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What Happened to Children’s As an employee of Adventist “Don’t Adventists Use the Corner? Frontier Missions, I Bible Anymore?” I appreciate the Review so much because was very pleased to You can’t know what this article in there is usually something for every see Brad and the Review (May 20 Cutting Edge member of the family, even the children. Cathie [Jolly] men- Edition) has meant to us. I am thank- But could you please tell me what has tioned in such a ful this has been brought out to show happened to the Children’s Corner, by positive way at the the need for Bible- and Christ-cen- Rosy Tetz? We are missing her insightful beginning of the tered sermons, and I am praying that lessons. Will she be back soon? article. They cer- our pastors who are not preaching this tainly gave up a lot to build the strong message will answer the wake-up call. —Rhoda Wills foundation that is there today. Thank The church we belong to is exactly B ERRIEN S PRINGS, MICHIGAN you for an article from the heart. what is being described in the article. Just a few verses, and the rest you could Children’s Corner has been replaced —Vicki Wiley label as a “counseling session” on our by Tuesday’s Child, which gives not only B ERRIEN S PRINGS, MICHIGAN behavior. Good points are brought out, a story for the children but also ideas for using the story in family worship.— Editors.

“Ellen White’s Disturbing Disclaimer of 1904” This was a truly great article (May 13 World Edition). Since Ellen White lived so long ago, it is important to understand why she preferred to refer to herself as the Lord’s messenger. Roger Coon clearly presented the his- torical context in such a way that it was easy to understand why she would avoid calling herself a prophet. Articles such as this one greatly help all of us understand Adventist history better.

—Brent Thomas C ALISTOGA, CALIFORNIA

“A Very Young Church” I wanted to express my appreciation for the article on Mongolia in the May 13 issue. The format of an interview using e-mail was refreshing.

2 (1082) ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 but we could read these in a book. known about an “ABC” if not for our Two or three times a week we listen to church’s unique personal delivery sys- a sermon—videos of Dwight Nelson tem. It was the faithful colporteur that and other evangelists—to strengthen brought The Bible Story and Bible our walk with Christ, sermons we are Readings for the Home to our home that not getting at church. paved the spiritual highway for our COVER STORY I am writing to say we are at the family to join God’s remnant church. end of time and we need to wake up to God’s words to Isaiah remain fully in 8 No Turning Back In Burkina Faso progress toward our need of Christ in our lives, and to force today, “So shall my word be that reaching the unreached is impos- reach out to others. Thank you so goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall ing. But there’s more to be done— much for this call to Bible study. I not return unto me void, but it shall much more. appreciate the instructions on how to accomplish that which I please, and it BY G LEN W INTERMEYER study the Bible. shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it” (Isa. 55:11). ARTICLES —Name Withheld —Brad Newton 14 More Than Words How do you spread the good news S IMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA “Global Vision Evangelism without saying anything? Reaches Around the World” BY J ENNIFER M AE B ARIZO Steven Vistaunet’s report about the Injecting Hope 23 Celebrating the Year Northwest Global Vision’s work (June I want to say to everyone on the of the Family NAD Edition) was so inspiring! I have Review team how much the Adventist Keeping the circle unbroken. wondered, however, if Duane McKey’s Review means to me. At last I feel as if BY M ARY H. T. WONG hope that foreign mission service I’m not the only Adventist who has 26 My House, Christ’s Home would result in “a dramatic growth in” been yearning for a fresh approach to Learning from the Master home mission service has seen fulfill- our faith and its expression. When I BY M ADELINE J OHNSTON ment in the North Pacific Union read the Review, it is the nearest I can Conference. Vistaunet says that for- get to a fellowship group, to sharing 28 “I’m Gonna Find Me eign mission participants seldom are new ideas, sharing visions and new a New Doctor” content to merely occupy pews when perspectives. Thanks to all of you for When all else fails, blame someone else. they return, but he doesn’t share spe- going out on a limb and making these BY L OREN D ICKINSON cific ways in which local mission ser- changes. vice is flourishing. Often when I read the Review these DEPARTMENTS I look forward to an upcoming arti- days, tears come to my eyes because in cle with pictures of volunteers using the Review I find what I have so often 2 Letters Picture Rolls, giving Bible studies, and yearned for in my church. Thank you 7 Give & Take conducting medical exams in those for injecting hope, taking risks, and 13 Faith Alive! parts of North America where the being open and honest. It means so infrastructure is falling apart, unem- much to me, and I hope I will have a 17 Tuesday’s Child ployment is rampant, facilities are in chance to put a little bit back into the 18 World News & Perspectives horrible shape, and yet there are peo- Review, every now and then, when I 22 Bible Questions Answered ple eager for hope! can write something. 29 Adventist World Radio —J. Philip Williams —Karen Holford 30 Bulletin Board J EFFERSON, TEXAS E NGLAND 31 Reflections

EDITORIALS “Publish. . . or They Perish” (Cont.) 5 Point Made A church that loves books has meant ON THE COVER: BURKINA F ASO 6 The Verdict Is Guilty a lifetime of joyful discovery for me. M ISSION PRESIDENT G ILBERTO Swift Arrow, Under the Blood Banner, A RAUJO ( CENTER) AND HEAD ELDER W IELTE ASSIST A CHARTER MEMBER IN and a dozen other Christian tales FINGERPRINTING HER “ SIGNATURE” TO nourished a boyhood imagination and THE CHARTER MEMBERSHIP OF faith. However, I may never have L OROPENI A DVENTIST C HURCH.

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4 (1084) ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 EDITORIAL Point Made BILL KNOTT

had the Brazilian men’s volleyball team on the run virtue of a group of Americans I had never met, and equally that night three years ago when my 5-year-old walked quick to assert the lesser value of a group of Brazilians I had into the family room and ruined my chance at sporting also never met—Brazilians, who, by the way, were clearly the immortality. superior volleyballers, at least on “What are you watching?” that night? Ihe asked, unaware of the interna- How quickly I had succumbed to tional drama that was unfolding on Prejudice pulls at the unwritten rules of sport: the screen. 1. You must always cheer for your “The Olympics,” I said tersely. I the tapestry of our own. grimaced as a gigantic figure spiked 2. Anything at all can be used to the ball off an American head. Advent movement. identify one of your own. “What are the ’lympics?” he con- I looked into a candid spiritual mir- tinued. Evan was unaware of the ror and was dismayed at what I saw. I fact that males of the species can’t communicate in more have been used to thinking of myself as progressive, tolerant, than three syllables while watching sporting events. inclusive, even open-minded. And perhaps, by the grace of “Games,” I said. God, I am some of those things on my better days. But lurking He studied me for a moment—long enough to discern that just beneath the surface was this bit of me I never want my son I had pledged allegiance to the team in the dark-blue jerseys. to see—again. “I’m for the yellow team,” he announced with a certain Loyalties are wonderful. Convictions are fine things. impishness in his eye. This was a trick he had learned from Passion for a righteous cause can give our lives focus and his mother, who had long ago discovered that the best way direction. But prejudice—the awarding of virtue without to protest my occasional Sunday afternoons watching tele- cause, the embracing of only what I know and can under- vised sports was to cheer for the team I opposed. stand—pulls at the fabric of our relationships and the tapes- He now had at least half my attention. In between ferocious try of our Advent movement. It threatens to unravel what volleys, I would educate my son on appropriate fan loyalty. is best in our lives for the sake of only red threads, or green “Evan,” I said with studied patience, “the team in the threads, or brown, or black, or white. blue shirts is from our country—the United States. The Nineteen centuries ago Jesus asked a question that still team in the yellow is from Brazil. You’re supposed to cheer probes our hearts: “If you love those who love you, what for the team from your own country.” credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ love those who love He studied me for a moment, trying to frame the question them” (Luke 6:32, NIV). that was already written all over his face. His question challenges us today, in this denomination, to “Is that a rule?” he asked quietly. rise above the worldview that we inherited and the He had me pinned, as surely as if he had thrown me in prejudices we grew up with. In His name, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Actually, it felt more like a javelin with His love, we can begin to see those of to the regions of the heart. other races and other language backgrounds “Well, it’s not exactly a rule,” I told him. “It’s just that for who they really are—children of a greater you want to be proud of your country, blah-blah-blah, blah- God than we have yet imagined. As we call blah-blah . . .” Him Father, we may yet be moved to Evan wandered off, quite unaware of the tremors he had call each other “brother,” “sister,” set off in my soul. “friend,” and “fellow traveler.” Oh, I’m a patriot for sure, the kind who still gets a lump That will be a victory all can cele- in his throat when I hear the strains of “The Star-Spangled brate. And on that day, God willing, I Banner” as they raise Old Glory to the highest point. But will be wearing yellow and holding what prejudicial part of me was oh-so-quick to affirm the some Brazilian hands.

ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 (1085) 5 EDITORIAL The Verdict Is Guilty ROY ADAMS

ike puffs of fresh air, the newspaper headlines Protective League, the No-Tobacco League, the Anti-Cigarette rolled in on a humid July Thursday in Smoking League, physicians, educators, legislators, and civic Washington, announcing the verdict in a Florida and religious organizations.4 So successfully did these groups courtroom the previous day.1 influence public sentiment that by the second decade of our In a historic development, a group of six ordi- century, “the sale of cigarettes was illegal in eight states, and Lnary citizens in the Sunshine State had just handed Big anti-cigarette bills were pending in at least twenty-two other Tobacco something unpleasant to chew on. “A Florida jury,” states.” 5 A New York judge in 1904 “ordered a woman to jail for wrote the Washington Post, “yesterday ruled against the thirty days for smoking in front of her children.” 6 tobacco industry in the first class action lawsuit by sick Then came World War I. That’s when the United States smokers to come to trial.” 2 The jury found “that cigarette government, joined by civic organizations and ordinary citi- makers addicted and defrauded smokers and could be forced zens, began supplying cigarettes to millions of soldiers “as a to pay billions of dollars in damages.” In the exact words of gesture of support.” It was an ominous development that, the verdict, the industry had “engaged according to Tate, “helped transform in extreme and outrageous conduct.” what was once a manifestation of moral ISC

In the minds of the jury as they weakness into a jaunty emblem of free- D deliberated were some of the victims dom and democracy.” “By wrapping ciga- HOTO

they’d seen in the courtroom: “Mary rettes in the protective cloak of patri- © P Farnan, who has been smoking since age otism, the war undercut the campaign HOTO 11, has lung cancer that has spread to against their use.” 7 The U.S. Congress P her brain. Frank Amodeo’s throat cancer forces him to eat ordered the War Department to include cigarettes as an through a hole in his stomach. Loren Lowery, a Vietnam essential part of a soldier’s ration; and (if you can imagine it) veteran, has had part of his tongue cut out and his jaw “the War Industries Board encouraged domestic production replaced twice.” 3 by designating cigarette manufacturing as an essential indus- The jury verdict was a warning shot across the bow of a try.” Most startling of all, “even some groups that had been heartless industry, a salvo that’s bound to make the stom- hostile toward cigarettes—including the YMCA and the achs of its most confident corporate fat cats growl just a lit- Salvation Army—helped supply them to servicemen.” 8 tle. For if the verdict manages to create the impression in Every reform movement rides on the public mood—a the minds of millions of sick smokers that the industry is fickle commodity indeed. And the gains we see today can all vulnerable, then the resulting flood of litigation could well evaporate overnight if we lose our vigilance. cripple the deadly business. And that is what we want. So why am I writing all this in the World Edition? To alert Adventists around the world that with the increasing Learning From History loss of customers in the U.S., these marketers of death are Any euphoria we might have over these events, however, headed to a locality near you. Take a page out needs to be tempered by the complexity and unpredictabil- of the America struggle, and press the battle ity of the American judicial system. Big tobacco, moreover, where you are. is no slouch when it comes to putting up a fight. And long 1 See any major U.S. newspaper for July 8, 1999. after public attention has shifted to other things, it’ll be 2 Washington Post, July 8, 1999, p. A1. right in there, wielding the power of its humongous stash of 3 Time, July 19, 1999, p. 34. blood money. 4 Cassandra Tate, Cigarette Wars: The Triumph of “the Little White Slaver” (New York And history makes clear how ephemeral the public mood and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999), can be. In her engaging new book on the American struggle chap. 2, especially p. 57. over tobacco, Cassandra Tate listed the impressive coalition 5 Ibid., p. 65. 6 Ibid., p. 5. arrayed against the foul weed near the end of the nineteenth 7 Ibid., p. 65. century: The Anti-Cigarette League, the Non-Smokers 8 Ibid., p. 66.

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No Turning Back Thoughts from West Africa’s front line

BY GLEN WINTERMEYER

ELIEVING IN MISSIONS IS ONE

thing. To really be a missionary requires

something very different. Throughout

my life my admiration for missionaries

has run deep. I remember going to Bcamp meetings as a small child, tethered to Mom by a small leash to keep me in sight. There in those camp meetings I

was transfixed by the stories of Eric B. Hare, Josephine

Cunnington Edwards, Leo Halliwell, and others (frequently

their bag of tricks contained a huge snakeskin!). Couple this WHAT’S A LITTLE MUD? Glen Wintermeyer (left) and Wielte pushed their shared moto through a murky river en route to an appointment. with the godly influence of my mother, and it’s easy to see in the face of what I see some of God’s devoted frontline why I have been drawn to missions. missionaries doing today.

In recent years there has been a growing realization ARTESIA

As a child I surely idealized, even romanticized, the mis- among missions-minded Seventh-day Adventists that large © C sion life. It wasn’t until my wife, Karen, and I went as mis- parts of the world remain untouched by Christianity. In fact, sionaries ourselves that I really began to appreciate the forti- approximately 1,700 people groups, each with 1 million peo- tude it takes to give up one’s country and culture and adapt ple or more, have little or no opportunity to hear the good

to another—to be willingly vulnerable. Yet our service pales news of Jesus. That, my friends, is nearly 2 billion people who BACKGROUND MAP

8 (1088) ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 Missions (AFM), I travel bush, intent on carrying the gospel at any to some of the most iso- cost. Wielte, my passenger, guide, and lated and unreached cor- interpreter, trusted his life to my driving. ners of this planet—cor- I avoided the trail’s frequent water and ners where the gospel of mud holes and tried to keep our good Jesus has rarely been clothes clean. preached. A short way into the journey we came Burkina Faso in West to a big water hole. The trail disappeared Africa is one such place. into it and came out on the other side. I A man named Phinyale, thought to myself, Kurt, what are you who had recently heard of getting me into? Off came my shoes and Christianity, invited AFM socks and into the mud and water we missionary Kurt Unglaub went, pushing our motos through the and me deep into the bush ooze. So much for keeping clean. to his village of Arriving at the other side, I washed my Sanmbitera. Little did I feet, ready to put on my socks and shoes. imagine the requirements As I stood there, wondering how to perform to fulfill that invitation! this stunt without getting dirty again, my The following entry from feet and legs suddenly felt like they were my journal outlines this being pierced by darts of fire. Looking experience. It was an down, I saw hundreds of ants covering my event that put my adapt- feet and legs. Instantly I took up dancing ability to the test. and rushed back into the mud and water. HE DID IT FOR YOU! AFM missionary Kurt Unglaub empha- But this crossing was only practice. A sizes the good news of Jesus’ love to eager villagers of Kurt borrowed a couple short way down the trail we came to a Sanmbitera. motos (motorcycles) to ride. small stream with steep muddy banks that don’t even know His name! Let’s not Our goal was a remote village some 10 were four to six feet high. As I slipped rest on our good works, thinking the miles away. The narrow winding trail took down the bank with my moto, Kurt said, work is nearly done. us through tall elephant grass and streams “Be on the lookout for crocodiles and My appreciation for missionary work of various sizes. snakes.” has profoundly changed over the years. It is amazing how unimportant other His advice was a little disconcerting, In my work for Adventist Frontier things become when one is deep in the since I was beyond the point of no return.

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ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 (1089) 9 Down into the murky water we went, a circle for prayer. What a touching and then Kurt added, “Get my camera moment! and take some pictures.” Of course, the Immediately following the prayer, only good photographic angle was in Phinyale started feeding his chickens. water deep enough to fill my pockets! As they gathered at his feet, he sud- The bush trail led us through several denly reached down and grabbed a hen. small villages of three to five mud huts He took it over to Kurt and gave it to arranged in a circular fashion. As we him as an expression of deep gratitude. made our noisy passage through one Kurt, taken aback, just stood there. I village courtyard, a little boy cried out, leaned over to him and whispered, “Never before have I seen white mon- “Take it. It’s his tithe.” keys on motos!” After two or three But how were we going to get that more water crossings and rides through chicken home over 10 miles of rough several more small villages, we arrived terrain? Not lacking for ingenuity, they at our destination—Sanmbitera. grabbed the chicken and lashed her legs Upon our arrival, Phinyale quickly with a vine. Then, pulling her legs rushed to us and knelt in the dusty apart a bit, they stuck the handlebar of clay to thank us for coming to his vil- the moto between her legs. That poor lage. That moment remains embla- chicken got to ride upside down all the zoned in my mind. His act filled me way back to Unglaub’s home. Surely, if with emotion and reverence. there were any eggs, they were well In addition to his own friends and scrambled! neighbors, Phinyale had also invited ALL TOGETHER NOW: Wielte leads song service in people from nearby villages to come A couple compelling lessons came Sanmbitera. witness this long-awaited event. Wielte to my mind from this experience. led the group worship with some chantlike Following Wielte’s songs, Kurt shared First, the challenge of the bush is music. He sang a phrase, and the people God’s love with them, beginning with the immense. Literally hundreds of these repeated it in unison, clapping to the Creation story. He explained God’s villages dot western Burkina Faso. rhythm of the song. In this format people rules for all humankind and His desire Most are accessible only on foot, by easily learn songs and Bible texts without for all to worship Him. Kurt called bike, or by motorcycle (for the fortu- the aid of books, which would do them no everyone to repentance and obedience to nate few). Yet this is only one tiny, good, since they neither read nor write. God. At the close, 41 villagers knelt in remote corner of Africa. I have visited

Key: One figure equals 500,000 people Source: Caleb Project, 1996

ATHEISTS MUSLIMS Beyond Reach HINDUS BUDDHISTS/TRIBAL Beyond Reach Beyond Reach RELIGIONS Beyond Reach

