What do you do when others look to you for spiritual leadership and you are tired, weary, and worn? Do you pretend your strength is invincible? Do you put on an act that you are untouched by discouragement, trials, and darkness? In this moving Holy-Spirit inspired article, we learn fresh timely lessons from the life of Elijah, and practical steps to live at the altar of God even when we are exhausted or discouraged. This article was originally published in Elder's Digest under the title, "Back to the Altar."

The Family Togetherness Week of Prayer is almost here—September 1–7, 2024, is fast approaching! This year’s Devotional Resource: Growing Hearts of Welcome, focuses on understanding diverse families and is available in 9 languages: Chinese (Simplified), English, French, Italian, Kiswahili, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Ukrainian. Don't wait—get ready and download the PDF today at family.adventist.org to share with your family!

“Only one life, ’twill soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last.” This quote by British missionary C.T. Studd deserves our serious reflection. Time is running out. Jesus is coming soon. How are we spending the life that we have? Missionary pilot Gary Roberts, and his wife and family, have dedicated their lives to service. But it has not been without a high cost. They lost their son in the mission field to malaria while their son was still young. Later Gary's father, also a mission pilot, was killed in a plane crash while serving. This summer, Gary himself was hit with an inoperable brain tumor diagnosis. And yet, even in the midst of his downward spiral with terminal illness, Gary's faith stood strong. "No matter what comes, we will trust Jesus," he said. Gary, one of the church's most skilled and experienced mission pilots, is gone now, but it is our prayer that Gary's death will not be in vain, but will inspire many more to get involved with Adventist Missions. We pray you are inspired by the following video of Gary's work in aviation. Again, Jesus is coming soon! Let's use the time we have before it's gone!