Use this list to learn Christmas greetings in many languages.

This short article shares five practical ways to put your kids or students on the path to extraordinary.

In this short article, an experienced teacher shares how to help students of any age learn to lead.

Download Vaughn Jennings' December 2009 newsletter for Adventist teachers in North America. This edition features links for Christmas lessons and building students' natural gifts.

A parent shares the tragic story of how bullying led to his son's committing suicide. He unravels the web of physical and cyberbullying, positively impacting the lives of the bullies. This story powerfully shares truths worth discussing in a worship or life...

"Since its release three years ago, the ACM Model Curriculum for K-12 Computer Science has made a significant contribution to computer science education, providing a practical guideline for educators seeking to ensure that students acquire the skills...

"Free support for life's questions and issues." Read nuggets of practical common sense tips for holistic Christian living, organized by categories: career, children, environment, family, finances, health, men's world, pets and furry friends, planning,...

This 2-page brochure compares expectations of high school and college students to help college freshman understand the transitions needed to succeed in college level studies. Comparisons include student responsibility, academic environment, resources and support,...

Over 20 lessons provide step by step guides to managing personal finances well. Lesson titles include: setting priorities, making a budget, basics of banking and saving, basics of investing, investing in stocks, investing in mutual funds, planning for retirement,...

"Noteflight® is an online music writing application that lets you create, view, print and hear music notation with professional quality, right in your web browser. Work on a score from any computer on the Internet, share it with other users, and embed...

Locate everything from free flash cards in French to worksheets that help youngsters improve spelling at this educational website.

Find free coloring pages and classroom activities for everything from holidays to history. Or use interactive learning games, quizzes, and a worksheet generator for creative arts, foreign languages, language arts, math, science, social studies, and more.

Homework help for students includes sections in reading and writing, language arts, special education, languages (Spanish, French, German and Italian), science, social studies, puzzles, math, critical thinking, art and more.

The environmental movement has evoked enthusiasm as well as calumny, and generated much controversy. Human greed opposes environmentalism and many conservative Christians remain indifferent. Fortunately, a positive Christian response to environmental needs...

Jesus speaks of the ultimate homecoming in John 14:1-3. Several key phrases (to prepare a place; many rooms; I will come again; take you to be with me that you also may be where I am) are discussed in this article.

Standish looks at Richard Dawkins book The Blind Watchmaker, twenty years after its publication. Standish notes the weaknesses of the book, as well as pointing out that Dawkins seems to "concentrate his talents on destroying religious faith rather than...

Since both reason and revelation have their ultimate source in God, they should be in complete harmony. Yet reason and revelation appear to conflict when attempting to explain the world around us. Gibson discusses some of the factors contributing to the conflict...

Mueller answers a question about the existence of hell and hell being a place of eternally burning punishment.

"Apologia provides fun and challenging K-12 creation-based science curriculum specifically designed for the home school."

Download or order several formats of brochures or posters citing Cognitive Genesis research results to positively market your school. Versions for Canada and USA available.

Missed a webinar you wanted to attend? Download the recording at this link.

"Adventist position on creation affirmed by church president, 19 June 2009. Responding to ongoing discussions in the church, the president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church urged Adventists to look to scripture as the validity of their faith as...

"From the business principles illustrated in our favorite stories to the psychological wisdom found in Jesus’ words, the Bible contains academic wisdom for every discipline. Within this book, Southern Adventist University professors find inspiration...

After asking the questions "Why do I stay in the church?" and "Why do I put up with all the problems I find within the church?", Pastor Dan Smith discusses ten reasons why he chooses to remain an Adventist.

This article briefly reviews the attitude of Jesus toward women in his teaching and ministry contracted with the status of women in first-century Jewish society.

The authors discuss the popular novel, The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown. The massive media attention for this book raises three questions: What is the appeal of the book? Why such a strong reaction to it? Why should we care? The claims of The Da Vinci Code...

Find family-friendly reading, focusing on children's books that are interesting, uplifting, and have a purpose. Products are evaluated "in terms of quality, educational impact, comprehensiveness, cost effectiveness, specific needs being met, overall value,...

