Christianity Today

March 20, 1987

Volume 31, Number 5

April 3, 1987
March 6, 1987

The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

Articles in this Issue

Light at Tunnel’s End

Harold Smith

What hope do we offer those facing their darkest days?

Letters

Hear from our readers

Melting Accomplishments

George K. Brushaber

What do I have to show for my efforts? What lasts?

“We May Never Go Home”

Beth Spring

Volunteering with the Billy Graham crusades became more than a hobby for this couple.

Editorial

The Judgement Mentality

Ben Patterson, Terry Muck

It is not our job to make AIDS victims feel worse.

Too Young to Die

Diane Eble, Thomas D. Kennedy

Suicide seems like an easy out to teenagers who aren’t yet ready to cope with life.

Mitch Anthony’s War

Diane Eble

How Christians can join the fight against suicide

Sleepers in the Hands of an Angry God

William D. Eisenhower

We must wake up to the importance of God’s jealous rage.

Universalism: Will Everyone Be Saved?

Roger Nicole, Charles E. White

The lost will perish indeed. But Christ died to save the lost.

Fire, Then Nothing

Clark Pinnock

Clark Pinnock shares the current thinking on annihilationism.

Everlasting Punishment

David F. Wells

Can we not read annihilation into some of the words used to describe the fate of unbelievers?

All Are Saved Except

Neal Punt

“Theology must be a communal work. If I’m wrong, I want to be corrected.”

Troublesome Questions

Kenneth S. Kantzer

The human mind, through rational argument, cannot penetrate the fragmentary data and arrive at conclusions about the nature of life after death.

Classic & Contemporary Excerpts from March 20, 1987

Thoughts from Bonhoeffer, Chesterton, and E. M. Bounds.

The State of Christian Broadcasting

Randy Frame, Wesley G. Pippert

As the number of religious broadcasters increases, so do concerns about fund-raising practices.

Ethnic Chinese Churches Prepare for Influx of Hong Kong Immigrants

Lloyd Mackey

Chinese churches form energetic centers of activity in their communities.

Supreme Court Will Rule on Moment-of-Silence Law

Beth Spring

Will the Court refine the three-part test used to determine a law’s purpose and intent?

This Congressman Preaches in Church Every Sunday

Floyd H. Flake

Shortening the distance between the sacred and the profane.

Joint Commission Agrees on Meaning of Salvation

Religion News Service

The Anglican-Catholic dialogue continues.

Books

A. J. Conyers

CT Talks to Jürgen Moltmann

Scorpions, Worms, and Iranian Missiles

Is my own physical safety more significant than the deaths of 10,000 refugees?

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