Spectrum Magazine
vol. 34, no. 4, fall 2006

Contents

Editorials
Ongoing Conversations: A Meeting of Minds
By Bonnie Dwyer

Biblical Authority: A Challenge to the Seminary
By Charles Scriven

Spectrum Blog
The Discussion about the Nature of God (that Inspired Scriven’s Editorial)
Posts by: Scriven, Gane, Larson, Neall

Touring the Blogosphere
By Alexander Carpenter
Who’s Who and What’s what in a new social network.

Feedback
Letters
From Riley, Ritter, Larson

Noteworthy
Association of Adventist Women 2006 Conference
Opportunity Lost: Why Adams Should Have Been Review Editor
What About the Adventists?
South America: Church Elects Youngest Regional President

Bible
Living on Empty
By Andrea Trusty King
The quickest way to get from the place you are to where you want to be is to get on the path to praise.

Adventist Stories
Authority and Identity
By Malcolm Bull and Keith Lockhart
The dueling roles of Scripture, vision, and reason in the Adventist life.

Faith Stories at the Adventist Book Center
By Bonnie Dwyer
There’s some interesting new stuff here.

Ten Miles from the Nearest Sin
Reviewed by Margie Schutte
A graphic Adventist novel doesn’t skimp on the sin.

Two Baptisms
By Gary E. Gilbert
Growing up spiritually and socially.

Poetry
Creating in the Image of God: Poetry, Spirituality, and Survival
By John McDowell
Finding a burning bush that will startle us out of the mundane.

Poems
By McLeod, Joliffe, McDowell, Schneider

Evangelism
Diary of a Ministerial Intern: Where Was Jesus?
By Trevan Osborn
Things begin to heat up after the sermon.

Is Evangelism Preventing Church Growth?
By William Noel
Searching the Scripture for help with questions about evangelism.

World Church: Small Groups are Focus of Evangelism and Witness Council
By Mark Kellner and Taashi Row/ANN
A report from the world church meetings.