Hands of Service Driving home from the office the other day while stopped at a traffic signal, I noticed a bumper sticker. The large words read, “VOLUNTEERING.” I eased a little closer to the other car to read the bottom line. It said, “All Work and No Pay.” Enjoy... Read more
New Tax Law for End-of-Year Gifts Charitable Giving Charitable GivingThe events of 2005 have called for an unprecedented response from individuals, nonprofit organizations and government to aid victims of the natural disasters. Americans have responded with record levels of charitable giving to ass... Read more
Adventists, Giving, and Hewlett Packard Part V The story is told of a little guy who was given two quarters before going to church. One, he was told, was for Jesus. One was for him. As he was crossing the street, one slipped out of his hand and rolled down a drain. “Well,” said the little boy,... Read more
Mariachis para Jesús Vestidos con sus trajes negros y dorados y sosteniendo sus instrumentos, quince hombres se dirigen a la plataforma de la iglesia y comienzan a tocar. El sonido es tradicional, alegre y tiene un mensaje cristiano. Es la Banda Adventista de Mariachi... Read more
Hispanos del Noroeste Ningún grupo étnico está creciendo más rápidamente en los Estados Unidos como el segmento hispano. Con más de 41 millones de hispanos en los Estados Unidos, algunos estiman que para el año 2050 abarcará la tercera parte de la población del país.El... Read more
The Language of Love When Donna Schmidt, a Salem-area public school teacher, sought the reason why two of her students were absent, she discovered that their older brother, Colian Mariscal, 19, had been seriously injured at work. Only minutes into Colian’s morning shi... Read more
Mariachis for Jesus Dressed in their black suits decorated with silver bars and holding their instruments, 13 men filed onto the church platform and began to play. The sound was traditional, happy, with a Christian message. These men make up the Oregon Adventist Mari... Read more
El lenguaje del amor Cuando Donna Schmidt, maestra de una escuela pública en el área de Salem, averiguaba por qué dos de sus alumnos se habían ausentado, se enteró que el hermano mayor de ellos, Colian Mariscal, de 19 años, había tenido un serio accidente en el trabaj... Read more
