Dale Ratzlaff’s Memorial Homily
RICHARD TINKER | Introduction I am honored to be here and to speak at Dale’s service. He has spoken so much into my life that changed me and my direction […]
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Category: Authors
Daniel 4: The Stump Bound By Iron and Bronze
PHIL HARRIS | Theme Passage For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can […]
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What Commandments Do Christians Follow?
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Q: If the Ten Commandments came in with Moses and lasted only until Christ, as you say the new covenant teaches, then what […]
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March 9–15, 2024
Lesson 11: “Longing for God in Zion” COLLEEN TINKER | Problems with this lesson: This week’s lesson focuses on psalms that feature Zion and the sanctuary. The psalms themselves are […]
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We Got Mail
I Don’t Feel Alone Anymore I just wanted to reach out and say thank you again for all the work you are doing creating the FAF podcasts. I left Adventism […]
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Why do you object to the teaching that Satan is the scapegoat?
• ASK THE PASTOR COLUMN • DALE RATZLAFF | Answer: First, its very origin is framed in gross error. James and Ellen White and Joseph Bates accepted Hiram Edson’s cornfield vision […]
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How Did God Create Humankind?
Redeemer Catechism Series, Question 12 JORDAN QUINLEY | Previously, we discussed God’s work of creation. As we continue working through theRedeemer Catechism, we come next to question and answer to […]
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March 2–8, 2024
Lesson 10: “Lessons of the Past” COLLEEN TINKER | Problems with this lesson: This week’s lesson looks briefly at several psalms which recount God’s deliverance of Israel from Egypt and […]
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Here’s What Happened at the Conference!
“Adventism Is Unbelief” COLLEEN TINKER | The nineteenth annual Former Adventist Fellowship Conference is history—but its presentations continue to draw new audiences. Held at Redeemer Fellowship in Loma Linda, California, […]
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You Will Never Die
MARTIN CAREY | What do you believe happens to us when we die? As Adventists we had strong opinions and were very sure of the answer. Our doctrines of death […]
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Jesus Broke the Sabbath and Declared Himself God
MARGIE LITTELL with COLLEEN TINKER | Honestly, I find it difficult to read some online posts by Seventh-day Adventists with their spirit of superiority and their ridicule of the doctrines […]
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We Got Mail
God Answered and Gave Me Hope! You published an email I sent recently regarding my stepson’s Adventist baptism and a conversation between my Adventist wife and myself. For 14 years, […]
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February 24–March 1
Lesson 9: “Blessed Is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord” COLLEEN TINKER | Problems with this lesson: This week the author refers to many psalms that prefigure […]
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Proof That We Must Keep the Law?
DALE RATZLAFF Isn’t Matthew 5:17-19 proof that we have to continue keeping the law? Matthew 5:17-19 has been a proof text for many groups. It has also been a text […]
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The Incarnation Guarantees that We Always Have a Mediator
MYLES CHRISTIAN I recently heard a talk from an Adventist pastor on the subject of being prepared to stand before Almighty God without an intercessor. As the talk progressed I […]
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