Vocation or work deals with the “doingness” of life. Even those with the most cerebral of jobs, end up in some way doing physical labor of some sort, even if it means merely pushing computer keys. What do the following texts teach us about work – using “hands” as a symbol? Deut: 16:15 Eccles: 9:10 Prov: … Continue reading –>
“I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil – this is the gift of God” (Eccles: 3:12, Eccles 3:13, NIV). “Work” – that’s a solid Anglo-Saxon word with no frills. … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Gen: 3:19, Deut: 16:15, Exod: 25:10-30, Exod: 25:38, Gal: 5:22-26, Eccles: 9:10, 1 Cor: 10:31. Memory Text: “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord” (1 Corinthians 15:58). Work is God’s idea. In the ideal world before sin, God … Continue reading –>
Keeping Two Boys Quiet By Marci Evans Keeping children quiet in church became a real challenge when my niece, who was struggling with drugs, gave her two sons to my husband and me. Five-year-old Omarion and his brother, Diamonte, 6, had no experience in church. They were full of energy, and they were not used … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Two reasons exist why science, which gets so many things right, gets origins so wrong: first, science, which studies the natural world, must look only to the natural world for answers; second, science assumes that the laws of nature must remain constant. Yet both these are wrong when it comes to origins. Take … Continue reading –>
Read Job 38:1-41. What does this teach us about God, not just as the Creator but as the Sustainer of all life? How should this important truth impact how we understand the arts and sciences? “Many teach that matter possesses vital power – that certain properties are imparted to matter, and it is then left to … Continue reading –>
Read Proverbs 1:1-33. What does this teach us concerning what true Christian education should be about? The Bible draws a steady comparison between foolishness and wisdom. The book of Proverbs does well to remind us of the dangers of foolhardy behavior and keeping the company of fools. The distinction is clear: God desires that His people … Continue reading –>
We know that our world has more than its share of art and philosophy that does not honor God. Many would argue that Christians should not even enter these proverbial tents. Seventh-day Adventist Christians must carefully consider their own business in serving certain industries, patronizing certain establishments, consuming certain media. In 1 Timothy chapter 6, … Continue reading –>
Psalm 96:9 reads, “Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth” (NKJV). How do we understand this concept, “the beauty of holiness”? What should this mean to a Christian, and how should it impact what we teach about art and the beauty often associated with it? Though it has … Continue reading –>
There is evidence of the living God in all of His creation. This statement has been repeated so often that it has become clichéd. When we consider, for example, the heart of God in creating this world, which humans have proceeded to damage and mar, we may come closer to how we can best teach … Continue reading –>
