In the Book of Matthew, Jesus gave one of the most heartening signs of His soon return. He said, And this gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all nations, and then the end will come (24:14 KJV).
The book of Genesis informs us that God created human beings whole and integrated. Adam and Eve were healthy — physically, emotionally, and spiritually — until they chose to believe Satan. As a consequence of their disobedience, ours is a broken world inhabited by flawed people victimized by diseases and dysfunctions.
Illinois Conference Family Camp Meeting at Camp Akita will happen from July 24–27. The theme is “Knowing Jesus Intimately.” In the words of Jesus, I am the Good Shepherd. I know My own and My own know Me (John 10:14 NET). My desire is that all of us strive to know Jesus more.
Enjoy a week of family life enriched with prayer ministry, evangelism, health messages and enlightening thought.
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I watched in dreaded anticipation as the two women approached me in the waiting room. Today, Salem was being evaluated by his speech therapist, Maddie, and her supervisor, Susan, to see how he had progressed since starting therapy. Knowing what his original goals had been, I knew the results of his evaluation would not be good.
The Bible states we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses (Heb 12:1 NKJV). Surrounded implies there is a host of others watching us! In 2014, my wife and I visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the invitation of a pastor-friend who now leads the Gulf States Field in the Middle East. Our travel assignment included preaching at the Abu Dhabi church, and pastor-mentoring sessions. During our visit, we noticed security monitors in malls, hotels, grocery stores and parking garages, just like here at home.
Topics on abuse and domestic violence have become increasingly popular in the news and social media, triggering discussions about appropriate and inappropriate behaviors in relationships. Sexual and physical abuse can be easily detected while emotional abuse leaves no visible scars to mark its impact, but its wounds destroy the core self and often take decades to surface.
The Lake Union and its associated conferences have recently committed to participate in a ground-breaking initiative to deter, detect and hold accountable sexual and physical abuse that impacts the church. They are partnering with Abide Counseling, an Adventist network of counseling experts, to implement “Project Safe Church.”