10 (1090) ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 Sabbath in Loropeni After a short break we sing a few more songs, gather the By Margaret Unglaub tithes and offerings, then enjoy a combination teaching/preach- ing presentation during which we use felts, pictures, objects, or I’m happy. It’s Sabbath in Loropeni, the day that I love stories to illustrate the concept being taught. We field lots of the very best. It affords me blessed rest and insights into questions as we explain concepts that are totally foreign to the the Lobi people whom we serve. Lorobi way of thinking. For example, the stories of Jacob, Still, I miss the Sabbath mornings we used to have in Joseph, David, and others that illustrate jealousy and revenge the States. I miss going to a church where I can slip into intrigue them greatly, as the “good guy” in the story often takes my padded pew, meditate to the a beating but then “wins” by having the organ music, and gaze out the best attitude and faith in God. stained-glassed windows, thinking Next the people mention prayer my own personal thoughts. I miss requests that vary from healing for the comfortable, temperature-con- sick roosters to relief from oppres- trolled environment that lulls my sion by evil spirits. The most common mind and body into a restful, medi- request is that they will have more tative frame of mind. Most of all, I faith in Jesus. We then split into miss the pleasure of being able to small groups for prayer. communicate and be understood. In parting we end with everyone joy- What is Sabbath like here in our FRONTIER MISSIONARIES: Missionary family Kurt and fully raising their hands and saying, village? Services, held in a small Margaret Unglaub with their three children (from left), “Thangaba hanoussi hiewi bouo” (God chapel constructed of poles and Sarah, Eric, and Amy. give you a happy Sabbath). elephant grass, begin at 9:00 a.m. Yes, the seats get hard, my back Thirty to 40 people attend regularly. Newcomers and chil- does hurt, and it does get hot and muggy. I have to concentrate dren can easily swell the numbers to 60 or 70. The people hard to understand the language, and my mind tends to wander. love to sing, either in Lobiri (the tribal language) or French. Yet I gain so much by joining into this Sabbath experience with Testimony time provides an opportunity for each person to “our” people. They inspire me! I learn from their simple faith how share something about his or her walk with the Lord. They to be a more trusting Christian. Sabbath truly is the very best day praise the Lord and share even the smallest incidents in their in Loropeni. lives. Their simple faith is beautiful. They will share humorous experiences, and then laugh and laugh. Sometimes the stories they share are sad. They’ll tell about their failures as well. Kurt and Margaret Unglaub, with their three children, are The group then divides, putting newcomers with more missionaries with Adventist Frontier Missions. They have experienced attendees to spend some time memorizing been church planting among the Lobi people of Burkina Scripture in Lobiri. Faso, West Africa, since February 1993. many other areas of the developing 10/40 Window world, all equally starved for the good news of Jesus. THE 10/40 WINDOW is the least evangelized part of our world. Its borders extend I left the bush with the burning from latitude 10 to 40 degrees north, with margins extending from the western questions “Who will go? How will coast of West Africa to the Pacific Ocean. they learn of Him?” Recently I stood A. Sixteen of the 19 poorest, on the edge of the Ganges River in least evangelized countries lie Varanasi, the holiest of all Indian within this window. cities. John Baxter, our AFM mis- B. Ninety-nine percent of the sionary there, turned to me and least evangelized, poorest peo- asked, “Glen, how will all these peo- ple are here. ple ever be reached with the gospel?” C. Eighty-four percent of the Clearly, someone must be willing to people with the lowest quality of go and tell. life live in this window. I learned a second lesson from this D. Fewer than 10 percent of adventure. I wished to keep clean and all Christian missionaries work unstained by that bush trail. While here! cleanliness is desirable, I find that keeping clean often gets in the way of

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People group—A significantly large group of individuals who perceive themselves to be separate from other groups by virtue of shared lan- guage, religion, ethnicity, residence, occupation, class or caste, or a com- bination of these. Most mission organizations recognize about 11,000 people groups in the world. Unreached people—A people group with fewer than 2 percent evangelical (active) Christians and fewer than 5 percent Christian adherents—using “Christian” in the broadest sense. Least reached—The least evange- lized people in a country or geo- graphic region. There may or may not be organizations working to share CIRCLE OF PRAISE: Loropeni church members conduct prayer meeting in front of their ele- Christ within these groups. phant-grass-and-pole chapel. Untargeted people groups—Un- reached people groups that do not ministry. Frequently the seekers are the compelling question is “If not you, have a reported church planting team sick, the oppressed, the poor, and the who? And if not now, when?” on-site and no mission organization untouchables. I’ll never forget the first has committed itself to commencing AIDS patient I met 10 years ago. I Glen Wintermeyer is personnel director a project there within the next two to admit to the deep struggle within me for Adventist Frontier Missions, in three years. Approximately 230 peo- before I could touch and care for this Berrien Springs, Michigan. ple groups are still untargeted. child of God. What is my priority? Cleanliness or service? Last, it is a great temptation for us to want to turn back when confronted with tough situations. I remember standing at the edge of that first big mud hole and thinking, It really would be nice to go back home. That senti- ment only got stronger as I was sliding down into the snake- and crocodile- infested river. Turning back is not an option for those who are carrying the gospel to hard-to-reach places. I think of Moses doing his job, and I think of Jesus. What would have happened had the King turned back? I deter- mined then, as I do now, to keep my focus in a forward direction, keeping my eyes on Jesus. Across this world many, like Phinyale, are seeking something bet- ter. At the same time the Holy Spirit is preparing the adventurous hearts of others to go help these seekers find the source of all things good. The

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hat is the best way to relate to the seem- e don’t have crosses anymore. What can I do as a ingly irreversible trend of applauding pastor to make this imagery real for the people of during the divine worship service? This Wthe twenty-first century? Wouldn’t it be better to seems more replace it with something more appropriate for a comprehendible for moderns? Wsetting where praise is given to the Relax our While crucifixion is not a modern performer, as in a concert hall. mode of execution, the death of the Some say that there is no differ- emphasis? condemned by any means can be ence between applause and a used to make the point of Christ’s hearty “Amen.” I disagree, and Never! stellar sacrifice. there are many in my congregation But the cross has its own special like me. But what can we do? stigma and impact that should not be Applause during divine worship is often justified by such lost sight of. In Bible days the cross was the most dreaded and scriptures as Psalm 47:1. It seems, however, that for most it degrading manner of execution—more feared than drowning, is not so much an act related to Scripture as a cultural phe- stoning, or decapitation. Understanding its loathsome repre- nomenon spawned by our telegenic age. sentation to Romans, Greeks, and Jews (1 Cor. 1:18-25) deep- Cultural spontaneity does not make applause in church ens one’s appreciation for the depth of Christ’s humiliation. wrong. Much of what we do in worship is culturally influ- Yes, the cross is still relevant. Properly presented, it says enced, i.e., with respect to the necessity of kneeling during that God is love and Satan is vile, and that the kingdom of prayer, removing one’s shoes while on the rostrum, and grace functions by principles that are very different from females covering their heads during worship. those of the kingdoms of this world. It also says that Christian But while culture does not make applause in worship wrong, discipleship necessarily involves suffering and self-denial in neither, in my opinion, do the usual scriptural explanations that “the servant is not greater than his Lord” (John 15:20). make it right. David’s encouragement above applies less to The Bible writers might have chosen some other object modern worship than to Israel’s subdued encounters at Sinai connected with Christ’s ministry as the primary symbol of and Habakkuk’s solemn injunction, “The Lord is in his holy His service. But none could rival the message and meaning temple: let all the earth keep silence before him” (Hab. 2:20). of the innocent Lamb on the cruel cross. The essential question is not How did ancient Israel or Relax our emphasis? Never! We would do well to increase the apostolic church or our Adventist pioneers worship, but our emphasis, ever exalting the cross as the clearest evidence rather What does worship mean for us today? Those who see of Christ’s love and the centerpiece of all our doctrines. it as an audience with the high and unspeakably holy God I like the old words of the poet, before whom seraphim bow (Isa. 6:1-3) will be minimally “Let every mourner come and cling— demonstrative. Those who see worship primarily as a time of To the cross, rejoicing and fellowship will respond more overtly. Let every Christian come and sing What can one who disagrees with clapping during wor- ’Round the cross, ship do? First, find, if you can, a congregation that suits your Here let the preacher take his stand, preference and settle there. Second, since there are “many” And with the Bible in his hand, others concerned, encourage your pastor to have two ser- Proclaim the triumph of the Lamb and the cross!” vices, one with each format. Third, if all else fails, try to understand that applause, formerly associated with secular Calvin B. Rock is a general vice president of the events, seems now “culturally sanctified” for sacred settings General Conference. He holds doctoral degrees in as well. True, this is somewhat offensive to some of us, but I ministry and Christian ethics. find the situation tolerable when thought of as but a fore- taste of our rejoicing when we reach our home in glory.

ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 (1093) 13 DEVOTIONAL More Than Words In communicating the gospel, we cannot save with words alone.

BY JENNIFER MAE BARIZO

NE WORD, YAHWEH, NO MATTER a 10-year-old, salvation was as simple as lifting my hand up how convincingly it may be said, can mean slowly when Jesus asked for my heart. I didn’t have any nothing to a deaf man. Love, to a person questions. I didn’t wonder Do I have the time? I didn’t ask who has not known it, may have no signif- “What will my friends think?” And I certainly didn’t say icance at all. And to those who have never “This is too simple; it can’t be true.” I didn’t doubt at all. I Oheard of it, salvation is just another three-syllable term gave my heart to Jesus in a school assembly, at the end of a that rolls off the tongue like any other word, with no abil- Week of Prayer, and the gospel was clearer then than it has ity to save at all. ever been for me—Jesus’ asking me to come, and my whis- I admit, words alone are not enough for me; they don’t pering “Yes.” explain things to me as well as a face, or a touch, or a sound. Do you remember the day you were baptized? I do, but to tell Too Busy for Connection you the truth, I don’t remember what the pastor said. I As adults we live a different kind of life. We are inevitably remember the sound of his voice, like a river. And swiveling drawn toward chaos. We analyze everything. We complicate my head to catch a glimpse of the crowd. My mother. Those the simple things of life, inundating ourselves with data all people who loved me, their presence like an offering of love. day long, making technology a little god. We find solace in In that one instant I saw my life, my 10-year history, all the words, letting e-mail and voice mail take the place of con- faces I had known. They were to be etched in my mind, the tact, of touch. last sweet memory of my life before death, before my resur- It is ironic that we should become like this. We who have rection in Christ. lived to watch technology allegedly simplify our lives. We I can almost relive the moment when my body was low- who have the World Wide Web’s blanket of connectedness ered into that watery grave, that slow beautiful plummet thrown over our offices and homes, a blanket we share with into God’s arms. My heart felt as if it were in my throat, and the rest of the global community. We who are flanked by for a split second I felt as if I were drowning; I swallowed a technology on every side, with cars and computers and cel- gulp of that hallowed water and wished that I had plugged lular phones—possessions that not long ago only the my nose. Once I was buried in those waters, I longed for air, wealthy had. I ached for His breath, to be bathed once again by light. In the May 31 edition of Newsweek, Don Norman, And it happened. I opened my eyes. author of The Invisible Computer, said that “information I could breathe again. generated and absorbed by appliances should be able to Do you remember when things were that easy? To me, as move between devices with the firmness of handshakes

