June 27–July 3, 2026
Lesson 1: “Paul’s Ministry in Corinth” or Adventists Don’t Like Paul COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Adventist, what is your gut reaction when you think of Paul’s New Testament epistles? Do […]
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Author: Colleen Tinker
Colleen Tinker, the editor of Proclamation! magazine, and her husband Richard left Adventism in 1998 with their two sons, Roy and Nathanael, who were in grades six and ten. They have co-led the Former Adventist Fellowship since 1999. Colleen, a graduate of Walla Walla University, is a former high school English teacher and also the former managing editor of Adventist Today magazine. Colleen became the stepmother of Roy and Nathanael in 1989, and in 2008 she adopted them. Romans 8:15-17 has assumed new depth and significance for her and Richard since she and her sons chose to claim each other legally and permanently. She and Richard share an office and a commitment to sharing the gospel of the true Jesus with all of those seeking a way out of the bondage of the false gospel of Adventism.
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Ministry Making a Difference I recently started listening to your YouTube channel and podcasts, and I wanted to take a moment to thank you for the incredible work you are […]
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June 20–26, 2026
Lesson 13: “Into Eternity” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Adventist, do you look forward to the “second coming”, or do you secretly dread it? Do you think you will go to […]
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Is Penal Substitutionary Atonement Biblical? (Response to “Is There a New Adventism?” Regarding atonement, the evangelical faith has largely gotten caught up in PSA, which unfortunately is not supported Biblically. […]
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God’s Justice Bought Our Life
COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Last Friday evening as we began our weekly Former Adventist Fellowship Bible study, Richard said something I have been pondering ever since: “God is so just […]
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June 13–19, 2026
Lesson 12: “Share Him” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Adventist, do you feel helpless and hopeless when you look at your life? You are reminded to share you faith, to share […]
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Response to “Adventist, Does Your Suffering Save God?” What a spin-doctored load of nonsense question. It is a well known FACT that the pagan persecutions of Christians in Rome only […]
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On the Death of My Dad
COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | On Monday morning, October 15, 2001, the phone rang. Exhausted from days of anxiety and sadness and nights of staying late at the hospital, I answered […]
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June 6–12, 2026
Lesson 11: “Setbacks” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Adventist, what do you believe about your suffering and God’s involvement? Why do bad things happen to good people? Do you believe, as […]
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What About Graham Maxwell and Tim Jennings? I became a Christian, and then, about a year into it, discovered Adventism. There are several things that I have felt were off […]
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How the Gospel Disproves Adventism
COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Over the past eight months I’ve been studying through the Gospel of Mark with a multi-generational group of women. This week I wrote the final study […]
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May 30–June 5, 2026
Lesson 10: “Repentance and Forgiveness” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Adventist, how do you understand repentance? What do you have to do in order to experience God’s forgiveness—and what does His […]
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Are you the Voice from Heaven? I’ve got a personal question for you: you said once that your mission for 20-something years has been to help people leave the Adventist […]
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May 23–29, 2026
Lesson 9: “Sin, the Gospel, and the Law” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Adventist, when you sin, how do you restore your relationship with God—or do you actually have a relationship […]
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What About the Fourth Commandment? Thank you for taking the time to read my email. I’ve never been Adventist, but if I understand correctly, Adventists claim that the Sabbath was […]
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