Association for Christian Development

ARTICLES
(First listing is by author; an alphabetical listing follows)

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CVD = Charles V. Dorothy, PhD;  KW = Ken Westby
NL = ACD Newsletter;  TNM = The New Millennium journal

Rediscovering Biblical Celebrations                                      NL Aug ‘85              CVD
Interview With CVD                                                               
NL Nov ‘87             CVD
The Law of God                                      
NL Mar., Apr., May ’85 Jul ‘86             CVD
Have You Discovered the Presence of the Future?                
NL Sep ‘85            CVD
Have You Discovered the Powers of the Kingdom?            
NL Nov ‘85              CVD
What Is the Origin of Your Religion?                                     
NL Jan ‘86             CVD
The Missing Four Centuries                                                    
NL Jul ‘86             CVD
On Faith: Treasures in the Text                                                                             
CVD
Recent Trends in Biblical Studies (2part)                                                              
CVD
Will You Remember the Power of Passover?                       
  NL Feb ‘90             CVD
Colossians: Then and Now                           
NL Dec ’90, Jun & Aug ’91             CVD
Jacob’s "Non-Ladder" Dream                                                                              
  CVD
The Mystery of Grace                                                                                          
   CVD
Did Ezra Edit the Law?                                                             
NL Jul ‘85             CVD
Do You Understand the Doctrine of Doctrines?                    
NL Dec ‘85             CVD
Canon Criticism & Cannonical Criticism                        
NL Jul, Aug ‘89             CVD
Captain! My Captain!                                                              
NL Feb ‘86             CVD
Passover                                                                                  
NL Mar ‘86             CVD
Serpent Seed                                                                            
NL Sep ‘86             CVD
Treasures in the Text                                            
  NL May, Jul, Oct ‘87              CVD
What Does Passover Mean to You?                                       
NL Apr ‘89             CVD
Missing Four Centuries                                                                                           
CVD
The Lost Book of Esther                                                          
NL Oct ‘88             CVD
Treasures in the Text (Esther)                                                
NL Aug ‘88             CVD
"Judge Not..." – What Did Jesus Mean?                          
TNM Dec ’93             CVD
"This Do in Remembrance of Me"                            
TNM Mar/Apr ‘93             CVD
Three Temples in Haggai?                                                                                      
  CVD
Biblical Research Interview                                                                              
KW/CVD
The "Serpent Seed" -New Truth or Old Heresy?                    
CVD/S Collins R Hoops
Demonism & the Magical Arts                                               
NL Jun ‘81                 KW
The Parables of Christ                                                            
NL Apr ‘89                 KW
Divorce -The Biblical View                                                     
NL Sep ‘83                 KW
Where Have All the Babies Gone?                                        
NL Jan ‘90                 KW
Is Homosexuality Sin?                                                             
NL Jul ‘83                  KW
Men Who Suppress The Truth                                               
NL Apr ‘83                 KW
Secret Rapture - Fact or Fable?                                             
NL Oct ‘81                 KW
The Gospel - What Is It?                                                        
NL May ‘83                KW
Two Types of People                                                               
NL Mar ‘84                KW
Marriage - Is It Obsolete?                                                      
NL Dec ‘84                 KW
Husband & Wife - Equal Partners?                                        
NL Jan ‘85                 KW
The Mysterious 7-Day Cycle
                                                   NL Feb ’91                 KW 
Animal Rights and Wrongs                                                      
NL Apr ‘90                 KW
The Dying Experience                                            
   NL Nov. ’91,Feb ‘92                 KW
Tongues Speaking - Is it of God?                                            
NL Jan ‘83                 KW
The Great Christian Exchange                                                                                    
KW
What is Hell Like?                                                                   
NL Dec ‘81                 KW
Money... A Root of Everyone Else’s Evil                               
NL Apr ‘81                 KW
Are You Ready to Die?                                                          
NL May ‘82                 KW
Nuclear Holocaust                                                                    
NL Oct ‘82                 KW
Origin of Mankind                                                                     NL Oct ‘82                 KW
What Do You Mean - Separation of Church & State?           
NL Jul ‘82                   KW
The Laying on of Hands
                                                            NL Jan ‘83                  KW
Who Are the Racists?                                                               
NL Oct ‘84                 KW
Would Jesus Vote?                                                                   
NL Sep ‘84                 KW
The Gospel Goes to School                                                      
NL Feb ‘85                 KW
The Great Ukrainian Disaster                                                 
NL Apr ‘86                  KW
Out of the Closet, Into the Morgue                                         
NL Jan ‘88                   KW
Arabs Islam Iran                                                                       
NL Jun ‘80                   KW
Have Astronomers Found God?
