A Mission Field Near You USA Reading articles and seeing photos of missionary work in developing nations is inspiring, but we can’t show you pictures of our mission field! This limitation, however, doesn’t make it any less of a mission field. In fact, Jesus mentioned this particular place by name in Matthew 25:36. He told us that ministering to …
Miraculous Healing at Home for Health Jesus was about to ascend into Heaven. What would be His final commands to His followers? “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” That’s the part we remember, but don’t forget what follows: “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In My name shall they cast …
This week as I was working in our garden, I was thinking of all the spiritual lessons that can be learned from the seed sowing process. When we plant, all sorts of things can happen. Sometimes we have bad seed and end up with a virtually empty garden bed. Other times the seeds spill (or have help from some little …
Don’t Wait USA “Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.” Psalm 127:3. A year-and-a-half ago, the Lord put it on my heart to quit my job, but I had so much debt, I just wasn’t ready. If I could only work for six more months, I would say to myself. …
Have Mercy Washington State, USA Aravelys Rivera and her brother Samuel were raised in a Seventh-day Adventist home. Their mother was more active in the church than her father who eventually fell away in his faith. Whenever their mother struggled to teach them moral principles, their father would undo it all. He brought home the pleasures of the world: …
The Gospel & Rattlesnake Roads Oregon, USA John Day is a small town about five hours from Portland, Oregon, and three or four from Boise, Idaho. It is a rural area with a few churches, most of which are struggling. One of these is a small independent Seventh-day Adventist church that meets at the Mt. Vernon grange. The church …
Reuben Teske A Tribute Reuben Teske was a man who “died with his boots on.” He was 90 years old on January 24, 2015, but was still working for the Lord when he passed away on March 13. Reuben founded Cornerstone Publishing about 17 years ago. Over the years he may have put out more literature to more countries …
Death & Life Oregon, USA It may have all began in the second grade when she stole her mom’s cigarettes. Teri’s parents had smoked all her life and so smoking seemed like a normal part of life. So when the opportunity presented itself, little Teri grabbed a whole carton of her mom’s cigarettes and slipped under the neighbor’s porch …
What Does It Take to Stand? I grew up a Buddhist in Burma. At age 27, I began taking Bible studies in a refugee camp in Thailand and fell in love with Jesus. As I studied His life, I said to myself, “Jesus Christ lived according to the Bible and kept the Sabbath. If I want to become His …
The Gospel of Daniel in California I was raised in a halfway house: halfway to heaven, halfway to hell. The year I was born, my mother became a Seventh-day Adventist. I was the youngest in our family of four and she did what she could to raise us up. She took us to church and we periodically had worship …
