January 2010 Issue
The ambassadorial assignment
Jan Paulsen
A sermon from the president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to church leaders..
A sermon from the president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to church leaders..Does a sin gene exist?
G.T. Javor
Why does every descendant of Adam and Eve, except Jesus Christ, sin? Do we have an inherited factor that puts us at odds with God?
Why does every descendant of Adam and Eve, except Jesus Christ, sin? Do we have an inherited factor that puts us at odds with God?Pastoring in pain: Serving God when you suffer
Bruce Martin
A congregational pastor discusses what he has learned through his illness, although it appears that God has failed to answer his prayers for healing.
A congregational pastor discusses what he has learned through his illness, although it appears that God has failed to answer his prayers for healing.The Church in the Fields- What they did right
Don C. Schneider, Marti Schneider
There are thousands of churches that exude warmth, friendliness, love, and acceptance. Here is the story of one such church.
There are thousands of churches that exude warmth, friendliness, love, and acceptance. Here is the story of one such church.The impact of justification by faith to the current Protestant and Catholic relationship
Norman R. Gulley
What is the one mission of the one Christ? If the mission is to proclaim salvation through the life and death of Jesus Christ, do Catholics and Protestants have the same mission?
What is the one mission of the one Christ? If the mission is to proclaim salvation through the life and death of Jesus Christ, do Catholics and Protestants have the same mission?The book of Revelation and reality
Sigve Tonstad
Though often seen as a book revealing the future, Revelation also should be read as a message that illumes the present.
Though often seen as a book revealing the future, Revelation also should be read as a message that illumes the present.Letters to the Editor
The kingdom of GodI want to commend you forpublishing the lead article in theMay 2009 issue (“The Power ofGod’s Kingdom and Ministry”). Theauthor, J. P. Moreland, is a scholarand Christian thought leader whomI have admired for a long time. I haveheard him lecture at…