October 2009 About this issue: Feature Creation: A Matter of Science or Faith? October 01, 2009 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... Download PDF (6.34 MB) More Features 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? 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 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 Sacred Work Facts about Adventist Health:Headquartered in Roseville, California.17 hospitals in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.28 rural health clinics.14 home care agencies offering home health, hospice, personal care, medical equipment and infusio... Read more 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 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 Sacred Work Facts about Adventist Health:Headquartered in Roseville, California.17 hospitals in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.28 rural health clinics.14 home care agencies offering home health, hospice, personal care, medical equipment and infusio... 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 "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 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 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 "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 AMC shows passion for "Compassion" On earth, Jesus was a man of action. He didn't say, "Sit at home and think about helping," but rather, "Go out into the world" and, to paraphrase, share the good news.As manager of Wellness Services at Adventist Medical Center, Ed Hoover's profess... 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 Others Did You Know - October 2009 Because this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. 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 versio... Read more To Serve is to Love Be nice to your brother. Don't gossip. Clean up after yourself. Help your friends. Treat your neighbor as yourself.I grew up with the Golden Rule in mind, and I suspect you did, too. "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to y... Read more To Serve is to Love Be nice to your brother. Don't gossip. Clean up after yourself. Help your friends. Treat your neighbor as yourself.I grew up with the Golden Rule in mind, and I suspect you did, too. "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to y... Read more The Project When our front porch began to exhibit characteristics of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, I saw an inestimable opportunity to learn a new skill.Boards, saws and all other tools of the carpentry trade have never been my first love, nor supportive ... Read more Did You Know - October 2009 Because this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. 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 versio... Read more FYI - October 2009 Oregon Men’s ConferenceMake plans now to attend the 2009 Oregon Men’s Conference, Nov. 6–7 at the Holden Convention Center in Gladstone, Ore. This event is open to all men age 16 and older and will feature a variety of fellowship and learning sess... Read more Hermiston en Accion "Cristo en la familia," fue el lema utilizado por la Iglesia Hispana de Hermiston durante su retiro espiritual y matrimonial. El orador principal para este retiro fue el Pastor Enrique Pérez quien vino desde la ciudad de Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mé... Read more FYI - October 2009 Oregon Men’s ConferenceMake plans now to attend the 2009 Oregon Men’s Conference, Nov. 6–7 at the Holden Convention Center in Gladstone, Ore. This event is open to all men age 16 and older and will feature a variety of fellowship and learning sess... Read more The Project When our front porch began to exhibit characteristics of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, I saw an inestimable opportunity to learn a new skill.Boards, saws and all other tools of the carpentry trade have never been my first love, nor supportive ... Read more Hermiston en Accion "Cristo en la familia," fue el lema utilizado por la Iglesia Hispana de Hermiston durante su retiro espiritual y matrimonial. El orador principal para este retiro fue el Pastor Enrique Pérez quien vino desde la ciudad de Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mé... Read more News Alaska Conference Advocates a Safer Workplace How to Build a Church with Rhubarb It Takes Fellowship and a Health Message Cloverdale VBS Kids Learn How to Serve Jesus Eastern Idaho Offers Teen Retreat Kalispell Montana Youth Conference Lewis and Clark Meet Mt. Ellis on the Missouri A Simple Dream A Simple Ad Cheetah Comes to VBS Gladstone Camp Meeting 2009 Large Crowds are Powered to Serve Happy Bridge of Fellowship PAA Hires New Teachers and Staff The Road Back to Gladstone VBS Rides at Gladstone Park Church Our Best Kept Secret Camp Chelan Adventure Cowboy Camp Meeting Draws a Crowd Intentional Friendship Leads to Baptism Lava Flows in Pendleton An Explosive VBS Reaches Kids For Christ Renck's Ministry to Youth Transcends His Life Sharing God's Love A Sanctuary-Themed VBS The Christmas Spirit Lives All Year Long for PLR Listeners UCA Adds New and Familiar Faces Baptism Becomes Witnessing Opportunity Generosity in Service Legacy Is Going Strong Bible Study Groups Strengthen Emerald City International Students Benefit From AAA's New Orientation Program Sunset Lake Focuses On Camper's Spiritual Growth VBS from a Kid's Point of View VBS Offers Child-Friendly Evangelism Crocodile Dock in Auburn City World News Briefs - October 2009
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? 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
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
Sacred Work Facts about Adventist Health:Headquartered in Roseville, California.17 hospitals in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.28 rural health clinics.14 home care agencies offering home health, hospice, personal care, medical equipment and infusio... Read more
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
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
Sacred Work Facts about Adventist Health:Headquartered in Roseville, California.17 hospitals in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.28 rural health clinics.14 home care agencies offering home health, hospice, personal care, medical equipment and infusio... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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 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
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
"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
AMC shows passion for "Compassion" On earth, Jesus was a man of action. He didn't say, "Sit at home and think about helping," but rather, "Go out into the world" and, to paraphrase, share the good news.As manager of Wellness Services at Adventist Medical Center, Ed Hoover's profess... 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
Did You Know - October 2009 Because this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. 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 versio... Read more
To Serve is to Love Be nice to your brother. Don't gossip. Clean up after yourself. Help your friends. Treat your neighbor as yourself.I grew up with the Golden Rule in mind, and I suspect you did, too. "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to y... Read more
To Serve is to Love Be nice to your brother. Don't gossip. Clean up after yourself. Help your friends. Treat your neighbor as yourself.I grew up with the Golden Rule in mind, and I suspect you did, too. "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to y... Read more
The Project When our front porch began to exhibit characteristics of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, I saw an inestimable opportunity to learn a new skill.Boards, saws and all other tools of the carpentry trade have never been my first love, nor supportive ... Read more
Did You Know - October 2009 Because this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. 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 versio... Read more
FYI - October 2009 Oregon Men’s ConferenceMake plans now to attend the 2009 Oregon Men’s Conference, Nov. 6–7 at the Holden Convention Center in Gladstone, Ore. This event is open to all men age 16 and older and will feature a variety of fellowship and learning sess... Read more
Hermiston en Accion "Cristo en la familia," fue el lema utilizado por la Iglesia Hispana de Hermiston durante su retiro espiritual y matrimonial. El orador principal para este retiro fue el Pastor Enrique Pérez quien vino desde la ciudad de Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mé... Read more
FYI - October 2009 Oregon Men’s ConferenceMake plans now to attend the 2009 Oregon Men’s Conference, Nov. 6–7 at the Holden Convention Center in Gladstone, Ore. This event is open to all men age 16 and older and will feature a variety of fellowship and learning sess... Read more
The Project When our front porch began to exhibit characteristics of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, I saw an inestimable opportunity to learn a new skill.Boards, saws and all other tools of the carpentry trade have never been my first love, nor supportive ... Read more
Hermiston en Accion "Cristo en la familia," fue el lema utilizado por la Iglesia Hispana de Hermiston durante su retiro espiritual y matrimonial. El orador principal para este retiro fue el Pastor Enrique Pérez quien vino desde la ciudad de Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mé... Read more
