Michael Hope, Havre Adventist Church pastor, and his wife, Sarah, recently held their second evangelistic series at their church. This series involves two 30-minute presentations with a 10-minute break for beverages and snacks in between. It's short and perfect, lasting only eight nights.Ken Norton, Montana Conference president, created this evangelistic series and made it free to [...]
Fourteen Northwest academy students received the $500 Caring Heart Award scholarship, made possible through three-way funding from North Pacific Union, local conferences and academies.Students were selected by their schools for exemplifying the spirit of the Caring Heart — a willingness to serve others. Each student is gifted with a plaque and an engraved Bible, courtesy [...]
Have you noticed the divide between nations, religious groups, families and political groups? Our world is polarized, filled with fear and anxiety, and broken. Spiritual battles rage around us, unseen by our physical eyes.We need the “eye salve” of the Holy Spirit from Rev. 3:18 to grant us spiritual insight and biblical truth.The Bible reveals [...]
The fruit of the Spirit is like a special kind of fruit that grows inside you when you love and follow Jesus. This fruit isn't like apples or oranges. Instead, it's made of good things like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. When you let the Holy Spirit help you, these [...]
Auburn Adventist Academy is advancing its academic and linguistic development through a new partnership with Montemorelos University and its high school, Escuela Preparatoria Igancio Carrillo Franco, located in Montemorelos, Mexico.This agreement marks a significant milestone for both institutions, with AAA solidifying its sixth academic partnership with an international country, while ICF embarks on its inaugural [...]
Spokane’s Shine 104.9 (KEEH) welcomes Tyler Kern as its new chaplain. Kern is a fifth-generation Adventist who grew up in the Midwest. After experiencing a lot of heartache early on in his life, Kern worked to overcome his life challenges and made it his mission to share God’s word and minister to the community.“We’re excited [...]
Who are your people? What is good news to them? Where do my people need me to show up for them? These are the questions that attendees were challenged to answer at the North American Division Young Adult LIFE Tour's latest stop at Pleasant Valley Adventist Church in Happy Valley, Oregon, April 19–20, 2024. Young [...]
Healthcare is more than prescriptions, procedures and treatment plans. It’s more than hospitals, clinics, cancer centers, pharmacies and labs. Great healthcare is a team effort. It’s people — everyone from physicians and nurses to chaplains and housekeepers — putting patients first and working together to inspire health, wholeness and hope. Adventist Health celebrates the skills [...]
As conference administration and executive committee continue to work diligently under God’s leadership to restore Oregon Conference to sound financial footing, several difficult decisions continue to be considered. A guiding principle is that no significantly costly expenses — no matter how longstanding and beloved — can be completely off limits as the leadership team conducts [...]
"Put not your trust in princes" (Psalm 146).This year, Americans will go through another presidential election cycle; as a pastor and a citizen, I am apprehensive.I am worried because political seasons seem to commodify fear and spark division. I am exhausted from endless debates that never seem to settle anything.Nonetheless, I am hopeful that, this [...]
