His Legacy Speaks Volumes Often a person and a product become so intertwined that identity lines blur and we associate one automatically with the other.For Seattle Mariner fans, it’s Edgar Martínez. For GLEANER readers in the past decade or so, it’s been Ed Schwisow.We’ve ... Read more
A Call for Thoughtfulness Some years ago in the Upper Columbia Conference, a youth group decided to test the friendliness of Adventist churches.So one Sabbath, they dressed up like street kids— “punks”—and their adult sponsors drove them to some Adventist churches in the a... Read more
Touching Lives Changing Destinies Sometimes it’s the little things that make the biggest difference—a smile from a stranger, a whispered prayer, or an unexpected kindness. Often it’s a series of small events that changes the world, not one monumental effort. And undoubtedly it’s p... Read more
Everything We Really Need to Know I never made it to Kindergarten. So, on sweaty-palm-Tuesday, I yanked on my itchy new clothes and entered school—cold turkey.I played a lot of catch-up that first year and learned a lot about the Christian life. But where I really got my baptism i... Read more
Christian Education It Takes a Team Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders this month are turning their attention to a new school year, and they’re not alone.Committees are meeting, and boards are busy caring for physical plants and the needs of faculty they supervise. Parents are str... Read more
