November 1979 Issue

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The real and the "really real"

William Johnsson

All that we see and know is not the highest reality. While it is not a figment of the mind, it is not the ultimate. Our world is the world of man. The 'real' is the world of God."

All that we see and know is not the highest reality. While it is not a figment of the mind, it is not the ultimate. Our world is the world of man. The 'real' is the world of God."

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Truth is something you are

Fritz Guy

As ministers, we should know that truth is not merely the message we are called to preach, truth is something we are called to be.

As ministers, we should know that truth is not merely the message we are called to preach, truth is something we are called to be.

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The Papal Visit: The Religious Issues

Raoul Dederen

Ministry Editor J.R. Spangler interviews Raoul Dederen, professor of ecumenics and of Roman Catholic theology at Andrews University.

Ministry Editor J.R. Spangler interviews Raoul Dederen, professor of ecumenics and of Roman Catholic theology at Andrews University.

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The Papal Visit: The Legal Issues

Roland R. Hegstad

Controversies there were, but things could have been worse, says Author Roland Hegstad, a veteran of the church-state wars.

Controversies there were, but things could have been worse, says Author Roland Hegstad, a veteran of the church-state wars.

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Put marriage on your checkup list

Reger Smith, Jr.

Early detection and treatment of physical symptoms has drastically reduced fatalities from certain diseases. You can save your marriage from terminal illness the same way.

Early detection and treatment of physical symptoms has drastically reduced fatalities from certain diseases. You can save your marriage from terminal illness the same way.

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From the Editor

B. Russell Holt

What is missing in the current practice of Christianity to cause bizarre groups to flourish?

What is missing in the current practice of Christianity to cause bizarre groups to flourish?

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Health and Religion

C. Lloyd Wyman

A minister and his wife tell of their two-pronged attack on unwanted weight and untimely death.

A minister and his wife tell of their two-pronged attack on unwanted weight and untimely death.

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Science and Religion

G.T. Javor

Conditions on Earth's nearest neighbor are not what the evolutionary models predicted.

Conditions on Earth's nearest neighbor are not what the evolutionary models predicted.

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Shepherdess

Patricia Horning

Can a Single Person Be a Part of Your Church? Five ideas for moving singles from the periphery to the mainstream of church life.

Can a Single Person Be a Part of Your Church? Five ideas for moving singles from the periphery to the mainstream of church life.

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Biblical Archeology

William H. Shea

Ministry previews soon-to-be-published findings illuminating the world of the patriarchs.

Ministry previews soon-to-be-published findings illuminating the world of the patriarchs.

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Recommended Reading

Various Authors

Monthly book reviews

Monthly book reviews

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