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Review and Herald for 1987 ADVENT/5T WeeklyIREVIE141 News and Inspiration for Seventh-day Adventists December 31, 1987 1987 Goodbye to a Startling ear Five Thin s to For et The Father's Br • LETTERS Being There We asked Noelene Johnsson, editor than 50 years and have never writ- The Review arrived today after I of Mission, to respond: "It is always ten to the Review before, but now I had skipped church for at least the more fun to give to something con- feel that I must. eighth time. Reading "Never Again crete and specific, but if we all I can remember when the Week on a Sabbath?" (Nov. 5) was like a chose to give like this, there would of Prayer was considered very nudge from God through you to me be no money to maintain the important, and we went every and, I'm sure, to many other churches, hospitals, and schools night to hear the readings. Today it members. that we previously gave for. So I first isn't even mentioned in some At vespers tonight I will be in want to underscore that we must churches. Changes have slipped church with my children. And I continue to maintain the mission up on us and we hardly realize it, pray that God will give me strength offerings in Sabbath school. but I don't like the way things are to raise my children to know Him in "I believe we can spoil a church going. I wonder if anyone else feels spite of our divided home. just as we can spoil a child. When the way I do. NAME WITHHELD we send clothes, for instance, we REBECCA IVIE may be sending something that Weatherford, Texas works against the economy of that country. And we tempt the church The Calling members to think in terms of their True I read with excitement about the own material well-being rather than I wept when I read "Mama's Pi- Spirit-anointed evangelistic inno- in terms of the spiritual well-being ano" (Nov. 5). vation in east Indonesia—women of the church community and the Now the question: Is it true? If it speaking to women—that broke greater community. is not true, it seems to me almost down barriers and brought so many "Your church may certainly criminal to publish such a story. to Christ ("First All-Women Cru- adopt a struggling church overseas. If it is true, it is the perfect illus- sade Nets 160," Nov. 5). I failed to However, it would be best that you tration of what Jesus did for us. notice, however, whether those two adopt a particular church for only RUTH A. EDWARDS female evangelists were able to give one or possibly two quarters or for Macon, Missouri full expression to their calling and one specific project. If every church baptize their converts. Does the si- in North America were.to adopt a It's true. We do not publish fic- lence of the report on this matter church in a developing country, tion. —Editors. confirm my suspicions that men there would still be thousands of had to be called in for this privilege? unadopted and desperately needy What more would Evangelists churches. So why not adopt a 0 Canada Bassham and Zachary have needed church until you have fulfilled a Is there some reason that we to do to demonstrate their divine short-range goal for them? Then rarely, if ever, see any articles by calling? turn your attention to a church in Canadian writers, or news of Cana- Dick Winn another part of the world. da, in the Review? We see articles by Angwin, California "In some countries it is possible and news from many other coun- to build a church for $5,000; in tries, but never by Canadians, or other desperately needy countries a from Canada. city church may cost $30,000. So if Virginia M. Critchley Doing More your church chose to take on a Lakefield, Ontario, Canada I've often wished there was some- $30,000 project, the goal of that thing I could do personally to help project might be in terms of five During 1987 the Review published besides the Sabbath school mission years. I would also suggest that you nine news items and three articles offerings. Is there a way the Sabbath confine your help to spiritual from Canada. We printed all the school could set up a program help—send only spiritual litera- news we received. —Editors. whereby a prosperous church could ture, Sabbath school supplies, or "adopt" a struggling church in a money to build a church, clinic, or nearby country? I would like to help school. For more information, write a church in Central America. Per- me in care of the General Confer- haps my church could help them ence, 6840 Eastern Ave., NW., Letters should not exceed 250 words build their church or school, send Washington, D.C. 20012." and should carry the writer's name, ad- leftover Sabbath school supplies, dress, and telephone number. All will be used clothing, or whatever else they edited to meet space and literary require- ments, but the author's meaning will not need. be changed. Views expressed in the letters Carol Edwards Slippage do not necessarily represent those of the New Market, Virginia I have been an Adventist for more editors or the denomination. 