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The Church Almost Killed Me I’ve finally found the courage to send an email. This email has sat in my drafts for several weeks. I apologize at the beginning for […]
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Daniel 5: Babylon Is Fallen!
PHIL HARRIS | Introduction Here in Daniel chapter five we have the sad, short account of Belshazzar the son of Nebuchadnezzar. Surely Belshazzar must have known of his father’s dream […]
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Is Sunday Sacred?
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Question: What do you say to people who advocate Sunday “sacredness” or keeping Sunday as a measure of one’s gratitude to God? This […]
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1. Sabbath Not Changed
JERRY RECTOR | Physician Answering the question of why I no longer “keep” Sabbath in the manner I was raised is fairly common for me now days. Almost all other […]
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April 27–May 3, 2024
Lesson 5: “Faith Against All Odds” COLLEEN TINKER | Problems With This Lesson: This week’s lesson is based on chapters 7–11 of The Great Controversy. The background for this lesson […]
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We Got Mail
The Clear Word Analyzed I’ve been revisiting your podcast series on the Clear Word. It’s so good! I’m wondering if Steve Pitcher has finished putting his work into book form. […]
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What Are Eclipses Proclaiming?
MARTIN CAREY | “And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and […]
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Into Adventism, Out of Adventism
BY “A DAUGHTER OF THE KING” | Introduction This story is a deeply personal and intimate reflection of my past: of the spiritual aspects of my childhood, what I think […]
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What About the Ten Commandments
CHRIS BADENHORST | What is the role of the Law in the Christian life? Are the Ten Commandments still binding on believers in Jesus Christ? Is the Decalogue still the […]
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April 20–26, 2024
Lesson 4: “Standing for the Truth” COLLEEN TINKER | Before we launch into a look at this week’s lessons which are based on Ellen White’s The Great Controversy chapters 4–6, […]
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We Got Mail
How Do I Talk To my Mom? So lately I have been feeling as if I want to share the good news of knowing Jesus with my loved ones, but […]
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Adventism’s Unifying Theory: The Great Controversy
MYLES CHRISTIAN | I was recently having a discussion with a theology professor who was interested to hear more about Seventh-day Adventist theology due to his regular engagement with those […]
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What Are New Covenant Ethics? The Ten Commandments?
CHRIS BADENHORST | Introduction In a secular sense ethics can be defined as the science of conduct. It is a systematic attempt to consider the purposeful actions of mankind so […]
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5. Lost Souls Get Bodies For Eternal Punishment
JEREMY GRAHAM | 5. The Bible teaches that the spirits/souls of unsaved people will also return to their bodies and they will be resurrected and be punished eternally. 1 Kings […]
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April 13–19, 2024
Lesson 3: “Light Shines in the Darkness” COLLEEN TINKER | Problems with this lesson: This week’s lesson is based on chapter three of The Great Controversy by Ellen White. The […]
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