Jan 22, 2015
Christian Education by Andrew J. Camenga Have you ever played “Provoke Thy Sister”? It is a game I played far too often while growing up. I described this game a few years ago: The game was going well. We’d been playing for a little bit, and I finally moved the last needed piece into place. All six of the...
Dec 30, 2014
BCE by Andrew Camenga Can you imagine trees getting up and walking around? (Yes, I know that those of you who have read or seen Tolkien’s the Lord of the Rings trilogy, have had the image of walking trees burned into your imagination.) Even if you can imagine it, do you expect to see it happen? I’m guessing that you don’t expect to see it...
Nov 26, 2014
Christian Education by Andrew J. Camenga One of my earliest memories of Christian Education is striving to memorize the Beatitudes in order to achieve my goal: earning a collapsible pencil. The pencil had a white plastic barrel emblazoned with blue letters and a pencil insert that could be positioned to either be tucked into the barrel (and be safe for...
Oct 28, 2014
Sabbath School Teacher of the Year: Josephine Van Horn Rogers What makes a great teacher? One hallmark of a great teacher is that the teacher helps students be motivated, even excited, to learn. How can you tell if a student is excited to learn? By watching them and seeing how they react when opportunities come along. Consider this quote: You can...
2013-14 Scripture Memorization Program By: Andrew J. Camenga Choose! was the theme for the 2013-14 Scripture Memorization Program. The participants are listed here as an example to encourage others to hide God’s word in their hearts. The Toronto, Ontario, Seventh Day Baptist Church had the largest number of participants complete the program this last year, so...
Committing the Word to memory by Andrew J. Camenga Part of obeying all that Christ commanded is remembering what He said and what He valued. Seventh Day Baptists encourage this part of discipleship by memorizing Scripture together. The Board of Christian Education has strengthened that impulse with the annual Scripture Memory program. Since the program...