In this issue

Personal

Do Christians go to heaven when they die? asks Pastor General Joseph Tkach in this month’s Personal.

Paul said that when he died, he would go to be with the Lord. Some say he’s enjoying the presence of God. Others say he is unconscious. What is this place called heaven? Page 6.

Women's Ministry

Connecting and Bonding was host for a ministers’ wives conference in London, England, Nov. 9 to 11.

Connecting and Bonding was founded by Jannice May, wife of Curtis May, Southwest U.S. district superintendent. Page 8.

Perspective on New York

The world is not the same, writes John McKenna, since the attack on the Twin Towers, Sept. 11. Mr. McKenna went to New York for the National Church Advisory Council’s 2001 Conference of the American Bible Society. This year was different, he said, from his other visits to Manhattan. Page 10.

Window on the World

Your brethren in the island nation of Fiji send you their heartfelt empathy for the trauma that Americans have experienced in the last three months, writes Randal Dick, superintendent of missions. They understand what we are going through. They are emerging from a devastating national crisis. Page 12.

Youth Ministry

James Griffin of Sherwood, Arkansas, writes that anyone involved in student ministry has experienced the claim it makes on personal time and the variety of issues that arise.

Where students are involved, personal time and space are rare commodities. Page 14.

Summer Educational Program

Bruce Marchiano writes that when he first arrived at the Summer Educational Program camp in Orr, Minnesota, and walked into the worship service, what he saw blew him away—young people hungry for God! Page 18.

Basic Christian Beliefs

When we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, we have begun the Christian life, writes Michael Morrison. But accepting Christ is only a beginning—God isn’t finished with us yet. Page 24.

Reconciliation

Curtis May conducted a conference on reconciliation in London, England, Nov. 10.

Members came together to promote healing and reconciliation between members who have been humiliated, hurt, abused or in other ways scarred by past experiences in the church and society at large. Page 28.

Financial Report

Controller Ron Kelly notes that donation income has held steady for the past two or three months.

November closed with donation income at more than $1.76 million. Total income for the month was almost $2.3 million. Page 29.

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