Former Adventist

Nikki and Colleen talk about their fear of judgment as Adventists. They show from Scripture that there is a judgment for rewards for believers and a Great White Throne judgment for unbelievers—but there is no investigative judgment. (Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist...

Colleen and Nikki talk with Adriana and Audrey about their experiences with Adventism and former Adventists. (Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerAdventist/ Facebook—Life Assurance Ministries:  https://www.facebook.com/ProclamationMagazi...

Colleen and Nikki talk about the doctrine of the security of the believer and why we can't lose our salvation. (Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerAdventist/ Facebook—Life Assurance Ministries:  https://www.facebook.com/Proclamatio...

Colleen and Nikki talk about death and the Biblical teaching of the afterlife. (Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerAdventist/ Facebook—Life Assurance Ministries:  https://www.facebook.com/ProclamationMagazine/ YouTube: https://www.youtu...

Colleen and Nikki talk about the beginnings of Former Adventist Fellowship (FAF) and the annual Conference which is only weeks away. (Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerAdventist/ Facebook—Life Assurance Ministries:  https://www.faceboo...

Colleen and Nikki talk about the new birth experience and the fact that humans have spirits. (Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerAdventist/ Facebook—Life Assurance Ministries:  https://www.facebook.com/ProclamationMagazine/ YouTube: htt...

Colleen and Nikki talk with Phil Johnson, the executive director of Grace To You of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. This interview took place at the Truth Matters Conference at Grace Community Church in October, 2019. (Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Advent...

Nikki and Colleen talk about New Year's resolutions and their "perfection" in Adventism. (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker, used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerAdventist/ Facebook—Life Assurance Ministries:  https://www.facebook.com/ProclamationMagazine/ YouTube: https:/...

Nikki and Colleen talk about how Jesus’ birth has changed everything, from marriage to the value of women and the unborn, by defeating sin and Satan. Credits:  Intro-music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker, used by permission. Extro-music: O Holy Night, Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Support the show Website, donation link: http://pro...

Nikki and Colleen talk about the two Fathers that were central in the Christmas Story: Joseph and Zechariah, and how their stories reveal the absolute truth of Scripture and shatter the doubt in Adventism. (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerAdventist...

Nikki and Colleen remember how Adventist edited out truth about Jesus from the Christmas carols. They share some of their favorite carols now and talk about the strength and joy revealed by the gospel in those songs. (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/Form...

Colleen and Nikki talk about the radical change in  their view of Scripture which turned their worlds upside down and established a new reality. (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerAdventist/ Facebook—Life Assurance Ministries:  https://www.facebook.c...

Colleen and Nikki share their bacon-wrapped turkey tradition and talk about the new dynamics in family gatherings after leaving Adventism. They also share how they have learned that God provides new family in Him. (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerA...

Colleen and Nikki talk with Justin Peters, an expert in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). This interview took place at the Truth Matters Conference at Grace Community Church in October, 2019. (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerAdventist/ Facebook—...

Colleen and Nikki share how they learned that they believed in a different Jesus as Adventists. They talk about how they learned who Jesus really is and how knowing Him has changed their lives and brought peace and hope they had not known existed. (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist...

Dale Ratzlaff remembers his shock when Adventist leaders admitted Adventism's investigative judgment could not be supported biblically but told him to preach anyway and ignore what wasn’t true. He shares how he was fired and how he learned the truth of the new covenant that has shaped his ministry. (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: h...

Colleen and Nikki talk about their Reformation Day Party on October 31 which included burning books... what? Participants at the gathering reveal their thoughts around the blazing volumes. Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerAdventist/ Facebook—Life Assurance Ministries:  https://www.facebook.com/Procla...

Nikki and Colleen chat with Carolyn Ratzlaff as she shares her prior commitment to Adventism and her fear that her husband’s questions could cost her the job she loved. She recounts how she was fired and how the Lord reassured her the first time she worked on Saturday. (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Fac...

Former Adventist friends share comfort food and reminisce at a Great Contentment party on the 175th anniversary of the Great Disappointment of October 22, 1844. (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerAdventist/ Facebook—Life Assurance Ministries:  https:...

Nikki  and Colleen chat with Richard Tinker of Life Assurance Ministries, and ask him how his early life as an observant Adventist led him to his greatest joy: working with this ministry and seeing people leave Adventism and be born again. Formerly titled, "Why We're Here." (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamat...

Leaving Adventism is leaving more than a church; it is leaving one’s identity. We can expect to experience all the stages of grief associated with great loss: denial, bargaining, anger, depression, and acceptance. The gospel is our strength and our comfort as we navigate these tumultuous waters. (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://pr...

This podcast explains how Seventh-day Adventism fits the BITE model of mind control. Nikki and Colleen discuss the Adventist beliefs and practices that reflect the classic Behavior, Information, Thought, and Emotional control that characterizes cults. (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adven...

Colleen and Nikki explain in this first episode why they left Seventh-dayAdventism and why they reach back to minister to those still in their former religion. (Music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.) Support the show Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/ Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerAdventist/ Facebook—Life Assurance Ministries:  https:/...