May 2006 About this issue: Feature From Mold to Miracles May 01, 2006 Just over six months ago, the story of a Northwest family started gaining national attention. And by mid-January, more than 15.6 million fans of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition knew the story of Jael Kirkwood, a tenacious 11-year-old girl in Port O... More Features Investment Opportunity! It had been a difficult year. The company I had worked for since 1998 was closing its doors. I had accepted a job as a secretary in the conference because I felt the Lord was calling me to be there, but it meant a cut in pay to a fraction of my fo... Read more Investment Opportunity! It had been a difficult year. The company I had worked for since 1998 was closing its doors. I had accepted a job as a secretary in the conference because I felt the Lord was calling me to be there, but it meant a cut in pay to a fraction of my fo... Read more Walla Walla College It was a question I was almost afraid to ask.But as our son solidified his plans to attend Walla Walla College, it became apparent that the time had come to talk with the school about finances.Like many parents, I wondered just how much the next f... Read more Walla Walla College It was a question I was almost afraid to ask.But as our son solidified his plans to attend Walla Walla College, it became apparent that the time had come to talk with the school about finances.Like many parents, I wondered just how much the next f... Read more Managing the Mission, Part 2 This is the second of a three-part series of interviews with the officers of the North Pacific Union Conference. These interviews are presented with the hope that they will provide the readers a greater understanding of the scope, structure and wo... Read more So What Does the Executive Secretary Really Do? The executive secretary takes care of a lot of things that some would characterize as dull, boring and bureaucratic. But just think for a minute how important those things really are to most of us. From the cars we drive to the food we eat, there ... Read more Managing the Mission, Part 2 This is the second of a three-part series of interviews with the officers of the North Pacific Union Conference. These interviews are presented with the hope that they will provide the readers a greater understanding of the scope, structure and wo... Read more So What Does the Executive Secretary Really Do? The executive secretary takes care of a lot of things that some would characterize as dull, boring and bureaucratic. But just think for a minute how important those things really are to most of us. From the cars we drive to the food we eat, there ... Read more From Mold to Miracles Just over six months ago, the story of a Northwest family started gaining national attention. And by mid-January, more than 15.6 million fans of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition knew the story of Jael Kirkwood, a tenacious 11-year-old girl in Port O... Read more Others Did You Know? Because the page design of this section is as important as the content, you can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version. To get to the PDF version, click on the underli... Read more To Praise or Not to Praise Part II Music: The War Department of the Church Music: The War Department of the ChurchLast month we looked at the historical battle over music century by century as each new style was brought into the church. We noted one prominent American pastor who criticized a new form of music as “too new... Read more Did You Know? Because the page design of this section is as important as the content, you can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version. To get to the PDF version, click on the underli... Read more Let's Talk Let's Talk has a button link right on the home page of this site, it does not appear again here. Click on the Let's Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet's introduction to the topic of the month, as well as the disc... Read more To Praise or Not to Praise Part II Music: The War Department of the Church Music: The War Department of the ChurchLast month we looked at the historical battle over music century by century as each new style was brought into the church. We noted one prominent American pastor who criticized a new form of music as “too new... Read more Let Us Never Forget Some things we just never forget because we learned them from Mom. “I’ll always be your mother,” she used to say and still does. Hearing this was at times the last thing I wanted to hear, but, now, remembering that she will always be my mom is pri... Read more Lessons from Dave Letterman and an Ice Cream Bar from Dave Letterman and an Ice Cream Bar Read more Let's Talk Let's Talk has a button link right on the home page of this site, it does not appear again here. Click on the Let's Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet's introduction to the topic of the month, as well as the disc... Read more The Secret Behind the Longevity Story The Secret Behind the Longevity Story Read more Desmond Doss Dies Desmond T. Doss, Sr., 87, passed away March 23, 2006, at his residence in Piedmont, Ala. He was the only conscientious objector to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II.Raised a Seventh-day Adventist, Doss did not believe in... Read more Not Too Late to Join We need many more members from our churches to join the Adventist Health Study–2 (AHS–2) conducted by Loma Linda University.Another 15,000 Seventh-day Adventists, aged 30 years and older, are needed to join the 90,000 who have already completed an... Read more Thomas H. Starbuck Early Willamette Valley Leader The spread of the Adventist message throughout the Pacific Northwest can be traced back to the blessings of God and the dedication and hard work of individuals like Thomas H. Starbuck. Through his life he served as a church elder, builder of both ... Read more Let Us Never Forget Some things we just never forget because we learned them from Mom. “I’ll always be your mother,” she used to say and still does. Hearing this was at times the last thing I wanted to hear, but, now, remembering that she will always be my mom is pri... Read more News Angels in Nurses' Clothing Ross Prevo Ordained Flood Destroys Palmer School Basement Church and Community Rally Legal Notice Idaho Conference Session New Plymouth Brings Light to Ontario Prison Gem State Business Club Wins Regional Competition Will Represent Idaho at National Competition in May ADRA's Adventure for Kids Miles City Tries Different VBS Program Small, Yet Powerful Central Acres Celebrates Fund-raiser Success Fort Belknap Wins Award at Mid-winter Fair Montana Hosts Prayer Conference The Secret Behind the Longevity Story Desmond Doss Dies Not Too Late to Join Columbia Gorge Church Moves to Larger Facility PAA Welcomes New Development