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2. The Seventh-day in Genesis

March 14, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Books, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, New Covenant, Sabbath In Christ, The Sabbath

Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts. And by the seventh day God completed His work which He had done; and He rested on the […]

Rebuilt by the Word of Truth

March 13, 2025 Deb Pratt Deb Pratt, Doctrine, Faith Story, Feature, Gospel

DEBORAH PRATT | Life Assurance Ministries’ Online Moderator As I begin this blog entry, I’m thinking of Mary and Martha in the gospels. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived in Bethany (John 11). […]

Wrath (But Not For Us)

March 13, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff 2012-2 Proclamation!, Dale Ratzlaff, Doctrine, Feature, Hell, Proclamation! Magazine Archive

DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Many scholars consider Romans 3:21-26 to be one of the most important sections of the entire Bible. Renowned New Testament scholar Leon […]

1. Sabbath Questions

March 13, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, New Covenant, Sabbath In Christ, The Sabbath

This is the first chapter of Dale Ratzlaff’s book, Sabbath In Christ. For the next 27 weeks we will be posting a chapter each Friday from this important book until […]

March 15–21, 2025

March 13, 2025 Colleen Tinker Colleen Tinker, Feature, Sabbath School Commentary

Lesson 12: “Love and Justice: The Two Greatest Commandments” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine Core problem in this lesson: This lesson distorts “love and justice” by applying them in the great […]

We Got Mail

March 13, 2025 Colleen Tinker Colleen Tinker, Feature, Letters to the Editor

I Don’t Want To Be An Unfaithful Watchman I’ve been praying and struggling with something. I’ve started a blog and posted my study notes. They’re mostly SDA/EGW quotes followed by […]

Let’s Give Them the Main Dish

March 6, 2025 Kelsie Petersen Feature, Kelsie Petersen

KELSIE PETERSEN | Contributor and a Boy-Mom I love having company in my home. Over the years, I haven’t done it as much entertaining as I would have liked, and over the […]

The Throw-Down at Jezreel

March 6, 2025 John Koehler Doctrine, Feature

JOHN KOEHLER | Believer in Jesus A certain wise couple, east of San Bernardino, once told me that as a former Seventh-day Adventist, I needed to release myself from the […]

Part 3: The Call to Commitment

March 6, 2025 Proclamation! 2003-3 Proclamation!, Doctrine, Feature

RICHARD FREDERICKS, PH.D. | Former Adventist Pastor Should the Adventist Church take a stand against the practice of abortion? Yes, for many reasons. The most common argument against this step is a […]

March 8–14, 2025

March 6, 2025 Colleen Tinker Feature, Great Controversy, Sabbath School Commentary

Lesson 11: “What More Could I Have Done?” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine Central problem: God is vindicated in two judgments: the “pre-Advent judgment”, and the “post-Advent judgment” when all our […]

We Got Mail

March 6, 2025 Colleen Tinker Feature, Letters to the Editor

Do I Have To Pay Tithe? Life has been wonderful, and God is good! We have learned so much and found a wonderful church and new community of like-minded believers. […]

Leaving Adventist Pride

February 27, 2025 Virlinda Foster Adventist Doctrines, Adventist Relationships, Faith Story, Feature, Virlinda Foster

VIRLINDA FOSTER | Christian Mom While visiting with some other former Adventists at the recent Former Adventist Fellowship Conference weekend in Loma Linda, California, I was reminded of something within […]

Part 2: The Quality of Life Ethic

February 27, 2025 Proclamation! 2003-2 Proclamation!, Doctrine, Feature

RICHARD FREDERICKS, PH.D. | Former Adventist Pastor This portion of the article flows from two basic perspectives. First, it takes seriously the authority Scripture has over human reason as the final arbitrator […]

The Lord Led Us To Himself

February 27, 2025 Guest Faith Story, Feature

BILL AND LLOYCE PAULS | Former Adventists, Now Born Again Bill’s Story: Jesus Found Me I was not the typical Adventist boy. I was raised in a pretty chaotic home […]

March 1–7, 2025

February 27, 2025 Colleen Tinker Colleen Tinker, Feature, Great Controversy, Sabbath School Commentary

Lesson 10: “Rules of Engagement” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine Central Problem: This lesson assumes a covenant between God and Satan with rules governing their great controversy. This week’s lesson assumes […]