January 2009

She was not a practicing Christian, and for her the Bible she now owned was a mysterious Book. Instead of risking potential problems, she decided to bury the Bible in her backyard.

How many people in your congregation read the Bible regularly? What about your denomination? You might be surprised at the low ratio. “Follow the Bible” is an initiative launched by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, but we believe that all denominations would benefit by designing their own programs to encourage greater reading of the Word of God.

Are many of today’s worship forms determined by present-day culture or by vital theological engagement?

If we believe the Bible and the power of the name of God to heal, deliver, and save, then our responsibility includes making sure of the reverence and respect expressed for His name.

What comes to mind when you think about worship? Do you think about attending church services? Or about the whole content of your life as a Christian?

A foremost authority on youth ministries reflects upon 50 years of research to understand the spiritual experience of teenagers.

With the advent of the Reformation, Christian views of the Antichrist began to change. This new interpretation was one of the bulwarks of the Reformation.

In a country that had been torn apart by a recent war, how is it possible that the Seventh-day Adventist Church has been growing so fast?

Jeremy Kingsley’s book reverses the order of life as we envision it.

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Scriptures compare the outpouring of the Holy Spirit to rain; special, abundant quantities of the Spirit preparing the soil for harvest.