Sabbath Work

Regarding Arthur Brown’s battle with FedEx over Sabbath working policies. I empathize with Mr. Brown’s plight in the face of advancement and alleged harassment. But, I cannot help but see the irony when compared to Adventist teacher contracts that require mandatory weekend work schedules. I trust that if a teacher ever challenges our conferences on these same issues that “...your annual religious liberty offerings and the NAD...” will be funding his or her case. FedEx may not be a very considerate employer, but at least they don’t veil Sabbath work as missionary duty.

Ken Miller

Newbury Park, Calif.

The Passion

I liked Rich DuBose’s article on Christ’s passion. I read an article by another college spiritual leader, and he said not to focus on His death, but his resurrection. While that’s very true, the Bible says that His vestige was marred more than any man. By His stripes, we are healed. But the brutality, I believe, that hurts Him even more than the Cross experience, is our apathy and lack of passion (mine included). Mel Gibson should be commended for putting his wealth towards the making and showing of “The Passion of the Christ” to promote God’s love. And to the Arab world, we should be full, pressed down and running over to show loving acts for what Christ did, and is doing, for us. He loves the Islamic people, and we should go out of our way to embrace and love these people. His grace would be a welcome change.

Roy Brasher

Thousand Oaks, Calif.