April 17, 2008
Vol. 185, No. 11

GENERAL COMMENTS
I awarded the previous issue a "10" for overall excellence. This issue rates a slightly above average "7". The topics chosen were not the problem; it was the writing. With the exception of Why I Don’t “Abstain”, articles and essays lacked clarity and crispness of expression, an original point of view, and economy of style. And some of the letters got "under my skin".

COVER STORY
Is Church Discipline Still Needed?

April, 2008

GENERAL COMMENTS
Our church leadership needs to do some serious thinking about why, given all our educational, evangelistic and outreach activities, church membership in the Union isn't growing by leaps and bounds. Church members are doing their part.

GENERAL COMMENTS

March 13, 2008
Vol. 185, No. 7

GENERAL COMMENTS
This edition is informative—the cover story unintentionally so—and the rest of the magazine is well edited and occasionally inspirational.

COVER STORY
“Adventist Education Refocuses on Mission”

March 2008 | NAD edition

GENERAL COMMENTS: Adventist World makes a claim to be The International Paper for Seventh-day Adventists. This edition comes close to living up to that claim. I consider it definitely worth reading.

CHURCH WORKS
From the Editor's Pen by Bill Knott includes a reference to me. I am one of the "15 million restless souls" that call ourselves Adventists.

March/April 2008

GENERAL COMMENTS
The graphics are excellent, and the three major articles are timely and informative. (I'm hoping that the extra pages, 13-16, were not included in the entire print run.) However, more editorial attention needs to be given to problems of syntax and economy of expression.

EDITORIAL

February 28, 2008
Vol. 185, No. 6

GENERAL COMMENTS: This issue could have earned another gold star from this reviewer if the editors had insisted that major authors communicate with sharper focus and fewer words.

LETTERS: In general readers make thoughtful comments that reference articles and editorials, most recent of which are two months old. This makes it next to impossible to re-evaluate the author's original message.

EDITORIALS

February 21, 2008
Vol. 185, No. 5

GENERAL COMMENTS: This Review earned a well-deserved gold star.

LETTERS: Responses from readers were thoughtful and positive. I like the idea of providing a cover snapshot with the letters. Why only some? Why not all?

February 14, 2008 issue

GENERAL COMMENTS: The Review markets itself with the following words:” Subscribing to the Review is a commitment to watch and be ready. Change is coming." Unfortunately, this edition is pretty much the same old thing. The cover story, CHRISTIAN DATING: HARNESSING FIRE, HONORING GOD, is a huge disappointment. More about that later.