September 2007 Issue

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Nikolaus Satelmajer

Whatever your role-pastor, chaplain, church administrator, evangelist, or teacher-ministry always has challenges, real and, at times, overwhelming. But such challenges are accompanied with their own rhythm of hope and enthusiasm.

Idolatry makes sense; it just doesn't work

Randall L. Roberts

Maybe it's time to try something that doesn't make near as much sense, at least not to the world around us.

Maybe it's time to try something that doesn't make near as much sense, at least not to the world around us.

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Surprises in biblical typology - Part two of two

Hans K. LaRondelle

Paul's epistles are to be understood against the background of the religious situation and moral needs of each particular audience. This counts especially for his letters to the Galatians and Corinthians.

Paul's epistles are to be understood against the background of the religious situation and moral needs of each particular audience. This counts especially for his letters to the Galatians and Corinthians.

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Rediscovering the heart of God on a hospital gurney

R. Leslie Holmes

I felt very much alone. The devil was having a heyday reminding me of all that can go wrong. Then God came.

I felt very much alone. The devil was having a heyday reminding me of all that can go wrong. Then God came.

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Reaching the postmodern mind

Aleksandar S. Santrac

What is postmodernism? Is it an open critique of modernism, a development of the "new worldview" all together, or something else?

What is postmodernism? Is it an open critique of modernism, a development of the "new worldview" all together, or something else?

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Therapeutic preaching

Larry Yeagley

A sermon should provide a healing balm, especially when parishioners are facing tough times.

A sermon should provide a healing balm, especially when parishioners are facing tough times.

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Letters to the Editor

Missionaries’ kidsWhat Happens to Their Children?”(May 2007) is an excellent articleon the benefi cial gifts of missionaries—their outstanding children. Theremust be a lot more stories about thiscontribution of dedicated missionaries.I know a retired minister in southernCalifornia…

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James A. Cress

Psychologist Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs demonstrates that once a person moves beyond assuring the essentials to sustain life and safety, the next priority is to "belong." Further, the more change or trauma individuals have experienced, the greater their likely need for a new "reference group identifi cation." For new church members the need to belong is essential.

Willie E. Hucks II, Paul Mwansa

To celebrate one hundred years of ministry to youth, the youth leadership of the General Conference refl ects upon what has been done and what remains to be accomplished.