                                               NL Sep ‘80                  KW
The Doomsday Clock                                                               
NL Feb ‘80                  KW
Humanism - Golden Calf of Materialism                                 
NL Sep ‘81                  KW
Interracial Marriage
                                                                  NL Nov ‘91                 KW
Where is the "True Church"?                                                                                      
KW
From Eden, Adam’s Great Commission: "Become a Gardener"! True?                   
KW
Abortion and the Marquis de Sade                                           
TNM Nov ‘96              KW
The Red Dragon Awakes                                                          
TNM Jul ‘98                 KW
Christmas Reinvented                                                                                                    
KW
Millennial Madness                                                                                                        
KW
The Living Room Church                                                                                                
KW
Dr. Dorothy’s "Books of Esther"                                                                                  
KW
How to Find Your Rightful Place in the Body of Christ            
NL Apr ‘87         B Knowles
Reorder Your Priorities                                                              
NL Aug ‘87        B Knowles
"Situation Ethics" - Where Has it Led Us?                              
NL May ‘87       B Knowles
For a Better Life - Reorder Your Priorities                                                          
B Knowles
Which is the Greatest Sin?                                                        
NL Oct ‘87         B Knowles
How to Use Strong’s Concordance                                             NL Dec ‘87        B Knowles
The Gospel of Greed                                                                  
NL Feb ‘88         B Knowles
Childrearing Revisited                                                               
NL Apr ‘88         B Knowles
The Enemy is Hypocrisy                                                            
NL May ‘88       B Knowles
Whose Side Are You On?                                                          
NL Aug ‘88         B Knowles
What, to a Christian, Is Humanism?                                         
NL Nov ‘88        B Knowles
The Red Sea Situation - How It Builds Your Faith                   NL Dec ‘88         B Knowles
Justification: How is it Accomplished?                                     
NL Jan‘89           B Knowles
Who’s In Charge of Your Life?                                                
NL May ‘89        B Knowles
Sex and the Single Believer                                                      
NL Oct ‘89          B Knowles
Is Life So Dear?                                                                         NL Jul ‘87           B Knowles
The Eighties - A Decade of Hate                                              
NL Feb ‘90         B Knowles
Is Everything "My Fault"?                                                     TNM Mar/Apr ‘94B Knowles
The World’s Most Dangerous Organization?                       
TNM Dec ‘94        B Knowles
The Parable of the Sower: Where Do You Fit?                      TNM Mar/Apr ‘95B Knowles
Seduction in Progress                                                             
TNM Jun/Jul ‘95   B Knowles
The Influence of the Home/Synagogue on Early Church Structure(pt1)             
                                                                                                       TNMOct'96          B Knowles
The Influence of the Home/Synagogue on Early Church Structure(pt2) 
                                                                                               TNM Nov  '96         B Knowles
Three Steps to Spiritual Growth                                               TNM Feb ‘97      B Knowles
The Material, or The Spiritual?                                              
TNM Jul ‘97        B Knowles
Beware the Heresy Hunters!                                                   TNM Jul ‘98         B Knowles
Why I Write for ACD                                                                                             
B Knowles
Halloween - Trick or Treat?                                                      
NL Oct ‘84         B Wertz
Failing Successfully                                                                    
NL Aug ‘85         B Wertz
The Life Cycle of a Sin                                                              
NL Jun ‘84          B Wertz
Will "Unsaved Babies" Burn in Hell?                                      NL Aug ‘84          B Wertz
Is Smoking a Sin?                                                                      
NL Sep ‘84          B Wertz
You Were Predestined - But to What?                                                                  
B Wertz
Predestination & the Seasons of God’s Calling                        
NL Feb ‘85         B Wertz
Honest to God                                                                             
NL Feb ‘87         B Wertz
The Backpacking Scene                                                              
NL Jan ‘80         B Wertz
A Prayer Request                                                                        
NL Apr ‘92         B Wertz
God’s New Age Movement                                                          NL Aug ’87        B Wertz
When the Doctor Calls With Bad News                                      
NL Dec ‘88        B Wertz
Reaching Out With the Word                                                      
NL Jul ‘89           B Wertz
A Not-So-Trivial Pursuit                                                              
NL Nov ‘84        B Wertz
Bored?                                                                                            NL Jul ‘84          B Wertz
The Difference Between David and Me                                     
NL May ‘84       B Wertz
People are Precious                                                                      
NL Apr ‘81         B Wertz
Viewing People Through God’s Eyes                                          
TNM Dec ‘93     B Wertz
An "Incarnation" Card                                                                
TNM Dec ‘94     B Wertz
Thanks for What?                                                                         
TNM Nov ‘95    B Wertz
Is Christian Activism in Your Future?
