“And work with your hands”—1 Thessalonians 4:11, NIV. “Stop going to school and go to work!” Those words seem like heresy. For nearly a century, the philosophy has been, “Go to school and make something of yourself.” High schools are rated on their percentage of graduates that are going on to college. Salaries have traditionally … Read more
The Atlantic Union Conference Executive Committee, at its May 9, 2018, regular meeting, elected David McKenzie to serve as the union’s new Youth Ministries department director. His responsibilities include emphasis on youth and young adult ministries, including public campus ministries. He comes to the Atlantic Union from the Northeastern Conference, where he has been serving … Read more
It was early in the spring of 1995, and I was actively involved in the process of drafting résumés and cover letters in an attempt to get my first job as a teacher. It was exciting. Where would I end up, and what would my first classroom in my first school be like? As I … Read more
Grace is not only a teaching, but a teacher. Consider what Paul writes in Titus 2:11-13, NKJV. “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and … Read more
At the February 2018 committee meetings, both the Atlantic Union Conference Executive Committee and the Atlantic Union College Board of Trustees voted to suspend the baccalaureate program at Atlantic Union College at the end of the current academic semester and phase out the certificate programs in a teach-out manner no later than December 2018, due … Read more
It is no secret that K-12 education is changing at a hectic pace. Part of the job of the Atlantic Union Conference Office of Education (AUCOE) is to find the good and discard the bad in this race to educate our children. AUCOE, in collaboration with the six conferences, seeks to support the structure and … Read more
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”—John 16:33 Disasters Around the World Over the past several months, we have witnessed many disasters around the world. Millions of people have been impacted … Read more
Often we think of the secular college as the turning point where Adventist young people leave the church. Our young adults go off to public university, and when they return home we have a hard time recognizing them as the sweet Christian youth we sent off into the world. Statistically, many of our young people … Read more
We invite you to join us for a “Time of Prayer” for Atlantic Union College (AUC) on Sunday, November 12. A special prayer service will take place at Machlan Auditorium on the AUC campus from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Please join the Atlantic Union Conference administrators, executive committee, and staff as we lift … Read more
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.—Hebrews 13:16, ESV In a world full of pain and disasters, we cannot stand still. We are privileged to be the answer to someone else’s prayer. God is calling us to share what we have for His … Read more
