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?
On Sunday, May 19, at 11a.m., Chicago artist Milton Coronado, equipped with paint supplies, arrived at the corner of 16th Street and Newberry Avenue in Pilsen, and began work on a mural, dedicated to Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, the nine-months pregnant, Chicago mother who was strangled to death and had her baby ripped from her womb.
Once upon a time Adventist Christian education and Pathfinder Club ministry shared a special bond. The Pathfinder curriculum was integrated into the classroom and many of the students were members of their local church club. Over the years, the two ministries diverged, but youth leaders and educators are now working to reverse this trend.
Mentoring may be conceived as a meaningful and trusting relationship between a young person (the mentee) and an experienced adult (the mentor) who takes on the responsibility of nurturing the spiritual, emotional, academic and social development of the mentee.
Emotional stress is a normal part of life. As a physician, not only must I deal with my own personal stress, but I am faced with helping other people manage their stress. Prayer, friendship and professional counseling have all, at one time or another, helped me stay grounded.
On a summer day in 1879, fourteen-year-old Luther Warren and seventeen-year-old Harry Fenner walked along a country road in Hazleton, a Michigan town between Flint and Lansing. They were worried about their friends who seemed to be slipping away from God and wondered what they could do to help them. The idea of establishing a boys’ mission society began to develop in their minds so, right there, in a corner of a deserted field, they knelt down and prayerfully committed their plans to God.
Chad Bernard joined the Youth Department of the Michigan Conference in the summer of 2017, as an associate to Ken Micheff, after several years of serving as the principal of Weimar Academy in central California. He prayerfully took the reins this past spring as Ken shifted his primary attention to Camp Au Sable.
The parable of the talents in Matthew 25 teaches a multitude of lessons: the critical need to place complete trust in God, the rewards of using spiritual gifts in His service, the fulfillment that comes from completing even the smallest task with whole commitment. It is a product of the Master Storyteller with a unique interpretation for each reader
