In the Military and Lonely I heard something on the news the other day that touched my heart. The reporters were talking to some of our troops who had been deployed to the Middle East. One soldier had letters from his wife, another from his girlfriends but a third hadn’t re... Read more
Should New Converts Take The Bible Seriously? Something happened a few Sabbaths ago that reminded me how important simple belief in the Bible is to our efforts at personal evangelism. It may also be an important factor in the faith of our more “veteran” members.A visiting friend of mine state... Read more
African Americans Serving God and Community For more than 77 years, February has been designated black history month to honor and recognize the accomplishments of African Americans in the United States of America. During this month, the national black anthem is sung at the start of all majo... Read more
Walla Walla College Now More Than Ever As I attended the moving inauguration service last month for Jon Dybdahl as our new Walla Walla College president, I thought about a different gathering I had taken part in just a few months before.In that meeting, North Pacific Union Conference a... Read more
Still on the Cutting Edge I had the recent privilege of meeting with some key Christian community leaders. They wanted to know what was happening in the Adventist Church. I told them about the new DVD initiative for reaching people with a knowledge of Jesus and His biblica... Read more
I Must Be Moving On Some Adventists “stay put” longer than others. God doesn’t mind stability—of that I’m certain. My Prussian ancestors would still be in Germany today, but for Kaiser Frederik Wilhelm.You see, those Lutheran Schwiesows (original spelling) were happy... Read more
His Legacy Speaks Volumes Often a person and a product become so intertwined that identity lines blur and we associate one automatically with the other.For Seattle Mariner fans, it’s Edgar Martínez. For GLEANER readers in the past decade or so, it’s been Ed Schwisow.We’ve ... Read more
A Call for Thoughtfulness Some years ago in the Upper Columbia Conference, a youth group decided to test the friendliness of Adventist churches.So one Sabbath, they dressed up like street kids— “punks”—and their adult sponsors drove them to some Adventist churches in the a... Read more
Touching Lives Changing Destinies Sometimes it’s the little things that make the biggest difference—a smile from a stranger, a whispered prayer, or an unexpected kindness. Often it’s a series of small events that changes the world, not one monumental effort. And undoubtedly it’s p... Read more