J. Grant Swank, Jr. is an author, artist, and pastor. He has served at Nazarene churches across North America and currently lives in Windham, Maine, with his wife Priscilla. He has three children, Crystal, Heidi, and Jay.
02 "And When They Had Prayed..." by General Superintendent Eugene L. Stowe
03 Are We "Jus' Helpin'" God? by Katherine Bevis
04 God, Our Refuge by John R.P. Barker
04 How Like God! by John M. Drescher
05 An Exam in Logic by C. Neil Strait
06 Trials and Triumph by J. Grant Swank, Jr.
07 Traveling On by Clare St. John
08 Wisdom of the Wild by Hal M. von Stein
09 Off to a Good Start by Lyle P. Flinner
10 What to Look for in '74 by C. William Fisher
"In the Power of the Spirit"/ Official Organ of the Church of the Nazarene/ Nazarene Theological Seminary See Page 14/ "He is happiest, be he king or peasant who finds peace in his home." --Goethe/ For the Whole Family Eight Extra Pages
02 Soul Disturbers by General Superintendent Powers
03 Photographs or Paintings? by Milo L. Arnold
04 A Striking Contrast by L. Lee Gaines
04 A Useful Man by Jack M. Scharn
05 Christianity’s Social Concern in America by J. Grant Swank
06 Remember When? By Michael Hutchens
07 Saved by His Grace by George Decker
08 The Christian Home … and its Survival by Iris Cathell
02 The Promise of the Comforter by General Superintendent William Greathouse
03 The Church Joining People by Ross Hayslip
03 Grace To Do Without by Alma Floyd
04 The Scottsville Heritage by Jim Spruce
05 The Power of Faith by Mabel P. Adamson
06 Preaching the Gospel in Rome Also by Roy Fuller
07 Book Briefs: Moments To Go by J. Grant Swank, Jr.—Reviewed by Norman Miller
08 She Had Questions by Mary E. Latham
09 Unfailing Trust by David Hudson
10 Hiram F. Reynolds: Holiness Triumphant by John Chilton
Music Hath Charms/ Buddha's Bones/ Living with Dying/ Church of the Nazarene
ARTICLES
4 Revivals - Are They Worth It?, Robert E. Maner
5 Observations of a Concerned Pastor, Garland Wallace
7 O, Let Me Boast In My God!, Nelson F. Sheets
8 Music Hath Charms, Albert J. Lown
9 Linking Generations with Song, Barry E. Swanson
10 Sanctification Then and Now, John F. Hay
12 Doing More than Cope, J. Grant Swank, Jr.
14 Buddha’s Bones, Carolyn Merrifield Eliseuson
16 Living With Dying, Lynn Cashen Robertson
POEMS
6 Master Plan, Joyce A. Chandler
17 Every Valley Shall Be Exalted, E. Ruth Glover
2 FATHER, IT’S YOUR DAY! by George Coulter
3 THAT’S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT! by Danny Goddard
3 CONFIDENCE by Jack M. Scharn
4 CORRECTION by Milo L. Arnold
6 I NEED A FATHER by Eldora Browning
7 WHEN FATHER LOST HIS APPETITE by Mary E. Latham
8 EYES TO SEE MERCY’S OPPORTUNITY by Neil E. Hightower
8 PERSPECTIVE by Geraldine Nicholas
9 A FATHER’S DAY GIFT by Oliver H. Whipp
10 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH (PART II) by Jerry D. Hull
11 “YES, LORD” by Homer Adams
12 FAITHFUL FATHERS, GOD’S EXPECTATIONS by J. Grant Swank, Jr.
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Women in Ministry, General Superintendent: William M. Greathouse
