Grappling with Hell
COLLEEN TINKER For many of us former Adventists, the doctrine of hell is the last one to fall into place as we sort out our Adventist worldview. Because this subject […]
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Category: Colleen Tinker
Anniversary Reflections on Cancer and Covid
COLLEEN TINKER Today is Richard’s and my wedding anniversary. I would marry him again in a heartbeat. Ours is a second marriage for both of us, and statistics stacked the deck […]
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The Cage of “Special”
Margie Littell with Colleen Tinker When I read the interactions between Jesus and the Jews during His time on earth, most of those special folks seem to be in […]
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Heartbreak In Switzerland
This poignant email came to us this week from a never-been-Adventist Christian in Switzerland. The writer has been studying with an Adventist family, doing her best to help them understand […]
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Israel Rejected Jesus
Margie Littell with Colleen Tinker We former Adventists are often accused of being harsh. Adventists admonish us, “Jesus didn’t speak harshly to people; He was loving and kind.” People, however, […]
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Two Bible Books Adventists Ignore
By Margie Littell with Colleen Tinker There are two New Testament letters which are very difficult for Adventists to understand. Consequently, they pick bits and pieces out of both of […]
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Discovering the Adventist Jesus
COLLEEN TINKERJEREMY GRAHAM, RESEARCH ASSISTANCE I don’t remember exactly the moment I first heard someone say that as an Adventist, she had believed in a different Jesus from the one […]
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Understanding Adventist Terms
COLLEEN TINKERJEREMY GRAHAM In this article we share a (non-comprehensive) list of terms which, within Adventism, have different definitions than they have in evangelical Christianity. This difference in definitions results […]
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God’s Judgment Source of Adventism’s Proof-Texting
By Margie Littell and Colleen Tinker One of the most profound ways we see God’s great love to us is in understanding that He has given us His eternal […]
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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 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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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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Do Your Children Know Jesus?
Ever since I can remember I had a picture of Jesus in my mind. Like most of my Adventist friends, I learned Bible stories and knew the heroes of faith […]
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JUNE 22–28 COMMENTARY
“Turning Hearts in the End Time”—Lesson 13 By Colleen Tinker The Sabbath School lessons for this “Thirteenth Sabbath” are, on the surface, an attempt to call Adventist families back […]
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