In previous articles we saw how Jesus provided some key insights through the Parable of the Prodigal Son on why young adults leave the church. Let’s explore Luke 15:25-30 and draw some practical solutions on how to reclaim them: • Pray for them. I imagine the father praying for his son, at morning and evening […]
I am sitting in the stillness of the early morning. The sun is not up yet. There is definitely a chill in the air. All the lights in the house are still off, except in the room where I am sitting. No electronic devices have been turned on yet. There is peace and quiet all […]
On Sunday, November 16, 2014, the Atlantic Union College Board of Trustees voted to invite Avis Hendrickson, Ed.D., to serve as the new president of Atlantic Union College. She will begin her role as president as soon as possible. “We’re very pleased to welcome Dr. Hendrickson to join the long history of service at Atlantic […]
The concept of outdoor school is one that many school systems have adopted in recent years. We love the idea of spending time outdoors with our students, especially when we read about the schools of the prophets and Ellen White’s counsel regarding such venues for education. Outdoor school is perhaps one of the greatest gifts […]
During this Thanksgiving season, it is appropriate to highlight an anonymous quote that goes like this: “If you can’t find anything for which to be thankful, then make up your mind that there is something wrong with you.” Ingratitude is considered one of the biggest sins, not because it’s bigger, really, but because it’s so […]
In our last article of this series, “Retaining Young Adults,” we asked hard questions. (See Gleaner, June 2014, p. 18.) Some of us arrived at the conclusion that perhaps our young adults are falling away because the “boardwalk,” meaning the church, is broken. We touched on the parable of the Prodigal Son that provides guidance […]
Someone once said, “There is dignity in suffering; nobility in pain; but failure is a salted wound, that burns and burns again.” The truth is, no one is exempt from failure. Failure and success, most of the time, go hand in hand. It is believed that most successes have been built on failures, not one […]
Most of us rarely stop to think about the many places our feet take us on a daily basis. It’s even more rare for us to think about the footprints we leave behind. Depending on the terrain, there may or may not be evidence that we even walked a particular path. On our spiritual journey, […]
2014 will be remembered as the year in which three experienced educators serving in the capacity of superintendent of schools retired from Atlantic Union Conference education team. In addition to their length of service in their respective conference offices, they will always be remembered for their dedication and commitment to improving Adventist education. Their legacy […]
In Scripture, we are called away from merely viewing life as a consumer. Life is more than achieving, attaining, and acquiring. It’s not about my gaining and getting. Instead, it’s about my giving and getting involved. We are called toward this beautiful reality that when we belong to Christ, we’ve been rewired to not merely […]
