PJ's Place Question: Why is the Bible important for me today?Answer: I am amazed how convenient it has become to stay connected with each other. We have e-mail, instant messaging, webcam, and cellular phones so we can go anywhere and still stay connected.God... Read more
Children's Worship Festival Features the Musical, "Hadassah" More than 1,000 young and not-so-young people converged on the grounds of the Evangelical Center in Milwaukie, Ore., for the ninth annual Oregon Conference Children’s Worship Festival. The festival focuses on providing special programming for chil... Read more
Oregon Conference Hosts NAD Adventurer Leadership Convention "Heaven: The Ultimate Adventure” was the theme for the 15th annual North American Division Adventurer Ministries Convention held Feb. 24–27 at the Thunderbird Hotel in Jantzen Beach, Ore. More than 200 Adventurer leaders from the United States, Ca... Read more
NW 2A league interest in PAA student athletes At the most recent meeting of the secondary school principals of the Northwest 2-A league of the Oregon State Athletic Association (OSAA) attended by Portland Adventist Academy ’s principal, Gale Crosby, and PAA athletic director and basketball co... Read more
Adventist Woman Completes Honolulu Marathon First in Her Division Gladys Burrill, 86, made history on Dec. 12, 2004, as the oldest woman to ever complete the Honolulu Marathon. In just over nine hours after crossing the starting line she finished first in her division.Last year while watching the marathon begin,... Read more
Mighty Men and Women of God Honored Recently, the Fall Creek Church family honored 10 of its long-time senior members for their 263 cumulative years of unselfish dedication and outstanding service to the Fall Creek Church. During a special church service, filled with music, prayer, ... Read more
Maranatha Spanish Achieves New Status Celebrating the dreams and honoring the perseverance of many, the Maranatha Spanish Company, Medford, Ore., was officially recognized as a church on Sabbath, Feb. 5, 2005.The Maranatha Spanish Group formed in the early months of 1995 as a result o... Read more
Livingstone Holds Missions-Themed Week of Prayer The year’s first week of prayer at Oregon's newest academy, Livingstone Adventist Academy (LAA), inspired students with stories of mission work. Each day staff members told of their mission experiences all over the world—from Idaho to Guatemala to... Read more
Miracles Witnessed at Prayer Quest Miracles—like in biblical times—happened at Prayer Quest, sponsored by the Oregon Conference women’s ministries and ministerial departments this February, when 140 women and men gathered to pray, listen to uplifting presenters passionate about pra... Read more