Supplier of homeschooling materials, complete curriculum packages, and links to many other sources for home education.

Were the events that occurred during the year 1844 an accident? Or does this year have a deep significance in the biblical understanding of God's plan in redemptive history? What most of us, including Adventists, fail to understand is that 1844 is significant...

Smith discusses the Sabbath as being more than just one of the ten commandments. Many reasons are given why keeping the Sabbath is for our benefit.

A simple dictionary definition of a disciple is a student or a follower, a convinced adherent of a school or an individual. The questions raised in this paper are the who, the why, the where, and the how of discipleship. These define the qualification, motivation,...

Premarital education is proposed as the best way to prepare couples for married life. The church is one place where premarital education can take place. But it’s up to the couple to take advantage of the resources available to them.

An interview with Benjamin Gunawan Yonas, an Adventist Engineer in Indonesia. He discusses his conversion experience and experiences he had while attending a Catholic university. He also discusses his current work, his impact on the Adventist church in Indonesia,...

The church benefits from eyes that are young, old, and different shaped and colored, to creatively respond to the near, the culturally specific, and the contemporary issues of our day. Like corrective lenses, vision is further sharpened by sound theology that...

An interview with Birgit Philipsen, a regional vice president of ADRA. She discusses her work with ADRA and how her faith impacts her work.

After hearing “too many desperate, heartbreaking cries in the wilderness of our church to ignore”, Blake felt it was his duty, all of our duty, to alleviate suffering and to generate awareness, spawn understanding, and foster healing where we can,...

Jesus indicates that we human beings have certain responsibilities to fulfill toward God and toward the authorities who exercise the power of governing a society (Matthew 22:21; Acts 5:29). Cotro gives criteria to help voters evaluate candidates.

The article defines the different types of depression, includes a self-evaluation test, and discusses things to do to overcome depression.

How do dinosaurs fit into a biblical worldview? What appears to be a rather simple question becomes quite complex when addressing the issues inherent in it. The author examines these issues by answering several questions including: Did dinosaurs really exist?...

Cairus discusses 1 Timothy 5:23, “but use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses”.

Neto discusses her journalism career, how she manages not working on the Sabbath, advice she has for Adventists thinking of a career in journalism, and other topics.

Akuno discusses her childhood, her interest in music, her advice on how music should be perceived, her comments on life in a public university, and advice she has for those interested in pursuing the study of music.

Steve Wohlberg shares how he became a Christian while a student at California State University.

The authors discuss the disadvantages of living together and the advantages of a committed marriage relationship.

Sunshine shares her story of conversation in China.

Soriano describes the experience he had keeping the Sabbath while in a public university.

It is a critical need that we understand God’s character correctly. The kind of God we serve determines the kind of life we live.

Shea shows how a brief look at Daniel shows that its content as divine prophecy is historically reliable and theologically meaningful.

Thomsen shows some perspectives that can help us understand the biblical injunctions to “fear God” and to “fear not”.

Boskovic looks at the concept of "survival of the fittest" from the evolutionary theory. He contrasts the concept of "survival of the fittest" with the concept of service as shown in Christ.

Sabes looks at five arguments posed against Christians who wish to enter politics and from them notes why it is important for Adventists to make their voice heard in some form: aliens and strangers, God’s role in earthly powers, not to be yoked with...

An interview with Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, associate director of the Department of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty and liaison for the church at the United Nations. Dr. Gallagher discusses how he became an Adventist, his call to ministry, and his work...

Baget discusses how he became a painter and also how he paints. He talks about what gives him the greatest satisfaction in his work and how being a Christian has affected his life as an artist.

An interview with Michelle Chin, an Adventist who is an assistant professor of Political Science at Arizona State. Chin describes what attracted her to the field of political science. She gives insight into the field of political science and why Adventists...

Tobing describes her and her husbands experience with prayer while in graduate school in the Philippines.

Archaeology is one of the major disciplines that allow us to defend ourselves against postmodern revisionism as hundreds of archaeologists work every year to uncover the past. Recent discoveries in the past 15 years have given cogent answers backed up by factual...

Chemistry, physics, biology, and physical science lab kits developed for schools as well as independent study and homeschoolers. "The kits step students through real science experiments to help them better understand science topics."

