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Your Guide to Locate Feature Articles, Side Articles, Editorials, News Updates and Book Reviews from PFO’s Newsletters. A Complete Index for Vol. 1, No. 1 through Vol. 40, No. 4 Title of Feature Article Subject Location 2012: A Spaced-Out Oddity – What’s the Fuss About the Year 2012? End Time Speculation Vol 30, No 2 The 400th Anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible King James Only Vol 31, No 3 The Adam God Teaching – A Theory or A Doctrine? Mormonism Vol 11, No 3 All in the Family – The Visions and Vanities of Sam Hinn Sam Hinn Vol 16, No 4 All That Glitters... Gold Fillings and Truth Decay in Toronto Toronto Blessing Vol 19, No 3 All to Jesus I Surrender – A Look at The Community of Believers Community of Believers Vol 16, No 1 The Alpha Course – Final Answer or Fatal Attraction? Alpha Course Vol 18, No 4 Ambassadors of the Sensational – Distinctives of Charismatic Movement Charismatics Vol 35, No 2 “And I Shall Be As God” – Men and Their Claims of Deity Aberrational Theology Vol 32, No 2 “...And Ye Shall Be As God” – The Mormons’ Strange Salvation Mormonism Vol 5, No 4 Angels We Have Heard on High? New Obsession with Angels Theology Vol 14, No 3 The Animalization of Christianity – Chaos in the Vineyard Vineyard Fellowship Vol 15, No 2 The Ape of God – New Age Spirituality Into Evangelicalism Mysticism Vol 33, No 1 Aquarian Gospel – A Summary of a Contemporary Pseudo-Scripture New Age Movement Vol 10, No 1 Aramaic Publications by The Way International The Way International Vol 10, No 4 Are Blood Transfusions a Violation of God’s Law? Jehovah’s Witnesses Vol 4, No 1 Are Doctrines of Demons Synonymous with Doctrines of JWs? Jehovah’s Witnesses Vol 3, No 2 Are Near-Death Experiences ‘‘Proof of Heaven’’? Near-Death Experiences Vol 34, No 2 Are Wierwille’s Translations Literal? The Way International Vol 8, No 2 Arnold Murray and the Shepherd’s Chapel – Grandfather of Denial Arnold Murray Vol 23, No 2 Astronomy: The Pall Bearer of Astrology Astrology Vol 22, No 4 Atonement Wars Theology Vol 33, No 1 Back to the Source – The Truth About Smith Wigglesworth Smith Wigglesworth Vol 15, No 1 Backward Masking and Backward Priorities Backward Masking Vol 2, No 4 Baha’i Faith – Christian Analysis & Suggestions for Evangelization Baha’i Vol 6, No 3 The Basic Life Principles of Bill Gothard Bill Gothard Vol 18, No 2 Behind Closed Doors of the Kingdom Halls – Child Molestation Jehovah’s Witnesses Vol 22, No 4 Behind the Deseret Veil – Institutionalized Oppression in LDS Mormonism Vol 14, No 4 Being Fervent – Priscilla Shirer’s Battle Plan for Strategic Prayer Theology Vol 37, No 1 Being Saved After Death is Still Alive in Worldwide Church God Worldwide Church of God Vol 21, No 4 Believing Beth About Believing God – Deceptive Drifts of Beth Moore Beth Moore Vol 29, No 1 Bell’s Hell: The Universalist Gospel of Rob Bell Rob Bell Vol 31, No 4 Benny Hinn and the Bible – His Interpretations God’s Intentions Benny Hinn Vol 15, No 2 Benny Hinn: How Great Thou Aren’t – Orchestrating the Spirit Benny Hinn Vol 24, No 1 Benny Hinn: Mr. Confusion – Demystification of the Miracle Man Benny Hinn Vol 13, No 1 Benny Hinn’s Anointing – Heaven Sent or Borrowed? Benny Hinn Vol 12, No 3 Benny Hinn’s Move Into Necromancy Benny Hinn Vol 17, No 4 The Bible Code: Prophetic Insight or Fertile Imagination? Numerology Vol 18, No 1 Biblical Numerology – Help or Hogwash? Numerology Vol 4, No 2 Black Cats and Sidewalk Cracks – Superstition: Reverence of Fear Superstition Vol 11, No 4 Blessed Among Women... Examining the Mystique of Mary Roman Catholicism Vol 25, No 4 The Boston Church of Christ: Has Mind Control Come to Beantown? Boston Church of Christ Vol 9, No 2 Breaking Free from Faulty Strongholds – Haphazard Hermeneutics Beth Moore Vol 29, No 3 Brian McLaren’s Tragic Mystical Detour – Finding Our Way Again? Emergent Church Movement Vol 29, No 3 British Israelism: Let’s Bury It British Israelism Vol 6, No 2 Bruce Wilkinson as The Wizard of Odd Bruce Wilkinson Vol 30, No 2 Building a Foundation on Sand – Modern Day Apostles & Prophets Aberrational Teaching Vol 23, No 1 ‘‘But the Bible is Full of Contradictions!’’ Bible Discrepancies Vol 24, No 3 Can You Be Deceived? – Why People Are Duped and How Not to Be Discernment Vol 20, No 3 Catching God: Old Practices in New Packages Tommy Tenney Vol 21, No 3 The Challenge of the Emerging Church Emergent Church Movement Vol 26, No 2 Challenging The Book of Mormon Mormonism Vol 17, No 3 Charged with Character Assassination – PFO Responds to Spencer James R. Spencer Vol 14, No 1 Charles Taze Russell: Disfellowshipped Jehovah’s Witnesses Vol 2, No 3 2 — The Quarterly Journal Index (1981-2020) Title of Feature Article Subject Location Christian Education Services: Evolution of a Splinter Group The Way International Vol 17, No 2 Christian – Who Is Your Covering? Shepherding Vol 3, No 2 Christianity by the Numbers – Nonsensical Maze of the Enneagram Enneagram Vol 37, No 2 Christianizing of Human Potential Philosophies (The Dream Giver) Bruce Wilkinson Vol 24, No 2 Christ’s Blood – Relic or Reality? – Benny Hinn’s New Book Benny Hinn Vol 14, No 2 The Clone Rangers – Raising Cain over Eve and the Raelians Raelian Movement Vol 23, No 2 Close Encounters With an Audacious Mind–Does Beth Moore Have Key? Beth Moore Vol 36, No 2 The ‘‘Closing’’ of The Way International The Way International Vol 18, No 2 Colossians: Today’s Handbook on Heresy Theology Vol 31, No 1 Comic Book Hero to Convict – Incredible Saga of John Todd John Todd Vol 14, No 2 A Communion Table for One - Beni Johnson's Strange Ideas New Apostolic Reformation Vol 39, No 3 Confronting the Superstitious Church of the 21st Century Discernment Vol 18, No 3 The Continuing Battle for the Bible – When Enough Is Enough Theology Vol 32, No 1 Creeds, Sects and the Mormon Church Mormonism Vol 13, No 2 A Curious Case of Fraud Freemasonry Vol 9, No 4 The Curse of Curse Theology – The Return of Rebecca Brown, MD Rebecca Brown Vol 16, No 3 The Crux of the Matter – Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Cross Jehovah’s Witnesses Vol 16, No 2 The Cult of Unbelief – A Christian Response to Atheism Atheism Vol 11, No 1 The Cultic Root System of David Otis Fuller and King James Onlyism King James Only Vol 24, No 4 Danger! 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