Ralph Neall
Ralph Neall, Ph.D., is a retired professor of religion at Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska, and now teaches pastors in Cambodia.
Articles by Ralph Neall
So You're Up For Ordination!
July 1973
WHAT is the significance of ministerial ordination in the Seventh-day Adventist Church? Is it the church's recognition of a divine call to "preach the word" (2 Tim. 4:2), or is it simply a recognition of faithful service? Should a man who…
The Advent near
February 1983
The heart of the plan of salvation and the turning point of history was the cross and resurrection of Christ. The blessed hope of Old Testament saints, it was the joyous reality of New Testament Chris tians. Without the mighty acts of Christ…
Have we delayed the Advent?
February 1988
More than 14 decades have passed since William Miller predicted that Jesus would come in 1844, and many Adventists are wondering why He still has not come. On one hand, sobering signs point to the end. There is the…