September/October 2019

About this issue:

Nearly 60,000 experienced the 2019 International Pathfinder Camporee firsthand in August. Experience it for yourself through photos and stories in the September/October Gleaner feature.

Feature

You Are Chosen

August 22, 2019 | Youth |

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 ...

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Others

Relationships Beyond Mere Words

August 28, 2019, by John Freedman

I’ve seen it on social media and heard it via concerned phone calls — a growing urgency among those seeking a church that makes a tangible difference in this increasingly polarized culture. This urgency is not only shared by many of our members, b...

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The Egyptian Plate

August 31, 2019, by Dick Duerksen

My father, Victor Duerksen, turns 101 years old this September. Overall, he’s in good health and has a positive outlook. He lives in his own place, and the home-care worker who comes in several hours a day has become a good friend. Yet, when I was...

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World Leaders Get Firsthand Look at NPUC

July 03, 2019, by Steve Vistaunet

For the first time in recent memory, representatives from the leadership teams of the Seventh-day Adventist world church divisions are touring the territory of the North American Division (NAD). They’re tourists with a purpose, seeking to understa...

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NPUC Early Childhood Education Leaders Gather for Workshop

June 27, 2019, by Steve Vistaunet

The North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) hosted a two-day workshop for more than 50 early childhood education (ECE) directors, lead teachers and school principals June 24–25, 2019, in Ridgefield, Wash. They came from every local conference of the...

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An Encounter With Jesus

September 03, 2019, by Minner Labrador Jr.

I grew up in a Christian home. My parents were active in church, and they gave me every opportunity to build a strong relationship with Jesus. But as a teenager I began to drift from God.

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Servants of the Sanctuary, Part 2

August 30, 2019, by Martin Weber

The world doesn’t need the Bible Answerman as much as it needs the good Samaritan.

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Speaking Truth in Love

August 29, 2019, by Seth Pierce

The art of thoughtful dialogue is fast becoming a lost commodity among us. Considering opposing viewpoints is increasingly distasteful to many.

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