Chapel in the "Wildwood" Willard and Kathy Loewen got started on death row, and have been there for two hours every Tuesday, for 12 years. Prisoners on death row actually call it home. Some are considered so dangerous, they must be handcuffed. The Loewens must pass readin... Read more
You Want Me to go to Prison? How often have we prayed for God to use us as He sees fit? Then He calls, and we say, "PRISON MINISTRY! You want ME to go in the prisons?"After coming out of the prison that first time, the picture becomes crystal clear. God doesn't see them any d... Read more
Missionaries to a Strange Land As the assistant administrator of Religious Services responsible for the Oregon Department of Corrections' volunteer program, I very much appreciate the involvement of the Seventh-day Adventists in providing spiritual care to the incarcerated. In ... Read more
Washington Family Reunites Behind Bars Dan Houser ran away from home at age 15 to escape his father's drunken abuse and his parents' broken marriage. He found an abandoned home, stole food, and started using drugs and drinking.After Houser committed five burglaries, he was arrested. He... Read more
Courage to Stand They came from all corners of the Northwest, by air and by land. They joined 35,000 peers from around the world at the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture Campground in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, from August 11–15, for the 2009 International Pat... Read more
"Stories From Our Lives:" Humor, tragedy, heartbreak, healing, loss, redemption ... As with most health care institutions, Adventist Health is filled not only with patients, beds, doctors and nurses, but with stories. For each patient that walks in the door and for each cl... Read more
A Miracle of the Heart Doug* was a frequent patient in the emergency department at Tillamook County General Hospital. On one particular day, he was blue, gasping for breath and his eyes were sunken.To Larry Hamilton, registered nurse and director of the emergency depart... Read more
Creation: A Matter of Science or Faith? As we observe the perplexing and sometimes frightening events taking place in our world today it is not difficult to conclude Jesus is coming soon.One of the "signs" we sometimes forget is found in the words of the apostle Peter who describes thos... Read more
A Statement from Walla Walla University Our faith is strongest when it is based on a relationship with God and not a set of beliefs or datasets of scientific evidence. Indeed, the complexities of addressing origins issues in an academic environment are many, but faith must be our final ... Read more