Speechless It should have been a simple task, but approaching strangers has never been my strong point. So when I finally made the effort, and she turned in my direction, all intelligent thought abandoned ship.Now, such thought often abandons my ship at the ... Read more
Plans In a former life, I managed a Christian radio station with a musical format ranging from Ralph Carmichael to Michael Card. This agitated some saints who occasionally would send me laboriously handwritten letters, detailing the evils of any beat fo... Read more
Unity I easily recall my initial effort at waterskiing when I inexplicably got up the first time — wind whipping by, folks on shore yelling approval. But, after a couple hundred yards of "wetted bliss," the two skis decided, without consulting me, to go... Read more
Dust "Before you tell me how much you love your God, show me in how much you love all His children." Cory Booker, Trenton, New Jersey, mayorThe Creator looked down at the dusty ground, pausing in remembrance. Millennia ago He had plunged His hands into... Read more
ACCION Campestre Familiar Hispano en la Conferencia de Washington El Sorprendente Privilegio de la Familia La Conferencia de Washington se alegra por haber tenido otro exitoso Campestre Familiar Hispano. Se llevó a cabo durante la semana del 3 al 9 de junio en las escuelas Adventistas de Auburn, Wash. Como invitados especiales estuvieron Carlos Rando y... Read more
One Little Candle "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" (Psalms 119:105).In Alaska Mission History, a scrapbook of Alaska Mission work, Nadine Hansen includes fascinating stories of early work around the vast territory.In one account, we find ... Read more
Let His Mind Be in You 2012 Regional Convocation There is nothing quite like the North Pacific Union Conference Regional Convocation. Nowhere is the multicultural blending of our church in the Northwest more evident. This year's event, held May 17–20 at Camp Berachah in Auburn, Wash., was no exc... Read more
Education We were just 30 academy students on our spring music tour, dog-tired as we pulled into our destination for the night. The evening's five-star accommodations had been reserved on the floor of a school gymnasium, but the building was locked tighter ... Read more
Chocolate Through the Depression Milton S. Hershey, Tithe-payer (1857—1945) Although he experimented with cocoa and sugar, his candy-making attempts were far from "sweet." In fact, he had failed so miserably in two candy enterprises, his uncle refused to provide him another loan. Milton S. Hershey was penniless, an elemen... Read more
