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Former Adventist PodcastHosts: Colleen Tinker and Nikki StevensonPodcast Channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/former-adventist/id1482887969Nikki and Colleen share key points on how to study the Bible not as an Adventist might approach the Word of God, but as a believer and Christ follower.Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.Support the showWebsite, 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.youtube.com/@FormerAdventist

By Roy Jackson - Are we here to serve, or to be served? This message explores what it truly means to serve from the heart, following the example of our Lord and Master Jesus Christ. We begin with the remarkable true story of Desmond Doss—the Seventh-day Adventist combat medic depicted in the film Hacksaw Ridge. A

Setbacks don't only happen when you can't see the big picture. Job is a famous example of hardship accompanied by confusion about what God is doing, but we focus a bit on another kind of setback. The stories of Abram and Joseph begin with unusually clear divine promises, and still go sideways for years. God's promises can perhaps be as hard to live with as the setbacks themselves. We explore a third option beyond optimism and pessimism: not expecting good or bracing for bad, but actively creating good — which is what Joseph did, and the same key that unlocks meaning in hard times turns out to unlock it in good times too.

Commentary of "Share Him" (June 13–19, 2026)Weekly Sabbath School Lesson Commentary and Adventist Fact Check with Colleen TinkerThis weekly feature is dedicated to Adventists who are looking for biblical insights into the topics discussed in the Sabbath School lesson quarterly. We post videos and articles which address each lesson as presented in the Sabbath School Bible Study Guide, including biblical commentary on them. We hope you find this material helpful and that you will come to know Jesus and His revelation of Himself in His word in profound biblical ways.Website, donation link: http://proclamationmagazine.com/Facebook—Former Adventist: https://www.facebook.com/FormerAdventist/Facebook—Life Assurance Ministries: https://www.facebook.com/ProclamationMagazine/#sda #sabbath #sabbathschool © 2023, 2024 Life Assurance Ministries, Inc.

He was called the most dangerous man in Vermont. The governor said it on television. The truth is more boring and more alarming. Daniel Banyai is a former protection contractor and a Seventh-day Adventist who built a firearms training school called Slate Ridge in West Pawlet. He did it by the book. Federal firearms license. Explosives permits. Zoning. A school classification the town had handed out for 200 years. He welcomed anyone who'd show up and shoot straight. Then it came apart. Neighbors who'd missed their window found a clause and reopened it. The town pulled the permit it had already granted. He fought to the state Supreme Court and lost. They demolished the buildings while he was locked up and made sure the materials couldn't be reused. We talk about the year inside. Isolation. The shot caller. Getting beaten during the arrest that became a felony. We argue restrictions, religion, and a two-tiered system he says protects some and not others. The throughline is simple. Weaponized zoning can erase anyone. He happened to pick guns. Since we recorded, a jury acquitted him of the assault charge in forty minutes. His words after: the system did not fail him here.  Today's Sponsors: Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com David: David is offering our listeners a special deal: buy 4 cartons and get the 5th free when you go to https://www.davidprotein.com/CLEAREDHOT  

with Pastor Micheal Oxentenko

Stand up and stretch as high and as wide as you can. How does that feel? Imagine what it would feel like if you were chained and not able to stretch or move freely. Paul was in that situation. Many others may have felt depressed in such conditions, but Pa

The Lord is near.If you are in need of prayer, let our Prayer Team know by contacting prayer@forestlakechurch.orgSermon video is available on YouTube and full service archives are available on Vimeo.Live services weekly from the sanctuary at 8:45 or 11:30 AM and 11:30 AM (Warehouse Community Contemporary Service) EST at www.ForestLake.Church

Former Adventist PodcastHosts: Colleen Tinker and Nikki StevensonPodcast Channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/former-adventist/id1482887969Colleen and Nikki read letters from listeners who are seeking help in talking with their Adventist relatives and neighbors and discuss how Christians need to understand Adventism before evangelizing them to the real truth.Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.Support the showWebsite, 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.youtube.com/@FormerAdventist

Everyone is included in God's love.“ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart' . . . and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself' ”(Luke 10:27, NIV).

