PACS Holds Grand Opening for New Dental Clinic After years of preparation and prayer, Portland Adventist Community Services (PACS) held the official ribbon cutting for its new dental program, the Gateway Grace Clinic, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. Read more
Livingstone Opens New School Building Livingstone Adventist Academy (LAA) celebrated the grand opening of its brand-new school building on Aug. 22, 2019. Founded in 1898, LAA offers pre-K through 12th grade in Salem, Ore. Read more
An Encounter With Jesus 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. Read more
The Egyptian Plate 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... Read more
Servants of the Sanctuary, Part 2 The world doesn’t need the Bible Answerman as much as it needs the good Samaritan. Read more
NAD Issues Statement of Concern for Hispanics in North America Many Hispanics in the United States are experiencing an increased fear as a result of national events and polices. As a result, the Hispanic leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America has released a statement expressing concer... Read more
Speaking Truth in Love The art of thoughtful dialogue is fast becoming a lost commodity among us. Considering opposing viewpoints is increasingly distasteful to many. Read more
Relationships Beyond Mere Words 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... Read more
PAA Teacher Publishes True Story of Cuban Finding Freedom “I met Dionisio at the Portland Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church,” says Rita Barrett, Spanish teacher at Portland Adventist Academy in Portland, Ore. “I was looking for volunteers to help with classroom conversation groups, and he was the firs... Read more
