Steve Vistaunet North Pacific Union assistant to the president for communication and Gleaner editor, 1996–2019 By Steve Vistaunet Speechless It should have been a simple task, but approaching strangers has never been my strong point. So when I finally made the effort, and she turned in my direction, all intelligent thought abandoned ship.Now, such thought often abandons my ship at the ... Read more The Record Keeper: A New Window Into the Great Controversy The Record Keeper is a new effort to present the grand themes of The Great Controversy to a unique audience. It is a General Conference-sponsored attempt to portray the celestial battle of obedience versus apostasy, good versus evil, in a viral v... Read more 2012 NPUC Pathfinder Camporee You'd have to be at a camporee to understand: Northwest Pathfinders and their leaders are a special breed.More than 2,000 of them were on hand as Astoria, Oregon, skies blazed with sunshine to welcome Pathfinder clubs from all points of the Northw... Read more Unity I easily recall my initial effort at waterskiing when I inexplicably got up the first time — wind whipping by, folks on shore yelling approval. But, after a couple hundred yards of "wetted bliss," the two skis decided, without consulting me, to go... Read more Alaska Hosts 'Revive!' When the Voice of Prophecy (VOP) broadcast ministry discussed initial ideas for their 2012 Family Reunion Music Camp Meeting at Sea cruise, all votes pointed toward Alaska. That was the beginning of a project that grew into one of the most ambitio... Read more Alaska Delegates Expand the Vision A bold new plan to enhance Adventist work throughout the Alaskan arctic was tentatively set in motion by 131 Alaska Conference delegates during the conference constituency session held June 17 at Anchorage Junior Academy. They voted to request tha... Read more A Place at the Table With more than seven decades, and medical issues behind and ahead, you might think Don Deardorff has every reason to take it easy. But instead of striking up the violins, Don would rather spend his hours reaching out to the communities around his ... Read more Youth Leaders Step Forward with Sidewalk Kids It doesn't officially take the stage this year for another three months, but Greg and Shelly Hillman are already clustered with a group of 10–15 youth leaders, working on plans for their eighth Sidewalk Kids summer season. Similar to a traveling V... Read more Our Sisters' House Some people retire with visions of sandy shores and days of leisure. Bettye Blakeney's eyes were on a different target.Blakeney had taught nursing students for years, when she decided to retire — "while they still liked me," she says with a smile.... Read more The Invited Guest The family had gathered from hither and yon. All were in fine festive fettle. The traditional "glutenous" feast had been prepared with delectable ingredients from such exotic locations as Worthington and Loma Linda. The table was exquisitely set w... Read more Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 10 Next page ››
Speechless It should have been a simple task, but approaching strangers has never been my strong point. So when I finally made the effort, and she turned in my direction, all intelligent thought abandoned ship.Now, such thought often abandons my ship at the ... Read more
The Record Keeper: A New Window Into the Great Controversy The Record Keeper is a new effort to present the grand themes of The Great Controversy to a unique audience. It is a General Conference-sponsored attempt to portray the celestial battle of obedience versus apostasy, good versus evil, in a viral v... Read more
2012 NPUC Pathfinder Camporee You'd have to be at a camporee to understand: Northwest Pathfinders and their leaders are a special breed.More than 2,000 of them were on hand as Astoria, Oregon, skies blazed with sunshine to welcome Pathfinder clubs from all points of the Northw... Read more
Unity I easily recall my initial effort at waterskiing when I inexplicably got up the first time — wind whipping by, folks on shore yelling approval. But, after a couple hundred yards of "wetted bliss," the two skis decided, without consulting me, to go... Read more
Alaska Hosts 'Revive!' When the Voice of Prophecy (VOP) broadcast ministry discussed initial ideas for their 2012 Family Reunion Music Camp Meeting at Sea cruise, all votes pointed toward Alaska. That was the beginning of a project that grew into one of the most ambitio... Read more
Alaska Delegates Expand the Vision A bold new plan to enhance Adventist work throughout the Alaskan arctic was tentatively set in motion by 131 Alaska Conference delegates during the conference constituency session held June 17 at Anchorage Junior Academy. They voted to request tha... Read more
A Place at the Table With more than seven decades, and medical issues behind and ahead, you might think Don Deardorff has every reason to take it easy. But instead of striking up the violins, Don would rather spend his hours reaching out to the communities around his ... Read more
Youth Leaders Step Forward with Sidewalk Kids It doesn't officially take the stage this year for another three months, but Greg and Shelly Hillman are already clustered with a group of 10–15 youth leaders, working on plans for their eighth Sidewalk Kids summer season. Similar to a traveling V... Read more
Our Sisters' House Some people retire with visions of sandy shores and days of leisure. Bettye Blakeney's eyes were on a different target.Blakeney had taught nursing students for years, when she decided to retire — "while they still liked me," she says with a smile.... Read more
The Invited Guest The family had gathered from hither and yon. All were in fine festive fettle. The traditional "glutenous" feast had been prepared with delectable ingredients from such exotic locations as Worthington and Loma Linda. The table was exquisitely set w... Read more
