ARE YOU A DISHONEST ADVENTIST?
By Colleen Tinker When I was still an Adventist, I believed that I saw the flaws of the organization and that I had divorced myself from the historic, cultic […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #44
With Dale Ratzlaff John 11:47-57 Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs. […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #43
With Dale Ratzlaff John 11:38-46 So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus […]
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“HELP! MY FIANCE IS AN ADVENTIST!”
By Colleen Tinker A couple of months ago, we received an email from a Christian woman who was engaged to an Adventist. They had dated for two years, and […]
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HALLELUJAH! ALL I HAVE IS CHRIST!
By Nicole Stevenson I had heard the song many times before. In fact, it’s a favorite to which I often listen, but this time, it seemed different. This time, […]
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GRIEVING DIFFERENTLY
By Colleen Tinker This week is surreal—my mother just died. She’s been on hospice care, and we have known that she is declining steadily, but last week on her […]
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THE SOURCE OF ADVENTISM’S PHYSICAL GOD
By Colleen Tinker Last week’s blog, “Does God Have a Body?” generated a surprising number of responses, some of which were posted online and others which came via email. […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #42
With Dale Ratzlaff John 11:28-37 When she had said this, she went away and called Mary her sister, saying secretly, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” […]
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ADVENTISM’S THREE ANGELS’ HERESIES
By Phil Harris Prolog Recently I wrote commentary in response to the adult quarterly lesson that focused on Armageddon and Babylon with supporting references taken from Revelation chapter fourteen. […]
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DOES GOD HAVE A BODY?
By Colleen Tinker Again this week I’m sharing a response to a letter we received a couple of weeks ago. The letter asked very good questions about the Trinity—questions […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #41
With Dale Ratzlaff John 11:17-27 So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #40
With Dale Ratzlaff John 11:1-16 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was the Mary who anointed the […]
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DEBUNKING ADVENTISM’S DEATH DOCTRINE
By Colleen Tinker “Death” is the featured topic this month in the Adventist Review’s seven-part “Digging Deeper” series of articles addressing core Adventist beliefs. The first three topics were […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #39
With Dale Ratzlaff John 10:30-42 The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of […]
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SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON LEAVES OUT GOSPEL
By Colleen Tinker Reading this quarter’s Sabbath School lessons on the book of Acts has reminded me why that book seemed so dull to me as an Adventist. I […]
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