witnessing
-
inspired word of God
Age Group: High School Key Text: All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness (2 Tim 3:16, NIV) Materials needed: Paper, pens, chalk board Introduction: One cold night, a colporteur encountered a robber who ordered him to light a bonfire and burn his books. The colporteur lit the Read more
-
the club
(published 2003, Adventist Review) Ten feet tall, it stands in my front lawn on a well worn patch of dirt, symbolizing the differences between the worlds on either side of the fence. The basketball hoop is as uncommon a sight in Banepa as is a 225-pound, 6-foot, bearded 17-year-old. And it doesn’t take long for Read more
-
Jesus among other gods
In the end I leave Jesus among other gods. Having done so, I feel like a traitor, betraying who I really am. Inside out, through and through, I am a Seventh-day Adventist Christian. You know the forms that ask for details about yourself—height, weight, race? There needs to be a place for me to simply Read more
-
sleeping with the enemy
A few years ago and a few mountains east of us, Kathmandu University began felling trees. The first phase of a mammoth educational center to accommodate a kindergartener straight through medical school. While construction progressed, paperwork for the medical school crawled its way from one government office to another. In Nepal, it isn’t unusual for Read more
-
life after death
She was a mother six times over. Six times she experienced the gut-wrenching pains of labor. Six times she hoped; but every time her hopes were shattered and her heart broken. After watching six babies die in her arms within 48 hours of birth, Maiya came to Scheer Memorial Hospital, discouraged and depressed, tired and Read more
-
-
the Lord is with you
2 Chron 14:17 Do not fear, do not be dismayed . . . for the Lord is with you. Jahaziel makes a brief appearance in the Bible. In just a small paragraph of five verses he enters and leaves the story with nothing but one profound statement. The scene is a petrified nation of Judah Read more
SAYS FYL 