with Pastor Micheal Oxentenko

If you could go to the mailbox and find a letter from anyone you know, who would it be? Why? While in prison Paul remembered his missionary travels andtireless work to win Jews and Gentiles alike for Jesus. During his ministry Paul had worked closely with

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Dan Serns has traveled the world teaching and preaching about Jesus, Bible truth, and God's final movement on earth. He is able to make complex Bible subjects clear, understandable, and practical, and mobilize people in God's mission. He loves to see renewal, revival, and numerical multiplication of God's kingdom. In January 2025, he began assisting with church planting, revitalization, and lay training in the North Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. He has been published in numerous magazines, including Ministry Magazine and Adventist Review. He and his wife Lois have raised three children who live with their families in Washington & California.

Dan Serns has traveled the world teaching and preaching about Jesus, Bible truth, and God's final movement on earth. He is able to make complex Bible subjects clear, understandable, and practical, and mobilize people in God's mission. He loves to see renewal, revival, and numerical multiplication of God's kingdom. In January 2025, he began assisting with church planting, revitalization, and lay training in the North Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. He has been published in numerous magazines, including Ministry Magazine and Adventist Review. He and his wife Lois have raised three children who live with their families in Washington & California.

Elder Leslie D. Louis was born to missionary parents from India on the island of Ceylon (today known as Sri Lanka) where he spent most of his boyhood days. He holds a B.A. degree in religion from Southern Missionary College (1973), along with an M.A. in education from Andrews University (1982). He has served in five conferences in North America including Florida, Ohio, Kentucky-Tennessee, Gulf States, and Carolina.The past fifty years of his service for the Seventh-day Adventist church include that of being a classroom teacher, elementary school and academy principal, superintendent of education, pastor, vice president of a conference and currently as the president of the Carolina Conference.Elder Louis was elected to serve as the 37th president of the Carolina Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in 2011, was re-elected in 2016 for a second term and again in 2022 for his third term ending in August 2027.Leslie is married to Carole who is truly the love of his life. They met while they were both students at Southern Missionary College and will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in December 2023. They have two adult children: Christopher and Catherine and three treasured granddaughters: Isla, Rosalind, and Eloise.Leslie enjoys traveling, photography, camping, biking, and reading as his leisure activities. He has had the opportunity to travel and visit countries in six of the world's seven continents. Preaching and sharing Christ through the truths of God's Word by evangelism, prayer and witnessing are the greatest passions of his heart.

Living for Jesus.If you are in need of prayer, let our Prayer Team know by contacting prayer@forestlakechurch.orgSermon video is available on YouTube and full service archives are available on Vimeo.Live services weekly from the sanctuary at 8:45 or 11:30 AM and 11:30 AM (Warehouse Community Contemporary Service) EST at www.ForestLake.Church

American Division of Seventh-day Adventists and holds master's degreein Pastoral Ministry. In addition to being a fervent champion of prayer,DeeAnn's passion is connecting women to Jesus, each other, and their communities. She thrives on creating space and resourcesfor those connections to flourish. A Colorado native,DeeAnn spends a lot of her time outside hiking, biking,paddle boarding, snowshoeing, and camping with herhusband, Paul and their family.

Dr. Randy Tryon and Dr. Jeremy Beckworth bringdecades of medical experience and a shared passion forwhole-person health. Tryon has served more than 40 yearsas a board-certified family physician in Hendersonville,North Carolina, emphasizing lifestyle approaches to preventand treat disease. Beckworth, a board-certified specialistin physical medicine, rehabilitation and pain medicine,serves at AdventHealth Hendersonville and has extensiveexperience in teaching, research and evidence-based care.Together, they are committed to improving quality of lifethrough practical health education, lifestyle medicine and aChrist-centered approach to healing and hope.

Dr. Sandra Doran is curriculum and creative director of Three Angels forKids, where she shares Revelation's grace-filled messageswith children of all ages. Previously, she served 15 yearsas associate superintendent of education for the FloridaConference and became the founding head of North TampaChristian Academy, an innovative project-based school.Doran is the author of more than a dozen books andhundreds of articles published in Adventist periodicals. Sheand her husband, Eric, a retired pastor, enjoy living on Florida's west coastand continuing ministry through writing, speaking and creative outreach.

