October 30, 2013

Give & Take

Adventist Life

One summer my 16-year-old daughter wanted to earn some extra money. She got a temporary job caring for rats in the home economics department at a local college. After several days working in the lab, she excitedly called home saying, “The mother rat had 10 baby mice!”

—Nellie Morgan, Redmond, Oregon

My granddaughters, 7-year-old Payton and 5-year-old Josee, were visiting from Portland, Oregon, during their spring break. In our home we have a meal and Bible study every Friday evening to open the Sabbath. We call it “vespers.” Josee was helping me set the table and said, “Grandma, I am so happy God made people who like to be vespered.”

—Karen Medeiros, Fair Oaks, California

Think About It

According to the Journal of Clinical Psychology (statistics gathered from www.statisticbrain.com/new-years-resolution-statistics/) the top three New Year’s resolutions for 2012 were to:

  • lose weight
  • get organized
  • spend less, save more.

Many of us probably had these resolutions in mind for 2012—and surely there are Adventists who have them on our list for 2013. But if we really want to succeed with these and any other resolutions, we need to first resolve to keep God first—and devote time each day to prayer and Bible study. 

Sound Bite

“The glory of God is the image of His character. By reflecting His character we are worshipping Him.”

—Pastor Jose St. Phard, at the Bolingbrook Seventh-day Adventist Church in Illinois

We Need You

We are looking for brief submissions in these categories:

Sound Bites (quotes, profound or spontaneous)

Adventist Life (short anecdotes, especially from the world of adults)

Jots and Tittles (church-related tips)

Camp Meeting Memories (short, humorous, and/or profound anecdotes)

Please send your submissions to Give & Take, Adventist Review, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904-6600; fax: 301-680-6638; e-mail: [email protected]. Please include phone number, and city and state from which you are writing.

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