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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We Got Mail
How Do I Get Through To My Adventist Sister? My sister has now been an Adventist for 30-some years and is woven deeply within the web of the religion. I […]
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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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Is There a Coming Time of Trouble?
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Do you believe there is a coming time of trouble? If so, how can we prepare for it? The […]
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11. What About James and the “Royal Law”?
JERRY RECTOR | Physician A favorite Sabbath text, used by the late Adventist television evangelist George Vandeman and others is in James 2. The context of this passage is a warning against […]
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July 6–12, 2024
Lesson 2: “A Day In the Ministry of Jesus” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Life Assurance Ministries Problems with this lesson: This week’s lesson focusses on Jesus’s teaching and healing in Capernaum and […]
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We Got Mail
Jealous Of Our Sabbath School Lessons I will call the president of the Adventist movement and ask him to stop giving out lessons. I just realized (1) that you have […]
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False Abraham Created By Ellen White
KASPARS OZOLINS | Assistant Professor, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Growing up in a progressive Adventist household, I was not raised to read the writings of Ellen G. White. While she was […]
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Wasting Time on Doctrine and Theology?
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Why do you spend so much time examining doctrine and theology? Doctrine and theology are important. However, neither one […]
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