August 1986 Issue
How to write a Bible
George E. Rice
Why did Matthew, Mark, and Luke present the beginning of Jesus' Galilean ministry in different ways? Do variations in their accounts of Jesus' life provide grounds for doubting their inspiration?
Why did Matthew, Mark, and Luke present the beginning of Jesus' Galilean ministry in different ways? Do variations in their accounts of Jesus' life provide grounds for doubting their inspiration?Fresh air at 9:30
Lawrence Downing
Have you taken the pulse of your Sabbath school lately? Does its condition worry you? Have you thought of what a Christian education specialist might do for your Sabbath school? What about trying a Sister Church program?
Have you taken the pulse of your Sabbath school lately? Does its condition worry you? Have you thought of what a Christian education specialist might do for your Sabbath school? What about trying a Sister Church program?Why Adventist youth do(n't) use drugs
Robert J. Cruise, Roger Dudley, Patricia B. Mutch
Do many Seventh-day Adventist youth use drugs?
Do many Seventh-day Adventist youth use drugs?Harvest 90 litany
Merle J. Whitney
Want to add the Harvest 90 theme to your worship, or make it part of a special service? Try this litany.
Want to add the Harvest 90 theme to your worship, or make it part of a special service? Try this litany.Conditionalism: a cornerstone of Adventist doctrine
Tim Crosby
Salvation, immortality, and prophecy are all conditional for Christians. What are these conditions?
Salvation, immortality, and prophecy are all conditional for Christians. What are these conditions?Learning by doing
It is in the water, not on the land, that we learn to swim," said the servant of the Lord in reference to training ministers (Gospel Workers, p. 495). While classroom instruction is necessary, in most professions practical on-the-job training is essential. The church…
Tissue ministry
Marybeth Gessele
Tears are a natural, healthy part of life. Does it make any difference whether the tissue that catches them comes from a box or from a friend's hand?
Tears are a natural, healthy part of life. Does it make any difference whether the tissue that catches them comes from a box or from a friend's hand?Resurrecting the sleeping saints
J. David Newman
In the middle of his sermon the preacher noticed a gentleman snoring away on the front row. He motioned to a small boy sitting in the same pew to awaken him. "Do it yourself," retorted the urchin. "You put him to sleep—you awake him." While this story may be apocryphal,…
Caffeine: is it so harmless?
Galen C. Bosley
You find it everywhere. Almost every culture uses it. But it's a drug. And recent research shows that it's not as harmless as most people think.
You find it everywhere. Almost every culture uses it. But it's a drug. And recent research shows that it's not as harmless as most people think.