Voice from the Past: The Heart of the Gospel

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This selection is taken from a book reviewed in this issue, The Gospel: Its Heart, Heights, and Hopes. The paragraph titles, American spelling preferences (honorable, etc.), some punctuation, and one vocabulary updating are the only changes made in the text. ARTHUR T. PIERSON1 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
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A Hymn of Grace: No Other Plea

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FRANCES A. MOSHER Pianist Christ Congregation Dallas, Texas NO OTHER PLEA   My faith has found a resting place, Not in device nor creed; I trust the Ever-living One, His wounds for me shall plead. Enough for me that Jesus saves, This ends my fear and doubt; A sinful soul, I come to Him, He’ll
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No Condemnation: A New Theology of Assurance

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No Condemnation: A New Theology of Assurance. By Michael Eaton. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1995. 261 pp. Paper, $16.99. In a postscript to his commentary Ecclesiastes (IVP), Eaton cited Luke’s words in Acts 17:32-34: “Some…sneered…Others said, ‘We want to hear you again,’…A few…believed.” I believe his book will produce the same diverse responses. Many
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What is Contemplative Spirituality and Why is It Dangerous? – A Review of Brennan Manning’s “The Signature of Jesus”

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John Caddock Winchester, OR The Never-Ending Review Little did I know when I began to read The Signature of Jesus the time and effort that would be involved in understanding it. I am not a theologian by training. My background is in technical management in electronic component manufacturing. However, I stumbled onto something that I
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Jesus Under Siege

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Jesus Under Siege. By Gregory A. Boyd. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1995. 140 pp. Paper, $4.99. Jesus Under Siege is a popular defense of the authenticity of the Gospels and a refutation of the conclusions of the so-called Jesus Seminar. It is a summary of the author’s more detailed book, Cynic Sage or Son of God:
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Dostoevsky and His Theology

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JAMES TOWNSEND Bible Editor Cook Communications Elgin, IL I. Introduction Alfred Einstein stated: “Dostoevsky gives me more than any other thinker.”1 Nicholas Berdyaev was professor of philosophy at the University of Moscow until he was expelled by the Communist regime in 1922. Berdyaev testified that Dostoevsky “stirred and lifted up my soul more than any
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The Uncertainty Principle

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By Stan Nelson In 1927, German physicist Werner Heisenberg proposed what is known as “the uncertainty principle.” It says that both the position and velocity of a subatomic particle can’t be precisely measured at the same time. Measuring either one of these interferes with measuring the other. Certainty and Eternal Life Life is filled with
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Life with a Purpose

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By T. Kem Oberholtzer Five years ago if you asked someone “How are you today?” the response would have been “Fine!” Today, if you ask someone the same question, the response is “Busy.” In our hi-tech world, with every imaginable piece of equipment for simplifying our lives, we are busier and more stressed than ever.
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