Do Not Touch What is Unclean
ROY TINKER | Software Engineer I want to share my own testimony of the faithfulness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ. I am the older son of Richard and […]
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Category: Devotional
Paul Teaches Us To Love
COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries When I was an Adventist, the apostle Paul seemed almost out of reach. His epistles were obviously deep and theologically meaty, but I often felt […]
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Safe With Our Shepherd
COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Southern California has secrets. Unless a person knows her well, So Cal appears worldly and sophisticated—and indeed, she is in many ways. She has, however, […]
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My Only Comfort in Life and Death
KASPARS OZOLINS | Assistant Professor of Old Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary My family and I recently returned home from two months away in Europe for the summer break. We […]
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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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Christ Makes Us Relevant
DARREL CARSON | Off grid loving and sharing Jesus As a child, I learned about “god”, and while still in my teens I had already started to hate him. In […]
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Know The Way
MARTIN CAREY | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Life Assurance Ministries Board Member Two weeks ago, I was driving near Loma Linda and saw an old, battered sign taped […]
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Good News For Dads
This special Father’s Day message was preached by Dale Ratzlaff on Father’s Day in 2016. DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Good morning and happy Father’s Day. This […]
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Trust the Bible, Please!
NICOLE STEVENSON | Co-Host, Former Adventist Podcast Recently I had the opportunity to visit with another believer whom I hadn’t seen in some time. As we talked, questions came up […]
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The Problem With Pride
TERRY MIRRA As I sat in Bible study one evening, the discussion came around to the popular “it’s all about me” T-shirts, and how Christians shouldn’t encourage their children to […]
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Rejoice Together at the Former Adventist Conference
NICOLE STEVENSON Moments ago I left Richard and Colleen Tinker’s home after recording the podcast episode covering Revelation 16 and the 7 bowls of God’s outpoured wrath. To say that […]
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The Ethics of Darkness and Light
Q: Can I stay in the church and “make a difference” by teaching the gospel and ignoring the practices and doctrines with which I don’t fully agree? A: In the […]
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Truth Led Him Out. Truth Led Him Home.
KASPARS OZOLINS “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). On Friday, January 5, 2024, Dale Ratzlaff […]
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No Resolutions For Me!
DARREL CARSON Many years ago, I recognized the futility of making New Year’s resolutions. Rarely was I able to get through the month of January with any of my resolutions […]
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Christmas Tree Teaches Redemption
COLLEEN TINKER “Christmas trees are pagan. We have no business celebrating Jesus’s birth with symbols of idolatry!” Many people grew up in Adventist homes where this attitude dominated Christmas. A […]
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