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Misguided Perceptions and Confused Theology I love my Adventist experience of 40 years, and the Sabbath School lesson guide has been a rich blessing in my journey of learning to […]
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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.
August 3–9, 2024
Lesson 6: “Inside Out” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Problems with they lesson: This week’s lesson covers Mark 7 through Mark 8:21—a passage which includes the accounts of the disciples’ […]
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Ellen Warned Us About You E. G. White indeed saw these people in her inspired vision—she said bright lights would go out. Are these people real? I can understand someone […]
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July 27–August 2, 2024
Lesson 5: “Miracles Around the Lake” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Problems with this lesson: This week’s lesson is the fifth in the Sabbath School quarterly entitled simply, Mark. The […]
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Weak Adventist Jesus The way this week’s Sabbath School lesson handles the talk between Jesus and the devil in the account of the demoniac is just outrageous! It reduces the entire […]
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July 20–26, 2024
Lesson 4: “Parables” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Problems with this lesson: This week’s Sabbath School lesson addresses Mark 4 and the five parables of Jesus recorded in that chapter. […]
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Doubting the Adventist Elder’s Intentions I am reaching out seeking your advice on a situation that has come up regarding my journey out of Adventism. A church lady who is […]
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How Do I Get Through To My Adventist Sister? My sister has now been an Adventist for 30-some years and is woven deeply within the web of the religion. I […]
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July 6–12, 2024
Lesson 2: “A Day In the Ministry of Jesus” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Problems with this lesson: This week’s lesson focusses on Jesus’s teaching and healing in Capernaum and […]
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Jealous Of Our Sabbath School Lessons I will call the president of the Adventist movement and ask him to stop giving out lessons. I just realized (1) that you have […]
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June 29–July 5
Lesson 1: “The Beginning of the Gospel” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Problems with this lesson: This new quarter’s lessons focus on the Gospel of Mark and are written by […]
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Should I Witness to an Adventist Ex-Boyfriend? I was dating an Adventist, but we have broken up. We still have a friendship and…still communicate, and I want to somehow bring […]
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June 22–28, 2024
Lesson 13: “The Triumph of God’s Love” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Problems with this lesson: This last lesson of the series on The Great Controversy covers chapters 39–42. Author […]
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Was Lazarus Happy To Be Brought Back from the Dead? I’m just trying to figure out something in my head. As a former Adventist, I now believe that our spirits […]
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June 15–21, 2024
Lesson 12: “Earth’s Closing Events” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Problems with this lesson: This week’s lesson, based on chapters 37 and 38 of The Great Controversy, reminds readers that […]
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