Lessons from Backyard Teachers

God well knew that for many generations a majority of people would neither read nor write. So He used nature to speak to people who were not literate. In America we imagine that everyone reads and writes, although in truth a shocking number of people are functionally illiterate. So Christians must resurrect ancient methods of teaching truth, such as the examples of daily life used in the parables of the Lord Jesus and the visual images of Ezekiel and John. King David, Bach and Handel were geniuses at communicating spiritual truth through music, although most modern people are too impatient to listen to a complete work of Bach or Handel in one sitting. This work is an effort to put cameras to the service of God in a modern echo of the methods of the Holy Spirit in speaking to ancient people who lacked written language. Many people who do read and write also learn from visual presentation of truth. We would pray that God and His Son the Lord Jesus would be glorified.