Topics:<\/b> Character; Choices; Church Attendance; Faithfulness; Obedience; Priorities; Respect; Responsibility; Sabbath; Sacrifice; Talents; Thankfulness; Worship<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Genesis 2:1\u20133; 22; Exodus 20:8\u201311; Matthew 5:16; 11:28; Acts 20:7; Hebrews 10:25<\/p>\n
Elliot Huck, a fourteen-year-old from Bloomington, Indiana, who had placed forty-fifth out of 250 spellers in semifinal competition, skipped the National Spelling Bee. The 2007 National Spelling Bee was held on a Sunday. In Elliot\u2019s eyes, the competition conflicted with the biblical command to rest on the Sabbath.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always try to glorify God with what I do in the spelling bee because he is the one who gave me the talent for spelling,\u201d said Elliot. \u201cNow I\u2019m not going to spell and try to give glory to God in that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dropping out wasn\u2019t an easy choice for Elliot. He loved his time in Washington, D.C., at the 2006 national competition and was looking forward to more of the same. Even so, the expert speller concluded, \u201cI have accepted that God knows what\u2019s best, and I\u2019m just going to do what he says.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Robert King, \u201cSunday Contest Spells the End for Student,\u201d Indianapolis Star<\/i> (February 22, 2007)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Character; Choices; Church Attendance; Faithfulness; Obedience; Priorities; Respect; Responsibility; Sabbath; Sacrifice; Talents; Thankfulness; Worship References: Genesis 2:1\u20133; 22; Exodus 20:8\u201311; Matthew 5:16; 11:28; Acts 20:7; Hebrews 10:25 Elliot Huck, a fourteen-year-old from Bloomington, Indiana, who had placed forty-fifth out of 250 spellers in semifinal competition, skipped the National Spelling Bee. The 2007 National Spelling … Continue reading “SPELLING
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