A Lesson in a Casserole The service is almost over and already the smells from the kitchen are drifting through the sanctuary. It is fellowship meal Sabbath, and the thought of having more of Mrs. Brown's famous casserole adds to the growling of your stomach. When you en... Read more
Silence Since Let's Talk has a button link right on the front page of this site, it does not appear again here. Click on the Let's Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet's message and follow the discussion it sparks.God is i... Read more
Letters Remembering the CampgroundsLooking at the [December archive photo], I believe it's taken next to the old Chatauqua building on the Gladstone (Oregon) Campgrounds. I remember the Chatauqua building. The first year my folks and I attended Gladstone ... Read more
News Notes Remembering Norm KlamMemorial services were held January 14 at the Meadow Glade Church in Battle Ground, Washington, for former North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) and Oregon Conference treasurer Norman W. Klam. He died Sunday evening, January 1... Read more
Our Sisters' House Some people retire with visions of sandy shores and days of leisure. Bettye Blakeney's eyes were on a different target.Blakeney had taught nursing students for years, when she decided to retire — "while they still liked me," she says with a smile.... Read more
Watch the Video Don't just take our word for it. Get the story directly from Our Sisters' House and the agency professionals they work with. See and hear parents and teenagers share their own testimonials. Watch this month's Salt in Our Communities video at www.g... Read more
Where Do You Want to Go? What Would You Like to Do?"Hello Gordon, what would you like to do?" A computer-generated voice asks me that question every time I turn on my "smart" phone. If I don't answer immediately, the persistent mechanical voice continues, "Are you still t... Read more
Caravana de la Vida Más de tres mil personas, 27 iglesias, 229 bautismos, tres localidades, José Rojas, Evidence, Forgiven, Hugo Yin. ¿Qué es? La Caravana de la Vida. Hace un año, comenzó el proyecto de preparación. En Red 2011, 400 hermanos fueron entrenados para ev... Read more
Block of Salt: Profiles in Ethics A Quaker Oats Story Editor's Note: During 2012, the GLEANER will feature examples of people, past or present, who acted as 'Salt in Their Communities.'In 1881 he bought the "bankrupt Quaker Mill at Ravenna, Ohio, and its most important asset, the brand name — Quaker.... Read more