As part of the process to become a STEM certified school, Boise Valley Adventist School developed a STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Math) laboratory. Through a series of grants and donations, Ken Utt, BVAS principal, began updating the school’s current STEM lab with the purchase of two portable workstations, six Lego STEM sets and five [...]
After 22 years of service, relationship building and sharing stories with ABC Christian Bookstore customers, Kathy Geoghegan, store manager, retired from the College Place, Washington store. Geoghegan began her time at the ABC after relocating to the small town in January 2000. “We just became Adventists a year before we moved," she said. "So we [...]
The Gambell Church is on the western tip of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. Roughly 200 miles southwest of Nome and 35 miles from Russia, it is one of the most remote Adventist churches. Despite the distance, Gamble was blessed to host a Rocky Railway Vacation Bible School on a most unusual date — [...]
Twenty-five years ago, six Portland Adventist Academy students formed the school's first Rock Climbing Club. Led by Mark Smith, a renowned and avid climber at the forefront of the adventurous sport, the club has gone on to be one of the most popular on campus. With many indoor climbing gyms in the Portland, Oregon area, [...]
Witnessing too many well-armored Goliaths beating down Davids has taken a toll on my soul. I could try to avoid the news. Unfortunately, denial does not stop the bleeding. It only serves to mask an unjust reality that demands action.
The Covid-19 pandemic did not shut down the Colvillle church outreach activities. The free weekly meals and a clothing bank continued on to bless so many. Colville's weekly meals fed up to one hundred people per week. Pandemic protocol meant hot meals couldn't be served indoors, so the service shifted to making and distributing fifty [...]
This article assumes a familiarity with the story of the prodigal son. If you are not familiar with this story, or would like to refresh your memory, you may read it from Luke 15:11-31. My sense of identity has wreaked havoc on much of my life. For my first thirty years, I had an identity [...]
As a student, I recited the Pledge of Allegiance every morning in school. In public and Adventist elementary school, it was what Americans did. This was long before I understood anything about politics, the party system and how our government worked. When I was a senior in academy, I learned more about how our country [...]
According to the United Nations (UN), millions of people have already fled Ukraine, due to the conflict started on February 24, 2022. These are mainly women and children who were forced to leave their homes and families. Millions of people in eastern Ukraine are currently dependent on humanitarian aid. The current escalation led to mass [...]