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ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 (1095) 15 of voice,and55percent percent iscommunicatedbyourtone only 7percentwithwords.Thirty-eight ings andattitudesarecommunicated author ofthebook According toAlbertMehrabian, cannot savewithwordsalone. NotEnough Words Are on love. save theworld,butwearesorelyshort enough informationatourfingertipsto locating thetruth.Andwemayhave much datathatwehaveahardtime for meaning.We areburied inso tangibility ofthehumanspirit. read online,itwillneverrivalthe 16 Jesus puttingHishandsonthe eyesof reaching outtotouchtheleper’s skin. but bymovementandtouch. Jesus tact, notjustbyaprayeror sermon, ministry wasonecharacterizedbycon- Jesus’ ministrydemonstratedthis.His and theeaseofairkisses.” many over theInternet,nomatterhow no matterwhatpromiseswepledge the senses.” words thatequalwhatisgivenby or heartouchcanbeexpressedin pher, wrote:“Nothingthatweuse born Americanpoliticalphiloso- Too busyforhumanconnection. selves toobusyforourowngood. always findawaytomakeour- nology makesliving,wewill matter howmucheasiertech- No. Becauseashumanbeings,no by acomputerizedmaid.Simple? ers drinkinglemonadeservedtous where we’llallbesittinginreclin- from theoffice. that couldberemote-controlled milk cartonsandwatersprinklers would notetheexpirationdateon wastes. Hespokeofrefrigeratorsthat taking chemicalsamplesofbodily would monitorthefamily’s healthby wrote ofcomputerizedtoiletsthat dishwashers toourfishtanks.He puters wouldrule was predictingthefuture,whencom- In communicatingthegospel,we We arewealthyinwordsbut hungry Hannah Arendt,theGerman- The futurelookslikeaplace (1096) Adventist Review 2 ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12,1999 No matterwhatwesay, everything, Silent Messages articles we nonverbally. 1 Norman from our , feel- 3 about God. . .TheonlythingsI about God. March 23,1970,wrote:“Idon’t know quoted intheParis seen.” ministry, greaterresultswouldbe more timewerespentinpersonal time weregiventosermonizing,and the peoplebypersonaleffort.Ifless on: “Thereisneedofcomingcloseto showing sympathyforthem.Shewent His wayofminglingwithmenand reaching thepeople.”Shedescribed alonewillgivetruesuccessin method acquired. Itliesintheirabilitytolove. not intheamountofdatatheyhave with Christ,thepowerofpeoplelies corporations hadadecadeago.Butas computing capabilitythatonlylarge hastheamountof average persontoday power liesinHisaboundinglove.The Even withtheworldinHishands, a lesspersonalorintimateGod. also knowthatitwouldnotmakeHim address bookwouldbebursting.ButI be ringingoffthehookandHise-mail earth today, Hiscellularphonewould the SeaofGalilee. Jesus extendingHishandtoPeteron the blind.Jesusbreakingloaves. Gunter Grass,aGermanwriter Ellen G.Whitewrote,“Christ’s I havenodoubtthatifJesuswereon meaning. 4 wealthy We are are We hungry words, but for on Herald Tribune, home. then reachesoutHishandstoleadus doors, gesturingforustocomecloser, simple pleasuressuchasprayer, the are, butbecauseofwhatwehave— are blessed,notbecauseofwhowe experience God’s love.Admitit,we ability tosavorlife,ourcapacity something divineinourGod-given smell.” know arewhatIsee,hear, feel,and summer intern. Adventist Review her talentswiththe musician andwritersharing Jennifer MaeBarizoisa 23, 1970. 143. (Wadsworth PublishingCo.,1971). 1977. ed in word Heknocksatourheart’s reentering ourlives.Without a it, becauseourSaviourneverstops youths. Andsometimesweregain as children,thatpassionwehad ing—that wonderwehadforJesus part isthatweoftenlosethefeel- Butthesad about theloveofGod. upgraded wehavemoreknowledge since ourcomputershavebeen vocabularies haveexpandedand gospel. We presumethatsinceour begin toforgetthesimplicityof viction” (1Thess.1:5,NIV). the HolySpiritandwithdeepcon- words, butalsowithpower, with gospel cametoyounotsimplywith not justwithwords.“Becauseour faith witheveryonewemeet.And obligation toshareourjoysand light. Thatiswhywehavethe one’s face,themorning’s sweet scent ofclover, theshapeofaloved Be honestwithyourself.Thereis 5 4 3 2 1 Gunter Grass,Paris Ellen G.White, Albert Mehrabian, Hannah Arendt, Don Norman, As wegrowolder, wesometimes Newsweek 5 ■ , May31,1999. The InvisibleComputer, The MinistryofHealing The NewYorker, as a Silent Messages Herald Tribune, Nov. 21, Mar. quot- , p. ✃ BILL KNOTT Your Picture of God

t was one of those incredibly busy Friday afternoons. then continued. “Jason, why are you drawing a picture of God?” Mom was in the kitchen making a casserole for a “’Cause I want to,” he said quickly. ISabbath church potluck. The living room still had to be Another long pause from Mom. “But Jason, no one dusted. A load of clothes still had to be put in the dryer. knows what God looks like.” And to top it all off, 4-year-old Jason was sitting in the mid- This time there was a long pause from Jason. Finally he dle of the kitchen floor. Without trying to, Jason was block- looked up from his crayons and said firmly, “They will when ing all of Mom’s movements as she hurried from the stove to I get through.” the refrigerator to the sink. Every time we have family worship or attend a worship Jason was trying to learn how to tie his shoelaces and service at church, we are helping to draw a picture of God. wasn’t paying any attention to the hurry all around him. It may not be an actual picture made with crayons or pencils Finally, when Mom had just rescued a china dish after trip- like Jason’s. But worship helps us and the people around us ping over him, she stopped hurrying for a moment and drew understand what God is like. Worship means trying to a deep breath. In her sweetest voice she asked, “Jason, why describe what God is like—how great He is and how kind don’t you go play with your toys in your bedroom?” He is. Worship also means thanking Him for the way He “Can’t,” he said. “I put them away for Sabbath.” shows His love to us. Mom sighed. Yes, she had told him to put away the toys. “Well, why not go out on the lawn and play? It’s a beautiful day.” “Can’t,” Jason replied. “The sprinkler’s going.” Family Time By now Mom needed any good idea, and she seized the first one that On Tuesday (or whatever day you like), gather your family together for came to mind. “Why don’t you go— worship. draw something at the table? Go draw ☛ Beginning with the person with the most letters in their name, Mommy a picture.” She hurried to get his crayons and a stack of paper. ask each person at your worship to share one word that they think Jason began drawing with eager- describes what God is like. Write each word that describes God on a long ness. Minutes passed, and Mom hur- thin strip of paper (about four inches long by one inch wide). With tape or ried through her baking without a stapler, make one piece of paper into the first link of a chain. Then add having to step around a little boy in the middle of the floor. each new word as a link in the chain. Try to get at least 20 links in your Finally Mom realized that she chain! Hang it where you will see it every time you have worship together. hadn’t heard anything from Jason for ☛ Look up Psalm 103:1-13 to find at least 15 wonderful reasons to a number of minutes. Trying to worship God. sound very casual, as mothers often ☛ do, she asked, “What are you draw- Sing a special song about worshiping God. Try “Father, I Adore ing, Jason?” You,” or “I Love You, Lord.” Sing your song as your worship to God. Without looking up from his paper, ☛ Pray that tomorrow will bring you even more things to praise God for. Jason answered, “A picture of God.” Mom thought for a minute, and ✃

