A Word to the WAC

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Do you like an occasional taste of Tillamook Ice Cream? There’s something about your favorite flavor of ice cream on your tongue for […]

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Have you ever thought of a cucumber as resilient? They are. Not the cucumbers that add a bit of crunch to your salad. […]

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Have you ever been thankful for crumbs? Most of the time when there are just crumbs left from a delectable meal it is […]

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Recently while visiting my parents in Kansas, I passed by many wheat fields. Kansas is filled with wheat fields much like eastern Washington. […]

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Planting seeds is a favorite past time of mine. I like reading about different plants, how they grow, what they produce and what […]

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Do you know the creatures that have the shortest lifespan? There are a number of those created beings that have very short lifespans. […]

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Many years ago Barbra Streisand sang a song called “The Way We Were.”  Some of the lyrics are as follows: Mem’ries,Light the corners […]

By Heidi Baumgartner, Washington Conference communication director   You’ve heard the question before: “Who is my neighbor?” But have you thought about “Who is a stranger?” Before we know someone, […]

By Pam Scott, Washington Conference associate treasurer and risk manager   The anger rises in me so often lately Things that I can’t seem to control We often say be […]

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Have you learned new words in the last two and a half years? New words like Zoom, pivot, virtual, unprecedented, Covid, Pfizer and […]

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   In London there is a woman who goes every day to the subway. This is not that unusual in that many people regularly […]

By Derek Lane, Washington Conference outreach ministries director and Maranatha pastor   In the familiar story of Jesus feeding the five thousand are six keys to engaging in community-based ministry. […]

By #GrowingLeaders devotional metaphor by Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   A number of years ago when we first moved to Washington state, I suffered weather shock. Weather shock is […]

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   A couple, filled with excitement and joy, exchanged their vows and sealed their commitment with a kiss while their family, friends, and a […]

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Sitting around a campfire is one of the great and relaxing things that take place on camping trips. It is also great in […]

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Recently I saw a semi-truck that had a small sign on the cab of the truck. The sign proclaimed that the driver was […]

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   There are images that are seared into our minds of individuals who have made impacts on the world. There is the famous picture […]

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Elephants are the largest land animal that roams parts of the earth. They are pretty amazing creatures. But did you know that there […]

By Ryan Wilson, Forest Park SDA Church pastor   Editor’s Note: One of the best spiritual enrichment experiences Washington Conference can provide for our ministry team is traveling through the […]

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   There are many sports leagues in our society. Many of them are the typical league where there are winners and losers. The winners […]