3 Jesus Cares, David A. Leeder
4 Letters
5 Father's Hands, Mary E. Latham
6 Father of Fathers, Ivan A. Beals
7 The Father's Touch (a poem), Linda Bagshaw
8 Joseph: A Model of Obedience, Harold Ivan Smith
9 Nazarene Roots: Missionary Undaunted By Terrorist Threats, Steve Cooley
10 My Boy, J. Grant Swank, Jr.
10 The Quest (a poem), Connie Hoffman Ponce
11 He Did It All For Me, Robert H. Scott
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Church and its Social Concern, General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson
3 Revivals – “Without Me You Can Do Nothing”, Neil B. Wiseman
4 Letters
5 Needed – Revival, Joseph D. Wright
5 Master Pilot (a Poem), Bernice C. Heisler
6 A Shopping Mall Church – An Interview between Raymond Hurn and D.L. Huffman
8 Iowa Muscatiners Minister to Migrants, Nancy Baldwin
9 Involved in Salvation, Ross W. Hayslip
10 A Small Miracle, T. Larry Davis
11 The Return of the Deaconess, Melvin Shrout
"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:7)
02 The Indwelling Spirit by General Superintendent Charles H. Strickland
03 Life's Options by C. Neil Strait
04 God's Loving Hand by Byron H. Maybury
04 What's It All About? by Judith Oldridge
05 Our Sparrow by Dorothy K. Coburn
06 Covered Up or Covered Over? by Leighton Ford
09 Is God a Respecter of Language by Sylvan F. Starks
10 Holiness is Not "Trying Harder" by C. William Fisher
11 Add a Little More by Jim Cummins
12 I Almost Knew E. Stanley Jones by Merrill S. Williams
02 Five Million for World Missions at Easter by General Superintendent Charles H. Strickland
03 My Most Needed Prayer by W. E. McCumber
04 St. Patrick’s Vision by Raymond McAhren
05 Self-Acceptance or Self-Pride? By Jerry D. Hull
06 Reaching Out When We Cannot Speak Out by Harold Ivan Smith
07 To The city with Love by Neil Wiseman
08 The Miracle Building by Harold F. Bell
09 Love colors It Beautiful by Mary E. Latham
10 Focus on the Family by James C. Dobson
11 Small Dangers by Richard S. Barnett
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Secondness of Sanctification, General Superintendent: Eugene L. Stowe
3 To Nathan About Walking, James Mullins
4 He Was God!, H. Blair Ward, Sr.
4 Cross-Examination, Annie Stevens
6 Yes, Lord, I'm Willing, Lola M. Williams
8 The Great Questions, Hal M. von Stein
9 Book Brief: One Is More Than Un, Debbie Salter
10 White Flag of Self-Surrender, Merrill Williams
11 How Deep the Hurt?, J. C. Wallace
12 Doing the Lord's Work in the "Me Decade", Tom Nees
13 The Kite, John Hancock
See "What Good is Wide Open if No One Walks In?" Page 3
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Springtime – Renewal Time, General Superintendent: Charles H. Strickland
3 What Good Is Wide Open If No One Walks In?, Ruth Gibson
4 Letters
5 The Priority of Prayer, Albert J. Lown
6 Bridges of Love for Revival, Don J. Gibson
7 “Lovest Thou Me?” (Poem), Sue Kruse
8 Enter – The King!, Ernest McNaught
9 Nazarene Roots Home Missions in a Colorado Soddie, 1916; Steve Cooley
10 Palm Sunday Parade, J. Grant Swank, Jr.
11 Jesus Is Your Affair, Ross W. Hayslip
12 Impressions of China, L. Guy Nees
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Faith on Trial, General Superintendent: Charles H. Strickland
3 Preparedness, Lola M. Williams
4 Letters
5 No Price Tag, Paul T. Culbertson
6 Heavenly Hand-out, E. Ruth Glover
6 When Agape Love is Wrong, Ralph A. Mickel
8 Double Your Thrills, Jack Conn
9 Nazarene Roots: Projecting the Word of Grace, Stan Ingersol
10 Reflections of the Son, Lillian Johnston
11 Reunion, Frances B. Erickson
12 Three Strikes Was Not an Out, Nina Beegle
13 Hope, Allen A. Bennett
13 “Because You Gave…”, Don Frye
Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of God/ "Receive the Holy Spirit"/ Patience in Prayer/ Church of the Nazarene
ARTICLES
4 Making Christianity Credible, Stan Meek
6 “Receive the Holy Spirit”, Frank G. Carver
7 A Continuing Story, Robert H. Scott
8 Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of God, Michael J. Christensen
