Humbled By Hell
COLLEEN TINKER The moment caught me by surprise. It was Sunday, January 16—just two weeks ago—and Gary Inrig had just preached from John 3:31–36 ending with that last verse: “He […]
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Watch Out for the June Bugs
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF What’s wrong with legalism? Let me tell you a story. We first noticed the big green June bugs when we were picking the ears […]
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January 29–February 4
Lesson 6: “Jesus, the Faithful Priest” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: The author does not explain that Melchizedek lived BEFORE the Mosaic covenant law existed; thus, Jesus’ priesthood […]
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17. Teaching at MBA
A few months after our alumni weekend visit Dale received a call from Harvey Voth to be one of the Bible teachers at Monterey Bay Academy. We would move as […]
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Lips that Honor God
ELIZABETH INRIG REPUBLISHED FROM JULY/AUGUST 2007 PROCLAMATION! MAGAZINE Each year our church hosts a Day Camp for primary and middle school children. This year I taught a class called “Life […]
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We got mail…
Why not worship with Adventists? Do former Adventists belong to any local church other than the Adventist church, or are they non-denominational? According to the Bible, 2 Corinthians 5:17, anyone […]
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Trusting God With Our Loved Ones
NICOLE STEVENSON It was Saturday, January 16, 2010. In our parental exhaustion we planned to skip church that day. My husband—a natural early morning riser— was happily “on duty” for […]
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16. Life in Busy Southern California
Samantha provided such laughter and pleasure for us our first evening when we stopped at a motel. That kitten was so glad to be out of the car! It literally […]
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January 22–28
Lesson 5: “Jesus, the Giver of Rest” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: The lesson redirects the meaning of entering God’s rest “TODAY” into a “time of decision” which, […]
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We got mail…
Shocked by hurtful sentiments Colleen, I just wanted to express my heartfelt sympathy towards Dale, Richard, and yourself for the harsh, unloving comments you received in relation to current or […]
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My Year of Faith-Building
COLLEEN TINKER This week marks one year since Richard got his diagnosis: prostate cancer. The good news was the stage was early; the bad news was that surgery offered the […]
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An Outsider Looks at Adventism
STORIES OF FAITH JONATHAN WINN “They have their own prophetess!” That was the first fact I learned about the Seventh-day Adventist church from my formerly Seventh-day Adventist wife, Lisa. Having […]
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15. Life in Michigan
We sold the Ford Econoline van with the bakery delivery business and our old Chevy that was on its last leg. We then purchased an old Rambler to drive to […]
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January 15–21
Lesson 4: “Jesus, Our Faithful Brother” COLLEEN TINKER For further study: Former Adventist Podcast “Enter Sabbath Rest Today—Hebrews 4” Problems with this lesson: The lesson presents Jesus’ destruction […]
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We got mail…
God PROMISED To Curse You Dale, I feel sorry for anyone who battles cancer, yet I am not surprised that you were diagnosed and went through brutal conventional chemo drug […]
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