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BY TADAOMI SHINMYO, DIRECTOR OF THE C OMMUNICATION AND P UBLIC A FFAIRS AND R ELIGIOUS L IBERTY D EPARTMENT OF THE N ORTHERN A SIA-PACIFIC D IVISION he inaugural session of the Association in 1995 and China Union Mission was 1996. In the opening cere- held under the motto mony of the session, he “One Accord, One said, “This is really a his- Mission,” on June 13-15, toric meeting. Our business T1999, at the Kowloon Panda Hotel, is spiritual. Salvation is Hong Kong. The Chinese Union always a gift. God does not Mission is the outcome of merging reject anyone who wants to with the South China Island Union be saved. If God does not Mission, covering Taiwan, Hong Kong, give up saving people, why and Macao, and the East Asia can we give up because of Association including mainland China difficulties of evangelism in and Mongolia. In the meantime some countries?” Mongolia was separated from the Another special feature Chinese Union Mission and became of the session was an invita- an attached mission field of the tion to former presidents of NEW LEADERSHIP: right to left, secretary Stanley Ng, pres- Northern Asia-Pacific Division (NSD). the Far Eastern Division and ident Eugene Hsu, and treasurer Paul Cho South China Island Union Global Representation Mission (SCIUM), and chairs of the East surer), spent about eight hours in More than 100 church leaders Asia Association (EAA). Not all those prayer and discussion to choose associ- attended the invited could come, however, but Ottis ate officers, departmental directors, meetings, Edwards, Doyle Barnett and his wife, union executive committee members, including offi- Samuel Young and his wife, Nathaniel and union institutional board members. cials from the Yen, and H. Carl Currie were able to The associate officers and depart- General participate in the historic meeting. Most mental directors include Chek Yat Conference, were assigned morning or midday devo- Phoon, vice president; Robert Northern tionals. Folkenberg, Jr., field secretary for Asia-Pacific Global Mission; Shin-Seng Liu, minis- Division, the New Leadership terial association/shepherdess; Verna two foreign Northern Asia-Pacific Division pres- Chuah, family, women’s, and children’s organizations, ident P. D. Chun presided over the ministries; Chin-Chen Huang, NSD president P. D. Chun and 13 special meeting at the start. However, he soon Sabbath school and personal min- guests. passed the chair to Eugene Hsu, China istries; Billy Liu, youth, Adventist Although there were many seats for the Union Mission’s first president. The chaplaincy, and AmiCus ministries; delegates from mainland China, we did committee discussed 14 items, includ- John Ash III, Chinese Media Center. not see any Chinese delegates. There ing operating policy, structure, and Current statistics show that there were no representatives from govern- reports of SCIUM and EAA officers. are 7,587 Adventist members in ment offices or religious bureaus. The new union will operate under the Taiwan, 3,766 in Hong Kong, includ- One of the special guests was auspices of the Northern Asia-Pacific ing Macao, and 254,305 in mainland General Conference president Jan Division. One of the most important China. Since the population of China Paulsen, who helped to make the items was the nominating committee. is about 1.3 billion (the largest in the China Union Mission a reality. He was The 21 committee members, including world), the newly organized China the chair of the General Conference the three officers of the China Union Union Mission has the largest target Survey Commission for the merger. Mission (Eugene Hsu, president; population of the Adventist Church’s Paulsen served as chair of East Asia Stanley Ng, secretary; Paul Cho, trea- 90-plus unions around the world.

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women nurses are young and loved the Karachi Adventist Hospital adventure, even though they had to wade through water again and again to Assists Cyclone Victims carry medicines to the island where children and adults smoked and BY GAIL SCHATZSCHNEIDER, H EALTH P ROMOTION D EPARTMENT, KARACHI chewed betel nut. A DVENTIST H OSPITAL IN PAKISTAN Housing Need On May 19, tidal waves from a powerful the people said “clean water.” Wells The people on the islands need houses cyclone ravished many villages in southern were out of the Pakistan. CNN reported that at least 200 question bodies were swept away to sea and hundreds because they were unaccounted for. Gail Schatzschneider yielded salt and a team of staff members from Karachi water. To help Adventist Hospital assisted the victims. She purify the files the following report.—Editors. water, unclean water from a he cyclone of May 19 left many canal on the victims in Sindh (southern) mainland was TPakistan. The hospital’s disaster transported in relief team was assigned islands off plastic contain- Pakistan’s mainland where the govern- ers. This water ment has not gone to help. The people was then are humble fisherfolk who live on large poured into a sandbars in straw huts. During the terri- pit on the ble storm the little huts were blown and island. The washed away with many people also. dirty fresh Team members made three trips to water mixed HELP’S ON THE WAY: ADRA/Pakistan workers unload 5,000 pounds of the islands, delivering whole-wheat flour, with the salty food shipped to cyclone victims. rice, lentils, ghee (clarified butter), noo- ground and it dles, tea, and later sugar. We delivered becomes salty water. Animals were with a concrete foundation to withstand approximately 5,000 pounds (2,270 kilo- living in this drinking water. The the next storm. Instead of straw they grams) of food between June 12 and 15. ocean was cleaner, and indeed some need wooden houses covered with straw people are drinking ocean water. and thatch. All materials must be trans- Clean Water On June 16 the Karachi Adventist ported by boat to many islands. Brick When asked what they need most, Hospital medical staff returned from a houses would not be acceptable, since two-day medical the cool breezes must blow through the camp. Two doctors walls to cool the homes. and six nurses Families as well as houses have been spent two days torn apart. One man cried, saying he seeing patients on has six children but his wife was eight to 10 washed away. It is difficult to imagine islands. They how anyone survived. There was sim- examined at least ply no place to go for safety when the 150 patients who 20-foot wall of water hit them. A boat- had headaches, man said he was in water up to his body aches, TB, neck all night. I wondered how any eye infections, children survived. Though we saw sev- stomachaches, and eral children there, we didn’t see many mouth ulcers. babies. It is estimated that 2,500 peo- Our medical ple lost their lives. team enjoyed The local people in Karachi are giv- THANK YOU: Fisherman George Francis (left) receives food from helping the people ing donations to help with expenses. Gail Schatzschneider of Karachi Adventist Hospital and Igbal Inayat and wanted to Karachi Adventist Hospital will provide of ADRA/Pakistan on Jamro Island. return. The four at least one more medical camp.

ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 (1099) 19 WORLD NEWS & PERSPECTIVES Peace for the Congo?

BY CORRINE VANDERWERFF, A PROFESSIONAL WRITER AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER FROM S HERWOOD PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA

ix African countries have endorsed a cease-fire for the “Africa War I,” and the rebels have since splintered into at Democratic Republic of the Congo. The six represent least three major factions. Sthe primary engaged forces, but imposed peace is, at Even during the cease-fire talks, rebels pushed toward best, a holding in check of hostilities by outside forces. Bartered Mbuji-Mayi, the diamond capital of the resource-rich Congo. peace is difficult enough when there are only two parties in a The Congo is a beautiful land with friendly people. But relatively small and accessible area, never mind six. they’re among the world’s poorest. The war, a carryover of the The Democratic Republic of the Congo is only one third Rwandan conflict of 1994, is gruesome, with brutal massacres the size of the United States, is heavily that happen more frequently where there forested, and has practically no viable road NEWS COMMENTARY are no immediate communication links system. Complicating things further, the with the outside world. rebel leaders did not sign the cease-fire agreement, and rebel Strategists must consider all this, and more, in their forces pocketed in untamed areas have vowed to fight on. peacekeeping plans. Some question whether peace is worth Fighting accelerated in August when rebel forces the bother. advanced on the capital city, Kinshasa, after President A thousand times yes! Laurent Kabila expelled the Rwandan Tutsis who had Hearts may turn to God in the heat of battle, but helped him overthrow the previous government. Enough imposed peace provides opportunities for learning the art of countries became involved for pundits to dub the conflict forgiveness and for healing ruptured relationships.

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Loma Linda University Medical will be laid off, according to Behrens. The layoffs will Center Announces Cutbacks occur among support staff, such as food service, mainte- nance, clerical, and supervisory workers. “We do not take these actions without regard for the oma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) personal sacrifice they will require from all of us,” said L executives are forecasting layoffs necessary to close a Behrens. projected $41.3 million budget deficit. The medical cen- The cutbacks are prompted by reductions in Medicare ter announced it will lay off employees, reimbursement payments throughout the cut programs, and impose across-the- U.S. and the emergence of health main- board pay cuts for its entire staff of tenance organizations that can negotiate 4,500 in an attempt to close the pro- significant cuts in insurance payments to jected debt. hospitals. “In order to accomplish this, $14 “The majority of the hospital’s million in nonpatient-care labor will be funding comes from Medicare, Medi- reduced by eliminating positions and Cal, and patients enrolled with health implementing wage and salary reduc- maintenance organizations, or tion for a period of six months,” said HMOs,” said Augustus Cheatham, LLUMC president B. Lyn Behrens in an vice president for public affairs at official letter released to all employees Loma Linda University Medical at the medical center. “The executive Center. “Last year the hospital wound team is voluntarily taking an additional up with an $8 million budget surplus. 5 percent pay cut, along with imple- If we do the same amount of business menting overall reductions in management staff.” this year, the reimbursements from federal, state and According to the letter, frontline employees, such as HMO contacts will result in a $41.3 million loss. So nurses, therapists, and clerks, will be hit with the 5 per- what we’ve got to do now is change the course to cent pay cut. No employee responsible for patient care make sure we at least break even.”

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Global Mission Prayer Ministry of the worst fight- ing of the civil war Please pray for: Anthony Alexander, his wife, Saratha, and between the Sri their five children. Lankan army and Anthony Alexander, a former Global Mission pioneer Tamil guerrillas. who has established several new churches in Sri Lanka, has More than half been held in prison since March 1998, under “suspicion of the pioneers work- terrorism,” without a trial. ing in Sri Lanka Anthony began his ministry by asking church leaders to became Seventh- send him where there was no church. He went to the “unen- day Adventists tered” hill country of Sri through Anthony’s Lanka and established five ministry. His min- new churches and led 175 istry was marked by people to baptism—most compassionate care for people. “We can’t just preach to the of them Buddhists or people,” he said. “We need to first work with them in their Hindus. suffering.” Hired as a full-time pas- Now the Alexander family desperately needs our support tor, Anthony next went to as brothers and sisters in Christ. Jaffna in north Sri Lanka, where he established a Further Help school that now has more You can further help by writing letters to Pastor than 100 students. While Alexander and various authorities. For further informa- working there he and his tion on how to write, please call 1-800-648-5824 or e- family lived in the middle mail [email protected].

