Kinship News

Another year has just passed by - hopefully many of our rainbow families had a good 2025. Family understandings and acceptance of all family members started or continued successfully. We warmly welcome all families and friends that willingly reach out and maybe learn new information or continue enriching their knowledge and awareness of their personal family members. Family friendship and acceptance is God’s desire for all of His families. Explore the many bible activities wh

An old Negro spiritual has this line: "Everybody talkin' 'bout heaven ain't goin' there." The sad reality is that while most people have idealistic conceptions of what we'll experience in the afterlife—no hunger, no violence, no disease, no poverty, no war—very few feel motivated to work for those realities in the communities where we now live. Take, for example, the majority that currently controls the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the Federal Government.

Members in Region 2 got together to reconnect for a new years brunch. Kinship supports regions and members connecting in-person. If you would like to arrange a get-together in your area or region, send an email to  info@sdakinship.org  and we can help you send the message out. Additionally, if you would like to share any community pictures with your wider Kinship family, please send an email to  communications@sdakinship.org

After 6 years of service, Kumar Dixit is stepping away from his role as Kinship Chaplain. We thank him for leading our Spiritual WhatsApp group chat, many online bible study series, speaking at multiple kampmeetings, and his valuable contributions and perspectives shared with the Kinship board. We also thank him for being available to many members and potential members who have reached out with questions, challenges or just seeking support. We wish you the best in your next s

It is called the happiest time of the year. Since many of us are, or grew up, Adventist, I will wish you all Merry Christmas. But this time of the year has so many wonderful holidays and celebrations that I truly do like wishing everyone Happy Holidays. The Christmas story is magical and wonderful no question. But it is also wonderful to learn a bit more about the other holidays that our friends also enjoy and celebrate. Each one contains rich traditions and celebrations that

Larry Hallock Larry Hallock, was an active and instrumental original members of SDA Kinship. He was known for his humor and his deep analysis of almost any subject. He held several Kinship board positions and mentored many members in their coming out process. Home for him was Chicago where he recently passed away. Because of his love for people and connecting with folks at Kinship Kampmeetings we have established a Larry Hallock Memorial Fund. Proceeds will be used to help ke

Conditions could not have been darker when angels appeared to a few shepherds on the outskirts of Bethlehem. The shepherds must've found it nearly impossible to comprehend the bizarre message: "I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people" (Luke 2:10, NIV). The shepherds—and everyone else in Judah—needed good news. Their country was occupied by cruel and oppressive Romans. King Herod was demonstrably deranged, evidenced by the fact that he decreed all bo

Looking backward into 2025 we see many reasons to give “thanks”. We are   grateful   for SDA Kinships safe and welcoming environment. This provides our rainbow friends a warm group to join and enrich themselves and their family members also join a warm and welcoming group of new friends and allies to enrich their daily lives. Friendly communities are very valuable in today’s world that tends to judge and criticize any activities they don’t care to understand and accept. Frien

Stephen Chavez "There is no fear in love. . . . Perfect love drives out fear" (1 John 4:18).* Most of us take that statement for granted, thanks to Jesus' statement to Nicodemus, "This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only son" (John 3:16)—one of the Bible's most often quoted verses. Yet often God's people used fear to frighten people into obedience (fear of damnation, fear of disease, fear of condemnation). Even now, those who hold the reigns of

That is the first chapter of Arlene Taylor’s book "Just the Facts !". Arlene Taylor, PhD is often referred to as the brain guru. Carolyn and I have had the wonderful opportunity to connect with Arlene several times and attended a few of her presentations. She is a brain specialist and spent many years working in a SDA hospital helping patients overcome addictions. She also has a family rainbow member and is a Kinship ally. Her book has 15 chapters - each one with excellent we