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The (Very Scary) Next Door The sky was a murky gray and the rain was heavy, soaking everything, including Canaan Francisco, a Youth Rush canvasser working in the Kalamazoo area. His books were […]

Adelphian Junior Academy and Evangelism “The head and not the tail.” Pastor Daniel Ferraz says this motto, drawn from Deuteronomy 28 , underlines the whole purpose of Adelphian Junior Academy […]

The Front Lines Have you ever been on the front lines of a ministry where you field challenging questions of faith, failings and fulfillment? Have you opened yourself to new, […]

One Family, United in the Lord WILSON, MI—Life-changing decisions take time. Al and Angel Nelson, and their sons, Justin and Anthony Cary, were recently baptized as the result of six […]

Reformation Youth Tour A small group of Michigan youth, led by Chad Bernard, Youth director for the Michigan Conference, traveled to Europe for a Reformation Tour, March 20-27, 2022. Pan […]

Fifth-Grader Spearheads Fundraiser after Water Main Bursts# It was early one morning when Charlie Thomas, 11, and his mother, Beth, arrived for school at Oakwood Academy in Taylor, Michigan, where […]

A Dusty Saxophone and Adventist Education Have you ever had a Christmas gift that was a complete and unexpected surprise? I’m sure that has happened to all of us a […]

Sharing Hope in Bolivia Esta bien?   I know maybe 10 Spanish words and none of them were helping me much. I was in the middle of South America, accompanying a […]

Pastors’ Reflection on Recent Ministerial Retreat Ministerial Retreat: Recap A few times a year, ministers and Bible workers from across the Michigan Conference come together to reflect on their work, […]

Recently I had an up-close experience with Covid. My symptoms were mild, but I did have a low-grade fever for 14 days. During that time, due to cloudy thinking caused […]

ASPIRE: A New Idea Sparks Change It was 1872 when Goodloe Harper Bell came to Battle Creek Sanitarium to recover from an illness. During his stay at the sanitarium, he […]

Man Camp is an annual event held at Camp Au Sable in Grayling, Michigan. This is my second time going. I can describe it in three words: fun, Fun, FUN! […]

Knowing the Time How important is it to know the time? From ancient sundials to the recent atomic clock, knowing the time has been one of the most important essentials […]

Thirty-Two Years of Trial Thirty-two years ago, Gilbert Poole Jr. was a very different man. And, if he had been shown his future, he probably would never have believed it.  […]

Would the Community Notice Your Absence? “If your church disappeared today, would anyone other than the church members even notice?” I read in December from the Adventist Community Services offering appeal. […]

One chilly afternoon, Ann Arbor member Karen Yang saw Vincent, an Adventist Rwandan teen, walking with a friend to the bus stop. She pulled over to offer a ride, which […]

Harbor of Hope: How One Church Lived up to Their Name In 2018, health officials in Benton Harbor began noticing an alarming rise in lead poisoning cases. After performing multiple […]

Winning the Battle Against Doubt Some say February is the coldest month in Michigan, and I think they may be right. As a pastor, there was many a Sabbath when […]

The Gift We give gifts for all kinds of occasions… birthdays, welcomes, farewells, weddings, baby showers, retirements, graduations, Christmas, and sometimes for no special occasion… just because! Of all the […]