Ministry Magazine

January 2009 Issue

She was not a practicing Christian, and for her the Bible she now owned was a mysterious Book. Instead of risking potential problems, she decided to bury the Bible in her backyard.

Antichrist: From Persian dualism to contemporary Christianity

Timothy Perenich

With the advent of the Reformation, Christian views of the Antichrist began to change. This new interpretation was one of the bulwarks of the Reformation.

Raewyn Hankins

In a country that had been torn apart by a recent war, how is it possible that the Seventh-day Adventist Church has been growing so fast?

Nikolaus Satelmajer, Willie E. Hucks II

How many people in your congregation read the Bible regularly? What about your denomination? You might be surprised at the low ratio. "Follow the Bible" is an initiative launched by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, but we believe that all denominations would benefit by designing their own programs to encourage greater reading of the Word of God.

Alain Coralie

Are many of today's worship forms determined by present-day culture or by vital theological engagement?

Donna Olivia Powell

If we believe the Bible and the power of the name of God to heal, deliver, and save, then our responsibility includes making sure of the reverence and respect expressed for His name.

R. Leslie Holmes

What comes to mind when you think about worship? Do you think about attending church services? Or about the whole content of your life as a Christian?

Letters to the Editor

The Joseph factorAs a pastor of two churches, I wasvery thankful for the article, “TheJoseph Factor: Seven Principles of EffectiveLeadership” (November 2008).While the entire article challenged andintrigued me, the point I resonate withthe most was the statement that…

Saving God's Reputation

Saving God's Reputation: The Theological Function of Pistis Iesou in the Cosmic Narratives of Revelation

Kayle de Waal

Sigve Tonstad has made an appreciable contribution to scholarship on Revelation with his perceptive, compelling monograph. The central questions he seeks to address are the overarching rhetorical situation of Revelation and the answer to why Revelation was written in the first place. Critical scholars have generally contended that the unmistakable trajectory of the text points to a conflict between the seven churches and the Roman Empire, with texts like Revelation… Continue reading...