2 (1450) ADVENTIST REVIEW, DECEMBER 31, 19B7 ADVENTIST REVIEW December 31, 1987 General paper of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Editor William G. Johnsson Associate Editor Myron K. Widmer News Editor Carlos Medley Assistant Editors Eugene F. Durand Deborah Anfenson-Vance Kit Watts Administrative Secretary Corinne Russ Startling year, p. 4 Bread of life, p. 8 Forget it! p. 11 Editorial Secretaries Jackie Ordelheide Edith Wilkens EDITORIALS LIFESTYLE Art Director Byron Steele Designer 4 Goodbye to a Startling Year 14 Learning by Doing Bryan Gray The year 1987 presents a collage of ever- Children may develop character through Marketing Gil Anderson changing hopes and fears. that useful, productive activity commonly Ad Sales by William G. Johnsson known as work. by Ted Wade Orval Driskell Subscriber Services Larry Burtnett WITNESS Consulting Editors 5 Time to Awake Neal C. Wilson, Charles E. Bradford, Wal- lace 0. Coe, D. F. Gilbert, Robert J. How easy it is to assume a stoical attitude 16 Sharing the Messiah Kloosterhuis, Kenneth J. Mittleider, Enoch Oliveira, Calvin B. Rock, G. Ralph Thomp- toward the tragic happenings of today. Adventists reach out to their Jewish broth- son ers and sisters. Special Contributors by G. J. Christo Kenneth H. Wood, Robert H. Pierson, by Albert P. Wellington George W. Brown, Gerald J. Christo, Ottis C. Edwards, Bekele Heye, Edwin Lu- descher, J. J. Nortey, Jan Paulsen, Walter R. L. Scragg, Joao Wolff NEWS Africa-Indian Ocean Editions Editor, BIBLICAL STUDY 6 Newsbreak Inter-American Edition Editor, Adalgiza Archbold 19 Worldview South American Editions 8 The Father's Bread Editor, R. S. Lessa, Portuguese; editor, Forty-fifth anniversary for La Voz. AID Rolando Itin, Spanish Christ paints a word picture of our gen- How to Subscribe Subscription prices: Sabbath school training seminars. Portu- US$27.95 for 40 issues. US$36.20 for 52 erous heavenly Neighbor. issues. guese work. To place your order, send your name, by Paul Haerich address, and payment to your local Ad- ventist Book Center or Adventist Review DEPARTMENTS Subscription Desk, Box 1119, Hagers- town, Maryland 21741. Single copy, 90 cents U.S. currency. Prices subject to 2 Letters change without notice. To Writers We welcome unsolicited DEVOTIONAL 10 Children's Corner manuscripts. Notification of acceptance or rejection may be expected only if accom- 18 Speaking Out panied by a stamped, self-addressed 11 Five Things to Forget envelope. Address all editorial corre- 24 Bulletin Board spondence to 6840 Eastern Avenue NW., Some things are not worth remembering. Washington, D.C. 20012. Let these five die with the old year. 26 Index The Adventist Review (ISSN 0161- 1119) is published 40 times a year, each by G. Roger Schoenhals Thursday except the first Thursday of the 31 Reflections month. Copyright ©1987 Review and Her- ald Publishing Association, 55 West Oak Ridge Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. Second-class postage paid at Ha- gerstown, Maryland 21740. Postmaster: COMING NEXT WEEK send address changes to Adventist Re- view, 55 West Oak Ridge Drive, Hagers- town, MD 21740. ■ Bible texts credited to NEB are from The Adventist Review rings in "Assurance and the Judg- New English Bible. © The Delegates of 1988 with 20 pages devoted to the Oxford University Press and the Syn- ment," by Richard Davidson. dics of the Cambridge University Press the Righteousness of Christ: ■ 1961, 1970. Reprinted by permission. "Righteousness and Rela- Texts credited to NIV are from the Holy Bi- ■ "Christ's Righteousness: tionship," by James Londis. ble, New International Version. Copyright 01973, 1978, by the International Bible Our Only Hope," by William ■ "A Glimpse of God's Love," Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. Texts credited to RSV G. Johnsson by Lynn Bratcher. are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyrighted 1946,1952 ©1971, ■ "The Meaning of Minneap- ■ "The Test of Righteous- 1973. olis," by George Knight. ness," Cover photo of stock exchange by by Charles Bradford. Ron Sherman/UNIPHOTO ■ "Justification by Faith," by ■ "The Trouble With Grace," Vol. 164, No. 53 Ellen G. White. by Deborah Anfenson-Vance. ADVENTIST REVIEW, DECEMBER 31, 1987 (1451) 3 EDITORIALS tling. Adventists were permitted to circulate a magazine in Russian (printed at the Review and Herald) and to display our literature at the Moscow International Book Fair.
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