The Religious Liberty Challenge for Adventists • With the first annual "Ten Commandments Day" planned for May 7, evangelical groups are campaigning to force the Ten Commandments back into public places as the American standard for living and governing. Why are Adventists so cautious about thes... Read more
The Call of the Wild Miranda Clairmonte, 13, wanted a wolf pup for a pet. Her mother, Jeanne, said "no" and got her a sled-dog puppy instead. Miranda named him Trace. At the time, Jeanne was living in Marion, Montana, working as a night technician and later as a cook ... Read more
The Water of Life The thump-thump of the well drill could be heard all over the International Children’s Care (ICC) campus. Sixty times a minute the heavy drill bit was lifted and dropped, slowly sinking a well deep into the limestone bedrock of Guatemala. After wo... Read more
Try Me, Saith the Lord! I remember well the very first time I attended the Seventh-day Adventist Church at the age of 12. My mother had been given a copy of the Signs of the Times magazine by a colporteur who told her about the little Adventist Church in Orting, Washingt... Read more
What Makes a Church a Family? I wasn’t there when a group of worshipers met in tiny Boring, Oregon, to form the Hood View Church in 1965. In fact, I wasn’t even born. But when my father moved our family from Florida to pastor this church 11 years later, I became one of the you... Read more
Hands of Service Driving home from the office the other day while stopped at a traffic signal, I noticed a bumper sticker. The large words read, “VOLUNTEERING.” I eased a little closer to the other car to read the bottom line. It said, “All Work and No Pay.” Enjoy... Read more