Scott Griswold is director of Home for All Nations, a Houston-based nonprofit serving refugees, immigrants, and international students. He and his wife, Julie, served as church planters with Adventist Frontier Missions for six years in Cambodia and 10 years with the Global Mission Center for Adventist Buddhist Relations in Thailand. They have four children, all born in Southeast Asia. While with ASAP Ministries, Griswold wrote Bible studies for Buddhists, created the Reach the World Next Door training program, and helped develop My Language My Life, offering biblical resources in 180 languages.

David Klinedinst has served for 28 years as a pastor,international evangelist, evangelism trainer and churchgrowth director. He has presented Bible prophecy acrossfour continents and throughout the United States, makingcomplex biblical teaching clear and practical. He serves asevangelism and church growth director for the ChesapeakeConference in Columbia, Maryland, and has taughtevangelism at Washington Adventist University. Previously, he was residentevangelist for the St. Louis metro area in the Iowa-Missouri Conference.His Forecasting Hope prophecy series airs on Christian television networks,3ABN, Hope Channel and social media platforms.

Steve Vail has served in gospel ministry for more than 45years, dedicating his life to evangelism, discipleship, andchurch growth. He has served as a conference evangelist,preaching Christ and equipping churches to reach theircommunities with the everlasting gospel. He now serves asevangelism director, discipleship coordinator, and personalministries leader for the Carolina Conference. His passionis helping churches move from membership to active discipleship andmission. Steve and his wife, Connie, live in Huntersville, North Carolina, andenjoy time with their daughter, son-in-law, grandchildren, and granddogs.

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Dan Serns has traveled the world teaching and preaching about Jesus, Bible truth, and God's final movement on earth. He is able to make complex Bible subjects clear, understandable, and practical, and mobilize people in God's mission. He loves to see renewal, revival, and numerical multiplication of God's kingdom. In January 2025, he began assisting with church planting, revitalization, and lay training in the North Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. He has been published in numerous magazines, including Ministry Magazine and Adventist Review. He and his wife Lois have raised three children who live with their families in Washington & California.

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Dr. Randy Tryon and Dr. Jeremy Beckworth bringdecades of medical experience and a shared passion forwhole-person health. Tryon has served more than 40 yearsas a board-certified family physician in Hendersonville,North Carolina, emphasizing lifestyle approaches to preventand treat disease. Beckworth, a board-certified specialistin physical medicine, rehabilitation and pain medicine,serves at AdventHealth Hendersonville and has extensiveexperience in teaching, research and evidence-based care.Together, they are committed to improving quality of lifethrough practical health education, lifestyle medicine and aChrist-centered approach to healing and hope.

David Klinedinst has served for 28 years as a pastor,international evangelist, evangelism trainer and churchgrowth director. He has presented Bible prophecy acrossfour continents and throughout the United States, makingcomplex biblical teaching clear and practical. He serves asevangelism and church growth director for the ChesapeakeConference in Columbia, Maryland, and has taughtevangelism at Washington Adventist University. Previously, he was residentevangelist for the St. Louis metro area in the Iowa-Missouri Conference.His Forecasting Hope prophecy series airs on Christian television networks,3ABN, Hope Channel and social media platforms.

Scott Griswold is director of Home for All Nations, a Houston-based nonprofit serving refugees, immigrants, and international students. He and his wife, Julie, served as church planters with Adventist Frontier Missions for six years in Cambodia and 10 years with the Global Mission Center for Adventist Buddhist Relations in Thailand. They have four children, all born in Southeast Asia. While with ASAP Ministries, Griswold wrote Bible studies for Buddhists, created the Reach the World Next Door training program, and helped develop My Language My Life, offering biblical resources in 180 languages.

Dan Serns has traveled the world teaching and preaching about Jesus, Bible truth, and God's final movement on earth. He is able to make complex Bible subjects clear, understandable, and practical, and mobilize people in God's mission. He loves to see renewal, revival, and numerical multiplication of God's kingdom. In January 2025, he began assisting with church planting, revitalization, and lay training in the North Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. He has been published in numerous magazines, including Ministry Magazine and Adventist Review. He and his wife Lois have raised three children who live with their families in Washington & California.

