Ralph S. Watts III
Ralph S. Watts III is senior pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ukiah, California.
Articles by Ralph S. Watts III
Korean Church Property Restored
September 1946
When the government officials in Korea issued the proclamation which dissolved the Seventh-day Adventist churches during the war, they also demanded that all church property held in the Zidon Hoten (Legal Association)…
Korean Evangelism During War
August 1946
The tragic "dark day" for the Seventh-day Adventist church in Korea was December 28, 1943. On that day government officials sent a proclama tion to all churches and members, stating that the Adventist Chinch was being…
Evangelism in the Far East
September 1949
The Peril of Inconsistency
July 1959
Someone has said: "All true preaching begins with preaching to one's self." That is what I have been doing while preparing this message —continuously speaking to my own heart. In the history of our world there never has been a message like…
Breaking Through Barriers
September 1963
Seventh-day Adventists have been called to this critical period of the world's history to perform the greatest publicity job ever undertaken by any religious ill organization. This great Advent Movement exists for only one purpose:…
The Attitude of Seventh-day Adventists Toward Islam (Part II)
July 1964
We come now to the second aspect of our attitude toward Islam. It has to do with the founder of the Islamic religion — Muhammad. Who was he? What was he like? Shall we accept the traditional Christian viewpoint that Muhammad is…
The Attitude of Seventh-day Adventists Toward Islam
June 1964
What should be the attitude of Seventh-day Adventists toward Islam as a religion? Are we prepared to accept Islam in the stream of revealed religions as we do Judaism and Catholicism, or should we regard Islam…
Islam—Our Greatest Challenge: Concluded
March 1962
The Role of Heathen Nations
IN THE Moslem world we see a religious system so powerful that it is gaining rather than losing in the face of Christian witness.The question naturally arises, What is God's purpose in allowing such a…
Kadesh-Barnea and Today
January 1965
Some places stand out in history for all time, places that have witnessed a scene of events that have shaped the destiny of nations and even the world. Stalingrad, that great Russian citadel, was the breakwater on which the flood tides…
Islam our greatest challenge
February 1962
DURING its more than a hundred years of history Seventh-day Adventism has gained much momentum in its worldwide program. Every avenue in our work has prospered under the guiding hand of God. Today we have lengthened our cords and strengthened…
Deep Calleth unto Deep
April 1968
Man is plunging deeper into abysmal depths beyond his control—depths of moral chaos, depths of political dilemma, depths of an atheistic Christianity, depths of uncontrolled science.
Thomas Carlyle, the English essayist and historian…
Unplugged?
February 1998
He was sailing alone in the ocean when a sudden storm threw him off course and sank his vessel. With great struggle, he found himself on a lonesome, uncharted island. After a whole day, and with no rescue in sight,…