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COLLEEN TINKER Last weekend I listened, stunned, to two Adventist sermons preached verse-by-verse. One was from the much-beloved 2 Corinthians 3 passage in which Paul contrasts the covenant of death […]
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MARGIE LITTELL with COLLEEN TINKER The people of Israel knew for a long time that God was going to bring in a new covenant for them with new words (commandments). […]
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We are running this faith story by Greg Taylor which he wrote just as he was exiting Adventism over two decades ago. Since we first published this story on our […]
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Lesson 4: “The Lord Hears and Delivers” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: This week’s lesson uses a plethora of psalm fragments to teach that God is near and will […]
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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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CLAY PECK Originally presented as a spoken message on January 15, 2000 I’m calling this message, “My Journey Out of Legalism.” As I thought about that title, it occurred to […]
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Help Needed Addressing the Health Message I’m now struggling against Adventist priests and apologists about Adventist doctrines. One thing that they use is proof texts, and they give so many […]
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Lesson 3: “The Lord Reigns” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: The clearest disclosure of the author’s intentions is found this week in the Teacher’s Comments. Even though the title […]
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Who Are the Dead In Christ? So I was reading the article on the state of the dead. It makes sense, but doesn’t seem to answer the question: who are […]
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DALE RATZLAFF I’ll never forget the revelation I received that day. While it brought a rush of joy to my heart and a sense of God’s presence, I had no […]
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COLLEEN TINKER We recently received an email revealing an ongoing confusion which, I believe, is common among many Christians and especially among former Adventists. The questions concerns God’s commands to […]
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BERIT FISCHER This is the letter that I sent out to friends and family after leaving the Seventh-day Adventist church. The response I got included silence, withdrawal and accusations of […]
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Lesson 2: “Teach Us to Pray” COLLEEN TINKER Problems with this lesson: Once again the lesson assumes the Adventist worldview is reality, and the Psalms are used as useful aids […]
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Things in Common with WWCG I just received the newest Proclamation! magazine in my email. I’m looking forward to reading it. My husband and I are former Worldwide Church of […]
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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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