Dick Duerksen

Oregon Conference storycatcher and storyteller

Articles by Dick

Gladstone Hosts Very Different Camp Meeting

The words "camp meeting" have brought folks from Oregon, Washington and beyond to Gladstone for more than 90 years.

Big Lake Youth Camp's Lodge Gets New Life

The 116 mph winds were far stronger than anyone had expected, sprinting down the Clackamas River through Portland, Oregon, tipping over trash cans and snapping off giant trees as if they were stalk

Life and Health Network Presents Free Clinic in Eugene

Adventist-led organizations conducted a two-day free optical, medical and dental clinic in Eugene, Ore., Nov. 23 and 24, 2019.

Hood View Presents CREATION Life Kids Event

Kids learned about healthful living through a CREATION Life Kids event held Nov.

Lisa's Church

My wife and I belong to a social media group called “Next Door Neighbor.” The posts typically beg for help finding a missing cat or want help identifying the “creep” who stole their daughter’s Jeep

Seaside Remembers Pastor

Editor’s Note: This Thanksgiving week we are thankful for all of our pastors who give selflessly to the congregations of the Oregon Conference.

Last Call

Everyone knew her, or at least recognized her voice. For 29 years she had been the Tillamook County (Ore.) emergency response dispatcher.

The Egyptian Plate

My father, Victor Duerksen, turns 101 years old this September. Overall, he’s in good health and has a positive outlook.

Nasty Man

Jose was a nasty man. Anybody in town would tell you that. No one wanted to be near him. Not even his wife.

Loneliness Defeated

I’m lonely, I thought, not at all sure what the word meant or what to do with the feeling that was gnawing at my innards.

Latest Issue — 11.2020