a whole variety of things

On Sunday (11/4/07) we tied up some loose ends from last week. For the high school class, we finished up our discussion of God's Word from last week. What is amazing is how much science has helped to uncover facts from biblical history. I encourage everyone to search (google or another search engine) "bible archaeology". There are a number of websites that pose answers to the validity of the Bible. Some examples are the Flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, and the sons of Jacob being tribal leaders.

Another example is the Battle of Jericho. Here is an excerpt from the teaching I received on this topic:
"In Joshua 6, we read about the God causing the walls to fall down in the Battle of Jericho. During the excavations of Jericho (1930-1936) they found something so startling that a statement of what was found was prepared and signed by the team. “The main fact, then, there remains no doubt: the walls fell outwards so completely that the attackers would be able to clamber up and over their ruins into the city.’ Why so unusual? Because the walls of cities do not fall outwards, they fall inwards. And yet in Joshua 6:20 we read ‘. . . The wall fell flat, so that the people went up into the city every man straight ahead, and they took the city.’ The walls were made to fall outward.”

Pretty neat, huh?

For jr. high, we laid out some ground rules and shared ideas on how to make the class more interactive and engaging. Setting down some rules is definitely something I should have done at first. I certainly learned my lesson. But the point is we are all (youth, parents, and myself) taking steps to make this bible study class a better experience for everyone. I think that's a step in the right direction.