When summer ends and kids go back to school, things return to normal—except this year. Covid exhaustion is palpable. A sea of despair surrounds us. Masks barely conceal grumpy and anxious faces. Are we, the people of God, any different? … Continued
We continue our walk through the Bible. Volume 2 of Bible Orientation covers poetry and then the major prophets. These first five prophet books are written by larger-than-life characters: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel. They were determined to bring God’s … Continued
The Bible begins with stories, two sections of stories that make up Bible Orientation Volume 1: Law and History. These two categories tell the entire Old Testament story. So what comes next in Volume 2? Poetry. Poems? Rhyme? Meter? Not … Continued
As a child I frequently heard dispensationalist terms like premillennial, postmillennial and amillennial. I witnessed adults searching scripture to decide which eschatological stripe they should embrace as their own. The Bible was their final authority. In my young adulthood, seeker … Continued
Orphan letters with a word or two in a text, snippets of horrific global events on the news, “friends” spouting random opinions and miscellaneous personal information: this is communication in our tidbit world. Does our Christian School Bible Curriculum or … Continued
It was my turn to teach Sunday School. We started the way we start every Bible Orientation class—reciting the names of the books of the Bible until we reach the book of the day. The first recitation was hesitant, subdued. … Continued
Is Sunday School the weekend version of daycare? Should Sunday School Curriculum aspire to dazzle and entertain so parents will choose our church? Do Sunday School lessons teach moral lessons? Do they recount Bible stories? Does our Sunday School Curriculum … Continued