American Division of Seventh-day Adventists and holds master's degreein Pastoral Ministry. In addition to being a fervent champion of prayer,DeeAnn's passion is connecting women to Jesus, each other, and their communities. She thrives on creating space and resourcesfor those connections to flourish. A Colorado native,DeeAnn spends a lot of her time outside hiking, biking,paddle boarding, snowshoeing, and camping with herhusband, Paul and their family.

Steve Vail has served in gospel ministry for more than 45years, dedicating his life to evangelism, discipleship, andchurch growth. He has served as a conference evangelist,preaching Christ and equipping churches to reach theircommunities with the everlasting gospel. He now serves asevangelism director, discipleship coordinator, and personalministries leader for the Carolina Conference. His passionis helping churches move from membership to active discipleship andmission. Steve and his wife, Connie, live in Huntersville, North Carolina, andenjoy time with their daughter, son-in-law, grandchildren, and granddogs.

Dr. Sandra Doran is curriculum and creative director of Three Angels forKids, where she shares Revelation's grace-filled messageswith children of all ages. Previously, she served 15 yearsas associate superintendent of education for the FloridaConference and became the founding head of North TampaChristian Academy, an innovative project-based school.Doran is the author of more than a dozen books andhundreds of articles published in Adventist periodicals. Sheand her husband, Eric, a retired pastor, enjoy living on Florida's west coastand continuing ministry through writing, speaking and creative outreach.

Tim Baumgarten is a consultant, Natural ChurchDevelopment coach, and longtime lay leader with a strongcommitment to church health and revitalization. A US Armyveteran and former law enforcement officer, he bringsleadership, discipline, and practical insight to his work. Heserves as a corporate training and development specialistwith more than 35 years of experience in leadership,personnel and organizational management, marketing, and sales. Hecombines corporate expertise with a heart for ministry, helping churchesstrengthen relationships, clarify mission, and become healthier, moreunified, and more effective in their calling.

Send us Fan MailBelinda Fettke is a returning guest on our show! Be sure to check out her first appearances on Boundless Body Radio on episode 314, which is personally one of my favorite episodes that we've ever done, and also on episode 384, titled Religion, Blue Zones, and the "Plant Slant" with Belinda Fettke.In episode 314, we interviewed Belinda and her husband, Dr. Gary Fettke, and discussed the reasons why her husband was targeted by the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the Tasmanian Health Service for practicing a healthy fat, low-carbohydrate diet.Belinda took the initiative to research the bio-history of religion and its influences on nutrition policies and dietary guidelines. Her research revealed a massive influence of the Seventh-day Adventist church, their tax-free, financial stake in cereal and plant-based food companies, and their impact on what we are told to eat.Belinda and Gary opened the Nutrition for Life – Diabetes and Health Research Centre, which provides nutritional care around Tasmania and Australia. She is an advocate of a Low Carbohydrate, Healthy Fat (LCHF) lifestyle for the various health benefits, including the reversal of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and other chronic diseases. Find Belinda at-Substack- The TruthZones SubstackFind Boundless Body at-myboundlessbody.comBook a session with us here! 

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Steve Vail has served in gospel ministry for more than 45years, dedicating his life to evangelism, discipleship, andchurch growth. He has served as a conference evangelist,preaching Christ and equipping churches to reach theircommunities with the everlasting gospel. He now serves asevangelism director, discipleship coordinator, and personalministries leader for the Carolina Conference. His passionis helping churches move from membership to active discipleship andmission. Steve and his wife, Connie, live in Huntersville, North Carolina, andenjoy time with their daughter, son-in-law, grandchildren, and granddogs.

Dr. Randy Tryon and Dr. Jeremy Beckworth bringdecades of medical experience and a shared passion forwhole-person health. Tryon has served more than 40 yearsas a board-certified family physician in Hendersonville,North Carolina, emphasizing lifestyle approaches to preventand treat disease. Beckworth, a board-certified specialistin physical medicine, rehabilitation and pain medicine,serves at AdventHealth Hendersonville and has extensiveexperience in teaching, research and evidence-based care.Together, they are committed to improving quality of lifethrough practical health education, lifestyle medicine and aChrist-centered approach to healing and hope.

