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Follow the daily reading plan and you will read the entire Bible in a year. August 1: Isaiah 64–66 August 2: 2 Kings 20–21 August 3: 2 Chronicles 32–33 August 4: Nahum 1–3; 2 Kings 22–23; 2 Chronicles 34–35 August 6: Zephaniah 1–3 August 7: Jeremiah 1–3 August 8: Jeremiah 4–6 August 9: Jeremiah 7–9 [...]
For the last five years, the North Pacific Union Creation Study Center has sponsored DinoDig for school groups to learn how to excavate bones and what that means for our faith, but is it making a difference in the lives of those attending? I'm a third-generation Adventist. I don't remember a time when I didn't believe [...]
My wife Carolann and I arrived in the Pacific Northwest exactly seven years ago. The timing of our call could not have come at a busier time for us; we were serving the Central California Conference as ministerial and evangelism directors and had various projects going on. Our gut response was, “We are too busy [...]
Lauretta could be described as one who has found peace, but that was not always her story. A few years ago, she and her husband began making church a regular part of their lives. They also wanted their son to enjoy the blessings of Christian education, so they sent him to an Adventist school. Unfortunately, [...]
The youth and young adults of Adventist Community Church of Vancouver hosted four evangelistic series during the pandemic and have seen about 30 baptisms because of their work. They decided after a year to do it again. This time Roger Walter, lead pastor, would join them and speak for half the messages, while the youth [...]
It has been said that natural history museums are “cathedrals to atheism;” a concerning nickname for those of us with deeply-rooted faith, to be sure. Recent personal experiences have revealed where this idea came from, and I have to admit it makes sense, especially as it pertains to origins. I recently returned from a cross-country [...]
On June 27, 2023, the North American Division's executive committee elected César and Carolann De León to lead the family ministries department. The De Leóns will serve as director and associate director, replacing Claudio and Pamela Consuegra, who were in the same respective roles and retired on March 31, 2023, after serving the division for nearly [...]
When my daughter was in elementary school at our local Adventist Academy, she had a senior mentor as part of the Partnering For Eternity program. The Partnering for Eternity scholarship program has been helping cultivate relationships between mentors and students at Adventist academies and elementary schools since 2006. We had such a great experience with [...]
On June 11, 2023, 346 graduates marched across the Centennial Green stage to receive their hard-earned diplomas. We celebrate their success with an extensive community who helped Walla Walla University in preparing them for lives of curiosity, community and connection. Faith in God Exceptional education at Walla Walla University has always begun with the integration [...]
The whiteboard slowly filled with clusters of colorful sticky notes after the fellowship meal. Several tables of service-hearted church members reflected and discussed the needs of their community and their own gifts and skills they were ready to share with their community. From bimonthly fellowship meals to an after-school STEAM — science, technology, engineering, art, [...]
