After spending weeks planning and preparing, Danya Nicketa-Kiljoha, Brianna Lawrence and Teresa Jensen led a Vacation Bible School program for 30 kids ages 5–13 in Togiak, Alaska, on Sept. 28–30, 2023. The weekend consisted of four VBS sessions, a church service and a community potluck. From the onset, the group faced challenges. Even though things didn’t [...]
Around Christmas 2022, my family and I were in Georgia visiting my brother-in-law, Jeff Sutton, who runs a mission training school in Belize called MOVE. We discussed ways to inspire young people to service while equipping them with skills to prepare them for wherever God would lead them. We also talked about our mutual desire [...]
What happens when a church leans into its members' talents? It creates programs with tremendous potential. In Seattle, many young adults don’t know the love of Jesus. Refuge Adventist Church designed its ministry outreach for young adults who didn’t grow up in a Christian environment. The church invests in the quality of the worship experience. [...]
Follow the daily reading plan and you will read the entire Bible in a year. December 1: Acts 18:19–28; Acts 19 December 3: 1 Corinthians 1–4 December 4: 1 Corinthians 5–8 December 5: 1 Corinthians 9–11 December 6: 1 Corinthians 12–14 December 7: 1 Corinthians 15–16 December 8: 2 Corinthians 1–13 December 10: Acts 20:1–3; [...]
Amidst the backdrop of a crisp autumn evening, the air buzzed with excitement as the community gathered not for a typical Halloween festivity, but for an alternative celebration that promised to be both meaningful and jubilant. Hallowed Be Thy Name, hosted by Sharon Adventist Church, created a family-friendly atmosphere that steered away from the traditional [...]
Caiden and Kasey walked into the Wenatchee River on Sept. 17, 2023 with Troy Fitzgerald, Walla Walla University Church associate pastor. They have been married for about a year, and throughout the year their love for each other and God has grown. Kasey works full-time in marketing and communications. Caiden is studying at Wenatchee Valley Community [...]
The Pew Research people have conveniently gathered on their website a list of official positions of major religions and denominations regarding their beliefs on origins. Specifically, it lists if they believe in short-age creation or long-age evolution as God’s way of making things. Their website on this is here. What does this compilation show? The [...]
Ontario Adventist Church has a large heart for evangelism. When they were notified that It Is Written would be providing an evangelist at no cost for an evangelistic series, they were all in. The church board, without hesitation, unanimously voted to invite Douglas Na'a to speak. As the meeting kick-off drew closer and conversations were had [...]
Have I told you how I decided on Walla Walla University? In October 2023, Walla Walla University hosted Fall Classic, a time when varsity high school athletes from all over the west coast and even Canada come to WWU to compete in volleyball and soccer tournaments. It was also Week of Worship here at WWU. [...]
The doorbell kept ringing at my hosts’ house as a dozen guests arrived. In my recent visit to New England for a convention, I arranged to visit my family of faith who had supported me in my formative high school years. The gathered guests were a sampling of the people who readily accepted me when [...]
