Gary Hopkins

Adolescence is a stage of life characterized by marked cognitive, social, and emotional change. Normally, as youngsters enter adolescence, they seek greater independence. This is indeed a time of change that can be difficult for family and…

Several years ago it was my privilege to visit James Bryce, Ambassador of Great Britain in Washington. He was a fine gentle­man, a scholar, a historian of repute, and the author of several standard works, such as "The Holy Roman Empire."…

In a chapter of the "Testimonies," on "Our Denominational Literature," we are told that "at this time God's message to the world is to be given with such prominence and power that the people will be brought face to face,…

Religious trends are often clearly re­vealed through church architecture. At the present time there is a decided trend to­ward the chancel type of church among Methodists, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, and Northern Baptists, declares…

Although we have been warned against the subversive influences of the universities, yet we recognize more and more the need for graduate study. This has been a problem of great concern to the leader­ship of the church,…

The following article is the substance of a chapter in a forthcoming pamphlet which has been written in an­swer to E. B. Jones' pamphlet: "Forty Bible-Supported Reasons Why You Should Not Be a Seventh-day Ad­ventist." For some time the…

"And they shall be all taught of God." John 6 :45. 

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God." James 1 :5.

Moses was directed to make the tabernacle after the "pattern" which was shown him in the mount. (Ex. 25:40.) This is referred to again and again in the book of Hebrews. We are told that "the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service,…

(The 70th Week of Daniel 9:24-27)

CLAIMS OF THE RAPTURE THEORY

I. Second coming of Christ secret and in­visible.

1. Angels take one of elect here and one there to meet Him in the air.

2. Secret coming introduces…

The following health talk was given at a Dorcas Federation meeting by one who has had many years of experience in furthering our health message, par­ticularly in home nursing classes for our own people. During the war she was authorized…

In the past few years I have been called upon to render first aid to victims of six different automobile accidents. One accident alone involved five soldiers, three of whom were seriously injured. In each accident at least one of the drivers…

My teenager isn’t engaged in our family anymore. What can we do?”

“How can I protect my children from the risky behaviors all around them?”

“My daughter is struggling…

The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has become a major global threat. Worldwide, millions of persons have been diagnosed with and died of this dreaded disease. In the United States as of October 1995, a…

As children in school, we might have been scolded for chewing gum or passing notes. Today, in many countries, the issues are much more serious; school shootings, teen pregnancy, and crack cocaine, to name a few. Times…

The adolescent years can no longer be categorized as “the age of romance.” Today, youth live in a zone of unprecedented warfare— physically, mentally, and spiritually. From drugs to high-risk sexual behavior to the…

We often think of the ministers of other denominations as our enemies, because many do bitterly oppose our message. Doubt­less in many instances this opposition is due to ignorance of what we really believe and teach. At any rate it seems…

Intelligent Cooperation Invaluable

By H. L. SHOUP, Pastor, Lansing, Michigan

As a people professing to make all our edu­cation Bibliocentric, and in these days of doubt and infidelity standing stanchly for the inspiration and authority of the Bible, we have long felt the need of a graduate Bible…

By Clifton L. Taylor

Last summer, on entering upon the  pastorate of a city church, I found that the young people of the church were drifting out of touch with our people, forming friendships and seek­ing amusement…

It seems very fitting that on this occasion we should consider the purposes and ob­jectives of the institution that we have assembled to dedicate. This school did not spring from a mere desire to have another denominational institution. It…

William Jennings Bryan was once asked to suggest the motto for a grad­uating class. His response was, "Ever­green," and this caused the members of the class to be offended. But "Ever­green" is a good motto for a graduat­ing class, and for…

The "great scholar, Paul, writer of most of the New Testament, cried out as he looked into the bosom of the great ocean of God's truth and wisdom: "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!" Chosen…

The Junior Sermon

Dear to the heart of every true parent is the welfare of his child. Just as dear to the heart of the church should be the spiritual welfare — the winning, the holding,…

(Texts: John 17 :18 ; John 3 :16 ; 1 John 3 :16) 

It has been said that every religious movement has developed along the line of individualism or institutional­ism. When a movement gets large, its natural tendency…

The necessity of graduate work for our physicians is generally recognized. We are also aware that our college teachers need advanced study. But of all workers, perhaps the minister is most in need of graduate study. There is nothing narrow…

My conviction deepens that God started this institution," said one of the workers after he had been in attendance at the Advanced Bible School a few weeks. Another worker of long experience said:

"We as workers…

We as leaders must not be content with making fishing tackle or pointing the way to the fishing banks, we must ourselves be actual fishers of men. I feel that my own soul must have constant,  personal touch with needy souls. I cannot be a…