NEWSBREAK

Based in California, the private nonprofit hospital an institution takes the tough management actions operates some of the largest clinical programs in the required to remain strong, viable, and competitive.” United States in areas such as neonatal care, outpatient “I continue to appreciate the positive attitudes reflect- surgery, and corneal transplants. Some of the programs ed by so many of our employees,” said Behrens. “That that will be eliminated with this budget cut include spirit of hopefulness is aligned with the feeling of the mammography screening operation and a high-tech leadership team that with God’s help, we can do this and training center. do it well.”—Adventist News Network. “We’ve never had to make an adjustment of this mag- nitude,” said Cheatham, adding that the cuts in jobs and Education Work Grows in South America programs are the largest in 15 years. The announced cutbacks are the latest in a series of Officials in the South American Division report that financial challenges for the hospital. In May Standard & enrollment in Adventist schools, academies, and univer- Poor’s lowered the hospital’s bond rating on the institu- sities reached 194,804 this year. tion’s $60.69 million health-care revenue bonds from “We surpassed 200 schools in South America, dou- BB+ to BBB- because of the hospital’s weak liquidity. bling this number in just seven years. We went from 101 The hospital’s chief financial officer resigned effective schools in 1992 to 203 in 1999, and 13 schools were May 12 and was replaced with an interim CFO. opened this year,” says Roberto Azevedo, division educa- Like LLUMC, other hospitals, including University of tion director. California San Francisco/Stanford, Georgetown University Medical Center, and the University of Pennsylvania, have What’s Upcoming also made drastic cuts to adjust budgets and incur less debt. Hospitals are hoping to stop the losses by aggres- Sept. 4 Lay Evangelism Emphasis sively lobbying the U.S. Congress for legislative relief. Sept. 11 Adventist Review emphasis Commending her employees for their commitment Sept. 18 Family Togetherness Day and dedication to the special mission of Loma Linda, Sept. 25 Thirteenth Sabbath offering for the Behrens states that a focus on mission “is hollow unless Africa-Indian Ocean Division

ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 (1101) 21 BIBLE QUESTIONS ANSWERED For Mature Readers ANGEL MANUEL RODRÍGUEZ

ecently our teenage son asked us about the bibli- ionship, to establish a permanent commitment to each other in cal reasons to refrain from premarital love. The physical unity of their bodies was possible and meaning- sexual intercourse. Can you help us? ful in a setting of permanency and love. Premarital sex has In the Scripture, a person is not just become an accepted way a body that can be detached from the Rof life in most Western (“Christian”) totality of his or her being, to function countries—promoted as the norm in Sex without love is simply as an object of pleasure by most movies and television programs. another for personal sexual satisfaction. Who, then, has the courage (some may spiritually, morally, Since one’s personal value cannot be say, the stupidity) to talk against it? separated from one’s body, a dehuman- God does, and so should we. and emotionally ization of the body has a direct impact In discussing this subject we have on our self-image, leaving behind per- to examine the biblical teachings manent scars in the soul. Sex without about virginity, sexual promiscuity, degrading. love and permanent commitment marriage, and sex. Here are some bypasses personhood and drags the indi- things to consider: vidual to a lower status of existence. 1. Regulations on Virginity: Female virginity was highly valued in Marriage, instituted by God, provides the existential ambi- the Old Testament, as evidenced in its laws. Loss of virginity ence within which each of the partners finds self-realization, could, in some cases, result in capital punishment (Deut. 22:20, permanent companionship, respect, and expressions of loving 21); while in others, marriage was required (verses 28, 29). Sex concern for the other (1 Cor. 7:10). The mutuality of the pub- outside of marriage was a social, moral, and spiritual evil that was lic commitment and its dimension of permanency make it safe unacceptable to the Lord. With respect to male virginity, there is for both individuals to fully surrender their whole person—not no biblical law that specifically deals with it, making it necessary just the physical body—in love to each other. Consequently, to look for other evidence. the couple comes out of the sexual relationship—the most pro- 2. Regulations on Sexual Promiscuity and Adultery: We find spe- found human expression of love—enriched and with a deep cific legislation condemning male sexual promiscuity through pros- feeling of self-realization; they become one (Gen. 2:24). It is titution and/or adultery. Satisfying one’s sexual desires with a pros- only in mutual trust and love that we surrender ourselves to titute was not an acceptable practice in Israel (Lev. 19:29; Prov. 5; another person. Physical pleasure separated from soul commit- 7:10-27). In the New Testament, prostitution was also clearly ment in love, even if enjoyed by consenting adults, splits that rejected and condemned (1 Cor. 6:15, 16). In the Old Testament which God united. adultery was a capital crime, resulting in the execution of both The Scriptures reject premarital sex because sex without love individuals (Lev. 20:10; Deut. 22:22). This simply emphasizes the (agape), commitment, and the permanency explicit in a marriage seriousness with which God took this aspect of the social and reli- relationship is spiritually, morally, and emotionally degrading. But gious life of His people. God’s grace, through Christ, knows no limits; it offers those who In the New Testament adultery and fornication are consid- have fallen short of the divine expectation healing through divine ered incompatible with Christian life and doctrine (1 Tim. forgiving love. Those who accept it will be re-created in God’s 1:10; Heb. 13:4; Eph. 5:3; 1 Thess. 4:3). Hence, the evidence image. To them Jesus’ merciful voice says: “Go, and sin no more” points to the fact that virginity was expected from men in (John 8:11). Israel and the Christian church. 3. Biblical View of Marriage and Sex: The biblical indictment Angel Manuel Rodríguez is an associate director of the against sexual promiscuity is based on the Bible’s view of the dig- Biblical Research Institute of the General Conference. nity of the person and on the holy nature of marriage. The Lord rejects any activity that degrades those two principles. According to Genesis 2:18, 21-24 man and woman were created for compan-

22 (1102) ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 LIFESTYLE

Celebrating the Year of the Family Ways to keep the church family complete

BY MARY H. T. WONG

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ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 (1103) 23 a Comfort Inn room a year before even if we have all of these, if the not in keeping with the development without leaving any trace of her true family circle has been broken, family in modern technology and pedagogy identity. She was known as Kathy members cannot experience the joy that provides for active rather than Smith to those with whom she talked of true fellowship. passive learning. They want programs prior to her death. With no identity As we celebrate the year of God’s for their children that challenge them available, she was put in an unmarked family, we need to ask if our church to be thinkers rather than reflectors of grave without any headstone. During family is complete. We are thrilled and others’ thoughts (see Education, p. 17). the newscast the police appealed for impressed with the phenomenal num- Our children are the future of the help in establishing her identity. ber of new members added to our church. Unless efforts are made to While it was a tragedy for a young church family each day through Global keep them within the fold, they will woman to take her own life, it was a Mission projects and satellite evange- be lost to the world, and our church greater tragedy that, because no one lism. What sometimes escapes us, how- family will be incomplete. How can had reported her missing, her identity ever, is that while we are busy bringing we ensure that our children will fulfill could not be established. To me it in new members, we lose some as well. the role that God has designed for Wandering youth and inactive mem- them rather than let them be used by bers of all ages are the missing mem- the devil to perpetuate evil?

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R Our Children, Our Future Spiritual Training Although many of our youth are Here are two suggestions for pro- lost to the world because of factors viding spiritual training and increasing beyond our control, we are partly loyalty to the church: LLUSTRATION BY I responsible for the loss of some of 1. Have a long-range goal to pre- these precious souls. pare for life beyond this world. Christ attached a great deal of 2. Learn how to train children and importance to children. He made time acquire materials for this purpose. for them in His hectic schedule (Matt. Through seminars and church pub- 19:14; Mark 10:16). In the final hours lications, church leaders and family before His return to heaven He in- ministries directors can play an active structed Peter to “feed” His lambs role in helping parents set the right (John 21:15). Christ pointed out that priorities for their children, and recog- it would be better “to be thrown into nize the necessity of providing spiri- the sea with a millstone tied around tual training for them from the earliest his neck than for him to cause one of years of their lives. Up-to-date materi- the little ones to sin” (Luke 17:2, als and innovative ideas for conduct- NIV). ing family worship can be developed, Despite the great importance of translated, and made more easily nurturing children, some parents accessible to church members, espe- neglect their spiritual training. They cially those in the world divisions out- have set academic excellence and side of the United States. worldly success as higher priority. Through revival meetings, parents They expend a great deal of time and can be made aware of how their own effort in improving the academic skills personal lives and examples can have meant that she either didn’t have any of their children while neglecting time an impact on their children. They family or had been so long out of for their spiritual nurturing. will recognize the need to model an touch with them that no one noticed In countries where there are classes intimate relationship with God and when she had disappeared. or extracurricular activities on the loyalty to the church as they help For the Adventist Church, 1999 Sabbath, some parents allow their chil- their children know God through per- has been designated as the Year of dren to attend school. Or children may sonal experience rather than just a the Family, with the theme “Ex- refuse to go to church (if forced to go, knowledge about God. perience the Fellowship of God’s they tolerate it until they can choose Efforts to improve the materials Family.” A great deal of emphasis has not to go) because there are more and methodology for instruction used been attached to such elements as interesting activities to keep them in the Sabbath school and church unity, communication, and love as away. Parents may feel that Sabbath service can be considered. The necessary ingredients for enjoying the school and church programs do not General Conference Sabbath School fellowship of God’s family. However, cater to their children’s needs, and are Department is cognizant of this

