November 1988 Issue
Books that have enriched my devotional life
J.R. Spangler
The books recommended here are not directly devotional in nature. But learning the lessons they offer will strengthen your spiritual life.
The books recommended here are not directly devotional in nature. But learning the lessons they offer will strengthen your spiritual life.Task force recommends pay hike
J. David Newman
Report of a recent meeting of the North American Division Church Finance and Employee Remuneration Task Force.
Report of a recent meeting of the North American Division Church Finance and Employee Remuneration Task Force.Where there's smoke there should be ire
James J. Londis
Is smoking a moral issue? Can the church continue to ignore it?
Is smoking a moral issue? Can the church continue to ignore it?Touch: the forgotten sense
Cathy McBride
Do you want to communicate more effectively with others? Do you want to bring healing to them? To communicate acceptance and love? Then use the art of touching.
Do you want to communicate more effectively with others? Do you want to bring healing to them? To communicate acceptance and love? Then use the art of touching.The Christian teenager and the shotgun wedding
Anne Elver
What do you do when an unwed teenager who is a member of your church becomes pregnant?
What do you do when an unwed teenager who is a member of your church becomes pregnant?More than a god of the gaps
David C. Jarnes
At times I have wondered about the role God plays in the world—where can we see Him at work? People have viewed Him—some still do—as what J. B. Phillips called the "god of the gaps." When you don't know about evaporation and condensation, then God's direct action seems…
Letters to the Editor
Last letters on abortionWe concluded our series on abortionwith Ardys Sweem's article in the ]ulyissue of Ministry. We believe the discussion in this Letters column has also continued long enough, and so these letters willend for now our publishing on thattopic, Editors.m…