Wake Up I remember the earthquake vividly. Ceiling tiles cascaded; walls crumbled. As I tried to run, the floor rolled violently up and down, then gave way. I felt myself falling, falling.With a deep shuddering breath, I opened my eyes to darkness. My hea... Read more
Revival “If in faith you seek for a greater measure of God's Spirit, you will be constantly taking it in and breathing it out. Daily you will receive a fresh supply.” (Ellen White, The Upward Look, p. 143.)The crisis came suddenly. One minute the strong y... Read more
The Elder Emeritus His Name Was Ed I never knew his last name. Like Peter, James, John and Paul, it never seemed to matter. He was no longer young, but in his later eighties. His wife had died and he had been urged into an assisted living care home in Salem, Oregon. Ed walked the a... Read more
Imitation "When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other." — Eric HofferDuring Friday evenings in my childhood home, an old Electro-Voice reel-to-reel tape recorder filled our living room with strains of the Kings Heralds, Del D... Read more
The Elder Emeritus I never knew his last name. Like Peter, James, John and Paul, it never seemed to matter. As Ed walked the aisles of the assisted living care home in Salem, Oregon, he noticed in others an abject loneliness, and set out to do something about it. "W... Read more
The Rude Remnant She didn't know me that Friday afternoon. I was just a college kid, stocking the shelves, doing my job. But I was the first one she lined up in her crosshairs, so I got it with both barrels.Perhaps she was overly rushed, trying to squeeze in some ... Read more
The Mount Ellis Miracle What would bring hundreds of people from around the country together for a Sabbath at Mount Ellis Academy in the middle of October? It wasn't camp meeting or alumni weekend. It was a miracle — the miracle of a little Adventist academy winning a $5... Read more
Sidebar: NW Schools Scored High in Kohl's Contest Northwest Adventist schools placed high in the Kohl's Cares Contest compared to other schools in their respective states. Here's how they placed:ALASKA#4 Nome Adventist School#5 Fairhill Christian School#6 Anchorage Junior Academy#10 Mat Valley Ad... Read more
Losing Our Marbles The old church was a monument to hardwood — the chairs, the floor, all polished to a mirror finish that amplified every squeak, footstep and whisper. It was an unlikely place in which to conduct academy chapel services. But every week, I joined 30... Read more
