COVER: A scene from the series of engravings on the Book of Job by William Blake (1757-1827) shows Job surrounded by his wife and his three friends. His herds, sons and daughters are gone. Job is covered with sores. Job’s companions “sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was” (Job 2:13). In this issue of Channels several articles and book reviews touch on suffering.
ARTICLES
- The Human Sexuality Report
- Ministering to Those with Life-Threatening Diseases – Kenneth Oakes
- Suffering and the Search for Renewal – Jack Archibald
- “Beyond Belief” – Roger Judd
- A Prayer of “Expectancy” – Edward P. Mason
- Prayer Helps to Keep the Bloom in Marriage – Esther Mcllveen
- Living Churches: A Hope of Life and Growth – George Anderson
- Helping the Lonely – W. Stanford Reid
REVIEWS
- Trojan Horse, by Donald L. Faris – Howard Mcllveen
- Living with Dying, by George Lea Harper, Jr. – Kit Schindell
- Up Against It, by James Philip – John Vaudry
- Learning to Worship as a Way of Life, by Graham Kendrick – Nancy Bettridge