Weekly Devotional

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   $500,000 dollars is a lot of money! But that is how much is alleged to have been paid as a bribe to ensure a student’s acceptance into a highly ranked university. The parents of this student allegedly went so far as to have pictures of their daughter taken…

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Have you ever gone to the gym and seen a machine called Jacob’s Ladder? My gym where I exercise has a couple Jacob’s Ladder machines that consists of a series of wooden bars that keep moving on a continuous loop and the angle is quite steep. The idea…

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   My wife doesn’t care for snakes. One thing she made me promise before we were married is that we would never have pet snakes or lizards in our house. I am not a huge fan of snakes myself and I was in love and so that was an…

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Have you ever had something disrupt your life? There are many things that come to mind: phone calls in the middle of the night, cars honking at you while you are in a dream world at the traffic light, or the lights being turned on before you are…

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   There are some things in life that we really like to observe. One thing I enjoy observing is the pileated woodpecker that comes by my bird feeders at home. The colors and the mannerisms of the woodpecker as well as all the other birds are just fun to…

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   What would you say if you were on trial for your life? You have heard the accusations against you and it is now your time to speak in your own defense. What would you say? Would you beg for your life? Would you deny the accusations against you?…

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Have you ever watched a sloth? Boring isn’t it. Sorry for those that love this slow-moving animal. I have met people who just think sloths are wonderful creatures but I am not so sure. Once in a zoo I stood by the enclosure where two sloths were housed…

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   How do you feel when someone mentions the end of the world? A Washington politician recently made the headlines as he announced that the world would end in 12 years. The focus of his statement wasn’t necessarily talking about the actual end of the world, but focusing on…

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   What are your feelings on Monday? Some would say that Monday’s are never a good day. But this past Monday was really not a good day. Late Saturday evening and into Sunday morning, a wind storm knocked out our power and it didn’t come back on until late…

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Last week was a special week. Vivien Vasquez, one of the administrative assistants at Washington Conference, was sworn in as a citizen of the United States of America. It was a privilege to be able to attend the ceremony. It was also the first time I’ve had the…

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   A young person we know once purchased a t-shirt emblazoned with the words “Pacific North Wet” instead of “Pacific North West.” It seemed then (and now) like an appropriate description for our area! During this time of year when it’s mostly clouds and rain, the sun is a…

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   How would you have reacted to the news of Jesus’ birth? The night Jesus was born, there were three different reactions that happened. Some honestly could’ve cared less, some were jealous, and some rejoiced and spread the good news! First there were those that, if they had noticed,…

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Do you ever run across a word that’s so odd that you can’t stop thinking about what it means? A colleague gifted me with a ‘word of the day’ pad for my desk and one of the first words was ‘campanologist.’ What did that mean? I first thought…

By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   When you’re reading, do the words ever seem to jump out at you and make you think a little deeper? This is what happened as I read through the epistle of Romans. The first few words in Romans 12:9, “Let love be without hypocrisy,” was a powerful statement…

By Randy Maxwell, Washington Conference Prayer Ministries coordinator, and Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   It is doubtful anyone has had a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, quite like Job (apologies to Alexander). In one day, Job lost his oxen, donkeys, sheep, camels, servants, and all his children. No one could have blamed…