June 1978 Issue
The People in the Parsonage
Paul C. Heubach
The people in your parsonage are the most important people of all to you. Here are some suggestions for keeping them that way.
The people in your parsonage are the most important people of all to you. Here are some suggestions for keeping them that way.Patterns of SDA Church Growth in North America
Gotfried Oosterwal
A study of 3,217 members in 28 churches across the Lake Union indicates common denominators for both church and individual growth.
A study of 3,217 members in 28 churches across the Lake Union indicates common denominators for both church and individual growth.Does God Create Evil?
Otto H. Christensen
A puzzling verse in Isaiah reads, "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things" (chap. 45:7). Does God really create evil? "Evil" here is from the Hebrew ra'. This Hebrew word is never translated "sin," but…
What Does Hebrews 4 Really Say?
Jerry N. Page
Not what some Adventists have concluded, says the author.
Not what some Adventists have concluded, says the author.ASK THE EDITOR
J.R. Spangler
Why don't the editors of Ministry have more to say on the current discussions regarding the nature of Christ and righteousness by faith? Where do you stand on these issues?
Why don't the editors of Ministry have more to say on the current discussions regarding the nature of Christ and righteousness by faith? Where do you stand on these issues?A listening Ear at the Hour of Death
Dorothy Womack
The approach of death poses problems for everyone who is near a dying patient. These problems differ from person to person and some times from one day to the next. The pastor or chaplain often plays a crucial part in helping many of these persons, including the patient,…
Marriage—A Quaint Ceremony From the Past?
Isn't tracing "I love you" in wet sand with the big toe of the right foot enough of a ceremony, if a couple is really in love?
Isn't tracing "I love you" in wet sand with the big toe of the right foot enough of a ceremony, if a couple is really in love?The Numbers Syndrome
D. A. Delafield
Symptoms of this ancient disorder are not lacking in the church today. Watch for questions like, "How many baptisms?" and "How much money?"
Symptoms of this ancient disorder are not lacking in the church today. Watch for questions like, "How many baptisms?" and "How much money?"Unevangelized Cities
Cities . . . thousands of them. . . . People by the millions. . . . People ignorant of God's message for our day. But there is a way they could be reached.
Cities . . . thousands of them. . . . People by the millions. . . . People ignorant of God's message for our day. But there is a way they could be reached.Redating the New Testament
Walter R. L. Scragg
Bishop John A. T. Robinson, the man who wrote "Honest to God," now comforts the conservatives.
Bishop John A. T. Robinson, the man who wrote "Honest to God," now comforts the conservatives.How to Make a Pastoral Call
John W. McKelvey
There may be a better way to build an individual relationship between a pastor and his people, but the seemingly foreordained method is the pastoral call.
There may be a better way to build an individual relationship between a pastor and his people, but the seemingly foreordained method is the pastoral call.President's Page
Robert H. Pierson
Promises to Smooth a Rough Way. God has not left us to struggle on alone. If we move forward in faith, He will remove obstacles.
Promises to Smooth a Rough Way. God has not left us to struggle on alone. If we move forward in faith, He will remove obstacles.Science and Religion: Building with Unsound Timbers
Walt Williams
Christians must not use or accept unsound arguments and faulty logic to support their faith.
Christians must not use or accept unsound arguments and faulty logic to support their faith.Biblical Archeology
Larry G. Herr
Discoveries in one of the world's oldest cities continue to add to the Biblical record.
Discoveries in one of the world's oldest cities continue to add to the Biblical record.