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You’ve seen it. You may have even watched it happen around you. Many of our churches are shrinking and aging. Walk into almost any Adventist church, and one can easily see the absence of young people. There is no denying this reality.

Art and science are often considered polar opposites, and students can feel the pull to choose one or the other. Engineering or English? Computer science or art? Biology or music?

“'His name shall be called Immanuel … God with us' ... From the days of eternity the Lord Jesus Christ was one with the Father; He was the 'image of God,' the image of His greatness and majesty, 'the outshining of His glory.' It was to manifest th...

Explaining the International Pathfinder Camporee to someone who has never attended can be a challenge. Imagine combining summer camp, Vacation Bible School and camp meeting into one event. Then throw in more than 50,000 youth and adult volunteers ...

Recently the Gleaner invited Northwest Adventist academy students to share why Adventist Christian education has been important to them. From the essays submitted, six winners were selected for printing in this issue. Each also received a $500 award.

Fourteen Northwest academy students received the $500 Caring Heart Award scholarship made possible through three-way funding from the North Pacific Union Conference, local conferences and academies. Students were selected by their schools for exem...

First a story: An overwhelmed teacher and a small group of overactive grade-schoolers led to an epiphany of sorts. After all, what child wouldn’t jump at the chance for a full day of recess? So, while their harried teacher leaned wearily against a...

As it often does, something very important happened recently around a dining table.

Committed Seventh-day Adventist members and organizations, many of them connected with ASI (Adventist Laymen's Services and Industries) Northwest, are meeting needs around the world. These pages illustrate just a few examples. There are many more.