Robert W. Olson

Robert W. Olson, Th. D., was the secretary of the Ellen G. White Estate at the time of his retirement last year.

Physician in Local Church

The average Seventh-day Adventist congregation looks to its physicians not only for medical assistance but also for spiritual leader­ship.

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Making Health Reform Attractive

How can I make true health reform so attractive that I may help influence the mem­bers of my church to adopt it?

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"She Is My Bookmaker"

ELLEN WHITE had many secretaries and helpers during her lifetime. Probably none of them was more highly appreciated than Marian Davis, who worked for her for twenty-five years, from 1879 to 1904. Miss Davis' special role was the organizing of Mrs. White's writings into books. . .

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Ellen White and Literary Dependency

MINISTRY Editor J. R. Spangler interviews Robert W. Olson, secretary, and Ron Graybill, assistant secretary, of the White Estate.

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1888--issues, outcomes, lessons

Did the 1888 session yield good for the church or bad? How can we benefit from Ellen White's reaction and counsel?

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Olson discusses the Veltman study

Robert W. Olson reflects on the Veltman study of The Desire of Ages and, more broadly, on our understanding and use of Ellen White's writings in general.

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Ellen White's denials

The former secretary of the White Estate discusses every known instance in which Ellen, James, or W. C. White denied using sources.

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