December 12–18
Lesson 12: “Experiencing and Living the Character of God” The title of this week’s lesson is deceptive. In fact, it would more accurately be called “Living the Old Covenant […]
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His Faithful Witness
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in […]
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The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
DALE RATZLAFF I well remember the day that our little Bruce—now a big, strong contractor—started asking questions. We lived in Napa, California, and were driving back from Conn Lake. Bruce […]
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8. The Gathering Storm
Here I was a fourth-generation Seventh-day Adventist, pastoring the growing Watsonville, California, SDA church, and nearly through my doctor of ministry program at Andrews University. Now I had serious questions about […]
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December 5–11
Lesson 11: “The Christian and Work” The lesson uses over 2,500 words to say that Christian education should include instruction on the right way to work. It begins by […]
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Searching for Truth in the Middle of Confusion
I believe that now more than ever before, people are being flooded with competing versions of events. A multitude of actors want to influence the broader culture to see the […]
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God Has No Plan B
The life AFTER with Chris Lee Plan B: it’s what you do when your best laid plans go awry. I guess I’ve always thought of Christmas as God’s Plan B. […]
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7. Adventist Underground
As I look back I am utterly amazed at the amount of material that came bubbling up from the seething Adventist underground which was boiling like the mud pots in […]
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November 28–December 4
Lesson 10: “Education in Arts and Sciences” There is not much in this week’s lesson that couldn’t be condensed down to a few sentences. Yes, God created all that […]
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Thankfulness Protects Us
Next week is Thanksgiving in the USA. This isn’t the first year that I realized suddenly that this holiday was only days away, but this is the first year that […]
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Hermeneutics Reveals Truth
On a recent episode of the Former Adventist podcast (episode 77), Nikki and Colleen discussed some contextual considerations, as well as 10 hermeneutic guidelines to think through when reading Scripture. […]
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6. Secret Meetings
While teaching at Monterey Bay Academy, I would often run on the beach for my morning exercise, sometimes as many as six miles a day. One summer, a visitor from Australia […]
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November 21–27
Lesson 9: “The Church and Education” In a quarterly full of statements that deny the gospel, downgrade the role and person of the Holy Spirit and openly contradict the […]
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How You Can Tell True from False Prophets
By Robert M. Bowman Jr. Many people have claimed to be prophets, but not all of them have really spoken for God. As the apostle John wrote long ago, “many […]
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Doctrine Matters!
There is a popular movement in the larger body of the Church to set aside doctrine. Doctrines are seen as unnecessary and divisive. You might hear that “Doctrine divides, but […]
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