September 1986 Issue

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How to redeem a marriage

Ron and Karen Flowers

Too many ministerial marriages are humdrum and superficial. Redemptive love builds strong marriages, strong husbands and wives, capable of withstanding the stresses of our time.

Too many ministerial marriages are humdrum and superficial. Redemptive love builds strong marriages, strong husbands and wives, capable of withstanding the stresses of our time.

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Sex and the married pastor

Alberta Mazat

Sex is pleasurable. And a satisfying sexual relationship strengthens our marriages and helps us set a positive example before our congregations. But like everything worthwhile, we must work at developing it.

Sex is pleasurable. And a satisfying sexual relationship strengthens our marriages and helps us set a positive example before our congregations. But like everything worthwhile, we must work at developing it.

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The kids are getting anxious

Are your children suffering from stress? How can you tell if they are? And what can you do to help them cope?

Are your children suffering from stress? How can you tell if they are? And what can you do to help them cope?

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Coping with transition

Sally Streib

Are you a pastor's wife beginning internship? Or are you facing some other time of transition? Here are 10 ideas to help you move beyond coping to enjoying the time of transition.

Are you a pastor's wife beginning internship? Or are you facing some other time of transition? Here are 10 ideas to help you move beyond coping to enjoying the time of transition.

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Living longer-and better

J.R. Spangler , Marie Spangler

We pay a high toll, in degenerative diseases and loss of mental and spiritual alertness, for the way we live. The authors experience at Weimar leads them to believe that we can reverse the trend toward declining health.

We pay a high toll, in degenerative diseases and loss of mental and spiritual alertness, for the way we live. The authors experience at Weimar leads them to believe that we can reverse the trend toward declining health.

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Identifying the true church

Richard Muller

Anabaptists disagreed with the major Reformers on the nature of the church. For them, certain marks clearly distinguished the true church.

Anabaptists disagreed with the major Reformers on the nature of the church. For them, certain marks clearly distinguished the true church.

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