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NPUC Gleaner Editorial 3 inside back of the cover picture. It's nice to refer door. Instead, we are leading them to the door to. and financing appealing spot ads that say in short, 111) I enjoy the editorial(s) on the back of the cover "You can he of the world and still be a Chris- S picture(s). They are very inspirational. tian:" . LETTE I wish the negative comments could be deleted. Lester W. Atkins Letters are welcomed for publication. The The positive comments are refreshing. We never La Center, Wash. editor reserves the right to reject letters and know whose hands the GLEANER falls into so where necessary, to edit for continuity and space we should be good ambassadors for our Lord. requirements. Letters must be signed and should Carol D. Yost not be more than 150 words in length except, Medford, Ore. GLEANER Cover where, in the editor's discretion, more space is available. Address letters to Editor, Box 16677, Portland, OR 97216. Slides Selected Large Print Needed The 13th annual contest for the selection of slides for GLEANER covers concluded A Tip to Bearhug My husband and I are having trouble reading Dec. 1, with choices made from the port- (I'm) relating this experience of God's great the GLEANER and would certainly appreciate variety to provide means for gospel work. a little larger print. We enjoy it so and would hate folios of the following 16 photographers: As a self-employed yard-care worker, I have the to not be able to read it. Debbie Beierle, Snohomish, Wash.; Arlan privilege of making friends with my customers. Betty E. Miles Blodgett, Salem, Ore.; Bryce Casebolt, Madras, Ore. One family was so grateful for the work I had ac- Milton, Wash.; Gary J. Haynes, Gresham, complished for them, they insisted on paying me more than my charges. After explaining I would "Albill Editorial Response: Please, Betty, if you Ore.; Sherman H. Hong, Oakland, Ore.; never charge any customer more than another, can, read the following testimony. Maretta Kandoll, Vancouver, Wash.; Janet Jesus gave me the inspiration to suggest that they Lackie, Gary Lackie, Steve Lackie, and could make a donation to Operation Bearhug in Maria Lackie, all of Anchorage, Alaska; Jan lieu of paying me. Although they are members of the local Presbyterian congregation, they ac- Mayberry, Sitka, Alaska; Bernard J. Penner, cepted the suggestion, knowing that the work was Magnified Praise Gresham, Ore.; Ron Rigby, Anchorage, being done through the Adventist churches. Alaska; Loren Schisler, Newberg, Ore.; Dan Periodically the past several years I have con- My heart was filled with joy and gratitude when Waggoner, Newport, Wash.; and Harold I forwarded their check for $552 to the con- sidered asking that our subscription to the ference. Praise God! GLEANER be discontinued. However, I enjoy Wilson, Anchorage, Alaska. Photographers Ron Kuhar it very much and decided to not make that re- Casebolt, Gary Lackie, Penner, Waggoner Vancouver, Wash. quest but rather to purchase a magnifying glass. and Wilson each had two photos chosen. Voila! What an improvement. My husband and I are 50 and both do a lot Those photographers with slides qualify- of reading but have difficulty reading the print ing as runners up are Margaret Annala, Critical Acclaim in the GLEANER. I do not wear glasses, nor do Hood River, Ore.; Debbie Beierle; Erik I need them for other reading, sewing, etc. We Besola, Livingston, Mont.; Bryce Casebolt; While editors are not prone to he recipients have wondered how elderly eyes can read that of an overflow of "kudos:' and I have been highly tiny print. Jan Edwards, Fromberg, Mont.; Tern Gib- critical of your editorials, allow me this oppor- When I read the letter from Grace Williams son, Delta Junction, Alaska; Gary J. tunity to commend you, and the staff, for the Nov. of Pendleton in the Nov. 4 issue requesting large Haynes; Maretta Kandoll; Janet Lackie; 18 issue. print, I chuckled to myself. I'm glad to know I Larry Luke, Pendleton, Ore.; Bill Oviatt, If one picture is worth a thousand words, the am not alone! Nov. 18 issue's exceeded 56,000. I am sure very You keep the GLEANER corning and I will Washougal, Wash.; Bernard J. Penner, few readers are aware of what is involved in prepar- figure out a way to get it read! Ralph Piuser, Molalla, Ore.; Steve Ray, Deer ing a publication for printing with 56 pictures Connie Purvis Park, Wash.; Ron Rigby; Robert Rouillard, punctuating the script. The quality of the black Troutdale, Ore. Puyallup, Wash.; Jim Sutton, Cashmere, and white prints would indicate someone has been doing their homework, or you have been