Emphasis Preaching Journal

The Seventh-Day Adventist denomination was founded upon the anticipation of the immediate return of Christ. Now, 150 years later they are still expecting Christ's return. When Lisa Beardsley-Hardy was a child, she thought every thunderstorm she heard meant the immediate return of Christ. Now, at the age of 54 with two children and two grandchildren, she said, "I'm getting back to waiting. But I'm kind of glad the Lord has tarried."