Steve Vistaunet North Pacific Union assistant to the president for communication and Gleaner editor, 1996–2019 By Steve Vistaunet A Grand Opening Indeed New UCC Office Ready for Action The landscape wasn't complete, but the joy wrapped up in the Grand Opening celebration for the newly rebuilt Upper Columbia Conference office in Spokane, Wash., was unmistakable. Robert Folkenberg Jr., UCC president, welcomed representatives from ... Read more Upper Columbia Delegates Re-Elect Officers Delegates to the 76th Constituency Session of the Upper Columbia Conference re-elected officers Robert Folkenberg Jr., president; Doug R. Johnson, vice president for administration; and Randall Terry, vice president for finance.More than 460 deleg... Read more Pathfinder Bible Achievement Teams March On Package nine cracker-jack Pathfinder teams with a host of leaders, parents, grandparents and friends, and you've got the recipe for the North Pacific Union Conference-wide Pathfinder Bible Achievement event.Such was the case, Sabbath, March 12, at... Read more Your Tithe Dollar "It's not that I don't want to pay tithe," Jim exclaimed. "It's just that when I drop the envelope into the plate I have no idea where it goes!"Jim represents a lot of us. We're willing to sacrifice for the cause of God — but not for the whim of b... Read more Imitation "When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other." — Eric HofferDuring Friday evenings in my childhood home, an old Electro-Voice reel-to-reel tape recorder filled our living room with strains of the Kings Heralds, Del D... Read more NPUC Revolving Fund Christmases past are littered with the husks of broken toys, never-worn ties and over-the-top feasts. But beyond those forgotten attempts are the treasured "pay-it-forward" gifts that are truly priceless. They can never be compensated — only passe... Read more The Rude Remnant She didn't know me that Friday afternoon. I was just a college kid, stocking the shelves, doing my job. But I was the first one she lined up in her crosshairs, so I got it with both barrels.Perhaps she was overly rushed, trying to squeeze in some ... Read more Losing Our Marbles The old church was a monument to hardwood — the chairs, the floor, all polished to a mirror finish that amplified every squeak, footstep and whisper. It was an unlikely place in which to conduct academy chapel services. But every week, I joined 30... Read more Sidewalk Kids Hour Wraps Up Sixth Season Several rows of children scrunch together on the front edge of a tarp in Orchards Park in Vancouver, Wash., waiting for the weekly Sidewalk Kids Hour to begin.Greg and Shelly Hillman, "pied pipers" from the Orchards Church, have led a growing team... Read more Educators Hold Origins Workshop at Rosario More than 30 educators delved into faith and science issues at the 2010 NPUC Teachers' Workshop on Origins, held Aug. 13–16.Seeds for the weekend were planted some months ago at a North Pacific Union Conference education council. A principal menti... Read more Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 11 Next page ››
A Grand Opening Indeed New UCC Office Ready for Action The landscape wasn't complete, but the joy wrapped up in the Grand Opening celebration for the newly rebuilt Upper Columbia Conference office in Spokane, Wash., was unmistakable. Robert Folkenberg Jr., UCC president, welcomed representatives from ... Read more
Upper Columbia Delegates Re-Elect Officers Delegates to the 76th Constituency Session of the Upper Columbia Conference re-elected officers Robert Folkenberg Jr., president; Doug R. Johnson, vice president for administration; and Randall Terry, vice president for finance.More than 460 deleg... Read more
Pathfinder Bible Achievement Teams March On Package nine cracker-jack Pathfinder teams with a host of leaders, parents, grandparents and friends, and you've got the recipe for the North Pacific Union Conference-wide Pathfinder Bible Achievement event.Such was the case, Sabbath, March 12, at... Read more
Your Tithe Dollar "It's not that I don't want to pay tithe," Jim exclaimed. "It's just that when I drop the envelope into the plate I have no idea where it goes!"Jim represents a lot of us. We're willing to sacrifice for the cause of God — but not for the whim of b... Read more
Imitation "When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other." — Eric HofferDuring Friday evenings in my childhood home, an old Electro-Voice reel-to-reel tape recorder filled our living room with strains of the Kings Heralds, Del D... Read more
NPUC Revolving Fund Christmases past are littered with the husks of broken toys, never-worn ties and over-the-top feasts. But beyond those forgotten attempts are the treasured "pay-it-forward" gifts that are truly priceless. They can never be compensated — only passe... Read more
The Rude Remnant She didn't know me that Friday afternoon. I was just a college kid, stocking the shelves, doing my job. But I was the first one she lined up in her crosshairs, so I got it with both barrels.Perhaps she was overly rushed, trying to squeeze in some ... Read more
Losing Our Marbles The old church was a monument to hardwood — the chairs, the floor, all polished to a mirror finish that amplified every squeak, footstep and whisper. It was an unlikely place in which to conduct academy chapel services. But every week, I joined 30... Read more
Sidewalk Kids Hour Wraps Up Sixth Season Several rows of children scrunch together on the front edge of a tarp in Orchards Park in Vancouver, Wash., waiting for the weekly Sidewalk Kids Hour to begin.Greg and Shelly Hillman, "pied pipers" from the Orchards Church, have led a growing team... Read more
Educators Hold Origins Workshop at Rosario More than 30 educators delved into faith and science issues at the 2010 NPUC Teachers' Workshop on Origins, held Aug. 13–16.Seeds for the weekend were planted some months ago at a North Pacific Union Conference education council. A principal menti... Read more
