Finding a Church Community Three weeks after obtaining my undergraduate degree, I was out on my own, 3,000 miles from what had been home and starting my first postgraduate job in health care communication.New to Southern California, I searched the Internet for what I though... Read more
My Friend Ellen My friendship with her began about 11 years ago. I was a teenager at the time and had just moved 500 miles to learn more about faith and the Bible and the Adventist message. I was starting at a new school in a new place—and I felt plenty of awkwar... Read more
Why I Am Still An Adventist Church leaders and members alike are concerned about my generation. Many are asking, "Where have all the young adults gone? How do we get them back? How do we avoid losing young people in the future?"I cannot pretend to have all the answers to the... Read more
Passionate Acts of Worship It had to go.Every night after work, I came home and turned on the television. In a new city, with few friends, TV characters became my companions. The noise drowned out the memories of failure, subduing the raw ache in my heart. I tuned in every ... Read more
Cover blurb James Black, North American Division Pathfinder director, was the main speaker for the 2007 North Pacific Union Pathfinder Camporee. GLEANER photos. Read more
North Pacific Union Conference Pathfinders Heather Reseck had tears in her eyes as she looked over the field where the Pathfinder tents were pitched. "Some of the kids had never come to the Olympic Peninsula or been on a beach before and this camporee gave them that opportunity. I saw all ... Read more
Living for Jesus Louisville, Kentucky, was the scene of the ASI International Convention Aug. 1–4, 2007. ASI® (Adventist-laymen's Services and Industries®) marked its 60th anniversary this year.A Little HistoryThe roots of ASI go back to Madison, Tennessee, and th... Read more
Steps to Christ and Other Literature Nearly two years ago, my wife and I, in conjunction with Adventures in Prophecy, The Quiet Hour and ShareHim ministries, joined a team from the Tacoma South Side Church and went to the former Communist country of Bulgaria. At the time we had no id... Read more
Building Vision The only constant in life is change and nowhere is that more evident than health care. The business of health care has transformed in the last several decades, even more so in the last few years. On the cusp of a substantial change myself, I write... Read more