Articles : Sunday School by Galle Krehbeil
Aug. 15, 2011 issue
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Galle Krehbiel
Land and loyalty
Every game has its set of rules. For baseball, it’s three strikes and you’re out. Round the bases and you score a run.
In Naomi’s world there were rules too. One was the kinsman-redeemer law. You may remember that Naomi and her husband had moved from Bethlehem to Moab because of a famine. But apparently land near Bethlehem was still in his name. What happens to the field comes into play in our lesson for today.
Aug. 8, 2011 issue
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Relying on others
A puzzle I found online recently perplexed me. It was supposed to be easy, but I struggled to finish it. Had anyone been in the house at the time, I would have hollered for help. Finally, I discovered several border pieces in the wrong places, moved them around and click, the puzzle was complete.
Aug. 1, 2011 issue
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Story of friendship
Imagine that we are going on the trip with Naomi and her daughter-in-law as they travel from Moab to Bethlehem. What might they take?
July 25, 2011 issue
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Birth of a deliverer
What grown-up actions did you pretend when you were a child? What pretend play did the child Samson portray? Did he pretend to fight a lion, knock over blocks of wood, play Blind Man’s Bluff or fight imaginary foes?
July 18, 2011 issue
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Return to obedience
Remember the game Mother, May I? Players request permission to take giant steps, scissors steps or baby steps. When it’s not their turn, players try to take additional steps when “Mother” isn’t looking. Players caught must return to the start.
July 11, 2011 issue
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Reluctant leader
Today we find our lesson’s main character, Gideon of the Manasseh tribe, working in secret. He is inside a winepress, perhaps one hewn out of native rock, hiding from the oppressive Midianites. They are thick as locusts, probably as noisy, and own huge herds of camels.
July 4, 2011 issue
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Use God’s strength
After a game of dominoes, our family often stands them on end in long lines so that when the first tile is pushed, succeeding dominoes topple. It is often tricky to get all of them to stand because one errant move can make them all fall.
June 27, 2011 issue
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Help is on the way
Pinochle is the game of choice when my family gathers for holiday get-togethers. My older nephews expect to spend an hour or so playing. It reminds them of their grandparents, who loved the game. The younger grandchildren and others show little interest. If asked to explain the rules, they cannot.
June 20, 2011 issue
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Valley of trouble
On warm summer mornings during Bible school, after we had recited our verses and heard the Bible story, we would get to play Steal the Bacon. In this group game we tried to grab an eraser before someone from the other team. Win or lose, our team did so together.
June 13, 2011 issue
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Thrill of victory
“Ring around the rosie,” we sang during indoor recess when I was a first-grader. “Pockets full of posies. Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.” Down we went, not realizing why.
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