Team CAA Students Spend Spring Break on Mexico Mission Trip Livingstone Students Volunteer at All Nations Center Riverside Moms' Group Reaches Out Candles Show Appreciation at Gladstone Park Milo Mission Trip Succeeds Despite Rough Start Prineville Uses Socials as Church Outreach PAA Student Donates Handcrafted Mosaic Cross PAA Board Chairman Gets Firsthand Experience UCA Borneo Trip Brings Unusual Results Pendleton Leaders Experience Sunday Churches Ten Men Bless Seventy Four Winds Celebrates Baptism White Swan Yuúmaash Provides Safe Place for Kids Education Rallies Help Families Build Sense of Community First Health-focused Mission Trip Leads to Online Nursing Class Prospective Students Join Downtown Scavenger Hunt Center Court Ministry Choir Performs at Sonics Game Adventist-operated Radio Station Leads Bible Drive to Benefit Lighthouse Ministry Adventists Participate in VegFest Students Honored for Academic Achievement at Auburn Adventist Academy Parousia Company Forms in Auburn Summit Examines Evangelistic Value of Sabbath School Sowing Seeds Lay Leader Organizes Mission Opportunities
Investment Opportunity! It had been a difficult year. The company I had worked for since 1998 was closing its doors. I had accepted a job as a secretary in the conference because I felt the Lord was calling me to be there, but it meant a cut in pay to a fraction of my fo... Read more
Investment Opportunity! It had been a difficult year. The company I had worked for since 1998 was closing its doors. I had accepted a job as a secretary in the conference because I felt the Lord was calling me to be there, but it meant a cut in pay to a fraction of my fo... Read more
Walla Walla College It was a question I was almost afraid to ask.But as our son solidified his plans to attend Walla Walla College, it became apparent that the time had come to talk with the school about finances.Like many parents, I wondered just how much the next f... Read more
Walla Walla College It was a question I was almost afraid to ask.But as our son solidified his plans to attend Walla Walla College, it became apparent that the time had come to talk with the school about finances.Like many parents, I wondered just how much the next f... Read more
Managing the Mission, Part 2 This is the second of a three-part series of interviews with the officers of the North Pacific Union Conference. These interviews are presented with the hope that they will provide the readers a greater understanding of the scope, structure and wo... Read more
So What Does the Executive Secretary Really Do? The executive secretary takes care of a lot of things that some would characterize as dull, boring and bureaucratic. But just think for a minute how important those things really are to most of us. From the cars we drive to the food we eat, there ... Read more
Managing the Mission, Part 2 This is the second of a three-part series of interviews with the officers of the North Pacific Union Conference. These interviews are presented with the hope that they will provide the readers a greater understanding of the scope, structure and wo... Read more
So What Does the Executive Secretary Really Do? The executive secretary takes care of a lot of things that some would characterize as dull, boring and bureaucratic. But just think for a minute how important those things really are to most of us. From the cars we drive to the food we eat, there ... Read more
From Mold to Miracles Just over six months ago, the story of a Northwest family started gaining national attention. And by mid-January, more than 15.6 million fans of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition knew the story of Jael Kirkwood, a tenacious 11-year-old girl in Port O... Read more
Did You Know? Because the page design of this section is as important as the content, you can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version. To get to the PDF version, click on the underli... Read more
To Praise or Not to Praise Part II Music: The War Department of the Church Music: The War Department of the ChurchLast month we looked at the historical battle over music century by century as each new style was brought into the church. We noted one prominent American pastor who criticized a new form of music as “too new... Read more
Did You Know? Because the page design of this section is as important as the content, you can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF version. To get to the PDF version, click on the underli... Read more
Let's Talk Let's Talk has a button link right on the home page of this site, it does not appear again here. Click on the Let's Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet's introduction to the topic of the month, as well as the disc... Read more
To Praise or Not to Praise Part II Music: The War Department of the Church Music: The War Department of the ChurchLast month we looked at the historical battle over music century by century as each new style was brought into the church. We noted one prominent American pastor who criticized a new form of music as “too new... Read more
Let Us Never Forget Some things we just never forget because we learned them from Mom. “I’ll always be your mother,” she used to say and still does. Hearing this was at times the last thing I wanted to hear, but, now, remembering that she will always be my mom is pri... Read more
Let's Talk Let's Talk has a button link right on the home page of this site, it does not appear again here. Click on the Let's Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet's introduction to the topic of the month, as well as the disc... Read more
Desmond Doss Dies Desmond T. Doss, Sr., 87, passed away March 23, 2006, at his residence in Piedmont, Ala. He was the only conscientious objector to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II.Raised a Seventh-day Adventist, Doss did not believe in... Read more
Not Too Late to Join We need many more members from our churches to join the Adventist Health Study–2 (AHS–2) conducted by Loma Linda University.Another 15,000 Seventh-day Adventists, aged 30 years and older, are needed to join the 90,000 who have already completed an... Read more
Thomas H. Starbuck Early Willamette Valley Leader The spread of the Adventist message throughout the Pacific Northwest can be traced back to the blessings of God and the dedication and hard work of individuals like Thomas H. Starbuck. Through his life he served as a church elder, builder of both ... Read more
Let Us Never Forget Some things we just never forget because we learned them from Mom. “I’ll always be your mother,” she used to say and still does. Hearing this was at times the last thing I wanted to hear, but, now, remembering that she will always be my mom is pri... Read more
Gem State Business Club Wins Regional Competition Will Represent Idaho at National Competition in May
