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I am in my 80's and in reasonably good health. My brain is still active, even if it is somewhat diminished. I have reasonably good physical health. However, I am having problems with my vision. I receive regular eye injections, which were not on my list of things that I wanted do in life. I am aware that my published posts may contain typos that I have not seen. I work on it, but I have not resolved the issue. I have decided that I will not let that stop me from posting. God does not require perfection. If there is anything of value in my posts, God will use them despite my imperfections. Gregory Matthews

Excellent!!! A tradition is the idea of "The 12 Lost Tribes." This idea fails in that by the Assyrian attack they were not really clear tribes, much less 10, and the Bible points out that most moved down south (Hezekiah doubled up the number of people living in a place to make room) and those that were taken away the Bible tells where they were brought, so they are not lost in the first place.

Mysterious Tombs Reveal Insights into Ancient Trade At the crossroads of ancient trade routes running through the Negev Desert, archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) discovered a complex of mysterious tombs dating from the seventh through fifth centuries BCE. Among the ruins, the team discovered evidence that passing caravans came from as far away as ancient South Arabia (modern Yemen), trading in frankincense, myrrh, and possibly even trafficked women. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/mysterious-tombs-reveal-insights-into-ancient-trade/?

Oh I agree that we shouldn't air our grievances on YouTube or any other platform!!

For those who may not be aware of current SDA practices: We generally have a period during our services when all ages meet in discussion classes. Free discussions are encouraged. At an earlier time, all such classes generally followed a set format that included the topic. That format was adjusted for age an as children differ from adults. Presently, in the US, many such classes do not follow the material provided by the Church. In actual fact, many classes discuss material provided outside of the SDA Church.

What Is the Shephelah? The Shephelah, also known as the Judean Foothills, is one of many geographic regions mentioned in the Bible. However, for those who have never visited the Holy Land, it is a place that can be hard to picture. So, what is the Shephelah? https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-places/what-is-the-shephelah/? Jesus and the Cross Throughout the world, images of the cross adorn the walls and steeples of churches. For some Christians, the cross is part of their daily attire worn around their necks. Sometimes the cross even adorns the body of a Christian in permanent ink. In Egypt, among other countries, for example, Christians wear a tattoo of the cross on their wrists. And for some Christians, each year during the beginning of Lent, they receive the cross on their foreheads in ash. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/crucifixion/jesus-and-the-cross/?

Club Adventist is an independent discussion forum that is not formally associated with any religious group. It was founded by three people who were members and employees of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The intention of that group was to provide a discussion forum where people with differing beliefs could engage in civil discussions of their commonly shared beliefs as well as their differing beliefs. From this perspective, many of the members of this forum are also members of the Seventh-day Adventist Chruch. We do not ask members who join to identify a connection with any religious group. With our present membership, I strongly suspect that the majority are not members of the SDA denomination. In any case, this forum is not formally associated with any religious group. All posted comments may reflect the personal views of the person posting them. Persons who want to learn of the official beliefs of any religious group should either review the formal statements of the beliefs of that group, and/or seek individual counsel from a formal representative of that group.

Looking for the 12 Tribes of Israel Who were the 12 tribes of Israel? While the obvious answer is that they were the descendants of the 12 sons of Jacob, things are not nearly so clear, depending on where you look in the Hebrew Bible. In fact, as pointed out by Andrew Tobolowsky in his article “Were There 12 Tribes of Israel?” in the Winter 2023 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, outside of the Bible, there is practically no mention of the tribes of Israel at all, at least until long after the biblical period. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/looking-for-the-12-tribes-of-israel/?

Decorated pilot Harry Stewart, Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100 https://apnews.com/article/tuskegee-airmen-harry-stewart-jr-78fd504895d7af70d4bb1e2243a54ee6?