                                          NL Jun ‘86         K Ryland
After His Likeness
                                                                        NL Sep ‘88        K Ryland
Living Without Anger                                                                   
NL Nov ‘88       K Ryland
And God Changed His Mind                                  
NL Apr ’91 TNM Jun/Jul ‘95 K Ryland
Why I Keep the Sabbath                                                                NL Aug ‘91       K Ryland
You Have Only Two Options                                                        
TNM Dec ‘93   K Ryland 
Basic Training in Spiritual Warfare                                        
TNM Mar/Apr ‘94 K Ryland
Letter to Tom About God                                                                                        
K Ryland
Law or Grace.. Which Side Are You On?                               
TNM Mar/Apr ‘95 K Ryland
Every Prayer an Answered Prayer                                          
TNM Aug/Sep ‘95 K Ryland
Salvation on Sunday?                                                                 TNM Feb ‘97       K Ryland
What’s in a Name?                                                                    
TNM Jul ‘97         K Ryland
Brother, How Was Your Feast?                                                TNM Jul ‘98          K Ryland
America - Times Present, Times Past                                                                    
K Ryland
No Christians in Heaven                                                          
TNM Jul ‘98         A Buzzard
Counting Your Lords                                                                                              
A Buzzard
Christians and Heaven                                                                                           
A Buzzard
The Three Temptations of Christ(ians)                                    
NL Aug ‘83          J Caps
The Existential Question                                                           
NL Jan ‘84           J Caps
Life in the Desert                                                                                                     J Caps
Christianity Elsewhere                                                              
NL Nov ‘80          J Caps
A Trend in Church Going                                                           
NL Aug ‘80          J Caps
The Status of Women                                                                  NL Apr ‘84          J Caps
A Thousand Pictures                                                                  
NL Sep ‘82           J Caps
Story of a Martyr (Tyndale)                                                      
NL Oct ‘79           J Caps
The Great Molasses Disaster                                                   
NL Jul ‘79             J Caps
Whose Life Anyway?                                                                 
NL Aug ‘79           J Caps
Women in the Church (Paul)                                                      
NL Apr ‘79           J Caps
Will You "Endure Sound Doctrine?"                                          
NL Oct ‘91          S Collins
Take Time to Enjoy Life                                                            
NL Apr ‘92            S Collins
Who Is Your Christian Brother?                                                 NL Jan ‘88            S Collins
The Stars Beyond                                                                      
NL Oct ‘78             R Wertz
Miracles                                                                                     
NL Apr ‘79            R Wertz
A Child’s Ten Commandments to Parents                               
NL Aug ‘82       Julia Atkins
A Guide To Problem Solving                                                      
NL Nov ‘83        J Westby
No Lease on Life                                                                          
NL Oct ‘83        J Westby
Prodigal Son                                                                                  
NL Apr ‘83        J Westby
Conflicts of Authority (teens)                                                       
NL Aug ‘79       J Westby
Horrifying Effects of Pornography Felt                                       
NL May ‘85 Sherrie Marr
Made to Run on God
                                                                     NL Jun ‘86     D Hampton
Prodigal Son Returns                                                                    
NL Oct ‘88     D Hampton
An Immigrants Story                                                                     
NL Aug ‘    M Ludvigsen
Giving: Essential to Worship                                                        
NL Mar ‘86      Mel Rees
How to be a Successful Failure
                                                      NL Feb ‘79    E Fitzgerald
Dressed for Eternal Success                                                         
NL Mar‘89JMcClenagan
Wordfits: Be Not Deceived..                                                      
NL Sep ‘92    JMcClenagan
The Conscience of a Nation                                              
TNM Oct/Nov ‘94 JMcClenagan
Making Good Copies                                                                                       
JMcClenagan
God’s Psychiatry                                                                         
NL Jun ‘78    Charles Allen
Springs of the Ocean                                                                    
NL Oct ‘81         S Austin
The Slain Messiah Text - A Threat?                                          NL Jan ‘82           P Arnold
A Cure for the Inconsistent Man                                          TNM Sept./Oct ‘93    P Arnold
Paul Versus Jesus                                                                  TNM Mar/Apr ‘93     P Arnold
