June 3–9
Lesson 11: “The Seal of God and Mark of the Beast: Part 1” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: The Adventist end-time scenario is based on the straw-man argument […]
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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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Without the law, how do we know if we’re sinning? Thank you for providing me the regular weekly portion of your inspiring articles. Maybe this is a silly question: If […]
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What Is Repentance?
COLLEEN TINKER Sometimes I am surprised by the way the Lord gets me to pay attention to things. One such situation occurred this week. It started on Sunday as Richard […]
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May 27–June 2
Lesson 10: Satan’s Final Deception COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: The central points of the lesson, “Immortality of the Soul” and “Sun worship”, are built ENTIRELY upon straw-man […]
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Dazed and Confused I want to thank you for all the resources you guys put out for us every week. They really are a blessing to us. I couldn’t really […]
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Discovered: My Boyfriend Is An Adventist! Thank you so much for your availability to answer some questions I have. I’m a Christian woman who has loved Jesus Christ for the […]
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Sabbath Is a Way of Life for Me Thank you so much for your response [on YouTube]! I appreciate your time. Please forgive me for my ignorance here, but I […]
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Is Our Love Too Tough?
COLLEEN TINKER Our advanced placement senior English class was small; we might even have called ourselves “special”. We met, seminar-style, around a large table with Mrs. Winter—our seasoned, eccentric teacher—at […]
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Who is the Source?
COLLEEN TINKER Editor’s note: The following article was written in 2009. In 2015 the General Conference in session changed the wording of Fundamental Belief #18 concerning Ellen White as the […]
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Reading Revelation Through A Colored Lens I commend you for taking up the reading and discussion on the books of Daniel and Revelation. Too often we read books through a […]
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April 29–May 5
Lesson 6: “The Hour of His Judgment” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: The lesson ignores the fact that Adventist scholars have long known that the framework for explaining […]
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Should I Be Baptized Again? I emailed a few years ago about leaving the Adventist church; Colleen was so helpful and encouraging in answering my questions and guiding me. God […]
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