By Roger Oakland
Times have changed from the past. I was reminded of this not long ago when I spoke to a class of high school students at a Christian school. Three or four minutes into the lecture, about one-third of the students in the class put their heads down on their desks and fell asleep. When I was a student, we were required to stay awake in class. If we didn’t, we were told to sit in the hall until we were ready to come back and pay attention.
Not long after this incident, while I was speaking at another school, I noticed an interesting article that was posted on the bulletin board. The headline read: “Doctor says let sleeping teen lie, they are just ‘resetting their brains.’” [1] According to one psychologist, it has been determined that some teens need more sleep than what was once thought. When they doze off in class, they are just “resetting their brains,” the psychologist said. Although I am not a psychologist, I do have some common sense. If students sleep in class, how can they learn anything?
Another observation I have made is that there seems to be a deep sleep overcoming many who profess to be Bible-believing Christians. It seems fewer people go to a church to learn about what the Scriptures teach. Some are even saying the Bible is not sufficient for our generation. They are looking for some extra-biblical experience or new revelation that will stimulate them or make them feel good. Others have abandoned the truth and have become completely apathetic. Click here to continue reading.
