The Parable of the Whistleblower

Much of this week's lesson feels focused on connecting heavenly reward with earthly support of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination—Sabbath school...
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Two Chronicles of Kings

The lesson treats the stories of David and Jehoshaphat as simple instructional lessons on obeying God for personal betterment—Sabbath school...
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More Stories, Fewer Prooftexts, on...

Stewardship is an important and multifaceted theological concept that deserves more than prooftexts and estate planning tips—Sabbath school...
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Coveting Truth? Look Beyond This Lesson

Things like selfishness, unrestrained capitalism, and entitlement contribute in complex ways to what is oversimplified as the deadly sin of avarice—...
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False (Gender) Ideals

This week's lesson is mostly a harmless mélange of common-sense advice, but it also contains some troublingly outdated gender ideals—Sabbath school...
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On the Least: Singular and the Systemic

The Adult Bible Study Guide this week speaks to the humanitarian issues of our day but misses a chance to address systemic change—Sabbath school...
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Heavenly Treasures, Little Earthly Good

A step away from loans and credit cards to look at five biblical character sketches on the theme of laying up treasure in heaven—Sabbath school...
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Reid: At Your Risk

This week’s lesson about debt is more practical than average, but there's also little concern for the structural and historical factors that...
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Offering for Community

The Adult Bible Study Guide moves on from the tithe discussion to address the offerings that come from the leftover 90 percent of one’s income—...
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Does the Bible Support a “Tithing...

What the Adventist Church teaches about tithing and what the Bible says about tithes are two different concepts—Sabbath school commentary for...
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