October 1997

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October 1997 Issue

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Editorial

How definitive do we allow Scripture to be?

Willmore D. Eva

Recently I have been repeatedly challenged by a rather penetrating question. At first the question seems elementary, but the more one allows it to probe not only the mind but the heart, the more meaningful and fundamental one finds it to be. The question is: What is it in my life that has the most influence in determining my attitudes and personal behaviors? The question has a way of throwing itself down at the feet of Christian conscience like the proverbial… Continue reading...

Clergy and Violence

Victor Cooper

The cost and cautions of ministering in urban settings.

The cost and cautions of ministering in urban settings.

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Revival through the youth

Gary Burns

Harnessing the energy and the commitment of the young

Harnessing the energy and the commitment of the young

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Pastoral Relocation: Problems and Promises

Raymond Edwards

A model for pastoral fulfillment and field development

A model for pastoral fulfillment and field development

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Journeying through misunderstanding

Alger Keough

What should a pastor do when communication breaks down?

What should a pastor do when communication breaks down?

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Utrecht: A 'Providential' Detour?

Alden Thompson

Looking to the world of the New Testament church for guidance in processing the puzzling questions faced by the contemporary church

Looking to the world of the New Testament church for guidance in processing the puzzling questions faced by the contemporary church

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Buying a New Computer

Ralph Blodgett

Basic guidelines for choosing the purchase of a personal computer

Basic guidelines for choosing the purchase of a personal computer

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Breaking Bread and the Sabbath

George E. Rice

Does Acts 20:7 contain the seeds for changing the day of worship from Sabbath to Sunday?

Does Acts 20:7 contain the seeds for changing the day of worship from Sabbath to Sunday?

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Letters to the Editor

Outreach in the Hindu contextIn the article "Outreach in the HinduContext" (June 1967), what struck mewere the examples the author gave ofthose who successfully reached the Indianpeople with the gospel: Roberta de Nobili,Joseph Constantius Beschi, William Carey.Why…

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Timeless Healing: The Power and Biology of Belief

Carol June Hooker

At the crossroads of medicine and theology, where clergy and health professionals meet people in crisis, few books guide and inform helpers as Herbert Benson's Timeless Healing. Benson, a physician, views mind, soul, and body as inseparable. He details neural and immune events comprising remembered wellness, remembered threat, and relaxation responses each a type of belief. Benson suggests that people are "wired for God" genetically and that "faith in an invincible… Continue reading...