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...Read More
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Written By: Donald E. CaseboltMarch 21, 2023Case by Casebolt: The Midnight Cry...
S. S. Snow's midnight cry captivated Ellen Harmon, and it was not surprising that her initial vision asserted that it was a divine "light" shining...
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Written By: Matthew QuarteyMarch 16, 2023Twenty-Six Years under Wilson...
The gospel advances an innate egalitarian ethic in which inherited rights take a back seat to individual rights. Ted Wilson and his father seem to...
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Written By: Alexander CarpenterMarch 16, 2023Two 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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Written By: Hanz GutierrezMarch 09, 2023Tupananchiskama: An Eschatology of Death
There is no word in the Peruvian Quechua language for goodbye. The word “tupananchiskama” literally means “until life makes us meet again.”
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Written By: Alexander CarpenterMarch 08, 2023More 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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Written By: Alexander CarpenterMarch 03, 2023Coveting 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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Written By: Alexander CarpenterFebruary 22, 2023False (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This week's lesson is mostly a harmless mélange of common-sense advice, but it also contains some troublingly outdated gender ideals—Sabbath school...
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Written By: Alexander CarpenterFebruary 15, 2023On 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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Written By: Alexander CarpenterFebruary 10, 2023Heavenly 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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