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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.

Revelation of Hope

  • Lesson 8 for the week of May 19 to May 26
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For many people the word “hope” is not something that has much certainty to it. Well-known idioms like “hoping against hope” simply mean, “to hope with little reason or justification.” Thus when the Bible talks...

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The Word in Our Lives

  • Lesson 7 for the week of May 12 to May 19
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This week”s lesson focuses on the importance of allowing the Bible to impact the way we live. This is an extremely important point. Far too often, we limit our experience with Scripture to a list...

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The Bible and Science

  • Lesson 6 for the week of May 5 to May 12
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Since the rise of the scientific revolution the relation between the Bible and science has not often been harmonious. Scholars on both sides of the fence have been skeptical of those on the other side....

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When the Rocks Cry Out

  • Lesson 5 for the week of April 28 to May 5
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People of faith have always been interested in the search and alleged discovery of “holy” relics dating back to Bible times. This fascination dates back nearly two thousand years to the reign of the Roman...

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The Bible is Reliable

  • Lesson 4 for the week of April 21 to April 28
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Today”s lesson continues to focus on the issues surrounding the authority of Scripture in the life of the church and the believer. This week”s lesson does not ask a question, but makes an important statement,...

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Bible Prophecy Fulfilled

  • Lesson 3 for the week of April 14 to April 21
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The fulfillment of prophecy has often been an important argument in helping establish belief in the Bible. If it is an Adventist evangelistic series, you can be sure that at some point in time the...

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The Final Word

  • Lesson 2 for the week of April 7 to April 14
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It was a day in April that would define the history of the church forever: April 18, 1521. An august tribunal of church officials, and even the emperor himself, had gathered together in Worms, Germany...

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The Voice From Heaven

  • Lesson 1 for the week of March 31 to April 7
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The title of this week”s study, “The Voice from Heaven,” might at first lead one to think about the heavenly voice that was heard at the baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:17; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22)....

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The Meaning of the Judgment Today

  • Lesson 14 for the week of September 23 to September 30
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One of the interesting results of the 1844 experience has been a persistent and developing interest in questions of “theodicy” in Adventism. Classically, “theodicy” has focused on the question of the vindication or justification of...

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The Gospel and Judgment

  • Lesson 13 for the week of September 16 to September 23
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Potentially, this lesson week’s lesson is the most crucial one for God’s people today, for it highlights the two great questions confronting deeply religious people: How can we be good? And how can we be...

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Pre-Advent Judgment

  • Lesson 12 for the week of September 9 to September 16
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Since many aspects of this lesson have already been considered in Lesson #2 (Judgment Must Begin) and Lesson #4 (Daniel 7), it might be helpful here to explore some of the reasons why the question...

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The Sanctuary and the Little Horn

  • Lesson 11 for the week of September 2 to September 9
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In the two chapters where the little horn appears, Daniel 8 and 9, it is helpful to see how Daniel himself relates to the evil beasts and to the evil little horn power. If we...

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Rome and Antiochus

  • Lesson 10 for the week of August 26 to September 2
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Through the centuries, God’s people have faced many enemies, some of them symbolized by a person, some by a nation. The most notable enemy superpowers included Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Rome. Some of Israel’s...

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Day-Year Principle

  • Lesson 9 for the week of August 19 to August 26
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The day-year principle as a means of interpreting prophecy is unique to historicism. The challenge for Adventism is to know how to work in a world where they alone defend the historicist method. From the...

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