The Shoemaker & His Magnet                                                   NL Apr ‘86      K Hampton
Fighting Snakes                                                                            NL Nov ‘85      K Hampton
The Story of a Horse
                                                                    NL Jan ‘86       K Hampton
The Old Family Cookbook                                                          
NL Dec ‘87      K Hampton
It Was the Boots that Done It                                                    
NL Sep ‘88       K Hampton
My Son                                                                                       
NL May ‘88      K Hampton
Five Days in Israel                                                                     
NL Mar ‘89      K Hampton
Recycled                                                                                     
NL Oct ‘80       K Hampton
You Know this Song                                                                    
NL Nov ‘80      K Hampton
A New Beginning                                                                     
TNM Feb ‘97      K Hampton
Poor People Were Somebody Else
                                              NL Sep ‘88      W Williams
Apocaholics Anonymous                                                                                     
G Alexander
What Is the Government of God?                                                                     D Wiedenheft
Passover and Footwashing                                                                                D Wiedenheft
Enduring Trials
                                                                             NL May ‘78 D Wiedenheft
Cornerstone and Living Stones - The Biblical Perspectiv         
NL Jan ‘90     G Arvidson
Jesus Christ VS The Beast                                                 
TNM May/Jun ‘93 G Arvidson
Cross Examination and Judgment                                        NL Mar ‘85           G Arvidson
To Agree or Disagree                                                          
NL Apr ‘85            G Arvidson
To Live By the Sword                                                           
TNM Sep/Oct ‘93 G Arvidson
Rebuilding the Jerusalem Temple (pt. 1)                            
TNM Oct/Nov ‘94 G Arvidson
Rebuilding the Jerusalem Temple (pt. 2)                            
TNM Dec ’94         G Arvidson
30 Factors Affecting Temple Reconstruction (pt. 1)           
TNM Oct/Nov ‘94 G Arvidson
30 Factors Affecting Temple Reconstruction (pt. 2)           
TNM Dec ‘94         G Arvidson
In Search of King David’s Tomb (pt. 1)
                                TNM Mar/Apr ‘95 G Arvidson
In Search of King David’s Tomb (pt. 2)                             
TNM Jun/Jul ‘95     G Arvidson
In Search of King David’s Tomb (pt. 3)                              
TNM Aug/Sep ‘95  G Arvidson
In Search of King David’s Tomb (pt. 4)                              
TNM Nov ‘95         G Arvidson
In Search of King David’s Tomb (pt. 5)                               
TNM Oct ‘96         G Arvidson
In Search of King David’s Tomb (pt. 6)                               
TNM Nov ‘96        G Arvidson
In Search of King David’s Tomb (pt. 7)                               
TNM Feb ‘97         G Arvidson
In Search of King David’s Tomb (pt. 8)                               TNM Jul ‘97           G Arvidson
The Passover and the Son of Perdition                                
TNM Mar/Apr ‘93 G Arvidson
Jesus Christ Vs The Beast (pt. 2)                                                                        
G Arvidson
Jesus the Prophet (pt. 2)                                                        
TNM Jul ‘98         G Arvidson
YHWH: The Great Name of God and Roman Numeral IIII (pt 1)  
                                                                             TNM Mar/Apr '94     G Arvidson w/ CVD
YHWH: The Great Name of God and Roman Numeral IIII (pt. 2) 
                                                                               TNM June/Jul '94    
G Arvidson w/ CVD
YHWH: The Great Name of God and Roman Numeral IIII (pt. 3)
                                                                               TNM Aug/Sep '94   G Arvidson w/ CVD  
What is Christ’s Commission to the Church?                                            
BOOKLET
Christian Giving or Tithing?                                                                        
BOOKLET
Statement of Faith                                                                                        
BOOKLET
How Not to be Caught in Cults                                                                    
BOOKLET
Secrets of Salvation                                                                                      
BOOKLET
Doctors/Medicine                                                                                          
Impact
Are You Destined to Fail?                                                                             
Impact
Church Organization                                                                                      
Impact
Individual Judgments and Responsibility                                                     
Impact
How Does Prayer Work?                                                                               
Impact
The Sabbath                                                                                                    
Impact
What Do You Mean Salvation?                                                                     
Impact
The Ten Commandments                                                                                
Impact
Christian Giving and Tithing                                                                           
Impact
Do I Have to Belong to a Church to be a Christian?                                     
