June 1995 – Channels Magazine

Table of Contents

40. Spring/Summer 1995

COVER PHOTO: Dr. Leith Anderson speaking at the Annual Meeting. Photo by Jack Harewood.

ARTICLES

Executive Director’s Report – Calvin Brown
1995 Annual Meeting – Jack Harewood
Putting Values Together – Leith Anderson
Open to God – Calvin Brown
Worship Workshop – Can These Dry Bones Live? – Calvin Brown
Conductor or Virtuoso? – David J. Montgomery
Three New Board Members – Calvin Brown
“Beyond Belief” – Roger Judd

REVIEWS

Can Man Live Without God, by Ravi Zacharias – Roma Bryant
The Christian Faith and Homosexuality, by David F. Wright – John Vaudry
Spirituality Today, by Jock Stein – John Vaudry
The Uniqueness of Christ in a Pluralist World, by Howard Taylor – John Vaudry
The GenX Reader, by Douglas Ruskoff – Jacob Birch

Renewal

Executive Director’s Report

Calvin Brown reports on his preaching engagements, committee work, and upcoming renewal events. … Read more

Over 200 people crowded St. Andrew’s, Islington church in Etobicoke, Ontario, for the 13th Annual Meeting of the Renewal Fellowship. Saturday morning included an Installation Service for the Rev. Calvin Brown as Executive Director of The Fellowship. Photos by Jack Harewood. … Read more

Daily Faith

Putting Values Together

By Leith Anderson. Integrity brings all of life together into a consistent whole. When each part of a person’s life agrees with every other part, when everything is there that is supposed to be there, that person has integrity. … Read more

Worship

Open to God

Calvin Brown explains that in all varieties of religious expression that he has experienced where he has been open to receiving God, His Spirit has ministered to him. The congregations that are alive and hopeful all have a desire to be open to God. … Read more

Worship

Worship Workshop – Can These Dry Bones Live?

Calvin Brown presents this new song by the Rev. Roland Wells Jr. of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. … Read more

Leadership

Conductor or Virtuoso?

By David J. Montgomery. The rigid distinction between elders who teach and elders who rule, while valid, has been overplayed and strengthened unjustifiably by making the administration of the sacraments an exclusive function of the office of ministry. … Read more

Renewal

Three New Board Members

Calvin Brown, the Executive Director, introduces Raymond Lee, Kent D. MacLeod, and David Jennings as new Board members. They will each serve a three-year term. A complete list of the Board of Directors is on the inside front cover. … Read more

Beyond Belief

“Beyond Belief” – Roger Judd

Reviews Theology

Can Man Live Without God, by Ravi Zacharias

Reviewed by Roma Bryant. Because of the failure of the philosophical mind to find peace and serenity by way of studying human action and contact, Zacharias presents a powerful argument for the defense of Christian belief. … Read more

Apologetics Reviews Sexuality

The Christian Faith and Homosexuality, by David F. Wright

Reviewed by John Vaudry. This booklet attempts to answer two objections to the conservative position on homosexuality. … Read more

Apologetics Reviews

Spirituality Today, by Jock Stein

Reviewed by John Vaudry. Many New Agers first looked for authentic spirituality in the churches and were disappointed. This booklet features a survey of the different approaches to spirituality in the Christian tradition. … Read more

Apologetics Reviews

The Uniqueness of Christ in a Pluralist World, by Howard Taylor

Reviewed by John Vaudry. This booklet answers questions about the validity of religions other than Christianity, about the proper approach to mission, and about the vexed question of the final destiny of those who have never heard of Jesus. … Read more

Reviews Youth

The GenX Reader, by Douglas Ruskoff

Reviewed by Jacob Birch. While many decry Generation X as “the downfall of the Western World,” each of the pieces in The GenX Reader pulsates with what Ruskoff calls, “a testament to American ingenuity, optimism, instinct, and brilliance.” … Read more

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