PERSPECTIVE: Reverence and Worship As I walked into the gym, the volume of voices confused and then dismayed me. I had arrived a little late for the church service at an Adventist academy and expected to find worshipers eager to hear the word of God. Instead, the speaker at the mic... Read more
How to Keep Former Members from Ever Coming Back The Adventist church is growing by a million members a year worldwide. It’s become the eighth largest international religious body in the world.But before you get too excited, know that for every million who join, 250,000 leave, according to the c... Read more
I Need Thee Every Hour Bernie carefully picked his way from his position in the chorus to the microphone and waited for the song to begin. Lou Wildman, Oregon Adventist Men’s Chorus (OAMC) conductor, turned and spoke to the audience. “The journey that you have just obse... Read more
Reconnect Now Reconnect Now Address FormName_______________________________Address _____________________________City ________________________________State ____________________ Zip ________E-mail address ________________________Send to:Reconnect NowVoice of Prop... Read more
Given a Chance An exciting trend is beginning at Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA) in College Place, Washington. Local businessmen and Adventist-laymen's Services and Industries (ASI) members Rick Claridge and Mike Tillay decided that they were no longer going t... Read more
A Lifelong Partnership A special partnership began on January 1, 1937, when wedding vows were exchanged between Lloyd and Gertrude Canaday. Other vows were taken that day also. Promises were made to never go to bed angry, to have both morning and evening worship, and to... Read more
Northwest Spirit One day when he was 14, Glenn Walters decided that he did not want to clean cow barns for the rest of his life. That decision would affect the rest of his life and the lives of countless other people.Glenn’s Adventist parents were dairy farmers. H... Read more