10 Patience in Prayer, J. Grant Swank, Jr.
12 Our Comforting Attorney, Morris Chalfant
14 “Grace” Sings It All, J. Ray Shadowens
16 The New Age… The Old Lie, John D. Wilcox
2 SOME FORGOTTEN SCRIPTURES by V. H. Lewis
3 MY MOTHER’S PRAYERS—FROM DOGS TO DICTATORS by Elsie E. Buckmaster
4 PENTECOST PERSONALLY by J. Grant Swank, Jr.
5 Book Briefs: RETIREMENT IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT by D. Shelby Corlett; Reviewed by M. Lunn
6 PENTECOST: PURITY, POWER, PRAISE by Dallas Baggett
7 HER CALLOUSED HAND by George Eplin
8 GRANDMOTHER HOUNDED HEAVEN by Shirley Fox
9 “DESUS... DESUS” by Evelyn Westlake
10 BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE by Laura Mae Douglass
11 THE KINDNESS OF LOVE by Charles Baldwin
2 “NO GREATER JOY” by William M. Greathouse
3 I REMEMBER HOW MAMA PRAYED by Olivia Liles
4 MY MOTHER by Clare St. John
6 GODLY MOTHERS, GIFTS FROM HEAVEN by J. Grant Swank. Jr.
7 “I WISH” by Marion W. (Skip) Barber
8 MOTHER’S CONGREGATION by Mary E. Latham
9 TAKE MY BABY’S HAND by Susanna Roma
10 ARE YOU LIVING IN A HOLDING PATTERN? by E. E. Galbraith
11 BECOMING A SOCIAL PERSON by Lyle P. Flinner
12 THANK GOD FOR A BURNED HAND by Lola M. Williams
13 SHALL WE DANCE? by William Goodman
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Christian Pentecost, General Superintendent, Charles H. Strickland
3 The Authenticity of the Ascension, Ross W. Hayslip
4 I Will Not Leave You Comfortless: I Will Come to You, Frances Simpson
5 Light, Marcia Schwartz
6 Pentecost - The Reversal of Babel, Pearl Burnside McKinney
7 Sanctify Whom?, John W. May
8 The Secret of Pentecost, Albert J. Lown
9 His Voice Moved the Pillars, Maggie Culver Fry
10 "What Do We Do Now?", David L. Schooler
10 The Great Equalizer, Kenneth Vogt
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 New Optimism for Growth, General Superintendent: Charles H. Strickland
3 Turning Wine into Water, Robert E. Maner
4 Letters
5 A Holy "Character", Albert J. Lown
6 Seven Hours for a Scarf, Miriam Hall
8 Forgiveness (a poem), Linda Bagshaw
8 A Tribute to Colonel Harland Sanders, Don Ballard
9 The Honored Place (a poem), Chris Grauman
10 Chickens Don't Fly, Richard A. Miller
11 Nazarene Roots: In the Indian Territory, Steve Cooley
11 Nazarenes and the Wesleyan Mission, Timothy L. Smith
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 First Things First, General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson
3 Keepers of the Flame or Guardians of the Ashes?, Lawrence Walker
4 Letters
5 The Christ I Confess, Albert J. Lown
6 A Manifesto for Revival, Herbert McGonigle
7 More of You (a Poem), Trish Jackson
8 Purity with Privilege, George Sharpe
9 Nazarene Roots: An Anniversary Sermon, Steve Cooley
10 Have We Missed the Mark?, Harold B. Hoyt
11 Creation’s Song (a Poem), Joyce L. Gaddy
12 The Need for Moral Surgery, Merrill S. Williams
