This Month's Issue

Mortified. That’s how my mom, Vicki (Curtiss) Bernard, recalls feeling as she sat in Chemistry class at Mount Vernon Academy where her dad, Leon Curtiss, was the teacher. “If we got what we deserve, we’d all be grease spots,” he’d say, trying to lighten the mood while navigating tough subjects like science and math. A fixture at Ohio Conference’s longtime school (now closed), my grandfather was known for his corny jokes and one-liners. 

Desde su primer encuentro en la iglesia de Langley Park en la Conferencia de Potomac, y durante los días de cortejo que siguieron, Josant Barrientos y su esposa, Claudya, han participado activamente en actividades de la iglesia, como Conquistadores y Sociedad de Jóvenes.

Rafael Soto, pastor of four Potomac Conference churches in Richmond, Va., explains in detail what home churches are, and tells you why he—and others—have invested their time and energy in this ministry.

As we come to declare our love for God we must face the reality that while we are a family of faith it does not necessarily follow that we are one big happy family. But if God is our father, then this is our family.

Don’t want to add more chemicals to the soil? Blue Mountain Academy's Aaron Weber recently shared these tips for creating a greener garden.

Can’t make it to Heidi Shoemaker’s Clean Eating Lifestyle seminars at the 2017 Pennsylvania Conference’s Camp Meeting this summer? Heidi Shoemaker shares some recipes.

Born in Calcutta, India, Kalyani Prakasam taught school for 10 years in India before moving to the U.S., and has been teaching children at the Lehigh Valley Seventh-day Adventist Elementary School in Whitehall, Pa., for the past 42 years.