We Got Mail
Ellen Warned Us About You E. G. White indeed saw these people in her inspired vision—she said bright lights would go out. Are these people real? I can understand someone […]
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Unpacking My Adventist Brain
KELSIE PETERSEN | Contributor and a Boy-Mom Over the past couple of months, I’ve had the great pleasure of reconnecting with someone I knew briefly in my years as an […]
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Leave Adventists Alone
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Why do you at Life Assurance Ministries continue to bash Adventists? Can’t you just leave Adventists alone? If you […]
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2. The Holy Spirit Is a Person
CHRIS LEE | Contributor In Part I of this study on the Trinity, we covered two important truths that God has revealed about Himself: 1. There is only one God, […]
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July 27–August 2, 2024
Lesson 5: “Miracles Around the Lake” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Problems with this lesson: This week’s lesson is the fifth in the Sabbath School quarterly entitled simply, Mark. The […]
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We Got Mail
Weak Adventist Jesus The way this week’s Sabbath School lesson handles the talk between Jesus and the devil in the account of the demoniac is just outrageous! It reduces the entire […]
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A Gospel Appeal for Adventists
RICHARD FOSTER | Contributor Our Lord Jesus gave two commands which He said summarize all of the law and the prophets. The first and greatest commandment is to love the […]
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Separating in Order to Draw Near
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) If a person professes Jesus’ incarnation, His death, and His resurrection, why does it matter what “secondary practices” we […]
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1. God Is One
CHRIS LEE | Contributor Understanding what God has revealed about Himself as a being is pivotal to understanding the rest of Scripture. An understanding of God as a triune being […]
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July 20–26, 2024
Lesson 4: “Parables” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Problems with this lesson: This week’s Sabbath School lesson addresses Mark 4 and the five parables of Jesus recorded in that chapter. […]
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We Got Mail
Doubting the Adventist Elder’s Intentions I am reaching out seeking your advice on a situation that has come up regarding my journey out of Adventism. A church lady who is […]
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Where is the Comfort For My Grief?
NICOLE STEVENSON | Co-Host, Former Adventist Podcast Grief has entered into my life yet again. I won’t go into the details of this trial as it isn’t mine alone. I will say […]
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God Meant It For Good
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Is it really worth it to leave Adventism when I know it’s not “the truth”? I follow several of […]
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12. Isaiah, Revelation, and the Eternal Sabbath
JERRY RECTOR | Physician A last Sabbath argument comes from the last chapter of Isaiah. In fact, the last few chapters are devoted to the promise of heavenly redemption, the New Jerusalem, […]
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July 13–19, 2024
Lesson 3: “Controversies” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Problems with this lesson: This lesson covers Mark 2 through Mark 3:6, and we find some of the gospels’ most profound accounts […]
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