There is a joke I like to tell whenever anyone mentions the dictionary. I tell people, “I tried reading the dictionary, but I couldn’t follow the plot.” It brings chuckles because, of course, there is no plot. The dictionary is simply a collection of definitions and facts, with no plot or storyline. But the Bible … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 29th of September 2026 We can see from Genesis 3:9-10 that God took the initiative to seek His fallen children. The question “Where are you?” was rhetorical, because God knew what Adam and Eve had done and where they were. Sin, nevertheless, cut off the usual communication that existed between Him … Continue reading –>
Introduction: When COVID forced me to teach my law classes by video conferencing, I lost part of my connection to my students. Seeing their heads in boxes on a screen was much less informative than seeing their entire person sitting in front of me in the classroom. When Adam and Eve sinned, their next conversation … Continue reading –>
Sabbath School teaching tip: Try to avoid setting up a Sabbath School space like a lecture hall with the leader in front and the group facing the leader. Find a way to put your chairs in a circle. It will have a dramatic effect on participation. Why do you think it didn’t “last” when God … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 28th of September 2026 Because God is love (1 John 4:8), He would not create human “robots.” Love embraces choice. To be able to love, Adam and Eve had to be created with free will; otherwise, love, true love, would be impossible for them to give. Thus, Adam and Eve had … Continue reading –>
Why does God use Prophets? Join the Hit the Mark panel as they discuss Sabbath School Lesson 1 – The Creator Speaks. It’s the fastest hour of the week! Get your copy of this week’s Keyword Workbook HERE.
Continue reading -->Prepared for Sabbath School Class on October 3. Key Text: “God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds” … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 27th of September 2026 Genesis 1:1-31 and 2 tell the Creation story. God created a beautiful world, and in it He put Adam and Eve, the crowning act of Creation. Humans differed from every other creature on earth because they were made “in the image of God” (Genesis 1:27, NKJV), something … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 26th of September 2026 Read for This Week’s Study Genesis 1:27-28; Genesis 3:1-8; Luke 15:11-32; Genesis 3:14-24; Exodus 19:16-22; John 10:27-30. Memory Text: “God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by … Continue reading –>
Neuroscientists have begun to understand the marvelous facility of human infants for language acquisition. At 6 months, a baby can understand the sounds that comprise English words, or words from any of the other 7,000-plus spoken languages. If exposed to a second language, they can acquire that language, as well. During this period a mysterious … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 25th of September 2026 By Rick Kajiura People in the village scoffed. “These Christians must be deluded to think we would worship God in a building with such a wicked past,” they declared. Leenus, a Global Mission (GM) pioneer in Kenya, had an unlikely setting for growing a thriving congregation—a small … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 25th of September 2026 Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “ ‘Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled,’ ” Pages 662–680, in The Desire of Ages. “The grace of Jesus Christ alone can change the heart of stone to a heart of flesh, and make it alive unto God. . . … Continue reading –>
