Lake Union Herald

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Maurice Valentine

President of Lake Union Conference

Articles by Maurice Valentine

  • A Modern Day Joseph

    A Modern Day Joseph

    The Bible is replete with stories of divinely chosen examples of ordinary people who worked in modest positions in society whom  God used for His glory, people who saw themselves too small to be used by God.

    Maurice Valentine
  • Enlarging Our Territories

    Enlarging Our Territories

    Ten, nine, eight, seven, six . . . I still remember hearing the mind-riveting countdown echoing across Cape Canaveral with earnest expectation of liftoff on our family’s TV. Who could forget the sound of air seemingly being torn like paper as that spacecraft vaulted through the heavens?

    Maurice Valentine
  • Worthy Emulation

    Worthy Emulation

    Pastor’s appreciation month is fraught with perils as people often don’t believe the hours that pastors work, yet they and their families are held to high standards that are hard to reach for the best among us

    Maurice Valentine
  • Let Down the Net

    Let Down the Net

    Have you ever wondered if God wants you to do something different than what you currently do to occupy your day? Is it possible that, at least for the time being, God wants you to stay put and make a deeper commitment to what you currently are engaged, but now for His glory?

    Maurice Valentine
  • Growing Young in the Lake Union

    Growing Young in the Lake Union

    He was prepared to leave the Seventh-day Adventist Church for good. But he went to a Pathfinder event called “Oshkosh,” and now he’s a leader in God’s last day remnant church.

    Maurice Valentine
  • Why Do We Need the Lake Union?

    Why Do We Need the Lake Union?

    The year 1844 lives in infamy for Seventh-day Adventists — we call it “The Great Disappointment.” Yet it was a bittersweet year as from the ashes of that experience there arose new life, a beautiful plant called the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

    Maurice Valentine
  • Pioneers, Purpose, and a Pacific Island

    Pioneers, Purpose, and a Pacific Island

    Our team from the Lake Union, along with two from the NAD, had a wonderful time visiting “our island,” the federated island country called Kosrae (Koo-she-rai). We appreciate that the NAD graciously covered most of our travel expenses for this initial visit.

    Maurice Valentine
  • We Have a Job to Do

    We Have a Job to Do

    God desires for everyone to be saved, thus He sent His Son to make the greatest sacrifice the universe has ever known. Today, Adventists are being called and equipped globally to prepare people for the Kingdom that awaits.

    Maurice Valentine
  • The Plane Truth

    The Plane Truth

    Confidence in Jesus, and yes, confidence in expressing truth in these last days is what we’ve all been called to do.

    Maurice Valentine
  • When God Fills His Church | The Power of Young Adult Ministry in Your Church — Pt. 1 

    When God Fills His Church | The Power of Young Adult Ministry in Your Church — Pt. 1 

    Years ago, while serving as a pastor in a city that boarders this union, I could not believe my ears when my conference president stated during a visit to his office, “I see your church is poised to become the fastest growing church in St. Louis.”  I was more incredulous than Ezekiel, who, when God posed…

    Maurice Valentine