How to live with a husband in a cult
While most of our correspondence addresses issues related to Adventism, sometimes we receive emails written by people with concerns that cross the lines of cultic identity. A few months ago […]
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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.
Jesus Educates on Law and Salvation
A couple of weeks ago we received a letter from a Christian man who has been having conversations with an Adventist in Kenya. He asked us for help answering some […]
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I’ll Say It Again—Jesus Is Almighty God
Last week’s blog and podcast defending Jesus’ identity as almighty God generated a surprising number of defensive reactions. I know that Adventists are taught to understand that Jesus abandoned His […]
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Jesus is Almighty God
In our podcast this week, Nikki Stevenson and I discuss who we understood Jesus to be when we were Adventists and who we know Him to be now. Because Adventists […]
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How I Discovered the Bible
More than a book of memory verses COLLEEN MOORE TINKER Reading the Bible was a chore. It was almost as dry as a textbook—in some cases, even drier. I […]
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How was Israel saved?
As former Adventists we struggle for years detangling our ideas of law, faith, and salvation. It was not surprising, therefore, that we recently received an email articulating our common confusion: […]
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COMMENTARY: New Adventist Abortion Statement and the Great Disappointment
For decades abortion-on-demand has been the Adventist organization’s dirty little secret. Ever since 1971, when Adventist administrators and health professionals met and “unofficially” approved an internal document permitting Adventist hospitals […]
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Jesus is Human Forever
Recently a former Adventist sent me a link to a recent article from the Adventist Review written by Angel Manuel Rodriguez entitled “Forever Human, Forever Divine”. Rodriguez wrote an answer […]
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New Improved Investigative Judgment
Like a phoenix rising from embers, the ideas of the Investigative Judgment arose from the Great Disappointment of October 22, 1844, when Jesus failed to return as William Miller and […]
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How to Talk to an Adventist Boyfriend
This weekend we received two emails from different Christian women who are dating committed Adventist men. They had gone online looking for information and help, and they appealed to us […]
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Adventism Rethinks Abortion Stance
Abortion is logical outgrowth of Adventist view of man Last Friday, August 29, 2019, The Adventist organization announced that it is officially working on an amended abortion statement. In […]
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Knowing the Covenants Puts Sabbath In Its Place
COLLEEN TINKER Adventism’s belief that man is purely physical makes its soteriology dependent upon man’s sanctified behavior. Adventists believe that God’s promises are always conditional upon human obedience, but the […]
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ADVENTISM’S PHYSICALISM DENIES SPIRITUAL REALITY
EDITOR’S COMMENTS In the past nine months, Richard and I have each lost a parent. My mother died in October, and Richard’s dad died in July. Losing our parents […]
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Faith Zaps the Law!
I’ve been spending time in Galatians again. I’ve loved this book for 20 years. In fact, this book has been the foundation of my new covenant understanding since I first […]
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The Adventist Way of Death
Richard’s father died two weeks ago. He was almost 92, and his health had been failing. Still, his death came suddenly, almost without warning. He lived in Oklahoma, and because […]
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