Riding the Extra Mile AAA Freshman Makes a Difference It's not every day that you find someone willing to exchange leg cramps, sore muscles, and utter exhaustion for the benefit of complete strangers, but that is just the case for 15-year-old Zack Schulz, a freshman at Auburn Adventist Academy.For th... Read more
Public Vs. Private School The Debate for Innocence I visit public schools a lot to see my "church kids," and I’ve come to appreciate all the committed, hard-working educators. In fact, my wife works for the Anacortes public school system and my sister-in-law teaches at a public high school.The pub... Read more
New Chapter, Same Purpose Northwest Christian School Prepares for New Facility After serving the Puyallup community as Nelson Crane Christian School for more than 50 years, the eight-grade school recently changed its name to Northwest Christian School.Along with the name change, the school is also getting a new building. On ... Read more
'If I Ever Decide to Become a Member...' "If I ever decide to become a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church, Pastor, you are the one I will want to talk to, OK?"These words were spoken 20 years ago by Warren Jeffries to Gary Ellis, Chehalis (Wash.) Church pastor. Jeffries recently ... Read more
A Stitch in Time Ministry Stitches Handiwork for Mission Field Bellingham Church recently began Fancy Work Friends as a way for people with knitting, crocheting, embroidery, needlepoint and quilting interests to work on projects, learn a new skill and develop friendships.When club leaders Donna Fuller and Nan... Read more
A Place to Belong Sunset Lake Camp Celebrates 50 Years of Camping Excellence A horse with its young rider wandered off the path. When the accompanying wrangler saw the problem, she calmed the girl down, guided the horse back and said, "Just like horses drift off the path, we also drift off God's path. Jesus leads us back."... Read more
Hilda's Brigade Arlington Church Participates in Cancer Walk When Hilda Pouli, a member of the Arlington Church, recently lost her battle with cancer, Arlington members knew they wanted to do something to honor Hilda's battle.Kathy Patrick, another Arlington member who is battling cancer, found out about th... Read more
A Better Plan God Leads the Lives of Two Ministers Eric Williams thought being a pastor would be boring—that is, until he started working at summer camp and discovered that Christianity could be "very, very fun.""I started getting addicted to watching people come to Jesus," Williams recalled. Late... Read more
A Spiritual Feast Port Angeles Church Distributes Literature During the national Ten Commandments Day in May, the Port Angeles Church obtained permission from a major retailer to set up an outdoor display at their entrance.In two afternoons, members distributed more than 3,500 pieces of literature, includin... Read more
