The cover picture represents the hungry children of the world. I believe that this is taken from one of the magazines cited in the interior of the issue.
Ken's article has the take off point of the scripture (Matthew 27:42), "He saved others; he cannot save himself." Ken starts off with the normal response that, of course, Jesus could have saved himself. Then he moves on and states that on the other hand, Jesus had no option. He had to die in order to save us. God himself loves us so much that he had to allow his son to die. Ken then goes on to discuss our partnership with God and that, just as Jesus paid the price, we also must pay the price of laying down our lives for others. I like this article because it is brief, yet sets out this principle that was really preached over and over to those of us involved in the Ministering Community.
Larry Clark was the man for Quotable Quotes. I liked the quote from Dr. Bob Munger -- I guess it is because I too have reached the metallic age. The article does continue on page six, but stops abruptly in the middle of the quote by Pastor Ed Burgess.
During these years, we always had financial needs, yet our needs were always met. For the most part we actually didn't have a real budget either. It was not unusual to have funds come in unexpectedly. The Renewal Center (or the Campground) was one of the projects -- dreams -- that never got off the ground. We held on to the property until the 1980s when we finally said that we had missed the Lord's timing and this was no longer viable for us. We were always trying to get money for the termite fund. I don't think FBC has been tented and processed for termites yet. Does anybody know?
As always, In the Family is interesting to me. Dan Stolebarger was just starting at Point Loma College. Ron Alsop, Jerry and Kay Owen, Stan and Ruth Jamison, Joyce and Larry Clark, Bob Granigan -- memories from the past.
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It is interesting that McFoone pictures the dilemma of "Worship Wars." What kind of music is best to bring the people in. This kind of thinking led to Seeker services years later. It is still bothersome. McFoone is confronted with the real truth at the end.
Clay Ford was always interested in reaching out to the poor and hungry. I remember the World Hunger Dinner that he hosted at one time. One of the topics at meetings of our Heads of Household was just how much should we identify with the poor. What kind of standard of living should we have. Those of us on staff were paid on the scale of welfare. I know at Westby House we always fasted on Fridays and gave the food money to the poor.
New Covenant Magazine came out of the Ann Arbor Community which was located near the University of Michigan. It was basically a Catholic Community. I visited there later in 1979 and was teased at a men's Bible Study because I was a Baptist. There were many Catholic Priests who were very active in the leadership of the Charismatic Movement. Father Scanlan was one of those leaders. I don't know actually where he was located.
This article by J.D. Douglas provides a nice list of scriptures about dealing with the hungry.
Dan and Sharon Stolebarger are about to get married! It is so exciting to see that they continue to serve the Lord. They are currently in Israel. I love reading their updates on Face book. They lived at Westby for some time after they were married. I served as the duty driver for much of the time. I used to take Sharon to work. Great days!
The Quotable Quotes continues on this page. Bill Ebling later became the pastor of First Baptist Church of Bellflower and my mother was his secretary. Bill preached at my mom's funeral. He also later became the interim Executive Minister of the ABCPSW. He is still an old friend.
The little article about advertising on tee shirts looks a little quaint. This practice is pretty standard now. However, I personally agree with the article. I don't like to advertise. I am not a bill board.
I'm sure that there will be more about Here's Life in future issues. I have some stories about this campaign. Clay and I supervised this.
Then there is the birth notice for Jill Miller. Bud and I were quite close during those days. I miss him but don't know where they are at this time.
I had almost forgotten that Judy used to be the director of the Preschool. She is another lady that continues to serve the Lord. I also hear from her periodically on FB. I remember the Ministry, River of Life -- but it is just that, a hazy memory.
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