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Refugee and Immigrant Ministries With these large people groups comes a unique opportunity: instead of going to other countries, the mission field comes to us. Michigan is a hub for […]

The Turning Point On September 11, 2021, Dave Fowler was baptized at the Kalamazoo church. He chose only to be baptized after a series of events showed him that the […]

What Do You Fear? There is one challenge that all of us share and that is the pandemic.  What do you fear? What challenges are you facing? There is one […]

“It is now time for the worship in giving portion of our service today. The offering today is for local church budget. This morning’s appeal is about a man named Johnny.  Johnny […]

Eyes in the Dark “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”  When my children were small, we […]

Religious Liberty: What Matters Most What should be our focus at this time in earth’s history?   Unity Among God’s Remnant People I think we can agree that the year […]

Coming Full Circle How God restored a faltering marriage Nidia: For most people, 2020 has been full of heartache, loss and sadness. And, although it’s been a very hard year for […]

God’s Impeccable Timing Lauri Hughes attempted to take her life, but God had other plans for this precious soul.  Two and a half years ago, the Petoskey Church chose to […]

Church Audience Grows During COVID-19 The use of technology has lead to more members tuning in.  We never imagined that in March of this year, our churches would be shut […]

Memorial Day Stands for More We often use holidays to point people to Jesus. On Christmas, we remind people about the birth of Jesus. On Easter, we remind people of […]

Spiritual Blind Spots How you’re duped into thinking you know something, when you really don’t.    Every Christian is ignorant of their ignorance. Put another way, we have blind spots. The […]

I arrive at Camp Au Sable on a humid, summer afternoon and walk into the camp store for some ice cream. Moments later I hear my name reverberating from the cheerful […]

Why Camp Meeting? Why should you go to Michigan camp meeting? Well, if you like lots of people; about two-thousand people attend every year. If you’re like me, and don’t like […]

Hats Off to Women’s Retreat I always feel a little awkward visiting the yearly, well-attended Women’s Retreat. About 700 ladies converge over three consecutive weekends in April on the beautiful […]

Atrocious Hermeneutics The Issue It’s been pretty bad of late. There’s been growing concern over the inaccurate interpretation of Scripture by various Adventist ministers, speakers, and bloggers. This isn’t to say these blunders […]

Invest in Your Marriage “On a scale of 1 to 10, how do you grade our marriage?” That was the question my husband asked me on our return from a marriage […]

Omniscience & the Dying Conscience We’ve grown accustomed to knowing everything often moments after they occur. Through media outlets like Twitter and Facebook, we have in a sense become like gods, omniscient to global events.  And […]