IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Management by Participation, General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson
3 Tunnel Walking, Robert E. Maner
4 Letters
5 Breaking the Bondage of Bitterness, Randy T. Hodges
6 Faithful Man – Faithful God, G. Franklin Allee
7 Prayer before Surgery (a Poem), Alice Hansche Mortenson
8 The Cardinal Colors of Salvation, J. G. Morrison
9 Nazarene Roots: The Nazarene Deaconess, Steve Cooley
10 Mother was a Deaconess, Ross E. Price
11 Because He Lives (a Poem), Frances B. Erikson
11 An Alternative, Dellora West
IN THIS ISSUE:
(Cover) New Hope (a Poem), Bonnie R. Benedix
2 Keeping Laborers in the Harvest, General Superintendent: Eugene L. Stowe
3 Blessed Assurance, Norman Styers
3 I Rest (a Poem), Alice Hansche Mortenson
4 Letters
5 To Love is to Listen, C. Jeanne Serrão
6 Christianity 1 – Islam 0, Ray Hendrix
7 Hope (a Poem), E. Ruth Glover
8 Church Planting with Chester White Hogs, Howard Hamlin as told to Steve Cooley
9 Nazarene Roots: A Passionate Sense of Mission, Stan Ingersol
10 The Victorious Plus, John W. May
Focus on Portugal 1. Rev. and Mrs. Earl Mosteller and Dr. John E. Riley looking over Lisbon from vantage point. 2. Bridge over the river Tejo, entering Lisbon. 3. Castle of Pen. 4. Lisbon Plaza. 5. An old abbey, Lisbon.
02 The Baptism of Jesus by General Superintendent Orville W. Jenkins
03 Letters from the Lord by Donald R. Peterman
04 Careers by M.R. Edman
04 Practice the Presence of Jesus by Alice Hansche Mortenson
05 Oil Leaks: Nautical and Biblical by E.E. Wordsworth
06 We Have a Good Captain by Clifford Chew, Jr.
08 A Desk Became and Altar by Wil M. Spaite
09 There's Something About that Name by Thelma Gray
10 "I Have Found Serenity" by Dorothy Seifert
11 Coping in a Threatening World by Lyle P. Flinner
02 The Beauty of Holiness by General Superintendent Charles H. Strickland
03 Working Wheels Keep Clean by Clare St. John
04 Christian Wedding Or Church Wedding: Is There A Difference? by Harold Ivan Smith
06 Lifting Up Christ Begins At Home by George W. Privett, Jr.
07 Sin’s Penalties by James Hamilton
08 Gateway Or Terminal? The Lesson of Kadesh-Barnea by Morris Chalfant
08 A Spark in the Dark by Aleta Harris
09 Book Brief: Rx For “Nerves” by Pauline Spray—Reviewed by Geneva McCullough
2 FATHER DESERVES A DAY by Charles H. Strickland
3 DON’T DESTROY YOUR SON by Morris Chalfant
4 DAD BELIEVED by Mary E. Latham
6 WHAT IS TELEVISION DOING TO US? by Robert E. Maner
8 MY GRANDFATHER’S KNEE by Jacqueline Giles
9 NOT DRUDGERY—JOY by Betty Martin
10 LATE TODDLERHOOD by James Dobson
11 Book Briefs: LET MY LIFE SING by Audre Pitts; Reviewed by Kay Herman
12 “THIS TOO WILL PASS!” by Alice Hansche Mortenson
12 FROM PAIN TO PARDON TO PEACE by Dorothy Pickett
13 PORTRAIT OF OUR FATHER by Dallas Baggett
A Father's Reflections on a Miscarriage/ When Father Punished Me/ Still Healed/ Church of the Nazarene
