November 1989 Issue
J.R. Spangler
Recently a medical doctor who has greatly influenced my life powerfully stirred a whole nation. Dr. Sang Lee's concepts involve the entire spectrum of lifestyle practices, including a strong dose of the healing effectiveness of positive attitudes. Lee, born in Korea, graduated from the Yongsei University College of Medicine. He did postgraduate work at Wayne State University in Michigan and the University of California School of Medicine, Irvine, California, specializing… Continue reading...
Servant, proclaimer, priest
Rex D. Edwards
The New Testament proclaims the priesthood of all believers. What then is the role of the clergy? How does their role differ from that of the rest of the members of the church?
The New Testament proclaims the priesthood of all believers. What then is the role of the clergy? How does their role differ from that of the rest of the members of the church?Keeping morality Christian
Robert A. Lewis
Are morality and religion inextricably bound together? What distinguishes Christian ethics from the ethics of modern, secular man?
Are morality and religion inextricably bound together? What distinguishes Christian ethics from the ethics of modern, secular man?The importance of evaluation
William D. Horton
Do you really know what the qualifications for your position are? How can you find out if you are doing a good job?
Do you really know what the qualifications for your position are? How can you find out if you are doing a good job?The function of the gift of tongues in the book of Acts
Joel N. Musvosvi
The stories in the book of Acts can help us understand both the purpose behind the gift of tongues and what the gift was.
The stories in the book of Acts can help us understand both the purpose behind the gift of tongues and what the gift was.Learning Leadership
G. O. Martinborough
Through his leadership Nehemiah moved Israel to finish in 52 days a task they had put off for a dozen years. The principles that characterized his leadership can move churches as well.
Through his leadership Nehemiah moved Israel to finish in 52 days a task they had put off for a dozen years. The principles that characterized his leadership can move churches as well.Serving public, living private
Kathie Lichtenwalter
You need to maintain a private life amid your very public ministry. Here's how one pastor's wife learned to do it.
You need to maintain a private life amid your very public ministry. Here's how one pastor's wife learned to do it.Who is the Boss?
Mary Louise Kitsen
Do you have to please your congregation?
Do you have to please your congregation?Are we addicted to alcohol advertising?
Christine Lubinski
This article is provided by the Health and Temperance Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
This article is provided by the Health and Temperance Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.Letters to the Editor
"Artificial Insemination"Thank you for publishing "The Single Christian and Artificial Insemination" in your July 1989 issue. While Isympathize with a single woman's desireto have a child, I concur with the authors that single women who decide tobe artificially inseminated…
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W. Floyd Bresee
Bones tend to repel rather than attract. We draw back from the ugly leer of a skull. We use skeletons to frighten people. We speak of the ominous "skeletons in our closets," implying that a skeleton is something to be hidden, to be ashamed of. Bones don't attract. Yet put skin and muscles on them, and we find them beautiful. In fact, without bones, the skin and muscles of the perfectly proportioned athlete and the beautiful woman would fall to the floor, a useless,… Continue reading...
Charles Scriven
Formerly an associate professor of religion at Walla Walla College, College Place, Washington, Charles Scriven is currently the senior pastor at Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland. In The Transformation of Culture he charts and critiques the concepts in Christian social thought that have arisen since H. Richard Niebuhr's analyses. After an introductory acknowledgment of his indebtedness to Niebuhr, Scriven uses the Anabaptist stance on… Continue reading...