Deeann Bragaw serves as Director of Women's Ministries for the NorthAmerican Division of Seventh-day Adventists and holds master's degreein Pastoral Ministry. In addition to being a fervent champion of prayer,DeeAnn's passion is connecting women to Jesus, each other, and their communities. She thrives on creating space and resources for those connections to flourish. A Colorado native, DeeAnn spends a lot of her time outside hiking, biking, paddle boarding, snowshoeing, and camping with her husband, Paul and their family.

Tim Baumgarten is a consultant, Natural ChurchDevelopment coach, and longtime lay leader with a strongcommitment to church health and revitalization. A US Armyveteran and former law enforcement officer, he bringsleadership, discipline, and practical insight to his work. Heserves as a corporate training and development specialistwith more than 35 years of experience in leadership,personnel and organizational management, marketing, and sales. Hecombines corporate expertise with a heart for ministry, helping churchesstrengthen relationships, clarify mission, and become healthier, moreunified, and more effective in their calling.

Jill Morikone serves as Vice President and COO of 3ABN, and teaches on the 3ABN Sabbath School Panel and other programs on the network. She is an author and speaker at women's conferences and churches around the world. Her passion is teaching practical Christianity, and helping others experience the transforming power of God's Word and the grace of the gospel.

Former Adventist PodcastHosts: Colleen Tinker and Nikki StevensonPodcast Channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/former-adventist/id1482887969Colleen and Nikki invite guest Richard Tinker to talk about his recent sermon, "You Must Be Born Again." Adventism doesn't teach the biblical new birth and doesn't understand the two-part nature of humans which includes a human spirit.Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.Support the showWebsite, 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.youtube.com/@FormerAdventist

In this episode of Sunday School Dropouts, host Andrew Kerbs is joined by memoirist and ex-Adventist advocate Melissa Duge Spiers to discuss her book, Holy Disobedience: Sex, Sin, and Secrets in the Biggest Church No One Knows. Melissa shares the incredible twenty-year journey of bringing her story to publication, including a decade where the manuscript sat untouched and the hurdles she faced with major publishers due to legal anxieties surrounding the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The conversation dives into the unique invisibility of the ex-Adventist community compared to groups like ex-Mormons, exploring the deep cultural conditioning that keeps these stories hidden. Through the lens of her memoir, Melissa reflects on the overwhelming reader response from various religious survivors who finally feel seen, while also discussing her appearance on Mormon Stories with John Dehlin.The discussion also digs into the messy, personal realities of writing a memoir and navigating family dynamics after revealing buried secrets. Melissa opens up about the delicate craft of protective storytelling, changing names, and the deeply disappointing conversation she had with her elderly father regarding the book. Looking toward the future, she shares a glimpse into her upcoming projects, including a novel and a true crime memoir tentatively titled Lies Wide Shut. Ultimately, this episode serves as a powerful call for listeners to deconstruct their faith, seek specialized religious trauma therapy, and find peace within life's inherent messiness.Guest Info: Melissa Duge SpiersWebsite: www.melissadugespiers.substack.com Social Media (Instagram) @the.glory.wholeGet Melissa's book, Holy Disobedience here!This podcast is brought to you by the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery: an online trauma coaching company whose practitioners are trauma informed and trauma trained to work with individuals, couples and families who have experienced high control religion, cults, and religious trauma. For more information on the support that CTRR provides, for resources–including courses, workshops, and more–head to traumaresolutionandrecovery.com or follow us on Instagram: @traumaresolutionandrecovery The views and opinions expressed by Sunday School Dropouts are those of the hosts and not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery. Any of the content provided by our guests, sponsors, authors, or bloggers are their own ideas and opinions.The Sunday School Dropouts podcast is not anti-religion but it is anti -harm, -power and control, -oppression and, -abuse and will speak to the harmful practices and messaging of fundamentalist groups. Follow Andrew on Instagram and TikTok @andrew_kerbsTo begin working with Andrew as a coach, schedule your FREE inquiry call hereFollow Laura on Instagram and TikTok @drlauraeanderson or on her website: www.drlauraeanderson.com To work with Laura as a coach, therapist, consultant, or to inquire about other services, you can do so hereHosts: Laura Anderson and Andrew KerbsMusic by Benjamin Faye Music @heytherebenji 

