November 2003 Issue

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Willmore D. Eva

Is there anything more distressing to a pastor's soul than to be overwhelmed by a sense of having lost hold of the hand of God? Perhaps there is, when it appears that no matter what you do, your reaching fingers can't seem to find God's hand again, and it feels as though they never will.

The pastor and visitation: Richard Baxter's model

Paul Miller

A "classic" model of pastoral visitation: its parameters, purposes, and opportunities

A "classic" model of pastoral visitation: its parameters, purposes, and opportunities

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Changing the world with ID?

Timothy G. Standish

A measure of the "Intelligent Design" movement and how conservative Christians can relate to it

A measure of the "Intelligent Design" movement and how conservative Christians can relate to it

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Times of spiritual darkness: Twelve ways out

Victor M. Parachin

Proactive ways that help us rise from deep spiritual depressions

Proactive ways that help us rise from deep spiritual depressions

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Domestic violence: The hidden crime

T. Patrick Bradley

The dimensions and characteristics of violence in the home and what a pastor can do

The dimensions and characteristics of violence in the home and what a pastor can do

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Intergenerational conflict

Abby Mendelson

Generational differences in the local congregation and suggested ways of handling them

Generational differences in the local congregation and suggested ways of handling them

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Elder abuse: A faith-based response

Andrew J. Weaver, Harold G. Koenig

What local congregations can do to ease the rise in the abuse of the elderly

What local congregations can do to ease the rise in the abuse of the elderly

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God's people and their franchise

Robert M. Johnston

Elements of Seventh-day Adventist faith: The church, the remnant, and the mission

Elements of Seventh-day Adventist faith: The church, the remnant, and the mission

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Ministers and ministry-to the poor

Lael Caesar

What is the role of the local congregation in the life of people in poverty?

What is the role of the local congregation in the life of people in poverty?

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Letters to the Editor

Thank you for publishing AustinMiles's article "Burnout's RefiningFire" in the May issue of Ministry. I amone of the many who read and wasimpacted by his 1989 book Don't CallMe Brother. I was caused to re-evaluatemy own personal ministry, although Imade the conscious…

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James A. Cress

When Judge Roy S. Moore, Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, surreptitiously sneaked a 5,280-lb. granite monument depicting the Ten Commandments into a state court house, he defended his illegal action by declaring, "I must obey God."