November 1980 Issue
Putting conversion into focus
Gary R. Sattler
The goal of Christian preaching and teaching should not be an experience with God, but God Himself, however He chooses to reveal Himself. A series of ecstatic encounters with God is not particularly characteristic of new life in Christ.
The goal of Christian preaching and teaching should not be an experience with God, but God Himself, however He chooses to reveal Himself. A series of ecstatic encounters with God is not particularly characteristic of new life in Christ.The apostle Paul's unpublished letter
The recent find of a hitherto unknown papyrus in the archives of an anonymous monastery seems destined to have a greater impact on contemporary attitudes toward ministry than upon New Testament scholarship.
The recent find of a hitherto unknown papyrus in the archives of an anonymous monastery seems destined to have a greater impact on contemporary attitudes toward ministry than upon New Testament scholarship.How do you say "Hello"?
Robert C. Screen
An informative tabloid can introduce your church to people who might otherwise never think of you at all.
An informative tabloid can introduce your church to people who might otherwise never think of you at all.What's the big idea?
John Osborn
Where does a preacher get sermon ideas? And what does he do with the ideas once he gets them?
Where does a preacher get sermon ideas? And what does he do with the ideas once he gets them?Awe—an essential of worship
Kenneth H. Wood
God is a gracious, loving Father, but He is not to be treated with familiarity as a "good Buddy." The more clearly we understand His character, the more awe we will feel.
God is a gracious, loving Father, but He is not to be treated with familiarity as a "good Buddy." The more clearly we understand His character, the more awe we will feel.Man's first full day
Sakae Kubo
The Sabbath, as a sign of the creation of the world, can have meaning for us only if it is first of all a sign of our "new creation." It then becomes an acknowledgment of our redemption and of God's sovereign power over us.
The Sabbath, as a sign of the creation of the world, can have meaning for us only if it is first of all a sign of our "new creation." It then becomes an acknowledgment of our redemption and of God's sovereign power over us.What teenagers want from their pastor
Keith Hardy
An open letter from a 16-year-old to pastors.
An open letter from a 16-year-old to pastors.How to stop believing in a fairy-tale ministry
Denise Turner
A couple discover that happiness can be found in facing the here and now, rather than hoping for a happily-ever-after someday.
A couple discover that happiness can be found in facing the here and now, rather than hoping for a happily-ever-after someday.The Bible and Bingo
J.R. Spangler
Even churches seem to have been infected with the spreading disease of gambling. The implications should be unsettling to Christians.
Even churches seem to have been infected with the spreading disease of gambling. The implications should be unsettling to Christians.Love is Not Apethetic
B. Russell Holt
My wife, a labor and delivery nurse in a local hospital, tells me that in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, where MINISTRY is published, abortions routinely outnumber live births each year. (The score for 1977 was 12,718 to 9,885 within the District itself…
Spectator or Participator?
J.R. Spangler
Last summer I had the opportunity of conducting a series of public evangelistic meetings in the large black township of Soweto near Johannesburg, South Africa. I learned that these fine people can teach us much about worshiping God. At the eleven o'clock worship service…
Troubling Texts
B. Russell Holt
Mark Twain once said, "Most people are bothered by those passages in Scripture which they cannot understand; but as for me, I always noticed that the passages in Scripture which troubled me most are those which I do understand." Irreligious skeptic though he may…
Theistic Evolution
R.H. Brown
Accommodation between traditional Biblical concepts and scientific hypotheses of origins requires major reinterpretations of Scripture.
Accommodation between traditional Biblical concepts and scientific hypotheses of origins requires major reinterpretations of Scripture.You Can Have a Healthy Heart
Albert S. Whiting
Life-style centers across the country are engaging in a new dimension of treatment for heart disease that is of vital importance.
Life-style centers across the country are engaging in a new dimension of treatment for heart disease that is of vital importance.Wordview
Roland R. Hegstad
The candidates and the first Amendment If the presidential candidates were rated on their support of First Amendment rights, who would come out on top? Probably President Carter, with John Anderson in second place and Ronald Reagan a distant third, concludes Liberty…
Recommended Reading
Various Authors
LISTENING TO THE GIANTS Warren W. Wiersbe, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1980, 362 pages, cloth, $9.95. This is a book about preachers, written for preachers and connoisseurs of good preaching. It is a delight to read, and cannot help stimulating any…