Issue #24: June 1992

Editorial: Rethinking a Reformed Reluctance: A call for the church to reclaim the funeral as a worship service
by Peter C. Hogeterp

Perspectives: When Someone Dies . . . A pastor answers some common questions about funeral practices and traditions
by Leonard J. Vander Zee

Perspectives: Only the Gospel Will Do: Saints and sinners in the shadow of death
by Roger E. Van Harn

Pressure Points: Better than a Cemetery: A Presbyterian church offers an alternative
by Martha Moore

Perspectives: Ham Buns and Cake: Why family and friends gather after the funeral
by Melvin Dale Hugen

Perspectives: A Symbol of Faith: Using a pall in Christian funerals
by Eloise Van Heest

No More for the Undertaker: A critique of the funeral industry
by Joel Belz

Perspectives: But it's a Family Choice: An undertaker responds
by Martin L. Hollebeek

Perspectives: Potent, Enduring, and Varied: A look at the funeral traditions of four different cultures
by Harvey Albert Smit

Perspectives: Hispanic: Must We Surrender Our Culture?
by Federico J. Machado

Perspectives: Navajo: Overcoming the Power Fear
by Stanley Jim

Perspectives: Japanese: Banzai!
by Henry Bruinooge

Perspectives: African American: Free at Last!
by Hester Woods

Resources: From Sorrow to Hope: Choosing music for the funeral service
by LeRoy G. Christoffels

Resources: Organ Music for Funerals: A selected bibliography of organ collections
by Martha B. Tibbe

Resources: Into God's Loving Arms: On the occasion of a miscarriage, a stillborn chilld, or an early death

Resources: The Gospel's Conquest: Four sermon and song outlines from the book of Acts
by Andrew Kuyvenhoven

Hymn of the Month: Hymn of the Month: Hymns for September, October, and November
by Norma de Waal Malefyt

Resources: A Summertime Thanksgiving: Celebrating the gifts of the garden
by Kathleen Prince

Resources: Tears, Triumph, and Thanksgiving: A service for the first Sunday in November

Resources: Sing to the Lord of Harvest: A hymn festival for Thanksgiving
by Kevin Bylsma, Charlotte Larsen

Reviews: Book: A Service of Death and Resurrection: The Ministry of the Church at Death
by Harry Boonstra

Reviews: Your ministry of planning a Christian funeral
by Harry Boonstra

Reviews: Weddings, funerals and special events
by Harry Boonstra

Reviews: Worship the Lord
by Harry Boonstra

Reviews: The funeral
by Harry Boonstra

Reviews: Book: Your Ministry of Planning a Christian Funeral
by Harry Boonstra

Reviews: Book: Weddings, Funerals, and Special Events
by Harry Boonstra

Reviews: Book: Worship the Lord

Reviews: Periodical: Reformed Liturgy and Music
by Harry Boonstra

Reviews: Book: The Funeral: A Service of Witness to the Resurrection
by Harry Boonstra

Reviews: Letters

Notes: Notes