with Pastor Micheal Oxentenko

Have you ever had to give a talk infront of your class or read something in church? Imagine that you had to stand in front of an angry mob and tell them why you loved Jesus. How do you think you would feel? Would you trust that God would let you know what

In Part 2 of our series on Seventh-day Adventism, Melissa Spiers shares her personal story of growing up as a fourth-generation Adventist in a deeply religious family shaped by strict lifestyle rules, purity culture, and constant pressure to perform spiritually.Melissa describes her experience navigating SDA education systems, thought control, and the intense expectations placed on young women within the church. She also discusses her eventual move away from Adventism, and the complicated relationship between religion, identity, and personal freedom.Another major focus of this episode is Melissa's discovery of abuse within her own family, the response from Seventh-day Adventist leadership, and the broader systems she believes protect abuse within high-control religious institutions. She shares how these experiences affected her relationships, mental health, and eventual religious deconstruction.Throughout the conversation, Melissa reflects on healing, rebuilding life outside of religion, and the challenges many people face after leaving high-demand faith communities. We also discuss her new memoir, "Holy Disobedience: Sex, Sin, and Secrets in the Biggest Church No One Knows".You can purchase it here.___________________YouTubeAt Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals.  Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions

We trace Jonathan Leonardo's journey from Adventist upbringing and party-driven identity to a sudden, undeniable encounter with the gospel that makes “God loves me” real. Along the way, we name how theology can mask bondage, how fear of being hurt shapes relationships, and how the Holy Spirit turns sonship into actual freedom.• growing up between the Dominican Republic, New York, and Massachusetts with Adventism as a defining culture• learning to speak and preach early while still feeling personally disconnected from God• building identity around being cool, being wanted, and avoiding vulnerability• the Red Cup college years, honest excuses, and the slow dulling of conviction• a seed planted through a new reading of Moses and Scripture's “failures”• Micronesia, Ellen White, and the first real hope that God uses weak people• switching to theology for curiosity while keeping a double life• public confession while preaching and the weight of hypocrisy• Australia bus tours and hundreds of short gospel talks that sharpen his voice• grad school and PhD ambition feeding pride and masking insecurity about the gospel• being confronted by the question “Do you know the gospel”• the relationship conflict that forces the double-minded life into the open• a YouTube message that breaks intellectual pride and reveals Holy Spirit power• “God loves me” as revelation, freedom from lust, and new power to live clean• reframing sin, flesh, and identity as beloved sons and daughters with an advocate

Former Adventist PodcastHosts: Colleen Tinker and Nikki StevensonPodcast Channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/former-adventist/id1482887969Nikki and Colleen talk about the future of Former Adventist Podcast. Get the details of their upcoming podcasts and hear them discuss their thoughts on their future focus.Music: Falling Awake © 2010 Nathanael Tinker. Used by permission.Support the showWebsite, 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.youtube.com/@FormerAdventist

For the first time on Mormon Stories Podcast, we're diving into the world of Seventh-day Adventism. John sits down with Melissa Spiers, a former Seventh-day Adventist, to explore the history, beliefs, culture, and practices of the SDA Church—and to compare them with Mormonism along the way.In Part 1 of this two-part series, Melissa gives an overview of Seventh-day Adventist origins, theology, lifestyle standards, and church culture, while John and Melissa discuss some of the surprising similarities and key differences between the SDA and LDS traditions.Then later this week in Part 2, Melissa shares her personal story of growing up in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, her experiences within the faith, and the reasons she ultimately chose to leave.If this topic interests you, be sure to check out Melissa's book, "Holy Disobedience: Sex, Sin, and Secrets in the Biggest Church No One Knows."You can purchase it here.___________________Show NotesYouTubeAt Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals.  Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions