and withered before and means so much. How wonderful it would be to go back my eyes. and to go home again . . . Which is where God breaks in. I wonder where that picture is now. I know I guarded For His promise is “You can go home again!” Not back to a it almost as a lucky charm, hidden away in my bedroom. childhood in this world of sin, however happy it might It has surely long since rotted away, probably buried deep have seemed “back in the good old days.” But home in the rubbish heap a few miles from my home. How poor together with Him to the delights of a world in which and foolish our attempts to make the moment last. memory doesn’t have to be selective. Home together with And now the childhood home is sold, and I can’t go all those who are trustworthy and true. Home together back. A sense of loss—the thought, I can’t go home again. with the Creator God who made those flowers I tried to For with that thought comes the feeling that all is lost. capture with paint and paper. The wall I used to balance on (and fall off into the nettle The grass no longer dies; the flowers do not fade; the patch). The garage where I began my first scientific temporary, changeable and uncertain life we live is experiments. The bedroom where I lay and watched the transformed into eternal life with God Himself. patterns on the ceiling. And maybe I’ll get my picture back? ■ And that garden shed with Furry the guinea pig stuck underneath. How we all agonized over him. We’d been having guinea pig races, and eventually Furry had had enough. He’d taken refuge underneath the wooden floor Jonathan Gallagher is under appointment as assistant director of of the shed. No amount of coaxing and begging brought the Communication Department of the General Conference.

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