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Kinship News
Stories, news, and updates from the SDA Kinship community


Carrol Grady
Carrol Grady Sleep well, looking forward to meeting again Recently, our Adventist faith and SDA Kinship community lost a brave and loving...

Carolyn & John Wilt
Oct 1, 20232 min read


In Memoriam Reino Korhonen Kullervo & Ingemar Fägerlind
Ingemar (L) & Reino (R) in their garden, July 2002, during the first European Kinship Meeting Only recently did we receive the sad news...

SDA Kinship
May 19, 20233 min read


Church Relations
Toymaker Mattel recently made history with its release of a Barbie doll with Down Syndrome. "This Barbie serves as a reminder that we...

Stephen Chavez
May 1, 20231 min read


Helping Our Faith to Understand and Love
Carolyn & John Wilt As we watch our top faith leaders react and respond to genuine modern human situations, we see exposed many...

Carolyn & John Wilt
Apr 30, 20232 min read


The Eleventh Commandment: Be Kind!
Recently we discovered this new publication, The Eleventh Commandment: Why Kindness Matters, written by Rich DuBose, Michael Temple, and...

Carolyn & John Wilt
Jan 31, 20233 min read


Enjoy the Kinship Spirit
We’ve been re-reading an excellent book by Loma Linda theology professor, Richard Rice, Believing, Behaving, Belonging: finding a new...

Carolyn & John Wilt
Oct 31, 20223 min read


From Pyramids to Wheels
Often we connect with families struggling with the sudden awareness that a family member is LGBTQIA+. This new awareness can be stressful...

Carolyn & John Wilt
Mar 1, 20223 min read


Are Conversion Therapies Successful?
As Carolyn and I connect with many LGBTQIA+ families and close friends, we are often asked about SOCE. Yes, we have connected with a few...

SDA Kinship
Aug 31, 20213 min read


Focusing and Refocusing, Adjusting and Readjusting
Focusing is a complex process. How many times a day do you stop and focus on something? Maybe you need to see a special store sign or...

Carolyn & John Wilt
Jun 3, 20213 min read


Coming Out- Family Process
Many LGBTQ+ folks have celebrated their successful “coming out” to friends and their families. It’s probably a process and event they had...

Carolyn & John Wilt
Nov 1, 20204 min read
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