Articles
God justifieth the ungodly
Men who hate the doctrine of the cross bring it as a charge against God that He saves wicked men and receives the vilest of the vile. Scripture accepts the charge and plainly states it!
Cultivate your creativity
Have you often wished for a burst of creativity to solve a difficult problem or meet a pressing need? Don't simply wait for the lightning to strike; you may not be a genius, but even a secondhand dealer in used thoughts can put up lightning rods to draw down the creative fire.
You can be an effective parent educator
Mary families in your church need preventive parent education in order to avoid major child-rearing problems that may someday require extensive one-to-one counseling. You, the pastor, may be the one to help.
Moving together
Transitions do for a sermon what joints do for the body—they allow it to move. Fashioning smooth transitions that carry the congregation from one part of the sermon into another calls for a true homiletical craftsman.
The risen Savior
The victory of the sleeping saints will be glorious on the morning of the resurrection. Satan's triumph will end... The Life-giver will crown with immortality all who come forth from the grave.
Scripture is by inspiration of God
What importance should we assign to the Bible as the "Word of God"? How does He speak to us through its pages? Christians have answered such questions in a variety of ways. Warren H. Johns sets forth the viewpoint of MINISTRY editors on this subject.
Verities of Our Faith
A doctrine is not made truth by being long held, yet at times we should review the great scriptural themes of our faith.
Ellen G.White—Plagiarist?
History has demonstrated that Ellen White's work was of the Lord. Whenever her counsels have been followed, great blessings attended and our church advanced; when rejected, great loss was sustained and our church faltered.
Baptism in the Early Church
The archeological evidence overwhelmingly testifies to immersion as the usual mode of baptism during the first ten to fourteen centuries.