January 2006

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What Makes a Church a Family?

January 01, 2006 |

I wasn’t there when a group of worshipers met in tiny Boring, Oregon, to form the Hood View Church in 1965. In fact, I wasn’t even born. But when my father moved our family from Florida to pastor this church 11 years later, I became one of the you...

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What Makes a Church a Family?

January 01, 2006, by Laurel Rogers

I wasn’t there when a group of worshipers met in tiny Boring, Oregon, to form the Hood View Church in 1965. In fact, I wasn’t even born. But when my father moved our family from Florida to pastor this church 11 years later, I became one of the you...

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What Makes a Church a Family?

January 01, 2006, by Laurel Rogers

I wasn’t there when a group of worshipers met in tiny Boring, Oregon, to form the Hood View Church in 1965. In fact, I wasn’t even born. But when my father moved our family from Florida to pastor this church 11 years later, I became one of the you...

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Mission College of Evangelism

January 01, 2006, by Immanuel Roth

Mission College of Evangelism

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Mission College of Evangelism

January 01, 2006, by Immanuel Roth

Mission College of Evangelism

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Others

Presidents of the North Pacific Union Conference

January 01, 2006

Presidents of the North Pacific Union Conference

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Let's Talk

January 01, 2006

Visit the new Let's Talk section on page 50 of this issue. Each month we'll feature a specific topic or issue and invite your comments. Hosted by Steve Vistaunet, NPUC assistant to the president for communication, this new interactive addition wil...

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A Century of Service

January 01, 2006, by Jere Patzer

This year we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the North Pacific Union. When the union was organized on February 19, 1906, comprised of Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, and also British Columbia, there were more than 5,000...

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Presidents of the North Pacific Union Conference

January 01, 2006

Presidents of the North Pacific Union Conference

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If You Could Ask the President ...

January 01, 2006, by Steve Vistaunet

Let me make a not-so-wild guess. Many of us know precious little about the different levels of our Adventist Church structure. While we may go to church on Sabbath, read our bulletins and scan the Adventist Review or GLEANER for interesting tidbit...

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Let's Talk

January 01, 2006

Visit the new Let's Talk section on page 50 of this issue. Each month we'll feature a specific topic or issue and invite your comments. Hosted by Steve Vistaunet, NPUC assistant to the president for communication, this new interactive addition wil...

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My Flossophy on Habits

January 01, 2006, by Karl Haffner

The electric chair. Sweat moistened my body as I trudged toward it.

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If You Could Ask the President ...

January 01, 2006, by Steve Vistaunet

Let me make a not-so-wild guess. Many of us know precious little about the different levels of our Adventist Church structure. While we may go to church on Sabbath, read our bulletins and scan the Adventist Review or GLEANER for interesting tidbit...

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Two Congregations Enjoy Baptism Through Internet Connection

January 01, 2006, by Dan Serns

The Internet, so often used by Satan to destroy families, was used to unite two church families Sabbath, Oct. 29, 2005.When Diana Aparico, a senior at Walla Walla College, made her decision to be baptized and unite with the Seventh-day Adventist C...

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Health Ministry Christ's Way NAD Health Summit West 2005

January 01, 2006, by Amy Schrader

For the second consecutive year, Health Summit West has been held at Gladstone Park Conference Center, Gladstone, Ore. Sponsored by the North American Division (NAD) health ministries department, the summit’s purpose is “to prepare our church memb...

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R.R. Bietz One of God's Special Servants

January 01, 2006

R.R. Bietz

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Nineveh Ford No Ordinary Pioneer

January 01, 2006, by Doug Johnson

Every day thousands of women are handed crying bundles and, along with their spouses, face the daunting job of giving their infants permanent names. Women in the 19th and early 20th centuries frequently gave birth to 10 or more children, dealing w...

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