Finishing Strong I generally don't spend much time following professional sports. But in the last few months it would be difficult for anyone not to have heard something about Tim Tebow.As you see him kneeling along the sidelines of the football field pointing tow... Read more
Don't Shoot It Was Only a Tithe Story NOTE from Steve Vistaunet: I'm handing this month's Let's Talk page to Cindy Chamberlin, GLEANER managing editor. I believe her perspective here on recent tithe stories is worthy of additional contemplation. Read more
Remando Contra la Cultura El 14 de Enero, año 2012. Lugar: Jerome, Idaho. Con el cabello todavía húmedo, mientras permanecen de pie juntos a la primera hilera de sillas del santuario, Sergio y Verónica saludan emocionados a las personas que se acercan a felicitarlos. Son m... Read more
Rediscovering Our Adventist Pioneer Spirit One of the gifts I received this past Christmas was the first volume of the book Heart Warming Stories of Adventist Pioneers. What a thrilling and inspiring volume! The author, Norma J. Collins, opens the window for us to catch a glimpse of well-k... Read more
Christmas Truce While looking for a GLEANER story, I uncovered a most intriguing event. Historians mark a lull in World War I where enemy soldiers stopped the war in order to celebrate Christmas on the frontlines.As Christmas Eve 1914 approached, soldiers realize... Read more
Whatever Thy Hand Findeth To Do ... J. Willard 'Bill' Marriott — Famous Tithe-payer He was born to a poor Mormon sheepherder. By age 14, his father trusted him to move sheep between states, and complete tasks daunting to even grown men. Like most Latter-day Saint (LDS) males, he went on a mission. When he returned home, he found ... Read more
El 2012 Comienza con Gran Bendición en la Conferencia de Upper Columbia Nueva Congregación en RichlandLa Iglesia Hispana de Kennewick situada en Tri-Cities, Wash., es una de las congregaciones más jóvenes del territorio de la Conferencia de Upper Columbia. La misma ha demostrado estar determinada a crecer y multiplica... Read more
Fast The hard truth hit in fourth grade. Within my little school, I had heretofore owned the fleetest feet, propelling me to the front of every race. First place was an everyday occurrence. The view from the back of the pack was unfamiliar territory.Th... Read more
Evensong Tradition Moves to the Digital Realm Editors' Note: Richard Dower, retired GLEANER editor, writes here of his perspectives on the Walla Walla University tradition of Evensong and how a new audio CD recording of the program came to fruition.During the early spring of 1963, while I and... Read more