July 30–August 5
Lesson 6: “Struggling With All Energy” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: The lesson attempts to teach fighting sin with Christ’s power while defending absolute free will. The […]
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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.
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Adventist Contortions While reading this week’s chapter from Ballenger’s book Cast Out For the Cross of Christ, I was impressed by the intellectual contortions the Adventist church has put itself […]
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July 23–29
Lesson 5: “Extreme Heat” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: The lesson again assumes the human experience is the focal point of suffering. The author misses Job’s repentance […]
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Sanctification Is Not Our Work Isn’t “sanctify” a verb? Not one that “we” do, but a verb describing what God does? Adventists are taught that justification and sanctification are two […]
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July 16–22
Lesson 4: “Seeing the Goldsmith’s Face” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: This lesson betrays Adventism’s ignorance of the new covenant. The author connects “purification” with the great […]
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Are the Unborn REALLY Human Beings? My Dad and I continue to be blessed by your magazine. Thank you so much for your much-needed ministry! Can you also tell Gwen […]
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Mark of the Beast I have been getting a lot of information from your FAF (Former Adventist Fellowship) ministries, but could you tell me specifically what the Mark of the […]
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Abortion: What Is a Life?
COLLEEN TINKER This week I have been watching the polarized responses to last Friday’s Supreme Court decision to overturn the nearly-50-year-old ruling commonly known as Roe v. Wade. On the […]
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Appalling Assertion How can anyone say that without the Ten Commandments, anyone is free to “cheat, steal, murder, and commit adultery” (quoted from your editorial on Friday, June 17, 2022)? […]
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June 25–July 2
Lesson 1: “The Shepherd’s Crucible” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: This lesson, based roughly on Psalm 23, stresses that we can learn discipline from our hardships to grow […]
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False Doctrine Sticks In the Brain I was re-listening to one of the 28 Fundamental Beliefs podcasts, and Nikki mentioned she had a compilation of Scripture references to the Spirit […]
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June 18–24
Lesson 13: “Israel in Egypt” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: This lesson approaches the last chapters in the story of Joseph from a technical, analytical perspective that […]
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Christ and Coffee I love that you suggest getting a cup of coffee at the beginning of your podcasts! Many years ago I saw a sign at a little deli shop […]
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