Have you ever found treasure or something valuable? How did you feel when you discovered it? I bet you were excited and wanted to tell someone about what you found. Jesus liked to tell parables — stories with lessons — so everyone could understand and relate to what he was saying. Sometimes He shared the [...]
Last year, the combined constituencies of Rogers Adventist School and Walla Walla Valley Academy voted to merge into the K–12 school system of Walla Walla Valley Adventist Schools. “After many years of conversation around the benefits of a K–12 collaboration, both the RAS and WWVA boards voted separately in May 2022 to give study to [...]
Connection is vitally important in our fragmented world and Adventist women in Anchorage found a creative way to gather in fellowship, prayer and creativity. On Oct. 29, 2023, 23 women and their guests from Anchorage-area Adventist churches convened at the Alaska Conference boardroom for a Sunday brunch. The event was spearheaded by Susan Low, Anchorage [...]
At Peninsula Adventist Elementary School, we are like family. Together we develop new ideas to improve the school, and we’d like to introduce our special teams. The first team is leadership. The students on this team created a school mascot with a scripture. They are currently working on a school improvement plan to ensure we [...]
In a world of learning and service, students at Three Sisters Adventist Christian School are embracing the theme of the year: "Anywhere With Jesus." Anchored in their school Bible text from Deut. 31:8, the students are reminded that "The Lord Himself will go before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you [...]
Wednesday afternoons often find fifth- through eighth-graders of Goldendale Adventist Christian School living out their school motto — Love, Prepare, Serve — by sharing Jesus’ love in works of service within the little community and surrounding area of Goldendale, Washington. As a small three-room school, GACS equips and challenges each student to reach his or her [...]
Nestled in the town of Dillingham, Alaska, lies a small school that is making a big impact. In this town with a population of only 2,200 residents, Dillingham Adventist School serves as a beacon of hope to the local community. Located on the coast of Bristol Bay, it is a quick 45-minute flight from Anchorage [...]
It was nearing the end of a long day at Portland Adventist Elementary School, with more long days looming ahead. The weeks leading up to Christmas break always seem the longest of the school year. Yareli Chavez, PAES fifth-grade teacher, stood in the checkout line with her 11-year-old daughter discussing where they still needed to [...]
After the American Civil War, some Adventists refocused their energy from the abolition of slavery to the Southern work, which, in part, meant ministering to the now-free Black population. Although the church did not initially have a cohesive strategy for the Southern work, there were soon many Black Adventists. The first ordained Black Adventist pastor [...]
"Dr. Nkana, is that you?" I asked as we passed in a hotel convention center. It had been 21 years since I was in Sam Nkana’s college classroom. He was a first-year college professor, and I was a sophomore encountering my first major-specific class. Not long into the semester, tensions arose between Nkana and his [...]
