From Where I Stand: A Visit With Jesus I talked with Jesus today. I wasn't praying. I picked up my office phone and held an audible two-way conversation with Jesus. 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
The Resurgence of Hope in the Absence of Reason The year 2020 is not one associated with hope. And yet, Pastor Terrance Taylor takes a look at what his church learned about hope in the face of tragedy, violence and despair. Read more
A Seed Planted in Time Pastor Enoc Marquez shares a personal story about small group evangelism. Discover how God used a family snapshot to open doors that resulted in an entire family coming to Christ. Read more
What Holding a Hummingbird Taught Me About God Being avid birders, Stan and Cindy Hudson spent time at a nature preserve recently to try and spot hummingbirds. They learned from top researchers about these little gems. Stan shares what he learned while holding a tiny little life in his hand. Read more
Ministerial Directors and Evangelists Gathered Once Again After taking a year off from our annual ministerial retreat, the North Pacific Union gathered ministerial directors and evangelists from across the Northwest for a time of encouragment, planning and renewal. Read more
From Where I Stand: Helpless Returning home from my nephew's baptism this weekend, I turned on the radio to help pass time. My mind drifted as I slogged through interstate construction traffic. All of a sudden, a woman's voice wrenched me back to the present. Read more
Community Service with the Kids When I was a kid, some of my favorite memories in school and Sabbath school were when we did community service projects with the whole family. I can remember bagging sand for downtown Mount Vernon, Washington when the Skagit River was flooding and... Read more