March 2016 About this issue: How should Seventh-day Adventists define and defend the principles of religious liberty? In the March Gleaner, read how the Northwest Religious Liberty Association has impacted this important area of church mission for 25 years. Feature Restoring Our Public Relevance: The 25-Year Legacy of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association February 26, 2016 | Gregory Hamilton Because of their prophetic beliefs, Seventh-day Adventists have imagined a world without religious freedom perhaps more than most people of faith. This proclivity has unfortunately led our church at times to minimize the importance of religious fr... Read Online | Download PDF (5.94 MB) More Features Accommodating the Sabbath My cell phone rang. It was Jeffrey Britt, a member of the Bremerton Church in Washington. Read more Others A Fresh Focus on Creation If you take the words of Scripture as they read, without clever interpretations or complicated hermeneutics, it is pretty easy to understand what they say about the origins of life on Planet Earth. “By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; a... Read more Grace "God spreads grace like a 4-year-old spreads peanut butter — He gets it all over everything." Mark Lowry Read more Borrowing Trouble One of the most important roles in any group project, whether it be for work, school, church or even family, is electing someone to worry. While people inevitably volunteer to make phone calls, write up data, edit data or order lunch (usually my j... Read more A SWOT Analysis from Jesus A time-tested evaluation tool for corporations and other secular institutions is the SWOT analysis. It summarizes significant strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to that organization. Read more News RED 2016 en Upper Columbia Conference Adventist Health News Notes Alaska Pastors, Elders Gather for Training Two Special Events Bless Ketchikan Members Fourth-Grader Wins Geography Bee BVAS Students Practice Life Skills Mount Ellis Students Explore Personal Finance PAA Senior Projects Demonstrate Greatness Community Connections Made at Milo Roseburg Junior Academy Hosts Science Zone Program Livingstone Gives Back to the Community Livingstone Students Participate in County Competition Hillsboro Church Turns 100 CAA Experiences the Magic of Giving Walla Walla Students Screen The Blueprint UCA Staff, Students Clean Up Windstorm Damage Milton Church Participates in Light Parade UCA Band Clinic Encourages Young Performers ASWWU Project Welcomes 'One of These' Big Picture of Ministry Advocate Group Helps Families Break Cycle of Abuse Auburn Plans Student Play Time PSAA Makes Community Connections Through Choir Drunk Man Builds Church, Chooses Sobriety Tapestry of Faith
Accommodating the Sabbath My cell phone rang. It was Jeffrey Britt, a member of the Bremerton Church in Washington. Read more
A Fresh Focus on Creation If you take the words of Scripture as they read, without clever interpretations or complicated hermeneutics, it is pretty easy to understand what they say about the origins of life on Planet Earth. “By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; a... Read more
Grace "God spreads grace like a 4-year-old spreads peanut butter — He gets it all over everything." Mark Lowry Read more
Borrowing Trouble One of the most important roles in any group project, whether it be for work, school, church or even family, is electing someone to worry. While people inevitably volunteer to make phone calls, write up data, edit data or order lunch (usually my j... Read more
A SWOT Analysis from Jesus A time-tested evaluation tool for corporations and other secular institutions is the SWOT analysis. It summarizes significant strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to that organization. Read more