A Stone of Hope “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Read more
5 Tips for Healthy Kids in 2021 A lot of us have been able to slow down our busy Pacific Northwest lifestyles this past year due to the pandemic. It’s been a shift in our family, and it’s one I am actually quite thankful for. In this slower paced lifestyle, we’ve had time to eat... Read more
The Moment It Happened In every Jesus movie ever, the moment of crucifixion is a “thing." I can see in my memory the slow motion of the hammer, the driving of the spike, the focus on Jesus’ face. And yet, when I read the bible, it takes me by surprise. Notice with me: Read more
Summer Camp – Camp for Jesus Summer camps hold great memories for many people, whether they remember all the joys and friends as a camper or recall their many adventures and experiences as a staff member. Read more
The Scarlet Cord “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.” — Is. 1:18 Read more
Food for Thought Have you ever wondered why you like certain foods or dislike others? Certainly it is due to our taste buds and how our mind interprets the food we eat. But it is just as determined by our upbringing — what our family ate or didn’t eat. Some famili... Read more
Family Worship I grew up in a home on the Swinomish Reservation, where my mother made family worship a priority. We always bought the latest devotional book for kids from the Adventist Book Center, took turns reading the day’s devotional and prayed together. I r... Read more
Speak Freely “If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.” — Noam Chomsky Read more
Tilting Toward the Son At 5:50 a.m. Pacific time on Jan. 2, 2021, people across the Northwest experienced a special annual phenomenon. At that precise moment, we reached our closest approach to the sun for the year. This point in Earth’s orbit around the sun is called “... Read more
