Perspective The Next Step "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to."— Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the RingsBeyond the allegorical pages of Tolkie... Read more A Knock at the Door A smiling woman opened the door in response to our knock and swept us into her little home in Trujillo, Peru. When she learned we were visiting from North America, her eyebrows went up. With astonishment she turned to me and asked, "Then why are y... Read more (Why) Not Now? At an early age, I realized our family was frugal — not by choice, but by necessity. We had food, clothing and plenty of love. But there was little money for anything beyond the basics.So excitement prevailed in the spring of 1962 in the form of a... Read more Relationship Suggestions for Guys* Start your day right. Die first (to self) and enhance all of your relationships. Die to self (who you are by nature) by asking the Holy Spirit to make your decision a reality. Do this daily.Friends first. The quality of a couples' friendship deter... Read more Dos nuevas congregaciones en Idaho Walter acaba de cumplir veintiún años. A pesar de los diversos desafíos espirituales por los que ha pasado, Walter sigue asistiendo a la iglesia, empeñado en luchar por su fe. Ahora lo acompaña su joven esposa, Aisha. Además de haberse criado en u... Read more The Heavens Declare Memories of summer camp are an indelibly imprinted milestone in my life. This never-before-been-a-Pathfinder became a member of the Camp Wawona staff for two summers. There in the granite, fir and pine-covered hills of California's Yosemite Nation... Read more Blessed are the Untidy While parents have preached and kids have groaned, the message has not changed much through the decades: Cleanliness is next to godliness. With that mantra, parents have thrown down the gauntlet, hoping guilt will somehow motivate little hands to ... Read more Comment Box for Page 5 SEND US LETTERS, STORIES, PHOTOS!Do you have a comment or question regarding something you've read in the GLEANER? Or, perhaps a brief anecdote or photo about your faith or your church? Share it with us on this page. Send your comments, anecdotes ... Read more What Do They Really Hear? Beyond "Adventese" Imagine this ... You're not a Christian, but have a sudden growing interest in spiritual matters, particularly Christianity.On an airline flight you enjoy a conversation with a friendly Seventh-day Adventist. You’re so impressed you decide to visi... Read more What Are You Reaching For? I had been eying the iridescent green bottle on the top shelf of the linen closet for days. It was out of reach ... and therefore desirable. To my three-year-old eyes, the glass bottle of Bactine looked fascinating.So it was one day, with my mothe... Read more God Got His Lawn Mower Back When someone stole a riding lawn mower from the storage shed at the Yelm (Wash.) Adventist Church on or around March 11 last year, they didn't reckon on divine intervention. Di Chappell, church office manager, related this story to the GLEANER.Fee... Read more Letter Box February SEND US YOUR COMMENTS!Do you have a comment or question regarding something you've read in the GLEANER? Or, perhaps a brief anecdote or photo about your faith or your church? Share it with us on this page. Send your comments, anecdotes or photos t... Read more Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Current page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
The Next Step "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to."— Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the RingsBeyond the allegorical pages of Tolkie... Read more
A Knock at the Door A smiling woman opened the door in response to our knock and swept us into her little home in Trujillo, Peru. When she learned we were visiting from North America, her eyebrows went up. With astonishment she turned to me and asked, "Then why are y... Read more
(Why) Not Now? At an early age, I realized our family was frugal — not by choice, but by necessity. We had food, clothing and plenty of love. But there was little money for anything beyond the basics.So excitement prevailed in the spring of 1962 in the form of a... Read more
Relationship Suggestions for Guys* Start your day right. Die first (to self) and enhance all of your relationships. Die to self (who you are by nature) by asking the Holy Spirit to make your decision a reality. Do this daily.Friends first. The quality of a couples' friendship deter... Read more
Dos nuevas congregaciones en Idaho Walter acaba de cumplir veintiún años. A pesar de los diversos desafíos espirituales por los que ha pasado, Walter sigue asistiendo a la iglesia, empeñado en luchar por su fe. Ahora lo acompaña su joven esposa, Aisha. Además de haberse criado en u... Read more
The Heavens Declare Memories of summer camp are an indelibly imprinted milestone in my life. This never-before-been-a-Pathfinder became a member of the Camp Wawona staff for two summers. There in the granite, fir and pine-covered hills of California's Yosemite Nation... Read more
Blessed are the Untidy While parents have preached and kids have groaned, the message has not changed much through the decades: Cleanliness is next to godliness. With that mantra, parents have thrown down the gauntlet, hoping guilt will somehow motivate little hands to ... Read more
Comment Box for Page 5 SEND US LETTERS, STORIES, PHOTOS!Do you have a comment or question regarding something you've read in the GLEANER? Or, perhaps a brief anecdote or photo about your faith or your church? Share it with us on this page. Send your comments, anecdotes ... Read more
What Do They Really Hear? Beyond "Adventese" Imagine this ... You're not a Christian, but have a sudden growing interest in spiritual matters, particularly Christianity.On an airline flight you enjoy a conversation with a friendly Seventh-day Adventist. You’re so impressed you decide to visi... Read more
What Are You Reaching For? I had been eying the iridescent green bottle on the top shelf of the linen closet for days. It was out of reach ... and therefore desirable. To my three-year-old eyes, the glass bottle of Bactine looked fascinating.So it was one day, with my mothe... Read more
God Got His Lawn Mower Back When someone stole a riding lawn mower from the storage shed at the Yelm (Wash.) Adventist Church on or around March 11 last year, they didn't reckon on divine intervention. Di Chappell, church office manager, related this story to the GLEANER.Fee... Read more
Letter Box February SEND US YOUR COMMENTS!Do you have a comment or question regarding something you've read in the GLEANER? Or, perhaps a brief anecdote or photo about your faith or your church? Share it with us on this page. Send your comments, anecdotes or photos t... Read more
