July 12–18, 2025
Lesson 3: “Rough Start” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | As an Adventist, did you believe you were “spiritual Israel”? Why were those stories about Israel in Egypt in the Bible—were they […]
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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.
We Got Mail
Should I Have My Adventist Friends Over for Dinner? This is a tough question I’ve been wrestling with. According to the teaching of 2 John 1:10-11, would it be unbiblical […]
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She Was Erton Köhler’s Secretary
Now Teaching True Gospel To Brazil COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | We watched the vote confirming Erton Köhler as the new General Conference (GC) president of the Seventh-day […]
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We Got Mail
How Do I Tell My Family I’m Leaving? I have been on this amazing journey in my walk with God. I have decided to leave Adventism but am struggling with […]
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When Faith Came!
COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Dear Colleen, “I thought people were always saved by faith throughout history,” wrote my friend Olive recently, “yet Galatians 3:23 talks about ‘before faith came’, […]
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July 5–11, 2025
Lesson 2: “The Burning Bush” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Central Problem with this Lesson: This lesson sees the story of Moses from a human-centered viewpoint and makes these accounts […]
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June 28–July 4, 2025
Lesson 1: “Oppression: The Background and the Birth of Moses” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | Central Problem with this Lesson: This lesson eclipses God’s sovereignty to rescue Israel in fulfillment […]
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We Got Mail
Your Pastor Can’t Prove that Jesus Changed the Sabbath! Can you or your “First-Day”-promoting pastors show Messiah’s words as the reason you and your church or denomination observes Sunday instead […]
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Abortion In Adventism: Why Seventh-day Adventism Promotes Choice
COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine | When I was in college, I seriously pondered the question of abortion for the first time. A friend of mine, also a student, got married […]
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Should I Be Baptized?
COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine We periodically receive questions from former Adventists about baptism. Should they be “re-baptized”? Frequently people feel drawn to the idea of being baptized but struggle to […]
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June 21–27, 2025
Lesson 13: “Images of the End” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine Central Problem With This Lesson: This lesson imposes “present truth” on Jonah and Cyrus, modeling great controversy conditional prophecy and […]
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We Got Mail
False Allegations and Twisted Truth What about you? Do you know Jesus? You are making false allegations by twisting the truth [in Former Adventist Fact Check, “Present Truth Hoax”]. I […]
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June 14–20, 2025
Lesson 12: “Precursors” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine Problem with this lesson: This lesson assumes that the Sabbath will be the final issue representing loyalty to God at the end of […]
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We Got Mail
Shall I Leave Adventism? I am a Seventh-day Adventist, and I don’t believe in EGW anymore. I was always skeptical of her, but now I’m definitely convinced that she is […]
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June 7–13, 2025
Lesson 11: “Ruth and Esther” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine Underlying Problem With This Lesson: This lesson conscripts Ruth and Esther to represent the Great Controversy’s scenario: Jesus and Satan are […]
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