FINDING REALITY ON MOTHER’S DAY
By Colleen Tinker My mother went into hospice last week. She’s 92 years old, and her gradual decline finally reached a level that prompted her doctor to say she […]
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OUR MAJESTY DEFICIT: WHY WE CUSS
By Martin Carey We are seeing a great cultural movement in America towards a relaxation of standards, pushing Christians to accept what we formerly found offensive. This shift is […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #21
With Dale Ratzlaff John 6:15-21 So Jesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by […]
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PROGRESSIVE ADVENTISTS: HOW DO YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
By Lisa Winn In my recent conversations with Adventists, I have been surprised by their general lack of interest in Ellen G. White and the official teachings of the […]
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HOW EPHESIANS CONTRADICTS ADVENTISM #2
Because of a reader’s request, I’m returning to the study of Ephesians and comparing how the passages in this book relate to typical Adventist teaching. In this blog I’ll resume […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #20
With Dale Ratzlaff John 6:1-14 After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias). A large crowd followed Him, because they […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #19
With Dale Ratzlaff John 5:25-47 Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of […]
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CONTENDING WITH THE SABBATH SCHOOL JESUS
By Colleen Tinker One of the most consistent, carefully-managed ways Seventh-day Adventism indoctrinates its members is through its weekly Sabbath School Bible Study Guides, commonly called “Quarterlies”. Four issues […]
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I JUST WANTED “NORMAL”
By Nikki Stevenson Have you ever found yourself looking at the unexpected circumstances of your life and thinking, “It wasn’t supposed to be like this”? So many things can […]
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JURY DUTY AS GOD’S DISCIPLINE
By Colleen Tinker It happened. The dreaded card arrived in our mailbox: I was to report for jury duty at the Superior Court in San Bernardino, California, on April […]
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ADVENTIST MISSIONARY BOOK TO FOCUS ON FAMILIES IN 2019
By Colleen Tinker Last week the Seventh-day Adventist Executive Committee met for its Annual Council at General Conference headquarters. During the session, president Ted N. C. Wilson dedicated the […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #18
With Dale Ratzlaff John 5:18-24 For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also […]
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GOD IS NOT UNDER THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
By Margie Littell An Adventist asked me a good question recently: “Do you think God has to keep the Ten Commandments?” (We had been discussing, not surprisingly, the fourth […]
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IS MICHAEL JESUS CHRIST?
By Robert K. Sanders Yes, according to Ellen G. White (EGW), the Seventh-day Adventist’s prophet, and also taught by the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Evangelical Christianity has rejected the teaching that Michael […]
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THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE #17
With Dale Ratzlaff John 5:1-18 Many scholars think that the gospel of John was written later than the other Gospels. It was clearly written to express certain theological perspectives. […]
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