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 –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Rom: 1:18-21, Ps: 19:1-6, Ps 96:9, Genesis 3:6, 1 Timothy 6:1-21, Proverbs 1:1-33, Job 38:1-41. Memory Text: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork” (Psalm 19:1). Education includes what has been called “the arts and sciences.” But when we learn or teach the arts and sciences from a … Continue reading –>
Internship Crisis in France By Andrew McChesney Elisabeth Birba was dismissed without explanation only a week into an eight-week hospital internship in France. She was devastated. She needed the internship to pass second-year exams. If she failed, she would lose her stipend for food and housing. Her family lived far away in the West Indies. … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: “Christ disappointed the hope of worldly greatness. In the Sermon on the Mount He sought to undo the work that had been wrought by false education, and to give His hearers a right conception of His kingdom and of His own character. Yet He did not make a direct attack on the errors … Continue reading –>
Read 1 Thessalonians 2:6-8. What is Paul saying here that we could and should reflect in our schools and churches? Confronted by the breakdown of community in society, we live in an age in which the biblical understanding of the church has never been more meaningful. As Matthew 18:20 reminds us: “For where two or three are gathered … Continue reading –>
