I remember staring at my tuition balance, feeling the weight of impossibility settle on my shoulders. No matter how I crunched the numbers, it wasn’t enough.
Growing up in a Christian home, most weeks I attended Protestant church services with my family. I remember one service in particular — a Christmas program in Noblesville, Indiana. At one point, the pastor paused and asked, “Would anyone here like me to pray for them?”
In the early 20th century, a theological debate divided the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The disagreement centered around the interpretation of the term “daily” in Daniel 8:11–13.
Oh my … the hurried life never seems to end. Phone call here. Email there. Incoming text begging for me to respond.
Es un placer anunciar que en este año la Unión del Lago estará auspiciando el congreso de jóvenes que llamamos Conéctate.
I live in Michigan and I see that Michigan is no longer a right-to-work state. What does this mean and what can I do if I don’t want to join the union at work?
Lake Union Conference Education Team Advances Support for Teachers and Students
“God! What more do You want me to surrender?” I sobbed into the Hepa-filtered air of Room 52.
Growing up in Florida, our family attended Apopka Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church, which remains dear to us. There, we experienced community, challenges and transformation. However, it was my younger brother Gabriel, who became our greatest inspiration and teacher.
After spending three years in public school, I returned to North Shore Adventist Academy for my 8th-grade year. Coming back was challenging.
Fear. So much fear. Fear can take over our minds and body systems. Maybe it starts with situations in our personal and family life. Then with a flash of a news report, events in our world feel like things are closing in — fires, plane crashes, safety concerns, school shootings, leadership, the economy, …. need I go on?
Over the past couple of years, the term GLP-1 has taken center stage with names such as Trulicity (generic liraglutide), Wegovy and Ozempic (generic, semaglutide).
After Darlene Day’s husband passed away in 2018, she embraced traveling to fill the void in her life. She visited Paris in 2019, and although her arthritic left knee made walking difficult, she enjoyed it enough to make plans to visit South Africa.
First Hispanic and Gen Xer to Lead the Lake Union Conference
Pioneer Memorial Church Youth Chapel's Spelunker Quest escape room creatively brought the Mosaic Sanctuary to life, engaging students, pastors and families in an interactive Bible-learning adventure through immersive puzzles and teamwork-driven challenges.
Students at Three Angels Christian School in Wisconsin are making a difference in the lives of seniors through heartfelt, handwritten letters.
The book “Why We Pray: Understanding Prayer in the Context of Cosmic Conflict,” written by John Peckham, research professor of theology and Christian philosophy at Andrews University, was recently recognized as one of the top works in academic theology in the 2024 Christianity Today Book Awards.
Can you name the Lake Union Conference’s partner island in the Guam-Micronesia Mission?
More than 90 students from various Lake Union academies gathered for annual leadership training and team-building activities at Camp Au Sable in Michigan, from Oct. 2–6, 2024.
In a display of enthusiasm and creativity, the students at Green Bay Adventist Junior Academy (AJA) embarked on a unique fundraising campaign this fall, raising money to support Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International.
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“Pray for strength and guidance, then move forward with resolve.” This became Wadzanai (Wadzie) Bepe’s mantra in 1991 as she began her teaching career in Gweru, Zimbabwe.
Some years ago, a close relative observed that her toddler was not mirroring the developmental progress of his older sibling. Understandably concerned, she immediately secured medical, cognitive and other evaluations of her child.
