Feature Sidebar - Appointments with God Divine appointments happen when ordinary people seek God in prayer and allow Him to work in their lives in extraordinary ways. These stories have a three-part trend:Stop: Seek JesusYield: Pray for the Holy SpiritGo: Take Jesus to the worldThe beau... Read more
Coming Into Their Own Representing one of life's most dramatic transitional stages, the college years are more than just new scenery and harder classes. It's a formative time, a time when many young people experience unprecedented levels of independence and responsibil... Read more
A Christmas Story An elderly teacher once told me about his experience teaching in an old country school in rural Arkansas. It was a one-room school where kids of all ages were lumped together. Time had dulled many of his memories, but he would never forget Arlie. ... Read more
Passionate Acts of Worship It had to go.Every night after work, I came home and turned on the television. In a new city, with few friends, TV characters became my companions. The noise drowned out the memories of failure, subduing the raw ache in my heart. I tuned in every ... Read more
Why I Am Still An Adventist Church leaders and members alike are concerned about my generation. Many are asking, "Where have all the young adults gone? How do we get them back? How do we avoid losing young people in the future?"I cannot pretend to have all the answers to the... Read more
My Friend Ellen My friendship with her began about 11 years ago. I was a teenager at the time and had just moved 500 miles to learn more about faith and the Bible and the Adventist message. I was starting at a new school in a new place—and I felt plenty of awkwar... Read more
Finding a Church Community Three weeks after obtaining my undergraduate degree, I was out on my own, 3,000 miles from what had been home and starting my first postgraduate job in health care communication.New to Southern California, I searched the Internet for what I though... Read more
Blessings in Bulgan I had great plans. I was headed to build a church in Muren, Mongolia, where Christianity struggles to thrive in a Buddhist climate. Banking on my previous Maranatha experiences, I eagerly anticipated the challenge until changing circumstances leve... Read more
North Pacific Union Conference Pathfinders Heather Reseck had tears in her eyes as she looked over the field where the Pathfinder tents were pitched. "Some of the kids had never come to the Olympic Peninsula or been on a beach before and this camporee gave them that opportunity. I saw all ... Read more