24 (1104) ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 urgent need, and a new curriculum for help the backsliders reconnect with the children’s Sabbath School that is the church. Keeping track of missing in keeping with the interests of chil- Sabbath school and church members dren will soon be made available to will encourage members of the the churches. These new curriculum church to be involved in visitation methods have been developed for programs to keep them updated on countries in which English is not church news, bring them church used. While it may be difficult to find publications and sermon tapes, and a budget for the translating and pray with them. adapting of materials, this is an essen- The training of members by the tial investment for the future of our personal ministries director will make church and for eternity. the program more effective. To make Ministers can plan their sermons it easier for inactive members to with the needs of children and youth return to the church, they can be first What in mind. Leaders and teachers in invited to join cell groups in which children’s Sabbath schools can dis- they can forge a close relationship cover innovative ways to reach the with a few people before they rejoin sometimes children by attending workshops and the congregation. Special days with training programs, and reading books programs planned for the returning and journals on children’s ministries. members can be included in the escapes Why Nobody Learns Much of Anything church calendar of events. Finally, at Church: And How to Fix It, by one of the best ways to win them Thom and Joani Schulltz (Group back is by establishing friendships. us is Publishing), can provide Sabbath Then if a tragedy occurs in the family, school and church leaders with addi- the church members will be among tional insights. the first ones there to lend support. that while The church family is also made incomplete by people who have left A Challenge for the Year of the church. Often, when a child is the Family we bring lost, the whole neighborhood and As we celebrate the fellowship of the police turn out in force to look God’s church family this year, we must for the missing child. Many have left remember that our church family is in new the church, yet are we putting forth incomplete if our children are missing sufficient effort to reclaim them? In and if missing members have not been the parable of the lost sheep Christ reclaimed. Unless we make an effort to members, told how the shepherd deemed it so restore the breach, whatever fellow- important to find the one “lost ship we may experience will be a joy sheep” that he left his 99 sheep in incomplete. we lose order to search for it in the wilder- Are we like Kathy Smith’s family? ness. Then He emphasized how Are we oblivious to the young people heaven rejoices over the repentance and inactive members we have lost? some as of one sinner (Luke 15:10). Are we actively engaged in reclaiming In Matthew 9:10-13 Jesus is pic- them? Is our church family complete? tured as associating with publicans and This is a question that God will ask us well. sinners because it was He “came to call when we see Him someday. ■ not the righteous but sinners to repen- tance. In His dealings with Mary Magdalene, Zacchaeus, and other sin- ners, He has shown us an example of the need and the methods we should use to reclaim inactive members. Mary H. T. Wong is chil- dren’s, family, and women’s Planning for the Reclamation of ministries director for the Inactive Members Northern Asia-Pacific Church pastors can plan activities Division. She writes from the with the church members that might Republic of Korea.

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26 (1106) ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 You don’t have to have the Christ’s mind of Christ to be a good host, but it Home helps.

BY MADELINE S. JOHNSTON

HILE MY HUSBAND PURSUED because of the fatherly kindnesses he had shown to us as our doctoral study in an Eastern city, our paths had crossed in the mission field and later on furlough. family of six lived in a small apartment He was one of those rare administrators who put people in a run-down section of town. One before policies; and if a policy couldn’t be bent, he Friday we had all been too busy to pre- explained and apologized with genuine caring. If there was Wpare a special Sabbath dinner, or even to clean very much. anyone we would hate to disappoint, it was he. Naturally, then, the next morning a young woman appeared After the usual pleasantries he said, “I’m calling just at our church for the first time. As the worship service began, because I want to thank you for inviting my friend Lynn the head deaconess came to our pew and whispered to me, home for dinner today.” He went on to tell us that this “Would you please invite this young woman home for dinner young woman, the daughter of Adventist leaders elsewhere, today? I can’t; I don’t have anything prepared.” was very dear to him. He kept in touch with her, and they My immediate instinct was to decline. I would be embar- had talked by phone that evening. He told us that she had rassed to invite anyone to our apartment that day. But I real- suffered a divorce and had come to this place, far from ized I couldn’t decline—our family was not only a minister’s home, to do graduate study and begin a new life. The family, but a missionary family home on study leave, and we divorce had shaken Lynn’s faith, too. She seriously consid- could sense that church members imbued us with a certain ered abandoning it altogether. Through this experience the aura that included high expectations. church had seemed cold and heartless. That Sabbath morn- Thus, with an inner gulp, I said, “Yes, I will.” And I ing she had decided to give church one more try. If no one did. But I felt near panic as I pondered what I could pull befriended her at church that day, she decided, she would together quickly as a reasonable meal for seven. never attend again. Remembering how close I came to refusing hospitality to That Wasn’t So Hard someone in such need, even though the Bible mandates hospi- As it turned out, Lynn proved very adaptable, and she fit tality, has served as a sobering lesson to me in the years since. ■ right in. We all enjoyed getting acquainted with her. I don’t recall what we ate, but none of us went hungry. We drove her to her apartment later. She explained she was a graduate Madeline S. Johnston spent 20 years as a secretary student, new to the area. In subsequent weeks we continued in the Department of World Mission of the to enjoy her friendship. Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Late that Saturday night we were surprised by a tele- Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. phone call from a dear friend of ours in the General She is now the faculty adviser to the weekly stu- Conference—one to whom we felt personally indebted dent newspaper there.

ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 (1107) 27 FEATURE “I’m Gonna Find Me a New Doctor”

BY LOREN DICKINSON

DO SERIOUS SEARCH AND RESCUE AROUND very dissonant event. To assuage their tortured minds, junkyards, because I’m an old car hobbyist. It’s the way Millerites faced anguished choices. So they made them. Some I find road-tested parts at right prices. But a recent discredited their leaders. Some redated their calendars. Some excursion led me to something I hadn’t expected. bitterly renounced their faith and checked out. The dried-up I often do no better Icharacter who seemed to than the Millerites did be minding the store was a with dissonant informa- friendly but dilapidated tion. Weight is one. I’ve bachelor of 65. Though been carrying about five fluent and helpful, he was pounds too many. But my severely wasted. “I’ve got diet goes virtually un- arthritis of the back some- changed, and I still jog a thing fierce,” he moaned. mere mile a day. I’ve gone “Just got home from the weeks, in fact, without hospital, but it didn’t do dropping on the scales no good.” because I don’t want to His language wasn’t know the truth, the unset- like that of the college tling truth. kids who inhabit my life. What’s the answer for But I got the point. “The the arthritic or for us? I doctors don’t know how to think it’s this: We must treat me; I’ve been to search for reputable, well- three, but I don’t feel no founded ideas that make better.” sense. Let’s live by the “I’m sorry,” I said. I best data and behaviors ISC truly meant it. we can get hold of (even D

“Yeah, and the last one when that means we may HOTO

even told me to quit have to deal with the dis- © P smokin’ and boozin’.” sonance they produce). HOTO “That,” I said, “sounds Scripture offers the perfect P like perfect sense to me.” Then I added, “And what do you starting point. “Whatever is true, whatever is honorable . . . think you’ll do about that?” right . . . pure . . . lovely . . . let your mind dwell on these I can tell you his reply word for word. “I’m gonna find me things” (Phil. 4:8, NASB). a new doctor.” Nobody needs a new doctor. Nobody needs new scales. The junkyard junkie is a classic case. He’s experiencing What we honestly need is to believe and live by the good some very annoying information he wants neither to hear sense we’ve come to know or are still discovering. ■ nor believe. What if he finds a new doctor? What changes then? His psychological discomfort may subside, but his physical disorders won’t. Loren Dickinson is a professor of communication at He by no means is alone in playing mind games with dis- Walla Walla College, College Place, Washington. sonant and unsettling information. Some Millerites did it 150 years ago. With certainty they predicted Christ would return in their lifetime—in fact, October 1844. But He didn’t—a

28 (1108) ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 ADVENTIST WORLD RADIO Water for the Thirsty ANDREA STEELE

he Holy Spirit is traveling the air- waves in Mada- gascar, carrying the message of hope to Tnearly 14 million people. The Voice of Hope in Malagasy went on the air for an hour a day on March 29, 1998. Since then peo- ple all over the island have responded with joy. “Your pro- grams have given me new hope,” write many listeners. “I want to thank you because you are the one who invited me to Christ.” “Up to 150 letters arrive weekly at the production center and Bible school here in Antananarivo,” says Elian Andriamintantsoa, Malagasy Voice of Hope producer. “Many lis- teners travel here to the studio to meet the speakers and to share their excitement about the mes- sage. That keeps the producers excited about making programs!” WORKING FOR JESUS: These women produce the children’s program in Malagasy for airing on Frontline evangelistic teams on Adventist World Radio to Madagascar. the island discover dozens of people who have listened to Christian, and about to lose my job,” writes Francois. AWR and studied their Bibles and asked for baptism. The “Then I heard the saving message from you. I tuned in by king of the Bara tribe Ivohibe and 35 people in his village chance, and tried to apply the instruction you gave— joined the church after an evangelistic series. Most of them repentance and prayer—but I did not know how to pray. had first heard the message on AWR. In Amboasary village, So I said simply to God, ‘Save me and change me.’ And 70 people, most of them listeners, were baptized after an something strange happened within my mind and body. I evangelistic meeting, and at last count, 150 people now meet began to hate alcohol. Now I know I am saved, and it’s not in a church under the trees. Listeners in Sadabe village a surgeon who did it, but God through AWR.” Francois requested a pastor to “come and baptize” them, and offered a has since been baptized. piece of land for a church. Madagascar is a verdant and fertile land; but there is a Although there are 50,000 church members on the great absence of water. Ninety percent of the rural popula- island, most of them live and worship in very isolated tion have no assured access to fresh water. Now the gospel is areas. Each pastor may have a dozen churches to care for; broadcast over Adventist World Radio, covering the whole most churches see their pastor perhaps once in six island with the water of life! months. Adventist church members greatly appreciate the “nourishment and encouragement” of AWR’s daily broadcasts. Andrea Steele is director of public relations and listener services AWR broadcasts change lives: “I was an alcoholic, not a for Adventist World Radio.

ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 12, 1999 (1109) 29 Neil Foster Lovitt, M.D., returning to serve Neil Stewart Brantley, to serve as English lan- as family practice physician, Guam SDA Clinic, guage teacher, Montemorelos University, Nuevo Tamuning, Guam, and Katherine Lovitt. Leõn, Mexico, of Berrien Springs, Michigan. Michael John Mahoney, to serve as assistant Everton George Dawkins, to serve as administrator for clinical services, Guam SDA English/Bible teacher, Korea SDA Language Clinic, Tamuning, Guam, Bonnie Ruth Institutes, Seoul, Korea, of Miami, Florida. Mahoney, and three children, of Pioneer, Michael and Jamie Delay, to serve as ele- Tennessee. mentary teachers, Ekamai International School, Thomas Joseph Massengill, returning to Bangkok, Thailand, of Collegedale, Tennessee. serve as treasurer, Southeast Asia Union Dos Santos, to serve as assistant food con- Mission, Republic of Singapore, and Dorothy troller, ADRA/Bolivia, La Paz, Bolivia, of Jean Massengill. Riverside, California. Harry Mayden, returning to serve as director Carolyn Patricia Douglas, to serve as of education, Euro-Asia Division, Moscow, English/Bible teacher, Japan English Schools, Russian Federation, and Joyce Mayden. Yokohama, Japan, of Garland, Texas. They Still Go Lincoln Saturo Morikone, returning to serve Brigett Michelle Dunn, to serve as elemen- as laboratory director, Hongkong Adventist tary teacher, Ekamai International School, Regular Missionary Service Hospital, Hong Kong, and Drusila Morikone. Bangkok, Thailand, of Arden, North Carolina. The following persons left for regular Michael Frank Munsey, returning to serve Esther Jemima Edwards, to serve as English/ as elementary teacher, Yang Ming Shan Bible teacher, Korea SDA Language Institutes, missionary service in the latter part of Christian School, Taiwan, and Lana Elizabeth Seoul, Korea, of Brooklyn, New York. 1998 and early 1999. Please remember Munsey, of Caldwell, Idaho. Raymond C. Gager II, to serve as teacher/ them in your prayers. Leslie Charles Neal III, returning to serve evangelist, Korea SDA Language Institutes, George Chempil Abraham, returning to as art professor, Montemorelos University, Seoul, Korea, of Berrien Springs, Michigan. serve as dentist/director, Antigua SDA Dental Montemorelos, Mexico, Heidi Linette Neal, and Tosco-Gabriella Henry, to serve as English/ Clinic, St. Johns, Antigua, West Indies. two children. Bible teacher, San Yu English Bible Center, Vera Gama Michel de Matos, to serve as Daniel Reece Neisner, returning to serve as Pingtung City, Taiwan, of Collegedale, Tennessee. translator, Brazil Publishing House, Tatui, Brazil, chaplain, Hongkong Adventist Hospital, Hong William Edward Hawthorne, to serve as and Ismael de Matos, of Hyattsville, Maryland. Kong, Shirlee Neisner, and three children. teacher/technical adviser, Davis Indian Norman David Emerson, returning to serve James Kenji Nozaki, to serve as Industrial College, Paruima Village, Guyana, of as physician/internal medicine, Guam SDA physician/family medicine, Guam SDA Clinic, Vernon, Alabama. Clinic, Tamuning, Guam, Oleta Emerson, and Tamuning, Guam, of Colton, California. one child. Pablo Perla, returning to serve as president, Leopold Henry Garbutt, returning to serve Dominican Union Mission, Santo Domingo, as orthopedic surgeon, Bella Vista Polyclinic, Dominican Republic, and Martha Perla. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Ann Elizabeth Garbutt, Martine Polycarpe, returning to serve as and one child. accountant, Guam-Micronesia Mission, Agana Eduardo Alberto Gonzalez, returning to Heights, Guam. serve as professor, Montemorelos University, Jagannadha Rao, to serve as physician/ Montemorelos, Nuevo Leõn, Mexico, and Sylvia internist, Andrews Memorial Hospital, Kingston, Gonzalez. Jamaica, and Kamala Rao, of Nassau, Bahamas. Aldemar Hernandez, to serve as instructor, Robert Lavern Robinson, returning to serve Antillean Adventist University, Mayagüez, as treasurer, Euro-Asia Division, Golianovo, Puerto Rico, of Angwin, California. Moscow, Russia, and Brenda Annette Robinson. Edwin Hernandez, returning to serve as vice Sampson Kenneth Twumasi, returning to president for academic affairs, Antillean serve as religion lecturer, Bugema University, Adventist University, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Kampala, Uganda, of Michigan. and Magaly Hernandez. Scott Roy Von Bergen, returning to serve as Keith Masao Horinouchi, returning to serve dentist, Guam SDA Clinic, Tamuning, Guam, as preventive-care specialist, Guam SDA Clinic, and Sheila Von Bergen. Tamuning, Guam, and Madeline Horinouchi. John Lennart Wilcox, to serve as associate Chester Lee Huff, returning to serve as pres- director, ADRA/Peru, Lima, Peru, and Fiona ident of Euro-Asia Division, Moscow, Russian Louise Wilcox, of Washington, D.C. Federation, and Barbara Huff. George Louis Wonenberg, returning to serve Karl Errol Johnson, returning to serve as as dentist, Adventist Dental Practice, Bulawayo, secretary, French Polynesia Mission, Papeete, Zimbabwe, Africa, and Becky Wonenberg. Tahiti, and Ariane Johnson. Rodger Ferguson Jones, to serve as physics lecturer, Pacific Adventist University, Papua Adventist Volunteer Service New Guinea, Jennifer Jones, and two children, During the past year the following per- of Carmichael, California. sons have left home to serve as volunteers in Matthew Mark Kent, returning to serve as professor, New Testament, Spicer Memorial other countries. Most of the following are College, Pune, India, and Daphne Kent. young people, and they have returned home Sung Min Lee, returning to serve as pharma- by now. But we want them to know that cist, Guam SDA Clinic, Tamuning, Guam, we recognize and appreciate their service. Esther Seungai Lee, and two children.

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s we turn into the twenty-first century the There He is again, the radical provider, giving the bread of concept of radical activism continues to take life to those left starving by the loveless acts of tradition.3 on an ever increasingly sinister profile. There And now, on the Sabbath, the radical re-creator takes are the Timothy McVeighs who stand as the hand of His fellowman, mangled under the weight of icons for antigovernment groups, the Irish Pharisaical contempt, and makes it whole.4 He breaks the A“Christians” killing for their beliefs, Pharisees’ rules as much to free their Middle Eastern terrorists blowing up hearts as to free those who have no buses, hotels, and innocent people. hope in keeping them. His actions, so Even causes that were once viewed as radically different from the Pharisees’ fighting for the good have been tarnished perceptions of acceptable religious by radicals. Some Greenpeace protesters behavior, stem from a heart moved by spike trees and seriously injure forest radical compassion. workers, while some antiabortionists Unlike those whose aim it was to main- harass and even murder abortion clinic tain self-serving laws at the cost of physicians, and “Christian ministers” insignificant sinners, Christ’s unorthodox have redefined evangelism to mean TV ministry involved continual acts of com- appearances and swindling megabucks. passion and tender mercy to the suffering. However, despite the unorthodox All those on whom the religious leaders methods used by such radical groups and individuals, they looked with disgust, those oppressed by the continual reminder leave behind a minimal impress on the history of humankind of their sin and guilt as evidenced by their physical sicknesses, when compared to the life of one particularly radical Man. Jesus delighted to heal. Two thousand years ago, when Jesus stepped into the His heart was on their side, and no amount of evidence human scene, life for the common person was relatively little could sway Him to oppose those He had come to save. different than it is today. There were new discoveries that Pious inactivism had finally been upstaged by a demonstra- were beyond comprehension. Government was too big, crime tion of radical love. was on the increase, wages were too low and taxes too high. And now, as we turn into the twenty-first century, society There were the rich and those despised by the rich, reli- continues to crave an authentic definition and active SSOCIATION A gious purebreds and Gentile mongrels, those blessed with demonstration of a love that is radically different from what health and others cursed with illness. Those who were to be popular culture has always offered. Humanity craves a love the spiritual leaders in Israel accepted instead the false secu- that is motivated by His selflessness, activated by His righ- UBLISHING P

® rity of religiosity and the deceptive witness of Satan about teousness, and demonstrated by His willingness. the character of God in blessing those who were good and It is this love, the reality of Jesus’ own life, that is freely ERALD cursing those who were bad. After all, they were the elite accepted and freely given by all who are changed by the & H among the saved, the rich, the blessed. They were the sus- power of this radical Man.

EVIEW tainers of the traditions. And they liked it that way. 1 John 8:3-11. / © R Imagine the shock to their conventional minds when 2 Luke 5:12-15. Jesus began to focus the radical spirit of agape into every 3 Mark 8:1-8. 4

NDERSON action of their laws. Matt. 12:9-14. A Their heads bow in shame, recognizing their own faults ARRY

H and failures as Jesus, the radical soul lover, lifts the head of Stephen G. Dunbar is a Canadian taking post- the adulterer in whose eyes He sees a repentant heart.1 graduate studies in marine biology at Central Watch them squirm and mutter as Jesus, the radical healer, Queensland University, Queensland, Australia. actually touches, then hugs and laughs with the leper whom 2 LLUSTRATION BY

I they have cursed and evicted like so much religious refuse.

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