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God Has No Plan B

The life AFTER with Chris Lee Plan B: it’s what you do when your best laid plans go awry. I guess I’ve always thought of Christmas as God’s Plan B. […]

7. Adventist Underground

November 26, 2020 Dale Ratzlaff Books, Feature, Truth Led Me Out

As I look back I am utterly amazed at the amount of material that came bubbling up from the seething Adventist underground which was boiling like the mud pots in […]

Thankfulness Protects Us

November 19, 2020 Colleen Tinker Feature, General

Next week is Thanksgiving in the USA. This isn’t the first year that I realized suddenly that this holiday was only days away, but this is the first year that […]

Hermeneutics Reveals Truth

November 19, 2020 Kelsie Petersen Doctrine, Feature

On a recent episode of the Former Adventist podcast (episode 77), Nikki and Colleen discussed some contextual considerations, as well as 10 hermeneutic guidelines to think through when reading Scripture. […]

6. Secret Meetings

November 19, 2020 Dale Ratzlaff Books, Feature, Truth Led Me Out

While teaching at Monterey Bay Academy, I would often run on the beach for my morning exercise, sometimes as many as six miles a day. One summer, a visitor from Australia […]

How You Can Tell True from False Prophets

November 12, 2020 Guest Ellen G. White, Feature

By Robert M. Bowman Jr. Many people have claimed to be prophets, but not all of them have really spoken for God. As the apostle John wrote long ago, “many […]

Doctrine Matters!

November 12, 2020 Rick Barker Doctrine, Feature

There is a popular movement in the larger body of the Church to set aside doctrine. Doctrines are seen as unnecessary and divisive. You might hear that “Doctrine divides, but […]

5. Gospel Clarity

November 12, 2020 Dale Ratzlaff Books, Feature, Truth Led Me Out

My first church assignment was to be associate pastor in Santa Monica, California. As an intern, my job was to serve the senior pastor in whatever way he suggested. He gave […]

Two Bible Books Adventists Ignore

November 5, 2020 Margie Littell Colleen Tinker, Doctrine, Feature, Margie Littell

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 […]

My Rules for Understanding Scripture

November 5, 2020 Nicole Stevenson Feature

This week on Former Adventist Podcast Colleen and I began a new series talking through the book of Ephesians. While preparing I remembered that as a new former Adventist I […]

4. Questions

November 5, 2020 Dale Ratzlaff Books, Feature, Truth Led Me Out

One day in Greek class, Dr. Fred Veltman14 gave us a translation assignment which included Ephesians 2:8, 9. I could see that the correct translation was “For by grace you have been […]

Dear Adventist, Have You Disciplined Your Diet?

October 29, 2020 Lisa Winn 2016-3 Proclamation!, Doctrine, Feature, Lisa Winn, Proclamation! Magazine Archive

Many Adventists today are unfamiliar with the writings of Ellen White, and Lisa Winn wishes to re-acquaint them with the roots of their faith. This column is intended either to […]

Ellen White’s Counsel To Women To Manage Men’s Lusts

October 28, 2020 Colleen Tinker Adventist Relationships, Ellen G. White, Feature

This past weekend we received another heart-wrenching letter. This one was from a young woman who is dating an Adventist. She has begun investigating Adventism in depth, however, since she […]

3. Follow Me

October 28, 2020 Dale Ratzlaff Books, Feature, Truth Led Me Out

In about three days after my sickness and experience with God, I was completely well. The farming partnership with Carolyn’s father was not working out, so we moved to Phoenix. We […]

What About the Son’s Obedience to the Father?

October 22, 2020 Kaspars Ozolins Doctrine, Feature

The Lord Jesus says the following words in John 6:38: “For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of Him who sent […]