Jere D. Patzer, Jere D. Patzer North Pacific Union Conference president By Jere D. Patzer, Jere D. Patzer The Council of Trent, Adventists, and Hewlett Packard, Part VI It was the midst of the Reformation. Men like John Knox, Martin Luther and John Wesley had shaken the Roman Catholic Church to its foundation. But a sincere group of cardinals, archbishops, bishops and priests determined that if the church were to... Read more The Winnable War One of the most familiar texts to Adventists in the entire Bible is Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all generations and then the end shall come.”Ron Watts, president of the South... Read more A Century of Service This year we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the North Pacific Union. When the union was organized on February 19, 1906, comprised of Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, and also British Columbia, there were more than 5,000... Read more Adventists, Giving, and Hewlett Packard Part V The story is told of a little guy who was given two quarters before going to church. One, he was told, was for Jesus. One was for him. As he was crossing the street, one slipped out of his hand and rolled down a drain. “Well,” said the little boy,... Read more Adventists, Ellen G. White & Hewlett Packard Part IV Part IVIn a remarkable report, the Barna Group, a nationally recognized polling/survey organization, recently declared Ellen White to be one of the most influential authors among a cross section of young pastors in the United States.*Surveyed past... Read more The Heart of Health Care Nurses are at the heart of health care. They are the warm smile in the morning and the comforting touch at night. They have the uncanny ability to create calm in chaos and settle the nerves of jittery patients. Indeed, they are the very reason hos... Read more Adventists, Labor Unions and Hewlett-Packard, Part III We were young and naïve in those days. I was in graduate school; my wife, Sue, was teaching in the public school system. When her first encounter with the representative of the MEA, the Michigan chapter of the National Education Association, was e... Read more Adventists, Health and Hewlett Packard Part II Part IIThere have been numerous longevity studies done in the United States and overseas that compare Adventists to the general population. While they may vary in their findings, it is safe to say that Adventists not only have a better quality of ... Read more Adventists, Catholics, and Hewlett-Packard The Hewlett-Packard Company has a slogan that not only makes their employees stop and think, but it should make us think as well. It is, “Do we know what we already know?”In light of recent world developments, I have done some serious reflecting. ... Read more Excited To Be a Seventh-day Advangelist Our son, Darin, manages the Adventist radio station in Spokane, Washington. As a part of their outreach, they operate an online Discover Bible school. He shared an e-mail with me that he had received from one of his students. He said, “It made my ... Read more Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 4 Next page ››
The Council of Trent, Adventists, and Hewlett Packard, Part VI It was the midst of the Reformation. Men like John Knox, Martin Luther and John Wesley had shaken the Roman Catholic Church to its foundation. But a sincere group of cardinals, archbishops, bishops and priests determined that if the church were to... Read more
The Winnable War One of the most familiar texts to Adventists in the entire Bible is Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all generations and then the end shall come.”Ron Watts, president of the South... Read more
A Century of Service This year we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the North Pacific Union. When the union was organized on February 19, 1906, comprised of Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, and also British Columbia, there were more than 5,000... Read more
Adventists, Giving, and Hewlett Packard Part V The story is told of a little guy who was given two quarters before going to church. One, he was told, was for Jesus. One was for him. As he was crossing the street, one slipped out of his hand and rolled down a drain. “Well,” said the little boy,... Read more
Adventists, Ellen G. White & Hewlett Packard Part IV Part IVIn a remarkable report, the Barna Group, a nationally recognized polling/survey organization, recently declared Ellen White to be one of the most influential authors among a cross section of young pastors in the United States.*Surveyed past... Read more
The Heart of Health Care Nurses are at the heart of health care. They are the warm smile in the morning and the comforting touch at night. They have the uncanny ability to create calm in chaos and settle the nerves of jittery patients. Indeed, they are the very reason hos... Read more
Adventists, Labor Unions and Hewlett-Packard, Part III We were young and naïve in those days. I was in graduate school; my wife, Sue, was teaching in the public school system. When her first encounter with the representative of the MEA, the Michigan chapter of the National Education Association, was e... Read more
Adventists, Health and Hewlett Packard Part II Part IIThere have been numerous longevity studies done in the United States and overseas that compare Adventists to the general population. While they may vary in their findings, it is safe to say that Adventists not only have a better quality of ... Read more
Adventists, Catholics, and Hewlett-Packard The Hewlett-Packard Company has a slogan that not only makes their employees stop and think, but it should make us think as well. It is, “Do we know what we already know?”In light of recent world developments, I have done some serious reflecting. ... Read more
Excited To Be a Seventh-day Advangelist Our son, Darin, manages the Adventist radio station in Spokane, Washington. As a part of their outreach, they operate an online Discover Bible school. He shared an e-mail with me that he had received from one of his students. He said, “It made my ... Read more
