Editorials

On our descent down Mount Rainier, we made our way around the Wilson Glacier and crisscrossed the Nisqually Glacier, trying to avoid the many open crevasses, however, came to a crevasse we could not go around. We located a snow bridge to traverse over. After testing the bridge, we decided it was safe to cross. When it was my turn to go over, the snow bridge collapsed. I fell 14 feet and became wedged in the crevasse, upside down.

That very moment truly changed my life. I immediately realized that one person can make a difference in this world and one person can truly make a difference in another’s life.

Editorial by Walter Cardenas

What comes to mind when you hear “summer camp?” I think about fun, outdoor activities, nature, friends, a week without my kids.

Maybe another idea popped into your head. Did you think about God, Christianity, outreach, battlefields and hard work?

Why do dogs bark? What makes the sun shine? Why do leaves fall? A child’s desire for answers can leave parents feeling stretched to the limit, trying to come up with correct, age appropriate answers.

“Christ’s method alone will give true success in reaching the [children]. The Savior mingled with [them] as one who desired their good. He showed His sympathy for them, ministered to their needs, and won their confidence. Then He bade them, ‘Follow Me’” (The Ministry of Healing, p.143).

This summer Charleston, S.C., has been in the news because of the racially motivated massacre of nine African-Americans attending a Bible study and prayer service

There’s no Plan B in Evangelism

Editorial by José Cortés, president of the New Jersey Conference.

Over the past few years, I’ve had a few opportunities to participate in committees tasked with hatching ideas that breathe new life into our education system in North America. Invariably the conversation turns to the pastor/school relationship.

Editorial by Darren Wilkins, principal of Spring Valley Academy