Wash.; Greg Syverson, Dillingham, Alaska; very selective in choosing the best printable Peter Tadej, Great Falls, Mont.; Judith L. pictures. Toop, Auburn, Wash.; and Harold Wilson. The absence of baby dedications is a move in Concern for Youth Photographers Annala, Casebolt, Penner the right direction. Filling the GLEANER with Union news is of greater significance. If all Re: Nov. 18 article, "The Church and Its Young and Wilson each had two runners up. GLEANERS are as well balanced as the Nov. 18 People." A total of 594 slides were submitted by issue, you can be proud of your accomplishments. In vain I searched through the interview of Fred 78 photographers. Twenty-one slides were Arnold Scherencel Cornforth, Idaho Conference youth director, for selected, and will begin appearing on 1992 Canby, Ore. the real solution to the needs of our youth. To my utter dismay, the name of Jesus Christ was GLEANER issues in February. Winning slides not mentioned at all of even remotely alluded to. are characterized by strong centers of inter- "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will est; crisp lines, indicative of use of tripod; draw all men unto me" (John 12:32 KJF). few harsh contrasts of dark and light; opti- Against Negatives When we take our eyes off Christ, the world fills our vision. mum exposure; photo processing by maker First of all, I want to tell you we really enjoy When we sponsor events such as depicted on of film; ideal natural lighting of subject or the GLEANER. I save all the cover pictures and the back cover of the Oct. 21 GLEANER, we scene and excellence in choice of subjects. wish the information about the cover was on the have ceased to watch our youth go out the back The 1992 contest will be open Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, 1992. No slides will be purchased for GLEANER covers, except during this annual contest. ABOUT THE COVER Christians should fie the most Ken Marshall, Woodland, Wash., spotted this raccoon along a stream in the Ridgefield National Wildlife cheerful and happy people that five. Refuge, Ridgefield, Wash. Marshall, who drives a truck for Copeland Lumber Yard, used a Minolta XG-M camera with K-64 My Life Today, p. 177 film along with a 400 mm lens for this picture. 31 275M I XL nlr 12/92 91100-13 [3100 6 Features January 6, 1992 Mks.. Northwest Church, World Mission `Good Boys and Girls' Alden Thompson By Alden Thompson Hard-to-shake diseases earn the "chronic" another to love and title. Writing a column for the GLEANER good works. I think Editorial Introduction: With this new year, is one such chronic disease, I fear. After a we could do with the GLEANER introduces columnist period of remission for some 20 months, it's such provoking. Alden Thompson and Northwest Church, caught up with me again. The only known There's something Dr. Thompson, a native World Mission. cure is to write. That's hardly a cure. But it about living west of of Clarkston, Wash., and now college does keep the disease in check. the Rockies that makes us less afraid of professor, theologian, and internationally- I'm still teaching at Walla Walla College. innovation. We don't feel we have to do it known author, living in College Place, I'm still an incurable Adventist. (Being a the way it's always been done. We can experi- Wash., and teaching in the School of teacher and an Adventist are two more of my ment. If it fails, we can try again. Unasham- Theology at Walla Walla College, believes "chronic" diseases.) But unlike my previous edly we can latch on to good ideas from that Northwesterners have a unique and column, "The View from Campus," this one anywhere. We can try them out. We can wholesome role to play in the world will focus broadly on the work of the church. make good ideas better. church. The column is written from the "Northwest Church, World Church" sug- The results will be a rich blessing to the point of view of one who lives in the gests the emphasis I intend to give. North- church here. But even more, it can be an Northwest by choice, but who also senses west Adventists are a unique breed. We have example to believers elsewhere. They can an extended family relationship to the our quirks, our strengths and weaknesses. learn from us, just as we learn from them. world church, with privileges to exercise We'll ponder those. But we are also part of Adventism has grown to the point where and contributions to make. Dr. Thompson a larger Adventist family. The world church innovation sent down from on high has little is married to Wanda (Hoffman) Thomp- will form the inevitable backdrop for all our chance of breathing new life into the church.