Denis Kaiser

When expatriate missionaries evacuated the Solomon Islands during World War II, they entrusted the Adventist Church’s work to Kata Ragoso (1902–1964), a Solomon Islander pastor and tribal chief. From 1942 to 1945, he served as mission superintendent during one of the most dangerous periods in his people’s history.1  Ragoso understood that war threatened both human…

“James White could not have eaten squirrels,” my friend insisted. There must have been a squirrel infestation, he reasoned, and James was simply trying to reduce their numbers. In September 1866, Ellen White had written to their son Edson that “we have killed one wild black squirrel per day,” adding that, “he [James] enjoys it much.”1  I wondered what evidence supported my friend’s claim, and how killing one…

Sometimes, in our efforts to explain historical events, we create speculative narratives that go beyond the facts. Seventh-day Adventists believe that God gave prophetic visions to Ellen G. White (1827–1915) and called her to serve as a messenger to His last-day remnant church. We also know that before she received visions, two other Millerite Adventists — William E. Foy (1818–1893) and…

In the years following World War I, a native of Madagascar who had served in the French army returned home. While living in Antananarivo, he met a friend, André Rasamoelina, a public-school teacher. The former soldier carried with him a small but remarkable book—an English copy of Steps to Christ by Ellen G. White.  The book itself…