If you've ever wondered if God was "speaking through clay" in Ellen White's writings, then examine her teachings on meat-eating and compare them with what the Bible teaches.

This article examines Ellen White's rules denying children the pleasure of Christmas candy and toys so that they could stuff a "self-denial" box with the money they saved. But in whose pocket did that money end up? And did Mrs. White practice what she preached on Christmas self-denial in her own family?

SDAs claim divine inspiration for Ellen White's 25 million words of writing, but in all those words, she managed to omit some important Bible teachings. Examine passages she consistently omitted or truncated because they contradicted her doctrines. What she left unsaid tells a fascinating story.

Ellen White warned that phrenology was a satanic deception that destroyed virtue—yet she later embraced its ideas and even paid for phrenology readings on her own children. This newly updated article examines how a mythological teaching found its way into her visions and health warnings.