Leo Van Dolson

The critical moment in an orbital space flight is not the immersion of the cap­sule in the Atlantic after its re-entry into the earth's atmosphere, but probably the moment of decision that immediately pre­cedes the launching. If an error…

ON DECEMBER 20, 1959, the president of the General Conference, Elder R. R. Figuhr, honored the official opening ceremonies of the new evangelistic center in Osaka, Japan, with his presence, and by bringing a message expressing the interest…

THE PROPHET Joel was challenged by God to give the warning trumpet a clear, ringing sound. The fact that his book occupies a high place among the writings of the Hebrew prophets is an indication that he did "blow the trumpet in…

EVERYWHERE TODAY there is a real health-emphasis explosion. People are interested in health problems and in protection of our environment. They are concerned about diet, and there is a fast-growing interest in the prevention of disease.

Even…

IS THERE really ever anything new? or is there just a continuing process of rediscovery of that which has been understood in the past and then forgotten? It's fascinating to find current researchers coming up with some amazing new idea only…

A STACK of books to be reviewed recently accumulated on our desks in THE MINISTRY office. Among them was one that I couldn't resist, because the title appealed to a special interest of mine. Ralph W. Neighbour, Jr.,…

IF YOU think that the basic cause of overweight is some psychological problem such as over eating as a way of compensating for feelings of inferiority or a form of repressed hostility, you may be only half right. This month's Life…

FOR the first three weeks this past month everything really went well. I lost two pounds per week and almost began to think that it was going to be easier than it seemed at the start to follow the plan of losing gradually. People who lose…

AS OLD as Jesus Himself, yet as new as tomorrow, is the force that is even now beginning its sweep through the religious world. Some have already dared to pro­nounce it a new reformation. But it might better be understood as a continuation…

THE major health problem in our world today is the disease of sin with its result ant effects on the physical, mental, and spiritual natures. The classic World Health Organization's definition of health is that "Health is a state of complete…

ARCHIBALD M. WILLARD, son of a Vermont Baptist clergyman, produced the well-known painting Spirit of '76 in honor of the centennial year, 1876. As models he chose a local Wellington, Ohio, fifer, Hugh Mosher; and Henry,…

Misunderstanding began early in His life. It began with His parents chiding Him for His supposed neglect when, in fact, they had neglected their duty toward Him. After He returned home His brother joined His playmates in taunting…

TEN FRATERNAL delegates from nine denominations participated in a "Quiet Saturdays" dialogue at the 165th annual session of the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, held at the College of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas.…

ON THE last night of the Wa-Rite weight control program at the Beltsville, Maryland, church, three ladies in the commitment group I was in charge of waxed enthusiastic. They were neighbors and had been supporting and encouraging…

In an age when charismatic gifts are being emphasized among Christians a claim that the gift of prophecy has been manifested in recent times is not so startling or earthshaking as it might otherwise seem. In fact, it is likely to…

APRIL in the United States is the month during which the deadline ar rives for settling last year's income tax. Other countries have different dates for tax settlement and, whenever the time comes, it probably isn't greeted with…

IN ONE sense the minister should be a crowd pleaser. His main task is that of preaching, and his sermons should be not only deeply spiritual and inspirational but also interesting.

There is another sense, however, in which…

Ever since the publication of Alvin Toffler's book Future Shock there has been a wide interest in looking into the future and trying to predict what various aspects of life will be like within a decade or two. This fad…

Jesus was the great Minister of healing, truly bringing to the people who responded to His ministry the "beauty for ashes" that the prophet Isaiah indicated would be a part of His work as Messiah (chap. 61:1-3). His disciples today…

Wilbur Wright arrived in France in 1908 intent on demonstrating the superiority of his flying machine over the experimental models being produced there. Understandably, quite a bit of hostility greeted him, since the French were…

A pastor's wife, who suffered a severe type of arthritis for ten years, at times had such severe pain that she had to walk and work bent over, unable to straighten her knees.

Joyce, her little 4-year-old daughter, was "helping"…

Among the actions taken at the 1979 Annual Council, the following should be of special interest to Adventist pastors:

North American Division Relationship to General Conference: The 1978 Annual Council requested…

When the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine came out with its recent report associating coffee with cancer of the pancreas, it merely added to the chorus of scientific voices currently questioning the use of coffee and other…

Press reports that California Superior Court Judge Irving Perluss ruled against the creationists in the recent case challenging the teaching of evolution as dogma in the State's public schools are misleading. Actually Kelly Segraves,…

The Bible doctrine of health is not a mere fringe issue that we can take or leave alone. Because Heaven impresses us and communicates with us through the physical mechanism of the brain nerves (see Testimonies, vol. 2, p. 347), spiritual…

A major change in the adult Sabbath school lesson format was recommended at the World Sabbath School Lesson Curriculum meetings held in Loma Linda, California, in June, 1982. This recommendation is currently being implemented, but of course,…

Christian meditation concentrates on the revealed Word of God and includes the full use of the capacity of the mind. It differs from the meditation of Eastern religions in which the attention is on the repetition of a single word and special…