Guell discusses his career as a painter, how he started out and what influences his work.

The author discusses the similarities and the differences between love and infatuation. Time is an important part in testing to see if what a couple is experiencing is love or infatuation.

How did creatures come to have this sound, vision, smell, and romance generating equipment in their heads? For more than a hundred years, science has been explaining this as the result of mutation and natural selection– purely impersonal natural processes....

Catapult provides research-based educational and support services to improve student achievement in USA public, private and religious schools. Being used in NAD Southern Union schools.

"David Asks Why unites a child’s curiosity with a creative adaptation and age-appropriate paraphrase of Ellen White’s Steps to Christ. In the questions David asks and in the answers he discovers, you will find the help you need to guide your...

Charles uses the analogy of juggling many balls, both crystal and bouncing, to prompt teachers to reflect on their priorities. There are always too many duties and opportunities, so choices are essential. Teachers are encouraged to evaluate all the balls they...

Visit this webpage to find curriculum materials recommended by and for Adventist teachers in Florida Conference, USA. This includes school scoring rubrics to guide work on each component of the Southern Union Adventist EDGE GREAT initiative, downloads for...

A devotional for teachers, inspiring commitment to loving and caring for each child no matter how difficult or invisible they are. Each has God-given potential we have the privilege to nurture while they are in our classroom.

The debate raging around ID is not one of scientific fact versus religious faith. The real clash is an ideological one in which scientists are seeking to maintain the intellectual and cultural dominance of the humanist/atheist worldview. The prime objective...

Evaluate the status of your school's computers using NAD's guidelines. Three levels, basic, adequate, and minimum recommendation for new purchases, give clear standards to use as a checklist.

30 free downloadable Bible lessons with answer keys for adults, and a set for kids. "These Bible studies are relational in nature. These Bible study lessons are relational in nature. They speak not of what but of Whom. Jesus said in John 12:32, "But...

The author notes, "The Bible does provide rich resources for bioethics, sufficient for the difficult questions we must face. But this is certainly not apparent unless we can learn to search for the broad principles of God’s Word. If the goal is...

Zuill explores why the church has been so uncertain of it's place in the "Environmental Movement" and specifically how we as Adventists should relate to the needs of creation, needs that are now made more acute by years of neglect and abuse. Zuill...

In this essay the author will seek to: understand Bible-anchored apologetics as a valuable strategy for Christian witness; examine the approach used by New Testament authors in explaining and defending core Christian beliefs; outline the biblical mandate and...

This paper gives an overview of several historical trends in psychology and provides an evaluation and critique from a Biblical perspective. Topics include: The centrality of values in the practice of psychotherapy; Psychological perspectives of human nature...

The nature of humans and their relationship to God and nature are fundamental issues in the Christian gospel. Scripture and science provide conflicting views on these issues, often producing major tensions within the Church, especially among the more educated...

Zuccarelli examines a collection of scientific observations that may provide a foundation for reconciling Eden with reality. These include recent biochemical, genetic and physiological studies that bear on how long individual organisms may live. From these...

This paper is anchored in the belief that Seventh-day Adventists should manifest a presence in temporal politics and governance, in fact, that God has always had representatives in earthly governments for the express purpose of blessing humankind and as a...

Matthews argues the case of sociology being an 'ally' of the biblical perspective, while not ignoring the furor it has engendered in the ranks of believers. He first discusses the "bad" side of sociology and then sets out to make an argument for...

The purpose of this paper is to provide, from a sociological perspective, a broad overview of the historical and current interaction between the Christian Church and Society; with an inclusion of the specific contributions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Today the magic of the screens is a more powerful and seductive force than the stars in the universe therefore it is imperative that we reconsider how we deliver schooling, kindergarten through graduate school in order to connect with the minds of the young....

How is stress affecting you? Check life events that are affecting you currently on this Life Events Scale, then click to read your score results. Or click home to link to stress management tips.

"TEACH is a journal of Christian education that publishes articles on teaching & professional practice, educational administration, and research & scholarship. It also contains the reflections, impressions and experiences of Christian educators."...