This school year the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists (NAD) has begun rolling out an all-new Bible curriculum for secondary students. It replaces the Crossroad textbooks that have been used since 1997. The Encounter program was developed by Adventist educators in Australia and New Zealand and is being adapted for North American sch
“The sower soweth the word.” Here is presented the great principle which should underlie all educational work. “The seed is the word of God.” But in too many schools of our day God’s word is set aside. Other subjects occupy the mind. The study of infidel authors holds a large place in the educational system. Skeptical sentiments are interwoven in t
Getting kids “hooked” into learning the Bible and wanting to know more about God can seem like an impossibly daunting task. Bible is my favourite subject to teach, but I previously found it to be a challenging subject to engage the interest of students, especially students who had no previous Christian experience or knowledge of God. Reading a text
Jesus is the ultimate transformational Teacher. In His earthly ministry He sought to change the hearts and minds of His students. Not only did He seek to impart knowledge and lifelong learning, but His goal was for His students to live in a meaningful relationship with the Father. What can we learn from the best Teacher who ever lived, and how can
When the prompt was given to me, “Why do I love being a Seventh-day Adventist?” I was at first shocked. I did not know if I had ever really asked myself that question. The love I have for this church happened so subtly, and I am sure it was not due to the fact that the church sang powerful hymns or served our ever-so-popular haystacks every other p
Today the Seventh-day Adventist Church is facing issue after issue. In light of Acts 15, what lessons can the church learn for handling controversial issues? Acts 15 comes at the heels of Paul and Barnabas’s first missionary journey. During this first journey, these men went from Antioch to Cyprus. From there they traveled to the lands of Galatia:
Newsweek magazine starts 2015 attacking the veracity of the Bible. The magazine's cover story for January 2015—“The Bible: So Misunderstood It’s a Sin”—attempts to show the illegitimacy of the Bible as a trustworthy and divinely inspired book. While acknowledging the historicity of the Sabbath (Saturday) and its subsequent change to Sunday, Newswee
Much confusion exists regarding “meditation” in Christianity today, even in Adventist circles. There is no uniform understanding of its definition and its practice. Scripture is not silent on this subject and speaks with clarity beginning with Joshua 1:8: “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day a
