Finding Hope Through Discovery in Bible Study

Travel Report:  Loma Linda, California (USA) July 17, 2019 Dear Family and Friends, PICTURES – Retrievable for about 10 days:  [ https://cloud.druva.com/home/link/browser?ll=AAAGjwABEzUAAAc9qdXKws-0r7gu_xySqDBfHQLB4G8%3D ] ADVENTIST REVIEW ARTICLE:[ https://www.adventistreview.org/1907-38 ] Carrie and I just returned from two different conferences held in Loma Linda, California: The 3 rd Global Health and Lifestyle Conference (July 9-14) and the 1 st Global Deaf and Special Needs Ministries (SNM) Conference. SNM is now often called “Possibility Ministries” (July 15). In an effort to model inclusion, the GC Health Ministries Department, under the direction of Dr. Peter Landless, invited those representing Special Needs to join and be partners in sponsoring the conference. Participants from around the world accepted the invitation. In the morning there were various health presentations during the plenary sessions. I was given the opportunity to spe...

Bible Study Reflections  for Discussion June 8, 2019 Larry R. Evans INTRODUCTION Gracie Allen, the wife of George Burns, for more than 30 years, appeared on radio, television, and film, playing a single scatterbrained character, with her husband playing opposite as the straight man.   One day a parcel from a friend arrived, special delivery.  One would expect a pair of silk gloves or maybe a jeweled hairpin. Instead, inside the package was a baby alligator, wriggling and snapping, but still too small to do much harm. Gracie was heading out the door at the moment.  She was flustered about what to do with the little carnivore.  So, she put it in the bathtub, walked out the door and totally forgot about it. When she arrived back home, she found a note on the counter.  It was from her maid.  It read,  Dear Mrs. Allen,  I quit.   I don’t work in no house with an alligat...

“Times of Loss, Times of Hurt— Strong at the Broken Places” Larry R Evans Sabbath School Study June 1, 2010 Introduction When I invited Jesus into my life, I thought he was going to put up some wallpaper and hang a few pictures. But he started knocking out walls and adding on rooms I said, ‘I was expecting a nice cottage.’ But He said, ‘I’m making a palace in which to live.’ –C.S. Lewis This past week, in preparation for today, you and I have been reflecting through our Sabbath School studies on the “Times of Loss”.   I’ve widened it in this study and included “Times of Hurt.”   I’ve done so because often moments of loss are accompanied with hurt caused by people, circumstances or things we ourselves have said or done.   During such experiences, the perspective we have makes a world of difference.   I was reminded of this when I received an email from Marti Schneider, Elder Don Schneider. She wrote, After accompanying him to...