Randall L. Roberts
Randall L. Roberts, DMin, is the senior pastor of the Loma Linda University Seventh-day Adventist Church, Loma Linda, California, United States.
Articles by Randall L. Roberts
Scholarship and the call to ministry
January 2000
Kevin was hired as a pastor by a local conference. He had many good qualities he was outgoing, loved people, and enjoyed studying the Bible.
But he had no theological training. His college degree was in business,…
What matters more: Container or content?
May 2002
In ministry, what matters most is not the container, but the content. "Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we're proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus…
A person of peace
July 2003
Editorial Note: This is the edited transcript of Pastor Roberts' sermon presented at the recent Ministry uplink seminar, beamed from Pacific Union College on April 1. The theme of the seminar was "Rumors of Peace."…
A person of peace
March 2006
I’ve got a problem. I’ve been asked to speak on “A Person of Peace.” As a Christian, I’m called to be a person of peace, to speak on peace, and to live in peace. And my life is anything but peaceful.
The reason…
Idolatry makes sense; it just doesn't work
September 2007
As a child, listening to my mother read Bible stories, I would see paintings of the Israelites prostrating themselves before idols, and I just couldn’t understand why the people were forever running after other gods.…