AN ADVENTIST JOURNEY

When once asked if he ever doubted his Adventist faith, Clifford Goldstein replied that  he didn’t doubt much any more but, if he did, he quickly dismissed it as “irrational.”“Irrational?” the person responded incredulously.“Yes,” Cliff continued, “because considering the things that I believe, and the experiences that I have had—to doubt is the most irrational thing that I can do.” For the past forty years, Clifford Goldstein has been a known entity in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Some love him, others (to put it nicely) are less than enthusiastic. Either way, through his writings, editing of the Adult Bible Study Guide, and preaching, Goldstein has been a presence among us. Though, for decades, he has recounted his own personal “Damascus Road” experience, what isn’t known so well is how, within four years of becoming an Adventist, he went to the General Conference, where he has been since 1984. This book tells not just that story, but more importantly, it recounts the theologica