James J. Short, M.D.

Better start packing up, for we will soon be going places," I remarked to my wife when news of the Pearl Harbor disaster was first received over the radio. As an officer in the Medical Corps of the United States Naval…

[Every denomination produces at some time a preacher's preacher—one who can inspire and guide fellow ministers. Such a man was Carlyle B. Haynes. Who of us has not been blessed by the overflowing of his rich life? Author of some forty…

ANY lack of good rapport between min­isters and laymen naturally inhibits the program of the church. In seeking the reason for such a situation both ministers and laymen should be willing to examine themselves. Of course, it may be that our…

[Our recent correspondence on retirement problems has brought this reply from a respected doctor. The author has served this cause in various capacities, including a staff appointment at the College of Medical Evangelists. At an age when…

ADVENTIST medicine got off to a good start in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Aided by advanced concepts in the realms of nu­trition, sanitation, and hy­giene, combined with a per­sonal relationship to God that transcended the…

Battles have been lost, property destroyed, and homes broken up by failures in communication. In a broad sense, to communicate means more than the conveyance of a message. It implies identi­fication, sympathy, under­standing with and of another;…

The "Old Mother Hubbard" Sermon

THERE are three types of sermons that have been imposed on patient congregations times without number.

The most common one that comes to mind is the "Old Mother Hubbard" discourse. I take…