Adventist Position on Homosexuality The Seventh-day Adventist Church recognizes that every human being is valuable in the sight of God, and we seek to minister to all men and women in the spirit of Jesus. We also believe that by God's grace and through the encouragement of the commu... Read more
Editor's Note Wayne Blakely's testimony is one of redemption. After nearly 40 years in an actively gay lifestyle, he found saving grace in a new relationship with Christ. Since then, Wayne, as a same-sex attracted Seventh-day Adventist in the Northwest, has sou... Read more
A Question of Identity Wayne, your journey has led you to proclaim a different message than what we often hear from popular culture. Why is that?For years, feelings were my truth, including intense feelings for the same sex. So I lived according to those feelings for ne... Read more
Jane Meets the Adventists She awoke one morning with the sense that something was telling her to go to church. The problem was that it was Saturday; it seemed churches were all closed. She found one that answered and was told to call on a Seventh-day Adventist church. Neve... Read more
One Little Candle "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" (Psalms 119:105).In Alaska Mission History, a scrapbook of Alaska Mission work, Nadine Hansen includes fascinating stories of early work around the vast territory.In one account, we find ... Read more
Let His Mind Be in You 2012 Regional Convocation There is nothing quite like the North Pacific Union Conference Regional Convocation. Nowhere is the multicultural blending of our church in the Northwest more evident. This year's event, held May 17–20 at Camp Berachah in Auburn, Wash., was no exc... Read more
Letters Prayers for ChaplainsThe June 2012 GLEANER was exceptional from beginning to end. The report on Adventist chaplains added to my prayer list — both a thank-you to God for their services and for His wisdom to continue guiding them. I was inspired by... Read more
In Heartfelt Appreciation Her sharp sense for the written word, passion for punctuation and gift for grammar have gilded GLEANER pages since our February 2008 issue. By the time you read this, however, Cindy Chamberlin, GLEANER managing editor, will have left her role and ... Read more
Alaska Hosts 'Revive!' When the Voice of Prophecy (VOP) broadcast ministry discussed initial ideas for their 2012 Family Reunion Music Camp Meeting at Sea cruise, all votes pointed toward Alaska. That was the beginning of a project that grew into one of the most ambitio... Read more
