December 2011 Issue
Dying You Shall Die: The meaning of Genesis 2:17
Stephen Bauer, PhD
When I was a district pastor, one of the more interesting elements in my work was fielding questions about a word or phrase from the original biblical languages. Like first year Hebrew students, members have unparalleled access to Internet and software resources that enable them to know enough to ask interesting questions about translation and interpretation.
When I was a district pastor, one of the more interesting elements in my work was fielding questions about a word or phrase from the original biblical languages. Like first year Hebrew students, members have unparalleled access to Internet and software resources that enable them to know enough to ask interesting questions about translation and interpretation.Leave not the House Empty: How to Ensure a Lasting Revival and Reformation
Melak Alemayehu
Read how a biblical remedy for a continuing experience with the Lord ensures a lasting revival and reformation blessing.
Read how a biblical remedy for a continuing experience with the Lord ensures a lasting revival and reformation blessing.“Fools”: A Declaration to Seminarians, Professors, and Preacher
H. Peter Swanson
Ask yourself, What kind of fool am I?
Ask yourself, What kind of fool am I?Training Lay Pastors in your District
James Wibberding
If you pastor a multichurch district, you will benefit from learning how to equip and empower your members for ministry.
If you pastor a multichurch district, you will benefit from learning how to equip and empower your members for ministry.A Pastor, a King, and a Necromancer: Lessons from the Forbidden Ground of spiritualism
Luis Gustavo S. Assis
This article makes a careful analysis of 1 Samuel 28 and also looks at the rituals of necromancy among the people of Mesopotamia and Canaan.
This article makes a careful analysis of 1 Samuel 28 and also looks at the rituals of necromancy among the people of Mesopotamia and Canaan.Why is God so Misunderstood
Norman R. Gulley
This article’s focus centers on the biblical data that documents what goes on behind the scenes of human history so that we can have a right understanding of God and also understand the deceptive ways of Satan.
This article’s focus centers on the biblical data that documents what goes on behind the scenes of human history so that we can have a right understanding of God and also understand the deceptive ways of Satan.Paul’s letter to You
Bob Haslam
Just as Paul encouraged several young pastors in the first century, he’s also encouraging pastors today through his words. What is he saying to you?
Just as Paul encouraged several young pastors in the first century, he’s also encouraging pastors today through his words. What is he saying to you?Letters to the Editor
True honor in God’s sightI praise God for and was trulyblessed by Bernhard Oestreich’sarticle, “Preserving Church Unity:Lessons From the JerusalemChurch” (October 2011). I wish thisarticle were printed in every oneof our publications. I will be muchencouraged to know…