Necessary Divorce
Beyond Leaving the Adventist Pew TERRY MIRRA Divorce is an ugly word. It evokes images of fighting, legal battles, and dissension of every sort. Divorce is defined as: “total separation; […]
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Category: Devotional
Facing Our Former Commanders
NICOLE STEVENSON I’ll never forget the moment. It was early 2010 and I’d only recently left Adventism and discovered the true gospel. It was a quiet afternoon, and I had […]
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I Chose the Cross
CHRIS BADENHORST I plunged fully into Adventism, getting involved with every possible aspect of it. But because it could not provide me with a sound Gospel foundation on which to […]
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Don’t Miss the King!
COLLEEN TINKER Podcasting through the book of Daniel with Nikki Stevenson has deepened my amazement this Christmas. Having just finished working through the intimidating 70-week prophecy, I’m left with an […]
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To the World, From Matthew
DALE RATZLAFF Every Christmas season we are directed back to the biblical accounts of Christ’s birth in Matthew and Luke. When we review these records, both new and old insights […]
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I Thank God for You
[NICOLE STEVENSON] Sometimes it’s overwhelming to see all the emails and comments from formers or from critics of Life Assurance Ministries (LAM). The work of preparing podcasts and writing blogs […]
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Heaven Rules
[COLLEEN TINKER] Richard and I slowly opened bleary eyes about 3:20 AM on Monday to watch the livestream of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service at Westminster Abbey. No one does […]
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Freedom from Adventist Trauma
[COLLEEN TINKER] If there is any effect of Adventism—besides the worldview—that we formers share in common, it is some form of trauma. Of course, not everyone shares the same types […]
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He Restores My Soul
[MARTIN CAREY] “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul” (Psalm 23:1–3). These […]
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Don’t Waste Your Gift
[CHRIS LEE] The stage lights dimmed from a blaze to bathe the platform in an ocean of glowing aqua. I had come to hear a note of nostalgia, the last […]
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Distracted by Summer
KELSIE PETERSEN Summer is quickly coming to an end here in what many would consider “far” north. While the days are still warm, in the upper range of our warmest […]
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Gardening Taught Me Truth About Fear
[NICOLE STEVENSON] I vividly remember sitting in my friend Sarah’s bedroom looking out her picture windows into the woods that surrounded her home. She was telling me how she was […]
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Lessons From My Crock Pot
KELSIE PETERSEN I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of a Crock Pot (slow cooker). Whether it’s for a meal for my family or for a dish to bring to […]
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Come Home!
NICOLE STEVENSON Time for another true confession. In my last blog I confessed my habit of procrasti-cleaning. This time, I confess that I’m a hopeless Fixer Upper fan. I’m the […]
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Water For the Weary
DALE RATZLAFF Introduction The book of Philippians is full of the spiritual nutrients which bring joy and peace into our lives. In fact, it has been one of the chief […]
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