January 2007 About this issue: Feature Magnificent Adventures January 01, 2007 | Richard Dower On a hot July Sabbath in 2005 at the Oregon Camp Meeting, Ron and Virginia Oliver listened as Shawn Boonstra, speaker and director of It Is Written, talked about creation and how, when God created humans, He gave them a spark of adventure. “The de... More Features Fast Facts Year founded: 1892Enrollment: 1,876Majors offered: 52Most popular majors: business, engineering, nursing, elementary educationAverage financial aid package: $17,448Average yearly family contributions: $4,356Rate of alumni giving: 25%Student to fac... Read more Fast Facts Year founded: 1892Enrollment: 1,876Majors offered: 52Most popular majors: business, engineering, nursing, elementary educationAverage financial aid package: $17,448Average yearly family contributions: $4,356Rate of alumni giving: 25%Student to fac... Read more What's in a Name? For 115 years Walla Walla College has been known as Walla Walla College. On September 1, 2007, that will change, as the institution becomes Walla Walla University.WWC has been officially recognized as a university for more than a decade by the Car... Read more What's in a Name? For 115 years Walla Walla College has been known as Walla Walla College. On September 1, 2007, that will change, as the institution becomes Walla Walla University.WWC has been officially recognized as a university for more than a decade by the Car... Read more The Story's Next Chapter As Walla Walla College undergoes several changes, a new president provides a link to the past and casts a vision for the future.In an old office, books, papers and boxes lay in various stages of unpacking and repacking. A new office sits empty in ... Read more The Story's Next Chapter As Walla Walla College undergoes several changes, a new president provides a link to the past and casts a vision for the future.In an old office, books, papers and boxes lay in various stages of unpacking and repacking. A new office sits empty in ... Read more Magnificent Adventures On a hot July Sabbath in 2005 at the Oregon Camp Meeting, Ron and Virginia Oliver listened as Shawn Boonstra, speaker and director of It Is Written, talked about creation and how, when God created humans, He gave them a spark of adventure. “The de... Read more Others Let's Talk Check Out the New Weekly Blog Check Out the New Weekly BlogThroughout 2006, the GLEANER featured a monthly reader-response section called Let's Talk. Now that column has moved from a monthly feature to a weekly or even daily online journal, or blog, as it is called on the Web.... Read more North Pacific Union Conference Moves Into Its New Office Building Moves Into Its New Office BuildingBecause this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF... Read more C.S.... On My Resume! In April when I was diagnosed with a very aggressive, stage 4, non-Hodgkins lymphoma cancer called mantle cell, I said, "I never wanted to have 'cancer survivor' on my résumé but now I desperately do." On Monday, Nov. 20, 2006, when Sue and I hear... Read more Intercessory Prayer Intercessory PrayerMake a list of those you hope to reach with the Adventist message. Ask Jesus who you should put on the list. Often people in transition or trouble are most open to spiritual influences. Begin praying that God will bless them eac... Read more C.S.... On My Resume! In April when I was diagnosed with a very aggressive, stage 4, non-Hodgkins lymphoma cancer called mantle cell, I said, "I never wanted to have 'cancer survivor' on my résumé but now I desperately do." On Monday, Nov. 20, 2006, when Sue and I hear... Read more Let's Talk Check Out the New Weekly Blog Check Out the New Weekly BlogThroughout 2006, the GLEANER featured a monthly reader-response section called Let's Talk. Now that column has moved from a monthly feature to a weekly or even daily online journal, or blog, as it is called on the Web.... Read more Alive and Healing New Year’s Day a year ago I was in the hospital, recovering from an emergency appendectomy.I had abdominal pain the whole week between Christmas and New Year’s, not too bad, (I kept working) but bad enough that midweek I went to see the doctor. Sh... Read more North Pacific Union Conference Moves Into Its New Office Building Moves Into