Thursday, April 2, 2026

Ellen White

Ellen Was a Sick Teenage Girl Who Changed the World. Don’t Underestimate What You Have.

She was nine years old when a rock hit her in the face and changed the trajectory of her life. The injury left her disfigured, chronically ill, unable to finish...

James Could Be a Jerk: Adventism’s Brilliant, Exhausting, Indispensable Pioneer

James White helped build the Seventh-day Adventist Church from a scattered, post-Millerite remnant into an actual movement with institutions, structure, and mission. Adventists believe...

Why We Still Love Our Founding Mother (Even When We Need a Deep Breath First)

Adventists have a complicated relationship with Ellen White. She’s our founding mother, our OG Adventist influencer, our 19th-century content creator who somehow managed to...

Would Ellen White and Little Debbie Be Friends?

A sugary investigation into Adventist irony Some Adventist facts are so ironic you can’t make them up: Little Debbie — the Empress of Snack Cakes, Queen...

Ellen White Weighs In on Haystacks and Fritos

I have been deeply impressed to consider the matter which, though trifling in the eyes of many, carries weight in the hearts of the...

Ellen White and the Art of Adventist Mom Guilt

Ellen White may have written the manual on ideal Adventist parenting, but her real home life looked much messier than her advice suggested. As...

Can We Please Allow Ellen White to Be Human?

Maybe it’s time to stop expecting Ellen White to be something she never claimed to be: infallible. She was human. She got tired. She got...

We’re Obsessed with Ellen White—but Ignoring What She Actually Wanted

If Ellen White came back today, she’d probably be disfellowshipped. Not because she’d lost her faith, but because she’d start preaching the same radical stuff...

In Response to LA Fires, GC Announces Emergency Great Controversy Book Distribution

The General Conference of has announced an emergency distribution of "The Great Controversy" in response to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. “We believe that in...

Adventist Mathematicians Claim to Have Discovered the ‘Golden Ratio’ in EGW’s Hairdo

LOMA LINDA, Calif. — A team of Adventist mathematicians from Loma Linda University claims to have discovered the elusive 'Golden Ratio' in an unexpected...

Ellen White Impersonator Suffers Heatstroke in Full 19th Century Attire at Outdoor Event

Ellen White impersonator Mildred Hawkins suffered a severe case of heatstroke during the annual Adventist Heritage Festival, collapsing dramatically mid-sermon. Dressed in a full-length...