ARTICLES
4 “For This Child I Prayed...”, J. Michael Curry
5 When Father Punished Me, Mary E. Latham
6 A Father’s Reflections on a Miscarriage, Stephen M. Miller
7 A Christian Father, Sam Stearman
8 My Caravan Journey of Obedience, Betty Howard
9 Laid Off, Wes Allard
10 The River of God Runs Full, Stan Meek
12 Give an Offering from What You Have, Terrell Earnest
14 Still Healed, Joyce Hughes
15 Beauty for Ashes, Ann Womack Lundberg
16 The High Price of Building Tall, Jaime Kratz, Sr.
02 Let Us Pray by General Superintendent Orville W. Jenkins
03 Ananias and the Lord by Vernon L. Wilcox
04 What the World Needs Now by Steven Pollard
05 Two Horses, Two Girls, and God’s Word by James V. Wilbanks
06 Prescription for Guaranteed Guidance by Jarrell W. Garsee
07 Want to Know Something About Nazarenes? By A. Eugene Hudgens
08 Where There is No Vision by M. A. (Bud) Lunn
08 Trust Him by Wanda Lang
09 The Sanctity of the Home by Ivan A. Beals
10 Salvation from Sin in First John, Chapter One by A. R. G. Deasley
02 Concerning Prayer by General Superintendent Charles H. Strickland
03 The Axe Is Laid At the Root of the Tree by Harold DeMott
04 The Upsetting Sin by Morris Chalfant
05 The Invitation by Frances Simpson
06 The Lord Is My Sheepherder by D. W. Hildie
07 Making Memories by James Hamilton
08 A Decorating—Or A Working Model? By Carl N. Hall
09 Book Briefs: Peter, the Rock-Man by Frank G. Carver—Reviewed by Don Hughes
10 Jesus Draws Men by George Privett
11 “I Will Praise Thee…” by M. A. (Bud) Lunn
See page 6--"Golden Gate Community: An Urban Mission"
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 It's Time to Let Our Voices be Heard, General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson
3 The Local Church, Merrill S. Williams
4 Letters
5 The Impossible Sum, James L. Mathews
6 Golden Gate Community: An Urban Mission, Michael J. Christensen
8 The Street was Empty, R. Franklin Cook
9 Contrary Winds - Safe Landing (a poem), Alice Hansche Mortenson
10 Preparing Church-Type Mission Laborers, David Wilson
11 Graffiti, William Goodman
12 Sanctified by Cheap Grace, Stan Meek
13 Pew-Fodder?, Ross W. Hayslip
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 America’s New Mission Fields, General Superintendent: Charles H. Strickland
3 The Cross on the Hill, Stan Meek
4 Letters
5 A Place Called Gethsemane, Albert J. Lown
6 My Gethsemane (a Poem), Marcia Lee Krugh
6 Christ Gave… That the World May Know, General Superintendent: Raymond W. Hurn
8 Hold On, Russia! The Nazarenes Are Coming (Sometime)!, Ray Hendrix
9 “Ye Have Done It unto Me”, Wanda Gorman
9 The Reward (a Poem), Geraldine Nicholas
10 Now I Know “The God”, Nina Beegle
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Lenten Season and Revival, General Superintendent: John A. Knight
3 The Cost of Neglect, C. Neil Strait
3 Keep Me Tuned – A Prayer, Alton Hacker
4 Letters
5 The Dirty Dozen, Robert E. Maner
6 A Tribute to M. A. “Bud” Lunn, Board of General Superintendents
7 Tributes to “Bud”
9 Losing the Focus, Steven Doerr
10 Do Something with your Hands, David F. Nixon
11 O Kindle a Love, Alice Hansche Mortenson
11 Chaplains and Changed Lives, Nina E. Beegle
12 40 is just Beginning, Mary K. Hughes
01 The King is Coming by C. Neil Strait
02 Rejoice - "The Lord is At Hand" by General Superintendent Edward Lawlor
03 You Can't Tell Me There Isn't a God by Mae Bahan
04 For the Little While I'm Here by Alice Hansche Mortenson
04 Gemstones By Stephen J. Rieder
05 I'm Glad You Told Me by Mary E. Latham
06 Lessons from Cana by Bill Nielson
08 Day of Decision by C. William Fisher
09 Principles of Identity and Integration by Don W. Hall
10 Sometimes You Can See Better by D. Bruce Lockerbie
2 LOVING AND GIVING by Orville W. Jenkins
3 TUNING TIME IS IMPORTANT by Fletcher Galloway
4 JESUS’ LAST MIRACLE by Rose E. Braatz
6 WELL DONE, JEFFREY by Dallas D. Mucci
7 Book Briefs: I NEEDED THE QUIET by Alice Hansche Mortenson; Reviewed by Nancy Clark
8 TO SPANK OR NOT TO SPANK by James C. Dobson
9 THE GENTLE LIFE by George Herbert Cummings