Its New Office BuildingBecause this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF... Read more Fearless Faith Peladophobia: fear of baldness and bald people. Read more Intercessory Prayer Intercessory PrayerMake a list of those you hope to reach with the Adventist message. Ask Jesus who you should put on the list. Often people in transition or trouble are most open to spiritual influences. Begin praying that God will bless them eac... Read more New Desire of Ages Edition Makes an Impact Northwest Members Encouraged to Read It in 2007 One of the best New Year’s resolutions I have ever made was to read through the book, The Desire of Ages. A new edition of this devotional classic was mailed to every Northwest Adventist home in time for Christmas. And it’s better than ever since ... Read more Native New Day TV Series Receives Emmy Nomination Native New Day TV Series Read more Alive and Healing New Year’s Day a year ago I was in the hospital, recovering from an emergency appendectomy.I had abdominal pain the whole week between Christmas and New Year’s, not too bad, (I kept working) but bad enough that midweek I went to see the doctor. Sh... Read more News Building on the Foundation of Whole Person Care Principal Gets a $1,000 Haircut In Hopes of a New Playground! Encouragement and Bible Study Brings New Member to Delta Junction Friendship Baskets for Nampa Church Martin Emslie Retires Pocatello and Idaho Falls Churches Say Goodbye Families Enjoy Fun and Fellowship at Childrens Church Cloverdale Church Brings Unity Through Family Ministries Montana Christian Womens Retreat Touches Lives, Changes Hearts Seniors Get Melodramatic For Their Class Gift What Free Lunches Can Do New Desire of Ages Edition Makes an Impact Northwest Members Encouraged to Read It in 2007 Native New Day TV Series Receives Emmy Nomination Laurelwood Academys T Dub Club Powerful Dreams Bring Victories In Canyonville Church Welcomes Six New Members Columbia Adventist Academy Presents Annie Warbucks Play Raises Nearly $5,000 for Spring Music Tour Portland Russian Seventh-day Adventists Organize as a Company Cars for Kids Tracy Wood Ordained Emerald Christian Academy Students Reach Out to Community and Classmates Rivergate School Honors Veterans Got Hope? Men of Faith Return to Milo Darold Bigger and Robert Folkenberg Make Alumni Weekend a Spiritual Feast Upper Columbia Academy's "New Ride" Pathfinder Leadership Retreat A Time to Learn and Recharge ADRA Honors Churches In Upper Columbia Conference Ritzville Company Takes a Look Into the Past To Celebrate Heritage Sabbath Native Americans Request Health Expo Six Young People Baptized Spokane Students Celebrate Japanese Culture SJA Shares with Japanese Students The Hidden Disability Undetected Vision Problems Making Connections Students Meet Alumni Through Annual Phonathon AAA Students Return to Mississippi To Aid Hurricane Victims Shredded and Burned Churches Eliminate Debt SAS Auction School Involves Students, Parents and Community in Fundraiser Empowering the Laity School of Evangelism Teaches Tools for Soul Winning North Creek Invites Community To Hear Mansfield Testimony Cascade Eagle Pathfinders Collect Food Donations For Thanksgiving and Christmas International Food Fair Raises Funds to Help Complete School Building
Fast Facts Year founded: 1892Enrollment: 1,876Majors offered: 52Most popular majors: business, engineering, nursing, elementary educationAverage financial aid package: $17,448Average yearly family contributions: $4,356Rate of alumni giving: 25%Student to fac... Read more
Fast Facts Year founded: 1892Enrollment: 1,876Majors offered: 52Most popular majors: business, engineering, nursing, elementary educationAverage financial aid package: $17,448Average yearly family contributions: $4,356Rate of alumni giving: 25%Student to fac... Read more
What's in a Name? For 115 years Walla Walla College has been known as Walla Walla College. On September 1, 2007, that will change, as the institution becomes Walla Walla University.WWC has been officially recognized as a university for more than a decade by the Car... Read more
What's in a Name? For 115 years Walla Walla College has been known as Walla Walla College. On September 1, 2007, that will change, as the institution becomes Walla Walla University.WWC has been officially recognized as a university for more than a decade by the Car... Read more
