The Resurgence of Hope in the Absence of Reason The year 2020 is not one associated with hope. And yet, Pastor Terrance Taylor takes a look at what his church learned about hope in the face of tragedy, violence and despair. Read more
A Seed Planted in Time Pastor Enoc Marquez shares a personal story about small group evangelism. Discover how God used a family snapshot to open doors that resulted in an entire family coming to Christ. Read more
What Holding a Hummingbird Taught Me About God Being avid birders, Stan and Cindy Hudson spent time at a nature preserve recently to try and spot hummingbirds. They learned from top researchers about these little gems. Stan shares what he learned while holding a tiny little life in his hand. Read more
Ministerial Directors and Evangelists Gathered Once Again After taking a year off from our annual ministerial retreat, the North Pacific Union gathered ministerial directors and evangelists from across the Northwest for a time of encouragment, planning and renewal. Read more
From Where I Stand: Helpless Returning home from my nephew's baptism this weekend, I turned on the radio to help pass time. My mind drifted as I slogged through interstate construction traffic. All of a sudden, a woman's voice wrenched me back to the present. Read more
Community Service with the Kids When I was a kid, some of my favorite memories in school and Sabbath school were when we did community service projects with the whole family. I can remember bagging sand for downtown Mount Vernon, Washington when the Skagit River was flooding and... Read more
The Most Important Virtue Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. — Maya Angelou Read more
God’s Olympic Team, Part 4 Over the last few months I have written about being part of God’s special team, where we let Him lead us through life and where He uses us to work in this world. We have talked about the STEPs of being on His team: Strength, Training and Experienc... Read more
If at First You Don't Succeed ... Puyallup Adventist Church members reflect on their first online digital outreach effort. Nearly 100 people registered at the start. In spite of the early number spike, no one has walked through their church door yet. What have they learned from th... Read more