September 1988 Issue

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Spiritual directors: companions on the way

Kristen Johnson Ingram

Could you or your members benefit from a spiritual direction program?

Could you or your members benefit from a spiritual direction program?

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Pebbles in the stream

Tim Crosby

By praying out loud, while walking, I could shut out the world more effectively.

By praying out loud, while walking, I could shut out the world more effectively.

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Ordination of women: a hermeneutical question

John Brunt

How literally should we apply Scripture? Should women no longer lead out or teach in the Sabbath school?

How literally should we apply Scripture? Should women no longer lead out or teach in the Sabbath school?

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Talking to myself

Gail D. Robinson

Is your spouse's schedule such that you have to talk to yourself to have a conversation with an adult?

Is your spouse's schedule such that you have to talk to yourself to have a conversation with an adult?

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Choosing a site for your new church

Norman L. Meager

Twelve factors that, in addition to influencing the cost of your church building project, can even affect how your congregation grows.

Twelve factors that, in addition to influencing the cost of your church building project, can even affect how your congregation grows.

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Music in the small church

Eleanor Zoellner

You-or whoever is in charge of the music at your church-can build a choir and find other sources of music that will give your church a good musical program even if it is small.

You-or whoever is in charge of the music at your church-can build a choir and find other sources of music that will give your church a good musical program even if it is small.

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Rejoice!

Ellen G. White

A classic on finding Christ.

A classic on finding Christ.

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Adventists deceivers?

J.R. Spangler

Your article in the March 1988 issue of Ministry on The Subtle Deceptiveness of Salvation by Works' was, I fear, a clever piece of deceptiveness in itself. ... It is commonly known that Seventh-day Adventists frustrate the grace of God in their teaching concerning…

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Spiritual hunger

Kenneth R. Wade

The push-button-pop-pill generation is more inclined to look for a spiritual experience that promises instant blessings than to enter a spiritual discipline that focuses on God,

The push-button-pop-pill generation is more inclined to look for a spiritual experience that promises instant blessings than to enter a spiritual discipline that focuses on God,

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The Christian and prejudice

Roger Dudley

Why are religious people particularly susceptible to prejudice, and in what ways can it be combated?

Why are religious people particularly susceptible to prejudice, and in what ways can it be combated?

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Letters to the Editor

More on abortionI recently read your article titled"Less Than Human?" (March 1988),and I am pleased to see that some Adventistsare beginning to take a clearstand on today's issues. It contains notonly sound intellectual arguments butpractical advice e.g., the story…

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More from this issue:

W. Floyd Bresee

Preaching is some thing you do, not just with your mouth, but with your whole body. Research indicates that when you preach, your listeners are more influenced by what they see than by what you say. We may not like it, but our body language can speak so loudly our people hardly hear our sermon. Here are five good ways to improve pulpit body language: 1. Beware of mannerisms Mannerisms are not the exclusive property of the preacher. Watch the baseball pitcher… Continue reading...

Victor Cooper

Bill Fore, Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1987, 208 pages, $11.95, paper.

R. Bruce Brigden

for the Children's Sermon Time David J. Chassen, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1986, 113 pages, $4.95, paper

James L. Stevens

John W. Drakeford, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1986, 160 pages, $6.95, paper.

Lester Merklin, Jr.

Mike Yaconelli and Jim Burns, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1987, 300 pages, $17.95, hardcover.

Anne Elver

Tipper Gore, Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tennessee, 1987, 219 pages, $8.95, paper.

Wayne Willey

Lynn R. Buzzard and Thomas S. Brandon, Jr., Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, Illinois , 1987, 271 pages, $6.95, paper.