Stories & Commentaries

The young adults walked into the church. I could tell they weren’t from Pohnpei (in the Federated States of Micronesia). At the end of the program, I introduced myself to them and found out that they were the new student missionaries at the Pohnpei Seventh-day Adventist School.

In the midst of Sin City, Mario Fuentes had a thirst for God. During the 40 years he had lived in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mario learned plenty about the world, yet knew little about the church. Other than a casual encounter he’d had with some missionaries in Colorado, he had no idea who Seventh-day Adventists were.

I will be the first to admit that when news reports flash daily across my TV screen or mobile device I often look at nothing more than a headline, and jump to any number of conclusions. If I do take time to read the article that is pretty much all the engaging I do with whatever bit of news I have just ingested.

Has your church been praying for the people of West Virginia? Some might say to me, "But we don't even know them. We don't know exactly what the needs are. And what can our prayers from such a long distance do about flood waters way over in West Virginia?"

This past April I was privileged to be at the Adventurer Family Camp for the Arkansas-Louisiana Conference, held at Camp Yorktown Bay. There were close to 350 attendees, which included many Adventurers and their parents.

What a blessing to have hope in something, and to know that no matter what goes wrong in our lives, Someone is there to pick us up and renew us with His grace and salvation.

I have invited several Muslim friends to address the issue of "Who is Allah?" There is enough trust among us that I can ask questions that otherwise may be deemed offensive. I hope this Q&A helps others understand how they view God, and His relationship to "sacred violence."

Since branching from the Cerritos Korean church in the Southern California Conference (SECC) in 2010, the Yorba Linda church has grown from a 40-member plant to a lively 250-member church.

“The Alhambra church is in a community that has become known as the ‘Gateway to America,’” said Donald Smith, the church’s senior pastor, “since many Asian immigrants, especially those from China and Taiwan, have moved into the area in recent years.

For the past 40 years, Alexander has lingered at the bedside of the sick and the dying, urging them to tell their stories, and helping in their search for meaning.