November 19–25
Lesson 9: Contrary Passages? [COLLEEN TINKER] Problems with this lesson: The author fails to read the “contrary passages” contextually but rather redefines them from the perspective of the Adventist […]
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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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Stuck In An Adventist Home I just want to mention that your podcast has blessed me so much, and God uses it to speak to me often! Now I would […]
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November 12–18
Lesson 8: “New Testament Hope” [COLLEEN TINKER] Problems with this lesson: The premise of this lesson is a straw-man argument: why would we need a resurrection if people are […]
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Where Do I Go From Here? I was raised Baptist but joined the Adventist church when I was 25. That was 1982. I’ve never felt that Ellen White was a […]
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November 5–11
Lesson 7: Christ’s Victory Over Death [COLLEEN TINKER] Problems with this lesson: The lesson reveals Adventism’s lack of understanding of the resurrection by opening with a mockery of the […]
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What Is Speaking In Tongues?
[COLLEEN TINKER] We received a simple, one-sentence email this week. The writer has an Adventist background but is seeking biblical truth. I realized, as I read it, that many former […]
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Persistent Tithe Questions I went back and was listening again to your podcast series on the Adventist Beliefs and heard the one on stewardship. For the longest time I lived […]
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October 29–November 4
Lesson 6: “He Died For Us” [COLLEEN TINKER] Problems with this lesson: This author does not understand that the resurrection is not only about the body. It asserts that […]
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I’ve Never Been This Happy Colleen and Nikki, I’m a former Adventist, and I just want to thank you for sharing the gospel and supporting Adventists who are searching for […]
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October 22–28
Lesson 5: “Resurrections Before the Cross” COLLEEN TINKER Problems With This Lesson: The lesson teaches that Jesus resurrected Moses on the basis of the account of Michael the […]
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Why Are Nine Commandments In the New Testament? Greetings, I hope this mail finds you well. Please help; I’ve been confused about the covenants and the law. If the Ten […]
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Michael Is Not Jesus, And the Resurrection Is Not a Re-Creation
COLLEEN TINKER This week as I wrote our commentary on next week’s Sabbath School lesson, I realized that it addresses two of the Adventist organization’s persistent but less-well-known teachings. I […]
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October 15–21
Lesson 4: “The Old Testament Hope” [COLLEEN TINKER] Problems with this lesson: Because of Adventism’s worldview and its belief that humans have no immaterial spirit and that death equals […]
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The God of Annihilation and Passive Agreeability I really liked Richard Foster’s article on hell. I too find hell comforting, strange as that might sound coming out of the mouth […]
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October 8–14
QUARTER FOUR—ON DEATH AND DYING AND THE FUTURE HOPE Lesson 3: “Understanding Human Nature” [COLLEEN TINKER] Problems With This Lesson: This classic Adventist apologetic for the physicality of man […]
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