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
Sacred Work When I think about what makes Adventist Health what it is today, I think of our people and our mission. When I think about what Adventist Health does, I think of Sacred Work.As you will read in this annual Adventist Health special edition of the G... Read more
Creation: A Matter of Science or Faith? "Walla Walla University is founded on Christian teaching and values as understood and appreciated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church."That first sentence in our Philosophy of Education Statement emphasizes our privilege and responsibility for pro... Read more
Creation: A Matter of Science or Faith? In a statement released June 19, Jan Paulsen, Adventist World Church president, appealed to church administrators, ministers, teachers and writers to articulate and reflect the church's stand on creation."I place this before you in awareness of an... Read more
Creation: A Matter of Science or Faith? When David Asscherick, Adventist pastor, wrote an impassioned letter to several select church leaders earlier this year, he had no idea it would go "viral" around the world. In his letter, Asscherick pointedly asked why evolutionary principles sho... Read more
When God Answers the Phone: The emergency room was slammed. Ambulances rolled in one after another and patients were piling up at the front desk to check in. At the same time, Erika Rootvik, admitting clerk, was trying to implement a new standardized telephone script. Little... 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
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
