Israel Rejected Jesus
Margie Littell with Colleen Tinker We former Adventists are often accused of being harsh. Adventists admonish us, “Jesus didn’t speak harshly to people; He was loving and kind.” People, however, […]
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His Faithful Witness
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in […]
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The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
DALE RATZLAFF I well remember the day that our little Bruce—now a big, strong contractor—started asking questions. We lived in Napa, California, and were driving back from Conn Lake. Bruce […]
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God Has No Plan B
The life AFTER with Chris Lee Plan B: it’s what you do when your best laid plans go awry. I guess I’ve always thought of Christmas as God’s Plan B. […]
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Two Bible Books Adventists Ignore
By Margie Littell with Colleen Tinker There are two New Testament letters which are very difficult for Adventists to understand. Consequently, they pick bits and pieces out of both of […]
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Dear Adventist, Have You Disciplined Your Diet?
Many Adventists today are unfamiliar with the writings of Ellen White, and Lisa Winn wishes to re-acquaint them with the roots of their faith. This column is intended either to […]
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An Uncertain Gospel: The Problem of Open Theism
MARTIN L. CAREY Editor’s note: One of the preconceived ideas we as Adventists held—an idea shared with many Christians as well—is that of ultimate human self-determination. Even God, we […]
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An Open Letter to Loren Seibold
Dear Mr. Seibold, Although I have never met you, I feel as though it might be appropriate for me to write to you by means of an open letter, since […]
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Investigating Ellen White’s Angel
There is no better book of the Bible for Transitioning Adventists than Galatians. It is powerful, it is clear, and it answers the many questions we have. I am amazed […]
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Discovering the Adventist Jesus
COLLEEN TINKERJEREMY GRAHAM, RESEARCH ASSISTANCE I don’t remember exactly the moment I first heard someone say that as an Adventist, she had believed in a different Jesus from the one […]
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Good Medicine
THE LIFE AFTER WITH CHRIS LEE I’ve spent five months researching and writing an article on Adventist Revelation Seminars, five months immersed in darkness. That’s a large dose of bad […]
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Are Other Worlds Watching Us?
MARTIN L. CAREYAndromeda galaxy M31 photographed by Wolfgang Promper of Austria. Used by permission. …when I accepted the gospel of the New Testament, I realized it was also time […]
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Who Is Your Scapegoat?
CHRIS BANDENHORST Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for the scapegoat. Then Aaron shall offer the goat on […]
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Distortion of the Afterlife
This article is excerpted from a forthcoming book by Stephen Pitcher on the Adventist “devotional paraphrase” of the Bible, The Clear Word (TCW). Written by Jack Blanco when he was […]
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Understanding Adventist Terms
COLLEEN TINKERJEREMY GRAHAM In this article we share a (non-comprehensive) list of terms which, within Adventism, have different definitions than they have in evangelical Christianity. This difference in definitions results […]
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