January 1986 Issue
Knowing Him better
Dick Winn
Why do we need a devotional life? What kind of devotions best meet that need? What does Jesus' example teach us about devotions? How do faith and devotions relate? And on what does the maturing Christian's prayer life focus?
Why do we need a devotional life? What kind of devotions best meet that need? What does Jesus' example teach us about devotions? How do faith and devotions relate? And on what does the maturing Christian's prayer life focus?Secrets of great preachers
Harold Calkins
What keeps great preachers preaching? The lives of some of history's greatest reveal the common thread of a strong devotional life. The secret of their strength lay in their constant devotion to prayer and Bible study.
What keeps great preachers preaching? The lives of some of history's greatest reveal the common thread of a strong devotional life. The secret of their strength lay in their constant devotion to prayer and Bible study.Christian meditation
William Loveless
Meditation can mean something far greater than staring wistfully at drifting clouds. When guided by Scripture and practiced regularly, it can open whole new vistas to your understanding of God and His Word.
Meditation can mean something far greater than staring wistfully at drifting clouds. When guided by Scripture and practiced regularly, it can open whole new vistas to your understanding of God and His Word.The key to a dynamic ministry
Felipe Tan, Jr.
Luke, more than any other Gospel writer, sees prayer as an essential factor in the ministry of Jesus. Only Luke mentions Jesus' praying before selecting the twelve discipies, and only Luke describes in vivid detail His sweating drops of blood in Gethsemane.
Luke, more than any other Gospel writer, sees prayer as an essential factor in the ministry of Jesus. Only Luke mentions Jesus' praying before selecting the twelve discipies, and only Luke describes in vivid detail His sweating drops of blood in Gethsemane.The church is an organization too
Peter Rudowski
Is bureaucracy ever anything other than an obstacle? What can the church learn from the business world about assimilating and nurturing members? Insights from organizational theory may help you strengthen your church's ministry.
Is bureaucracy ever anything other than an obstacle? What can the church learn from the business world about assimilating and nurturing members? Insights from organizational theory may help you strengthen your church's ministry.Children of the parsonage
Betty Gibb
What's it like to be a PK? The author's survey of a number of young people from pastoral families turned up some surprising responses-most of them quite positive. She suggests practical ways to help your children benefit most from life in the parsonage.
What's it like to be a PK? The author's survey of a number of young people from pastoral families turned up some surprising responses-most of them quite positive. She suggests practical ways to help your children benefit most from life in the parsonage.Content with crumbs?
Rhona Cooper
How do you react when the Lord seems aloof? The Syrophonecian woman was persistence personified. She received a blessing because she knew her need. Her story can help us know our own need better.
How do you react when the Lord seems aloof? The Syrophonecian woman was persistence personified. She received a blessing because she knew her need. Her story can help us know our own need better.Sickness in a bottle
Tim Pierce
"I have never been involved with a church in which alcoholism was not present," asserts the author. He suggests ways to recognize this problem, examines its causes, and points toward effective treatment. The first in a two-part series.
"I have never been involved with a church in which alcoholism was not present," asserts the author. He suggests ways to recognize this problem, examines its causes, and points toward effective treatment. The first in a two-part series.Fair, fat, and 40
David C. Jarnes
Being somewhat precocious and a natural born worrier I entered my mid-life crisis shortly after I turned 30. The trauma that birthday brought was quite unexpected. Ten years have now passed. I "celebrated," a bit more apprehensively, my fortieth birth day a few weeks…
How science discovered Creation
Daniel Lazich, Kenneth R. Wade
In the first article of this series we shared the fact that theoretical physicists today are making great strides toward understanding the origin of our universe. We discussed the grand unified theories that attempt to unite the understanding of the four basic forces…