Thankfulness Protects Us
Next week is Thanksgiving in the USA. This isn’t the first year that I realized suddenly that this holiday was only days away, but this is the first year that […]
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Hermeneutics Reveals Truth
On a recent episode of the Former Adventist podcast (episode 77), Nikki and Colleen discussed some contextual considerations, as well as 10 hermeneutic guidelines to think through when reading Scripture. […]
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6. Secret Meetings
While teaching at Monterey Bay Academy, I would often run on the beach for my morning exercise, sometimes as many as six miles a day. One summer, a visitor from Australia […]
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November 21–27
Lesson 9: “The Church and Education” In a quarterly full of statements that deny the gospel, downgrade the role and person of the Holy Spirit and openly contradict the […]
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How You Can Tell True from False Prophets
By Robert M. Bowman Jr. Many people have claimed to be prophets, but not all of them have really spoken for God. As the apostle John wrote long ago, “many […]
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Doctrine Matters!
There is a popular movement in the larger body of the Church to set aside doctrine. Doctrines are seen as unnecessary and divisive. You might hear that “Doctrine divides, but […]
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5. Gospel Clarity
My first church assignment was to be associate pastor in Santa Monica, California. As an intern, my job was to serve the senior pastor in whatever way he suggested. He gave […]
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November 14–20
Lesson 8: “Education and Redemption” This week’s lesson tries—and fails miserably—to define what it means to be made in God’s image. After saying: “The phrase ‘the image of God’ […]
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Two Bible Books Adventists Ignore
By Margie Littell with Colleen Tinker There are two New Testament letters which are very difficult for Adventists to understand. Consequently, they pick bits and pieces out of both of […]
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My Rules for Understanding Scripture
This week on Former Adventist Podcast Colleen and I began a new series talking through the book of Ephesians. While preparing I remembered that as a new former Adventist I […]
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4. Questions
One day in Greek class, Dr. Fred Veltman14 gave us a translation assignment which included Ephesians 2:8, 9. I could see that the correct translation was “For by grace you have been […]
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November 7–13
Lesson 7: “Worship in Education” As the lesson rightly points out, we humans will inevitably worship something or someone. Worship. According to Merriam-Webster, there are several possible definitions of […]
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Dear Adventist, Have You Disciplined Your Diet?
Many Adventists today are unfamiliar with the writings of Ellen White, and Lisa Winn wishes to re-acquaint them with the roots of their faith. This column is intended either to […]
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October 31–November 6
Lesson 6: “More Lessons From the Master Teacher” Had I been the author of this lesson, I would have chosen John 3:16 as the memory verse: For God so […]
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Ellen White’s Counsel To Women To Manage Men’s Lusts
This past weekend we received another heart-wrenching letter. This one was from a young woman who is dating an Adventist. She has begun investigating Adventism in depth, however, since she […]
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