September 1990 Issue
How to feel another's pain
Joyce Rigsby
Linking your heart with that of the bereaved brings pain. But it also brings healing.
Linking your heart with that of the bereaved brings pain. But it also brings healing.The minister as a preacher
C. Raymond Holmes
"How can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?" (Rom. 10:14, NIV).
"How can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?" (Rom. 10:14, NIV).A case for the case study approach
James J. Londis
Seminary students who have tackled true-to-life problems in the classroom may find it easier to handle pastoral life.
Seminary students who have tackled true-to-life problems in the classroom may find it easier to handle pastoral life.Learn to love the difficult
James R. Newby
We don't naturally love what is difficult for us. But learning to do so, particularly when it comes to managing our time, will improve our lives and our ministry.
We don't naturally love what is difficult for us. But learning to do so, particularly when it comes to managing our time, will improve our lives and our ministry.Nonvisiting pastors: a reply
Philip Ward
Granted, pastors don't visit as much as they used to. But that doesn't necessarily mean they are lazy or shirking duties.
Granted, pastors don't visit as much as they used to. But that doesn't necessarily mean they are lazy or shirking duties.Off to a good start
Dan W. Goddard
Conferences can ease the stress that moving exerts upon both pastors and their families.
Conferences can ease the stress that moving exerts upon both pastors and their families.AIDS challenges the church
Iris Hayden Stober
How should Christians relate to those with AIDS?
How should Christians relate to those with AIDS?Big bang- dying with a whimper?
Daniel Lazich
In the next 10 years the government of the United States will spend more than $10 billion supporting science in an attempt to find the answer to the riddle of Creation.
In the next 10 years the government of the United States will spend more than $10 billion supporting science in an attempt to find the answer to the riddle of Creation.Letters to the Editor
"Cleanse the camp"?In his May 1990 letter Noble B. Vining'sdefinition of "with one accord"echoes other definitions that have beenused in the past to "cleanse the camp"of unbelievers. Unfortunately, thewitch-hunt Brother Vining proposes isoccurring today in some corners…