Faith and Works: The Tension Resolved
BY COLLEEN TINKER Just today I received an email asking about one of those inevitable former Adventist dilemmas: “I would appreciate your understanding on faith and works as James 2 […]
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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.
Resolving End-Time Fear
BY COLLEEN TINKER It happened again today. The phone rang, and a former Adventist who is firmly grounded in the finished work of Jesus asked, “What do you all believe […]
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April 24–30
Lesson 5: “Children of the Promise” In this lesson the author wrestles with God’s promise to Abraham that He would give him seed and make him a blessing. The […]
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April 17–23
Lesson 4: “An Everlasting Covenant” This week’s lesson addresses God’s call to Abraham and the covenant He made with him. The lesson’s author does not deal with the clear […]
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April 10–16
Lesson 3: “When Your World Falls Apart” This week’s lesson uses the story of Ahaz, a wicked king of Judah, to make a point that leaning on human alliances […]
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A Trip Through Holy Week
COLLEEN TINKER This information is gleaned from the book A Harmony of the Four Gospels by Orville E. Daniel. I will use Daniel’s harmony as my resource to describe the […]
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March 27–April 2, 2021
Lesson 1: “What Happened?” This week begins a new quarter of lessons entitled The Promise. This first week’s lesson reviews the story of Adam and Eve and tells, with […]
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Grappling with Hell
COLLEEN TINKER For many of us former Adventists, the doctrine of hell is the last one to fall into place as we sort out our Adventist worldview. Because this subject […]
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Anniversary Reflections on Cancer and Covid
COLLEEN TINKER Today is Richard’s and my wedding anniversary. I would marry him again in a heartbeat. Ours is a second marriage for both of us, and statistics stacked the deck […]
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Can Sin Defile My Born-Again Spirit?
For those of us who grew up Adventist, coming to terms with our immaterial self, our “spirit”, is sometimes a confusing process. Is our spirit our attitudes and mind? Is […]
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Heartbreak In Switzerland
This poignant email came to us this week from a never-been-Adventist Christian in Switzerland. The writer has been studying with an Adventist family, doing her best to help them understand […]
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What John the Baptist Knew
This month Nikki Stevenson and I have been podcasting through Ephesians 2:1–10, and I have been overwhelmed at what is ours because Jesus came as the incarnate God the Son. […]
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Thankfulness Protects Us
Next week is Thanksgiving in the USA. This isn’t the first year that I realized suddenly that this holiday was only days away, but this is the first year that […]
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