Articles
Ghosts in the Parsonage
In December, 1716 the well-ordered household of Susannah Wesley was disturbed by a poltergeist, and the family endured the rowdy activity of the phenomenon. John Wesley, later to found the Methodist movement, was away at school, but his rector father, Samuel, entered into fervent combat with the spirit visitant. . .
To Know Thy God
Your letter that appeared in the February MINISTRY magazine was both tragic and encouraging. Tragic, for it truly does express the dilemma that so many, both young and old, find themselves in today void of a personal knowledge of God and Jesus Christ. Encouraging, however, in that the hunger for God is still there. This is wonderful! Jesus said of such individuals, "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled" (Matt. 5:6).
A Disputed Ministry
TWENTY-FIVE percent of the American population is under the age of ten years. This is a staggering thought as the church assesses its total evangelistic goals to preach the gospel to "every creature." Another 25 percent of the American population is under the age of twenty-five. . .
The If and When of Confession
"Confess your faults ["sins," R.S.V. and N.E.B.] one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much" (James 5:16).
Conducting the Sabbath Services
THE Sabbath services are among the most important occasions that arise during a week. They afford precious opportunities for Bible study, fellowship, and worship, and everything possible should be done to make these services as attractive and helpful as possible. Still, all too frequently they leave much to be desired. . .
Church Sponsers Seminar on Eschatology
On March 8, 1971, a seminar on eschatology was conducted for non-Adventist clergymen of Knox County, Ohio. Twenty-five pastors sent in reservations in response to the invitations extended by Pastor Leroy L. Albers and Mount Vernon Seventh-day Adventist church to all clergymen of the county. . .
Do You Know How to Handle Frustration?
Here are a few practical suggestions on how to handle the next attack of frustration that hits you. . .
Cosmic Conveyances
THE aid of terrestrial technology, earthlings have at long last made their initial landings on the lunar surface. Recent achievements of our space program appear to be but the beginning of further fantastic feats in man's conquest of the cosmos. Space scientists consider the moon and Mars as steppingstones in their search into space. . .