The desire tbr in;rant adviee is not new. Sorcerers, ma)~ieian;,

",vise men, oracles, witch doctors, palmists, shamans, astrob

ogers, and fbrtune-lellers of all kinds have always been in

business. The continuing sale of books anti magazines oil

"horoscopy " arid astrology and the growth of proibssional

counseling and guidance sen, ices (not to mention computer

dating agencies) indicate that although more education for

more people is available tban ever before, the majority seem

to feel no more confident than they have ever felt of their

ability to make decisions by themselves. A man who is ready

enough to call bimse]f an agnostic or even an atheist may show

ml interest in the influence of the stars, in spiritism, or in

flipping a coin--things that are really a dead giveaway of his

awareness of sourt~s ot power, knowledge, or c~mtr(d that are

outside himselL

For tile Christian there is a single sourc, e It is God who is

in charge of things, t;rom stars to coins (though many would be