Impact
The United States and Israel                                                                         
NL Jan ‘82 ---
A Future for Family Life?                                                                              
NL Dec ‘80 ---
Coping With Stress                                                                                        
NL Jun ‘80 ---
Handwriting
                                                                                                     NL Mar ‘80 ---
Words of Life in Living Language                                                                 
NL Nov ‘81 ---  
The Bible - Can You Trust It?                                                                         NL Dec ‘83 ---
A Good Translation?                                                                                        
NL Dec ‘84 ---
False Guilt                                                                                                       
NL Dec ‘84 ---
The Bible Speaks for Itself on Humility                                                        
NL Dec ‘84 ---
Tithing                                                                                                              
NL Apr ‘84 ---
Christians in Other Church Organizations                                                 
NL Aug ‘81 Q&A
Is ACD the Only Church?                                                                          
NL Jun ‘81 Q&A
Should All Christians Live Alike                                                                
NL Apr ’81 Q&A
The Greatest Sin                                                                                         
NL Sep ’81 Q&A
Tithing                                                                                                          
NL Oct ’81 Q&A
Corrupt Ministers                                                                                      
NL Sep ’92 ---
Trinitarian                                                                                                                
Q&A
Sacred Calendars                                                                                                     
Q&A
Biblical Inerrancy                                                                                        
NL Apr ’82 Q&A
Civil Disobedience                                                                                     
NL May ’82 Q&A
International Conspiracy Theory?                                                              
NL Jul ’82 Q&A
Sabbath                                                                                                        
NL Jan ’82 Q&A
Why Do Christians Get Sick?                                                                    
NL Sep ’82 Q&A
Animals in the Ark
                                                                                       NL Nov ’83 Q&A
Annanias and Saphira                                                                                
NL Mar ’83 Q&A
Coveting                                                                                                       NL Jan ’83 Q&A
Cremation                                                                                                    
NL Dec ’83 Q&A
Demon Possession                                                                                      
NL Apr ’83 Q&A
Giants in the Earth                                                                                      
NL Jul ’83 Q&A
Self Love                                                                                                    
NL May ’83 Q&A
Lent                                                                                                             
NL Feb ’84 Q&A
ACD Statement of Faith and Sabbath and Celebrations                          
NL Jun ’92 Q&A


ARTICLES

By Alphabetical Listing

Abortion and the Marquis de Sade                                                 TNM Nov ‘96         KW
ACD Statement of Faith and Sabbath and Celebrations                
NL Jun ’92           Q&A
A Child’s Ten Commandments to Parents                                      
NL Aug ‘82 Julia Atkins
A Cure for the Inconsistent Man                                              
TNM Sept./Oct ‘93 P Arnold
A Future for Family Life?                                                            
NL Dec ‘80 ---
A Good Translation?                                                                        
NL Dec ‘84 ---
A Guide To Problem Solving                                                            
NL Nov ‘83    J Westby
A New Beginning                                                                         
TNM Feb ‘97 K Hampton
A Not-So-Trivial Pursuit                                                                   
NL Nov ‘84     B Wertz
A Prayer Request                                                                             
NL Apr ‘92      B Wertz
A Thousand Pictures                                                                         
NL Sep ‘82      J Caps
A Trend in Church Going                                                                  
NL Aug ‘80      J Caps
After His Likeness                                                                            
NL Sep ‘88    K Ryland
America - Times Present, Times Past                                                                     
K Ryland
An Immigrants Story                                                                      
NL Aug ‘80 M Ludvigsen
An "Incarnation" Card
                                                                   TNM Dec ‘94    B Wertz
And God Changed His Mind                                  
NL Apr ’91 TNM Jun/Jul ‘95 K Ryland
Animal Rights and Wrongs                                                              
NL Apr ‘90          KW
Animals in the Ark                                                                            
NL Nov ’83        Q&A
Annanias and Saphira                                                                      
NL Mar ’83         Q&A
Apocaholics Anonymous                                                                                     
G Alexander
Arabs Islam Iran                                                                               
NL Jun ‘80          KW
Are You Destined to Fail?
                                                                                             Impact
Are You Ready to Die?                                                                    
NL May ‘82         KW
Backpacking Scene, The                                                                  
NL Jan ‘80       B Wertz
Basic Training in Spiritual Warfare                                        
TNM Mar/Apr ‘94 K Ryland
Beware the Heresy Hunters!                                  &n