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Vol. XLIII , No. 4
April
1978
ARTICLES
What Do You Mean ... Salvation?
2
ls Man Alone?
4
From Trade War to Hot War
7
The Me Decade
13
Who Inventad Sex?
16
The Energy Crisis: Facing Up to Cold Reality
20
On Becoming an Addict
23
A Lighthearted Look at the " Going to Heaven " Idea
26
What's the Word for Today?
28
How to Help Your Chi ld Succeed
30
Why Believe the Bible? Operating Manual for Planet Earth
32
FEATURES
Personal from Herbert W. Armstrong
Why Not?
Ouestions and Answers
TV Log
Garner Ted Armstrong Speaks Out!
Letters: Orchids and Onions
Covor
phoco.
Edw1rd L S""PSOfl
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