February 2008 About this issue: Feature Divine Appointments February 01, 2008 Ten-year-old Bryan and his father, Larry Lee, went on an afternoon Pathfinder food drive last Thanksgiving. As collecting goes, it was: Knock on a door, ask for a donation and watch neighbors chip in to help others. The interaction is but a few mi... Download PDF (7.74 MB) More Features Divine Appointments Ten-year-old Bryan and his father, Larry Lee, went on an afternoon Pathfinder food drive last Thanksgiving. As collecting goes, it was: Knock on a door, ask for a donation and watch neighbors chip in to help others. The interaction is but a few mi... Read more Feature Story Preamble - John C. Freedman Our Northwest conferences are unified in the gospel and are committed to the Momentum Evangelism Initiative. Read more Feature Sidebar - Appointments with God Divine appointments happen when ordinary people seek God in prayer and allow Him to work in their lives in extraordinary ways. These stories have a three-part trend:Stop: Seek JesusYield: Pray for the Holy SpiritGo: Take Jesus to the worldThe beau... Read more Feature Sidebar - Appointments with God Divine appointments happen when ordinary people seek God in prayer and allow Him to work in their lives in extraordinary ways. These stories have a three-part trend:Stop: Seek JesusYield: Pray for the Holy SpiritGo: Take Jesus to the worldThe beau... Read more Others "Does God Like Me?" If you have a question for P. J. you may e-mail him at the address below and he will give it his best shot. First of all, before we get to the question—let me say what a privilege and humble honor to be back in partnership with the GLEANER and have the opportunity to connect with youth from around the Northwest."Does God like me?" You know this is a que... Read more Did You Know? Web Because this section is primarily a graphic design in the print version, 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 version. To get to the PDF ve... Read more Divine Appointments I had just boarded an airplane in Portland, nothing unusual in and of itself, on my way to Boise, when we heard the dreaded words, "Please deplane as we are experiencing mechanical difficulties." There was immediate speculation about the real caus... Read more FYI for February 2008 INSIDE SCOOPBehrens to Retire from Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center PresidencyB. Lyn Behrens, Loma Linda University president and Adventist Health Sciences Center chief executive officer, announces she will retire from her po... Read more Divine Appointments I had just boarded an airplane in Portland, nothing unusual in and of itself, on my way to Boise, when we heard the dreaded words, "Please deplane as we are experiencing mechanical difficulties." There was immediate speculation about the real caus... Read more "Does God Like Me?" If you have a question for P. J. you may e-mail him at the address below and he will give it his best shot. First of all, before we get to the question—let me say what a privilege and humble honor to be back in partnership with the GLEANER and have the opportunity to connect with youth from around the Northwest."Does God like me?" You know this is a que... Read more Did You Know? Web Because this section is primarily a graphic design in the print version, 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 version. To get to the PDF ve... Read more Piece of Mind At times I wonder if it's all I have left "up there"—a piece of mind, that is. Solomon had me in his corner when he apologized "we do not know how to go out or come in. "Well, that's not it exactly…it's just, I can't remember why I was going out. ... Read more FYI for February 2008 INSIDE SCOOPBehrens to Retire from Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center PresidencyB. Lyn Behrens, Loma Linda University president and Adventist Health Sciences Center chief executive officer, announces she will retire from her po... Read more Piece of Mind At times I wonder if it's all I have left "up there"—a piece of mind, that is. Solomon had me in his corner when he apologized "we do not know how to go out or come in. "Well, that's not it exactly…it's just, I can't remember why I was going out. ... Read more Ashlock's Service Touches NPUC, Reaches Worldwide It is with deep gratitude the NPUC remembers the life and service of Thomas M. Ashlock. A man described by family as good enabler. Ashlock served the NPUC as communication director and GLEANER editor from 1967–1970 and Religious Liberty director f... Read more Union Kids Graduate from KidZone Bible Guides Some of the first young people have graduated from the Voice of Prophecy's (VOP) new KidZone Bible study program. They are Amy Conray of Albany, Ore.; Carlus Bets of Poplar, Mont.; and Simon Bakhshnia of Kettle Falls, Wash.Amy, a nine-year-old, wr... Read more News Tuesday Crafters Add Care to Cancer Treatment at AMC Did an Angel Repair the Tower? 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Divine Appointments Ten-year-old Bryan and his father, Larry Lee, went on an afternoon Pathfinder food drive last Thanksgiving. As collecting goes, it was: Knock on a door, ask for a donation and watch neighbors chip in to help others. The interaction is but a few mi... Read more