The Story's Next Chapter As Walla Walla College undergoes several changes, a new president provides a link to the past and casts a vision for the future.In an old office, books, papers and boxes lay in various stages of unpacking and repacking. A new office sits empty in ... Read more
The Story's Next Chapter As Walla Walla College undergoes several changes, a new president provides a link to the past and casts a vision for the future.In an old office, books, papers and boxes lay in various stages of unpacking and repacking. A new office sits empty in ... Read more
Magnificent Adventures On a hot July Sabbath in 2005 at the Oregon Camp Meeting, Ron and Virginia Oliver listened as Shawn Boonstra, speaker and director of It Is Written, talked about creation and how, when God created humans, He gave them a spark of adventure. “The de... Read more
Let's Talk Check Out the New Weekly Blog Check Out the New Weekly BlogThroughout 2006, the GLEANER featured a monthly reader-response section called Let's Talk. Now that column has moved from a monthly feature to a weekly or even daily online journal, or blog, as it is called on the Web.... Read more
North Pacific Union Conference Moves Into Its New Office Building Moves Into Its New Office BuildingBecause this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF... Read more
C.S.... On My Resume! In April when I was diagnosed with a very aggressive, stage 4, non-Hodgkins lymphoma cancer called mantle cell, I said, "I never wanted to have 'cancer survivor' on my résumé but now I desperately do." On Monday, Nov. 20, 2006, when Sue and I hear... Read more
Intercessory Prayer Intercessory PrayerMake a list of those you hope to reach with the Adventist message. Ask Jesus who you should put on the list. Often people in transition or trouble are most open to spiritual influences. Begin praying that God will bless them eac... Read more
C.S.... On My Resume! In April when I was diagnosed with a very aggressive, stage 4, non-Hodgkins lymphoma cancer called mantle cell, I said, "I never wanted to have 'cancer survivor' on my résumé but now I desperately do." On Monday, Nov. 20, 2006, when Sue and I hear... Read more
Let's Talk Check Out the New Weekly Blog Check Out the New Weekly BlogThroughout 2006, the GLEANER featured a monthly reader-response section called Let's Talk. Now that column has moved from a monthly feature to a weekly or even daily online journal, or blog, as it is called on the Web.... Read more
Alive and Healing New Year’s Day a year ago I was in the hospital, recovering from an emergency appendectomy.I had abdominal pain the whole week between Christmas and New Year’s, not too bad, (I kept working) but bad enough that midweek I went to see the doctor. Sh... Read more
North Pacific Union Conference Moves Into Its New Office Building Moves Into Its New Office BuildingBecause this section doesn't amount to much without its page design, it is not available here. You can see the Did You Know? page for this month by looking in the print edition of GLEANER or by clicking on the PDF... Read more
Intercessory Prayer Intercessory PrayerMake a list of those you hope to reach with the Adventist message. Ask Jesus who you should put on the list. Often people in transition or trouble are most open to spiritual influences. Begin praying that God will bless them eac... Read more
New Desire of Ages Edition Makes an Impact Northwest Members Encouraged to Read It in 2007 One of the best New Year’s resolutions I have ever made was to read through the book, The Desire of Ages. A new edition of this devotional classic was mailed to every Northwest Adventist home in time for Christmas. And it’s better than ever since ... Read more
Alive and Healing New Year’s Day a year ago I was in the hospital, recovering from an emergency appendectomy.I had abdominal pain the whole week between Christmas and New Year’s, not too bad, (I kept working) but bad enough that midweek I went to see the doctor. Sh... Read more
Families Enjoy Fun and Fellowship at Childrens Church Cloverdale Church Brings Unity Through Family Ministries
Men of Faith Return to Milo Darold Bigger and Robert Folkenberg Make Alumni Weekend a Spiritual Feast
