Ray Balcomb's Ph.D. is in New Testament studies. He is the author of many books and until his recent appointment as a District Superintendent, his weekly sermons were distributed nationally where they were well-known for their classical three point construction and supportive illustrations. His sermon included here was preached to the congregation of the First United Methodist Church in Portland, Oregon, where he had been senior pastor from 1963 to 1982. Balcomb concludes the volume, dealing with the recurring predicament of simply being overwhelmed with no obvious good choices in his sermon, 'When You Reach Wit’s End.'

One of the milestones in the history of the Northwest is known as "the Everett massacre." As regrettable an incident as is to be found in the history of industrial relatio…