Global Values and the Sabbath

Ziggy, clothed in his swim suit, is standing on the beach. He’s holding a big shell up to his ear,...

War and Peace

War has been glamorized by Hollywood for decades. It shows the bravery, the valor, the dedication...

Social Implications of the Gospel

Have you ever been told that the Adventist mission really doesn’t include helping the homeless? Or...

Relationships

When most people think of God, they think of descriptors such as omnipotent (all- powerful),...

Bioethics

In the beginning of each human being born since Adam and Eve, there was an egg and a sperm. They...

Why Organized Religion?

So what community do we belong to today? There is the national community, the country to which we...

Finding Rest in a Restless World (Sabbath for Pre-Christians)

We live in a world that is filled with the shocks of life; stress, anxiety, fear, danger, failure,...

Introduction to the Bible

A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would...

Introduction to Spiritual Growth

So how does one go about paying attention to what matters most? This is what is often referred to as...

How God Communicates

One of the fundamental truths about God is that God communicates. God is not silent, withdrawn,...

Forgiveness

Even the best among us spend time demanding payment, don’t we? Think about it. Doesn’t someone owe...

Does Church Help Me?

Prayer is the most basic and the most powerful way that we experience God. Prayer is our attempt to...

Being a Christian

The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a parochial school for lunch. At the head of the...

Accepting Christ as Savior and Lord

This unit deals with the cross; the primary, most basic reality of Christian faith. This session is...

A Church that Values People

The way we see and respond to life is so different. It’s almost as though diversity is hard-wired...

Stewardship

Until recently, the term stewardship was not used much in the contemporary world outside of...