July 9–15
Lesson 3: “The Birdcage” COLLEEN TINKER Problem with this lesson: The author frames his lessons on personal suffering through the lens of the “great controversy” The author condemns 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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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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Ten Commandments: Only for Israel?
COLLEEN TINKERResearch by Beverly Bessada “But what about the Sabbath?” people ask us when we leave Adventism. “The Ten Commandments are the Law of God, not the law of Moses,” […]
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June 11–17
Lesson 12: “Joseph, Prince of Egypt” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: The author trivializes the eternal themes of repentance and forgiveness by focussing on word plays and […]
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Still Unpacking Oh my word! I remember very, very early in my search for the truth outside of Adventism (about 10 years ago), I had the thought that Adventists were […]
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Getting Unstuck From the Sabbath
COLLEEN TINKER The Sabbath is the great sticking point for almost all of us who question Adventism. We know the arguments for Sabbath better than we know the rules of […]
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Sabbath Questions My mom’s parents were converts to Adventism, so my mom was raised Adventist. I was also raised Adventist and went to Adventist schools until I was nine. When […]
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