08: Trusting God’s Goodness – Thought Starters

“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” Habakkuk 2:14 NASB Image © Justinen Creative from GoodSalt.com [Thought Questions for Trusting God's Goodness May 22, 2013] 1. Filled with God’s knowledge

Kaleidoscopes, conversation and hot cuppas

Art exhibition illustrates practical nature of communication projects.

The “Perfect” Debate

In Paul’s day you could start a heated debate in the church by just saying the word “resurrection.” Today you can accomplish the same thing during fellowship lunch by just casually using the word “perfect.” Image © Krieg Barrie from GoodSalt.com In my 47 years of being an Adventist I have observed something ironic. I have met people who have told me, that if I don’t believe that we can live without sinning, that I am not a real Adventist.

Sabbath: Trusting God’s Goodness

Read for This Week’s Study :  Hab. 1:1-17 ,  2:2-4 ,  Gal

Further Study: Seek the Lord and Live!

“Our standing before God depends, not upon the amount of light we have received, but upon the use we make of what we have. Thus even the heathen who choose the right as far as they can distinguish it are in a more favorable condition than are those who have had great light, and profess to serve God, but who disregard the light, and by their daily life contradict their profession.”— Ellen G

The Pathfinder Bible Experience Finals

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Twenty-six teams made it to first place     Beltsville Broncos from the Potomac Conference, two of the 1st Place teams from the Division Level Pathfinder Bible Experience    The College View Seventh-day Adventist® Church at Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska was crowded with highly trained Bible scholars on Friday night, April 19 and Sabbath, April 20 when the 38 Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) North American Division (NAD) Finalist Teams arrived to participate in the final testing program for the 2013 PBE Division Finals. Pathfinders from across the United States, Canada and England, ages 10 to 16, showed their knowledge of the Bible books of Acts and 1st & 2nd Thessalonians by answering 90 questions of varying difficulty and point value

Waiting for the Big One

Image © Krieg Barrie from GoodSalt.com The truth is, almost every single one of us knows that we need to change at least one specific behavior because it is harmful. Maybe it’s smoking, drinking, over-eating, or maybe it’s not exercising. Whatever the behavior is, we know, usually without any doubt, where that behavior will lead, and yet, we continue along our current path

The Forbidden Tree

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“But from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.”  (Genesis 2:17) NASB  Context Green Tree – by Studiomill © 2013 Center for Creative Ministry © 2013 All rights reserved. Use of this material is subject to usage guidelines . Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE  ® Respond to this image

Monday: The Rich Meaning of Sabbath Rest

Read  Deuteronomy 5:12-15 . Image © Lars Justinen from GoodSalt.com How does the emphasis of the Sabbath commandment here differ from  Exodus 20:8-11 ?

Live Oaks

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Photo: Studiomill If you ever get to visit Animal Kingdom in the midst of Disney World, you will notice an impressive artificial tree at that attraction. The artistic centerpiece displays an array of birds, animals and reptiles carved into its huge trunk.