Northwest Whitecoat Reunion One hundred twenty-five former U.S. Army Operation Whitecoat volunteers and their families converged at the Rockwood Church in Gresham, Ore., on Nov. 12–13, 2004, for the first Northwest Whitecoat reunion ever held.With diverse backgrounds and exp... Read more
PJ's Place A. Not being gifted with a sense of rhythm—this body will never zig or zag, tango, waltz, or jig—I have not given the question very much thought. There are several biblical references to dancing. Ecclesiastes 3:4: "... a time to mourn and a time t... Read more
PJ's Place Q. Halo 2 just came out and I think it is cool, but my parents say it's from the devil. Is it okay to play this?A. I have a question for you. Do you want to value God in your life? Here is what He says in the last part of Phillipians 4:8: " . . . ... Read more
From Peanuts to the Passion of Christ: Inspiring Times at Milo Adventist Academy When Pastor Jeff Deming, also known as "PJ," came to Milo Adventist Academy to speak for week of prayer, he started out on the right foot. He got everyone laughing. Danita Rasmussen, a freshman from Modesto, Calif., says, “He asked us, ‘Do you kno... Read more
Senior Adventure Transformed: Community Service at Pathfinder Paradise Of all the events that Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) seniors share in their final high school year, few are as highly impacting as Senior Adventure. This year’s class of 22 students and four staff spent nearly three days in early October at Pat... Read more
Rockwood Adventists Reach Out to Former Members The Rockwood Adventist Church will launch an outreach to missing members via a television advertising campaign on Portland's Channel 6 and a variety of seminars, concerts, and classes.The TV ad campaign features two 30-second spots that will run d... Read more
Recovery Ministry Weekend Features Smoking Cessation Pioneer Linda Hyder Ferry, MD, MPH, was the featured speaker for this year’s Recovery Ministry weekend. Ferry is a Seventh-day Adventist pioneer in the field of smoking cessation and the primary consultant for the booklet, “Tobacco: You Can Be Free,” whic... Read more
Joy in the Journey Lives Changed at Sunriver "Joy in the Journey," this year's Christian Women's Retreat began with an unusual announcement by Corleen Johnson, women's ministries director: "Tami Horst, our speaker, has been delayed. We just know God will bless in spite of this. Was it just a... Read more
The Mystery of the Missing Brochures Lakeview Church's Evangelistic Series Several years had passed since Lakeview Church had last held an evangelistic series, and members knew that their community needed to hear the three angels' messages again.Steve and Alberta Cook, Oregon Conference evangelists, were invited by Georg... Read more
