January 2016

About this issue:

In the January 2016 Gleaner read about four Walla Walla University students who are finding their life focus as they train to become a positive channel of light to the world.

Feature

Salt and Light in the World

December 30, 2015 | Kim Strobel

They’re creative, perceptive, determined and smart. Meet four inspiring Walla Walla University students who are primed intellectually, socially, professionally and spiritually to rub shoulders with men and women in offices, labs and libraries spre...

Read Online | Download PDF (6.23 MB)

Others

E.G. White Weekend Highlights Contemporary Relevance

January 07, 2016

The year 2015 marked the 100th anniversary of Ellen G. White’s death in 1915. To commemorate her prophetic gift and ministry within the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the North Pacific Union Conference partnered with Walla Walla University (WWU) to...

Read more
Lighting a Gospel Wildfire

January 05, 2016

How many youth and young adults does it take to make a successful first-ever North Pacific Union outreach conference? Wildfire 2015 had a little more than 200 attendees.

Read more
Progress

February 13, 2016, by Steve Vistaunet

“If I am voted in as pastor of this church,” said the prospective pastor to the search committee, “I will work hard to bring us into the 20th century.”

Read more
The End of the Story, Part 2

January 15, 2016, by Seth Pierce

I hate bad endings — I always feel violated and like someone owes me an apology. I paid admission, risked a late fee at the library or wasted life by listening to someone forget the point of their own story while they are telling it to me. It’s a ...

Read more
Relational Adventism

January 09, 2016, by Martin Weber

Seventh-day Adventism parachuted onto the public square through the presidential campaign of Benjamin Carson. Suddenly we find ourselves talking about our faith with people who weren’t interested before. What do we say?

Read more
Evangelism: Postmodern Answer or Dilemma?

January 08, 2016, by Jason Morgan

Does the early church’s method of evangelism really work in the progressive, postmodern, liberal culture of today? Does publicly preaching our message really contribute to the growth and strengthening of our church in a post-Christian world, or is...

Read more