David E. Thomas
David E. Thomas, DMin, is dean, School of Theology, Walla Walla University, College Place, Washington, United States.
Articles by David E. Thomas
The Need for Military Chaplains
June 1966
Do you ever think that you would like to be a military chaplain? Well, there are some openings and they need to be filled as soon as possible. If we Seventh-day Adventists do not supply men for these, others will.
Before…
What the church needs most
August 1983
It is my belief that precious few individuals within Adventism today know what Christian fellowship really is. Most church members walk toward the kingdom alone. They have rarely had anyone who really cared for them; seldom have they known…
Pastoring in a complex world
February 1995
After 14 years as an Adventist pastor, the idealism of youth is gone, replaced by realism. This process has occurred amid bouts with disillusionment. Because I am not trapped in the ministry, several times I have considered transferring to…
The internal dynamic of credible preaching
May 2010
Preaching can be considered an audacious thing for humans to do—daring to stand in the pulpit to speak for God because God is not there in person to speak for Himself.1 Nevertheless, preachers are driven by the belief that preaching…