Finding Hope As We Remember 9/11 It was just another ordinary September day. The air was beginning to cool and bits of fall color were showing up on trees. All seemed normal and ordinary ... except it wasn’t. September 11, 2001, is etched into the minds of those who lived through... Read more
Let's Speak to the Need I recently met Dan Buettner at a Strategy Summit sponsored by Adventist Health. Dan is the author of the book "Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve lived the Longest." His research has been featured in the National Geograph... Read more
4 Things to Know About Vaccine Religious Exemptions With the surge of infections from the coronavirus delta variant, public and private employers are beginning to enact vaccine mandates. Here are four points to keep in mind if you try to seek a religious exemption from your employer. Read more
Pandemic Language A monumental event like the coronavirus pandemic changes our individual and community life experiences in unexpected ways. Living through historic events also changes our language. Read more
Five Reasons to Celebrate Independence Day The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence 245 years ago. When they announced to the world their separation from Great Britain, a new nation was formed — the United States of America. Read more
Regaining Our Memory At first, the symptoms are not obvious. Early on you can still speak and hold simple conversations. Most people don’t even notice anything is wrong. Then you’re sitting at a red light, and suddenly you can’t remember where you are or even how to m... Read more
Tilting Toward the Son At 5:50 a.m. Pacific time on Jan. 2, 2021, people across the Northwest experienced a special annual phenomenon. At that precise moment, we reached our closest approach to the sun for the year. This point in Earth’s orbit around the sun is called “... Read more
Two Words From a Challenging Year As I look back on 2020, two words leap to mind: liberty and justice. These two words have been undeniably highlighted as we’ve grappled with the harsh realities of the coronavirus pandemic, financial inequity and racial discord. Read more
Stewards of Grace I was reading John 20 recently. Some scholars say the church’s mission first appears here when Jesus gave Mary Magdalene the first commission after His resurrection. Three things stood out to me this time, three things that have become uncomfortab... Read more
