Max C. Torkelsen II North Pacific Union Conference president By Max C. Torkelsen II Go Ye Therefore The Great Gospel Commission should be familiar to every Seventh-day Adventist Christian because it is the task heaven has entrusted to His people in preparation for the Second Coming of Christ. It's call is clear: “Go ye therefore, and teach all n... Read more Working With Angels My heart nearly bursts with pride as I hear reports of the increasing involvement of our Adventist churches and schools in their local communities. In almost every issue of the GLEANER, we are given reports of this kind of outreach. Praise the Lor... Read more Savor the Savior ... "And He said unto them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath: Therefore the Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.'" Mark 2:27, 28Have you ever been to somebody's house that was really fussy? As you arrive, you see their law... Read more Leading Little Lambs The Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore, once observed, "Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man." 1There is indeed a fresh promise written within each Adventist child. The soft, fertile soil of each young heart and... Read more Our Eternal Mission A few simple words from Ellen White are embedded in the very fabric of our Adventist philosophy of education: " ... the work of education and the work of redemption are one." (Education, p. 30) This holistic view of mankind is a defining character... Read more Land of Beginning Again "I wish there were some wonderful place called the Land of Beginning Again, where all our mistakes, all our heartaches and all of our poor selfish grief could be dropped like a shabby old coat at the door, and never be put on again." Read more Transparent as Sunlight I don't know whether it was more of a threat, a taunt or an accusation, but in my formative years I remember calling out across the school playground, "Liar, liar, pants on fire, can't jump over a telephone wire!" And, I was pretty worked up when ... Read more Adventist Health: It's Part of Our Mission Do you know why Seventh-day Adventists are so focused on good health for themselves and others? Here are a few thoughts.We believe good communication builds good relationships. God communicates with us through our minds and senses. If we want to k... Read more Unity Amid Diversity When you stand, as I did recently, in the midst of tens of thousands from every corner of the world, you cannot escape the realization that Seventh-day Adventists are part of a miracle of grace. During the final Sabbath of this year's General Conf... Read more Remote and Necessary No one would ever have mistaken Harvey, North Dakota, for a great United States metropolis. Nor would they have imagined the corner room in the Jamestown Church basement in North Dakota to be a school. But there in those tiny schools I spent three... Read more Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 2 Next page ››
Go Ye Therefore The Great Gospel Commission should be familiar to every Seventh-day Adventist Christian because it is the task heaven has entrusted to His people in preparation for the Second Coming of Christ. It's call is clear: “Go ye therefore, and teach all n... Read more
Working With Angels My heart nearly bursts with pride as I hear reports of the increasing involvement of our Adventist churches and schools in their local communities. In almost every issue of the GLEANER, we are given reports of this kind of outreach. Praise the Lor... Read more
Savor the Savior ... "And He said unto them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath: Therefore the Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.'" Mark 2:27, 28Have you ever been to somebody's house that was really fussy? As you arrive, you see their law... Read more
Leading Little Lambs The Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore, once observed, "Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man." 1There is indeed a fresh promise written within each Adventist child. The soft, fertile soil of each young heart and... Read more
Our Eternal Mission A few simple words from Ellen White are embedded in the very fabric of our Adventist philosophy of education: " ... the work of education and the work of redemption are one." (Education, p. 30) This holistic view of mankind is a defining character... Read more
Land of Beginning Again "I wish there were some wonderful place called the Land of Beginning Again, where all our mistakes, all our heartaches and all of our poor selfish grief could be dropped like a shabby old coat at the door, and never be put on again." Read more
Transparent as Sunlight I don't know whether it was more of a threat, a taunt or an accusation, but in my formative years I remember calling out across the school playground, "Liar, liar, pants on fire, can't jump over a telephone wire!" And, I was pretty worked up when ... Read more
Adventist Health: It's Part of Our Mission Do you know why Seventh-day Adventists are so focused on good health for themselves and others? Here are a few thoughts.We believe good communication builds good relationships. God communicates with us through our minds and senses. If we want to k... Read more
Unity Amid Diversity When you stand, as I did recently, in the midst of tens of thousands from every corner of the world, you cannot escape the realization that Seventh-day Adventists are part of a miracle of grace. During the final Sabbath of this year's General Conf... Read more
Remote and Necessary No one would ever have mistaken Harvey, North Dakota, for a great United States metropolis. Nor would they have imagined the corner room in the Jamestown Church basement in North Dakota to be a school. But there in those tiny schools I spent three... Read more
