Lake Union Herald

Elijah Horton

Chicago-based freelance writer.

Articles by Elijah Horton

  • Lessons From My Father

    Lessons From My Father

    Our blessings are all around us — if we just stop to look. My introduction to this truth began early in my childhood. The memories surrounded time spent in fellowship at the Potter’s House in Maywood, Illinois.

    Elijah Horton
  • Richly Blessed, Richly Blessing: George Wells’ Legacy of Giving

    Richly Blessed, Richly Blessing: George Wells’ Legacy of Giving

    When a Chicago church member made a large donation to the Shiloh Church school, the extraordinary act of generosity made headlines in the Lake Union Herald.

    Elijah Horton
  • Set Free

    Set Free

    Francis Zabala’s journey with God felt like a constant struggle. The 21-year-old would routinely listen to gospel music and read the Bible but before long he’d fall back into old habits. “A few steps forward, and then a few steps back,” he notes wryly.

    Elijah Horton
  • Living a life of purpose

    Living a life of purpose

    It was the end of the first full high school basketball season since the start of the pandemic and Hinsdale Adventist Academy (HAA) Lady Hurricanes and their coach were celebrating another championship season. This scene was not one that Joshua Alabata saw coming.

    Elijah Horton
  • Called to reach the forsaken

    Called to reach the forsaken

    A few days before Thanksgiving Dollie Williams received a phone call from a school social worker with an urgent request to prepare a Thanksgiving meal for an indigent family. The unexpected plea could not be ignored.

    Elijah Horton
  • Changing the Equation

    Changing the Equation

    Lansing, Michigan native Dominique Kemp could be considered a trailblazer today.

    Elijah Horton
  • It Takes a Little Village

    It Takes a Little Village

    Chicago native Jazmin Martinez has been a member of the Little Village Hispanic Church for her entire life, but she admits she didn’t understand the “big picture” about God until she was older.

    Elijah Horton
  • Elementary students lead virtual evangelism series

    Elementary students lead virtual evangelism series

    During the fall semester, Lee Andre not only learned social studies, math and Spanish at Chicago Seventh-day Adventist Christian School. In between her regular classes, she was busy preparing to participate in a special 10-night Bible Prophesy Seminar where she and other youth would preach the word of God to a virtual audience.

    Elijah Horton
  • Serve Like Jesus

    Serve Like Jesus

    Pedro Dominguez attended Great Lakes Adventist Academy (GLAA) and, during his junior year, he was often sought out to sing during the Praise and Worship service segment. Since he was a member of the high school choir, initially he didn’t mind, although he didn’t think of himself as a singer.

    Elijah Horton
  • Chicago church members take to the streets to spotlight human trafficking

    Chicago church members take to the streets to spotlight human trafficking

    Thirty members of Straford Memorial Church stood on a Chicago block last Saturday night to take a physical stand against human sex trafficking in the area.  Straford member, Victoria Davis Hollins, who also serves as the statewide Human Trafficking program manager for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) was one of the…

    Elijah Horton