Walla Walla College Now More Than Ever As I attended the moving inauguration service last month for Jon Dybdahl as our new Walla Walla College president, I thought about a different gathering I had taken part in just a few months before.In that meeting, North Pacific Union Conference a... Leer más
Just Two Things Author Richard Carlson has made a fortune, reminding us in his “New York Times” bestseller that there are just two things we need to remember: Don’t sweat the small stuff, and it’s all small stuff. Leer más
I Must Be Moving On Some Adventists “stay put” longer than others. God doesn’t mind stability—of that I’m certain. My Prussian ancestors would still be in Germany today, but for Kaiser Frederik Wilhelm.You see, those Lutheran Schwiesows (original spelling) were happy... Leer más
His Legacy Speaks Volumes Often a person and a product become so intertwined that identity lines blur and we associate one automatically with the other.For Seattle Mariner fans, it’s Edgar Martínez. For GLEANER readers in the past decade or so, it’s been Ed Schwisow.We’ve ... Leer más
The Mission Field of Corporate America Her voice lacked its usual confidence. It was the end of the week, and I would have been happy if it had been a routine client request.But as she talked, I could hear that something deeper was at stake. “Listen, DeLona,” the voice in my soul said.... Leer más
Wait a Minute . . . or More “But those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31, NRSV). Leer más
Still on the Cutting Edge I had the recent privilege of meeting with some key Christian community leaders. They wanted to know what was happening in the Adventist Church. I told them about the new DVD initiative for reaching people with a knowledge of Jesus and His biblica... Leer más
A Call for Thoughtfulness Some years ago in the Upper Columbia Conference, a youth group decided to test the friendliness of Adventist churches.So one Sabbath, they dressed up like street kids— “punks”—and their adult sponsors drove them to some Adventist churches in the a... Leer más
