March 1992 Issue
Is your God able?
John M. Fowler
God is. God is able. God is able to save.
God is. God is able. God is able to save.The moral influence theory: its attraction and inadequacy
Richard Fredericks
The distorted attraction of one popular theory of the atonement
The distorted attraction of one popular theory of the atonementMale and female: balancing their roles in the church
Iris M. Yob
Understanding the creative tension between the male and female ways of being and knowing may offer a balanced, holistic approach to the issue of gender in church life and liturgy.
Understanding the creative tension between the male and female ways of being and knowing may offer a balanced, holistic approach to the issue of gender in church life and liturgy.Oh, no, not a woman!
Elizabeth Ostring
Our gender is a gift of love from God and need not be an obstacle to our fulfillment.
Our gender is a gift of love from God and need not be an obstacle to our fulfillment.The art of announcing a hymn
Edward White
Properly introducing a hymn helps determine whether the congregation mimes the words or mines the meaning.
Properly introducing a hymn helps determine whether the congregation mimes the words or mines the meaning.Fig leaves and lollipops
Siroj Sorajjakool
If God is our friend, need we not be open and honest with Him?
If God is our friend, need we not be open and honest with Him?Speaking through an interpreter
Esa Rouhe
An interpreter need not be an interrupter. Here are six principles that will help both the speaker and the translator.
An interpreter need not be an interrupter. Here are six principles that will help both the speaker and the translator.Pam's tortured conscience
Martin Weber
How to avoid the pitfalls that await conscientious souls seeking peace of mind and freedom from guilt.
How to avoid the pitfalls that await conscientious souls seeking peace of mind and freedom from guilt.Elders' training in the Philippines
David M. Parks
One local elder asked me, "Why has the church waited so long to provide this training for us?"
One local elder asked me, "Why has the church waited so long to provide this training for us?"Letters to the Editor
The Bible our final authorityGeorge Reid's article (November1991) is a useful survey of varioustheological positions on the authorityof the Bible. I paid nearly as muchattention to what he did not say as towhat he did.In the first paragraph Reid refers toJohn Locke's…