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Dave Thomas

David Thomas is Professor of Practical Theology & Apologetics. He has been a member of the faculty at WWU since the summer of 2001. He served as Dean of the School of Theology for seventeen years (2001-2018). He is now focused on full-time teaching and writing. Prior to joining the faculty, Thomas spent some 24 years in pastoral work in New England, and in Washington. His pastoral experience ranges from multiple church districts to large, multi-staff churches. While pastoring in the east, he taught as an adjunct professor at Atlantic Union College for six years. He has served on many administrative committees at conference, union, and institutional levels. He has been a member of the Walla Walla College Board of Trustees.

The Jonah Saga

  • Lesson 4 for the week of July 18 to July 25
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Key Texts: Jonah 1-4; 2 Kings 14:25; Isa. 56:7; Isa. 44:8; Matt. 12:40; Rev. 14:6-12. The lesson this week has to do with what is arguably the most famous prophet from antiquity, Jonah, the one...

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The Unlikely Missionary

  • Lesson 3 for the week of July 11 to July 18
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Key Texts: 2 Kings 5; Mark 1:40-45; 2 Kings 2:1-15; John 15:5; Rom. 6:4-11; 6:1 The lesson this week comes from 2 Kings 5, the record from the time of the ancient kings of Israel,...

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Abraham: The First Missionary

  • Lesson 2 for the week of July 4 to July 11
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Key Texts: Gen. 12:1-3; 14:8-24; Heb. 11:8-19; Gen. 3:6; Gen 12:6, 7; 18:18,19 The lesson this week invites us to look at Abraham, one of the most notable people from ancient times. His initial story...

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The Missionary Nature of God

  • Lesson 1 for the week of June 27 to July 4
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Key Texts: Gen. 1:26-28; 2:15-17; 1 John 2:16; John 3:14,15; 2 Cor. 5:21; Matt. 5:13,14. The lessons this quarter invite us to focus on what we commonly call Christian mission. In fact, the adult lesson...

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Women and Wine

  • Lesson 13 for the week of March 21 to March 28
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Biblical References: Proverbs 31 Leading Question: To what extent does the picture of the ideal wife in Proverbs 31 reinforce or undermine male chauvinism? An ambivalent answer to the leading question is suggested at the...

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The Humility of the Wise

  • Lesson 12 for the week of March 14 to March 21
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Biblical References: Proverbs 30 Leading Question: ”On what basis can one claim an exalted status for oneself?” As noted earlier (lesson #9), those who want to see the whole book of Proverbs as coming from...

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Living by Faith

  • Lesson 11 for the week of March 7 to March 14
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Biblical References: Proverbs 28-29 Leading Question: If one wants to be a law-abiding citizen, does Proverbs make it perfectly clear how to do that? The quick answer to that leading question is no – yet...

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Behind the Mask

  • Lesson 10 for the week of February 28 to March 7
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Biblical References: Proverbs 25-27 Leading Question: “What is the danger of thinking too highly of oneself?” The first verse of this section of Proverbs (25:1) indicates that this is a another collection of Solomonic proverbs...

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Words of Truth

  • Lesson 9 for the week of February 21 to February 28
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Biblical References: Proverbs 22-24 Leading Question: “How can we determine when other faith communities or even secular communities, maintain truths that we should support?” At the heart of this week’s discussion is a piece of...

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Words of Wisdom

  • Lesson 8 for the week of February 14 to February 21
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Biblical References: Proverbs 20-22 Leading Question: What can be done to cure laziness? Proverbs has lots to say about the lazy person – the NIV prefers the more colorful term “sluggard.” The following proverbs all...

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Dealing with Fights

  • Lesson 7 for the week of February 7 to February 14
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Biblical References: Proverbs 17-19 Leading Question: Does Proverbs help us understand whether and when there might be times when one should actually pick a fight? Fighting is not good (mere descriptions): In Proverbs 17 –...

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What You Get Is Not What You See

  • Lesson 6 for the week of January 31 to February 7
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Biblical References: Proverbs 14-15 Leading Question: Proverbs 14:12 declares: “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” How can the believer tell when what appears to...

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Blessings of the Righteous

  • Lesson 5 for the week of January 24 to January 31
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Biblical References: Proverbs 10-13 Leading Question: Do the “secular” proverbs make sense to believers and non-believers alike? Proverbs 10 introduces a new compilation, this one of Solomonic proverbs. Derek Kidner, in his Tyndale Old Testament...

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Divine Wisdom

  • Lesson 4 for the week of January 17 to January 24
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Biblical References: Proverbs 8-9 Leading Question: Proverbs celebrates wisdom. But can wisdom become dangerous? In popular thinking, education is often seen by ordinary people as something that puts faith at risk. But we should distinguish...

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