10 KNEELING IN TRIUMPH by C. D. Hansen
11 PLEASE PASS THE DESSERT by Betty Martin
12 THE THIRD DIMENSION by Hal M. von Stein
Photo ID: Jerusalem Wall--Pinnacle where Jesus was tempted
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Holiness of Jesus, General Superintendent: Eugene L. Stowe
3 Do Yourself a Favor – Forgive, A. Brent Cobb
4 Letters
5 An Open Letter from a Church Secretary, Mary Acres
6 How to Look on the Harvest, Raymond W. Hurn
7 More than a Copy (a Poem), Alice Hansche Mortenson
8 Another Chick Has Left the Nest, D. W. Hildie
9 Nazarene Roots: Among the Outsiders and Sinners, Steve Cooley
10 “Tell Them for Me”, John C. Oster
11 Spiritually Proud? Ridiculous!, Dellora West
02 The Fine Art of Waiting by General Sperintendent Eugene L. Stowe
03 Mr. Robertson's Church by Paul Martin
04 Vapor by Jack Conn
04 Another Chance! by Alice H. Mortenson
05 The Holy Magnet by Gordon Wetmore
06 Drifting is Dangerous by Jerry W. McCant
08 God is Greater than the Good Things of Life by Samuel L. Dunn
10 You Can't Live Wrong and Die Right by Morris Chalfant
11 Guess Who Has Moved! by Mel-Thomas Rothwell
12 A Hidden Culture by Robert D. Filer
13 Intellectual Maturity by Lyle P. Flinner
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Changing Our Vocabulary, General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson
3 A Tree Grows in Paradise, Dennis D. Frey
4 Letters
5 The Nazarene Marriage is Where Family Ministry Begins, J. Paul Turner
6 Stepfamilies are Different, Jack M. Barnell
8 Mother’s Day: A Taste of the Bittersweet, Harold Ivan Smith
9 Clusters from Canaan!, Alice Hansche Mortenson
10 Are There Any “Denises” In Your Church?, Beverly Burgess
11 Chaplains and Changed Lives, Mike Hruby
Heritage Nazarene; oil painting by Victor Peters (wraps around to back cover) See pg. 5 for full description
02 Complacency by General Superintendent Edward Lawlor
03 The Hidden Beatitude by Harold DeMott
04 General Assemble Prayer Proclamation by the Board of General Superintendents
05 A Pictorial History by B. Edgar Johnson
06 How Should One Testify to the Experience of Heart Purity? By Ross E. Price
07 1976 Belongs to Us! By Claude D. Wilson
08 I Believe in Vision by Harold W. Reed
09 The Case Against Social Drinking by C. Neil Strait
09 "My People Have Forgotten" by Paul Martin
10 Television at Its Worst by James C. Dobson
2 THE ETERNAL FLAME by Orville W. Jenkins
3 REVIVAL’S RUSTY KEY by Albert J. Lown
4 MY PERSONAL PENTECOST by Terry L. Irish
5 GRACE AS A GULL by Leita Twyeffort
6 REVIVAL DID COME! by Ben Benson
7 FILL MY CUP by Alice Hansche Mortenson
8 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH (PART I) by Jerry D. Hull
9 PROSPERITY by James L. Dole
10 PENTECOST—EVANGELISM’S INVISIBLE IMPERATIVE by S. F. Hicke
11 INHERITANCE INCORRUPTIBLE by Mabel P. Adamson
12 “AND WHEN THEY HAD PRAYED . . .” by Morris Chalfant
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Pertinence of Pentecost, General Superintendent: William M. Greathouse
3 Hold Fast in the Storm!, Tom Riley
4 Letters
5 Freedom, Yes! License, No!, Jerald D. Johnson
6 We Need God’s Power, Morris Chalfant
7 God’s Hand (Poem), Dorothy Beecher Artes
8 Two Simple Truths of Pentecost, Ivan A. Beals
9 Counselor (Poem), Mabeth Clem
9 Nazarene Roots: Preface to the Diary of E. F. Walker; Steve Cooley
10 Spirit Baptism: The Nazarene Emphasis, J. Kenneth Grider
12 We Prayed, and Revival Came, Phil Riley
A Prayer from the General Superintendents for Pentecost.
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Challenge of Prayer, General Superintendent: Orville W. Jenkins
3 Applicational Holiness: Anaheim 1985, Bill Porter
3 Shield Me (a Poem), Vivian Stewart
4 Letters
5 “Because You Gave…”, Ronald G. Young
5 Smile Power (a Poem), Marie Daerr Boehringer
6 Filled Means Complete, John W. May
7 Taking Things for Granted, Russell D. Bredholt
8 A Great Gathering – The General Assembly, Bennett Dudney
9 Nazarene Roots: The Legacy of Bishop C. P. Jones, Steve Cooley
10 Christ the Light, Ray Hurn