Feature Story Preamble - John C. Freedman Our Northwest conferences are unified in the gospel and are committed to the Momentum Evangelism Initiative. Read more
Feature Sidebar - Appointments with God Divine appointments happen when ordinary people seek God in prayer and allow Him to work in their lives in extraordinary ways. These stories have a three-part trend:Stop: Seek JesusYield: Pray for the Holy SpiritGo: Take Jesus to the worldThe beau... Read more
Feature Sidebar - Appointments with God Divine appointments happen when ordinary people seek God in prayer and allow Him to work in their lives in extraordinary ways. These stories have a three-part trend:Stop: Seek JesusYield: Pray for the Holy SpiritGo: Take Jesus to the worldThe beau... Read more
"Does God Like Me?" If you have a question for P. J. you may e-mail him at the address below and he will give it his best shot. First of all, before we get to the question—let me say what a privilege and humble honor to be back in partnership with the GLEANER and have the opportunity to connect with youth from around the Northwest."Does God like me?" You know this is a que... Read more
Did You Know? Web Because this section is primarily a graphic design in the print version, 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 version. To get to the PDF ve... Read more
Divine Appointments I had just boarded an airplane in Portland, nothing unusual in and of itself, on my way to Boise, when we heard the dreaded words, "Please deplane as we are experiencing mechanical difficulties." There was immediate speculation about the real caus... Read more
FYI for February 2008 INSIDE SCOOPBehrens to Retire from Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center PresidencyB. Lyn Behrens, Loma Linda University president and Adventist Health Sciences Center chief executive officer, announces she will retire from her po... Read more
Divine Appointments I had just boarded an airplane in Portland, nothing unusual in and of itself, on my way to Boise, when we heard the dreaded words, "Please deplane as we are experiencing mechanical difficulties." There was immediate speculation about the real caus... Read more
"Does God Like Me?" If you have a question for P. J. you may e-mail him at the address below and he will give it his best shot. First of all, before we get to the question—let me say what a privilege and humble honor to be back in partnership with the GLEANER and have the opportunity to connect with youth from around the Northwest."Does God like me?" You know this is a que... Read more
Did You Know? Web Because this section is primarily a graphic design in the print version, 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 version. To get to the PDF ve... Read more
Piece of Mind At times I wonder if it's all I have left "up there"—a piece of mind, that is. Solomon had me in his corner when he apologized "we do not know how to go out or come in. "Well, that's not it exactly…it's just, I can't remember why I was going out. ... Read more
FYI for February 2008 INSIDE SCOOPBehrens to Retire from Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center PresidencyB. Lyn Behrens, Loma Linda University president and Adventist Health Sciences Center chief executive officer, announces she will retire from her po... Read more
Piece of Mind At times I wonder if it's all I have left "up there"—a piece of mind, that is. Solomon had me in his corner when he apologized "we do not know how to go out or come in. "Well, that's not it exactly…it's just, I can't remember why I was going out. ... Read more
Ashlock's Service Touches NPUC, Reaches Worldwide It is with deep gratitude the NPUC remembers the life and service of Thomas M. Ashlock. A man described by family as good enabler. Ashlock served the NPUC as communication director and GLEANER editor from 1967–1970 and Religious Liberty director f... Read more
Union Kids Graduate from KidZone Bible Guides Some of the first young people have graduated from the Voice of Prophecy's (VOP) new KidZone Bible study program. They are Amy Conray of Albany, Ore.; Carlus Bets of Poplar, Mont.; and Simon Bakhshnia of Kettle Falls, Wash.Amy, a nine-year-old, wr... Read more