Walla Walla A Place So Nice They Named it Twice• Walla Walla is home to the oldest symphony in continuous performance west of the Mississippi River.• There is an average of 30 feet of top soil covering Walla Walla’s farming land.• There are 360 acres of parks... 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
Interaction Breath of LifeRegarding John Stevens, Sr.’s statement in the August “Letters” that the Bible plainly teaches that birth and breath begin life and personhood: Ellen White indicates that stillborn infants will not be included in the Kingdom to come,... Read more
The Mission Field of Corporate America Her voice lacked its usual confidence. It was the end of the week, and I would have been happy if it had been a routine client request.But as she talked, I could hear that something deeper was at stake. “Listen, DeLona,” the voice in my soul said.... Read more
Righteousness & Peace Have Kissed Each Other “Sam Butler, 22, was afraid. Afraid “Righteousness and Peace” would collide like mortal enemies. That on or about Oct. 15, “Hope for the Homeland” would give way to a “Cry in the Night.”You see, Butler had a good thing going in Grand Rhonde, Ore. ... Read more
Did You Know Population Changes in the U.S.There are more than 287 million people in the United States. With losses and gains, the U.S. is gaining a person every 13 seconds.•One birth every eight seconds•One death every 13 seconds•One new immigrant every 29 se... 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
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
Interaction Hair on EndAs I read about the “Miraculous Encounter” of sisters Heather and Heidi and Elder Venden, my spirit tingled with praise and thanksgiving. What an awesome God we serve! He truly is in control, despite what the world may scream. He is in ... Read more
