J. (James) Ray Shadowens was a graduate of Olivet Nazarene University in 1940 and the first class of Nazarene Theological Seminary. He served as a pastor in Oklahoma for more than 45 years and retired to Texas to be closer to family. He was married to Dorothy and father to Dee Shadowens and James Ray Shadowens, Jr.
The Church IS a Building/ Morals and Society/ The Plea for Holiness/ Church of the Nazarene
ARTICLES
4 Worship, Louie Bustle
5 They Didn’t Have The Time To Go To Church!, Alexander Ardrey
6 The Church Is a Building, Eleanor W. Cunningham
7 Morals and Society, William Goodman
10 The Peril of Dead Ecclesiasticism, Morris Chalfant
12 The Plea for Holiness, J. Melton Thomas
13 Back To Haunt, J. Ray Shadowens
14 The Silent Anguish: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Harold Ivan Smith
16 Thirsty At the Fair, Nina E. Beegle
17 Set a Watch, O Lord, Rodney Osborne
"The people walking in darkness have seen a great light..." Isaiah 9:2a NIV
ARTICLES
4 From “Wonder” To “Worship”, J. Ray Shadowens
6 The Word, the Light, and the Life, Sergio Franco
7 God’s Other Quasar, Ivan A. Beals
8 The Valley Of Decision, Neil E. Hightower
10 What Value Tradition?, Dorothy Tarrant
11 Compassionate Ministries - The Lord’s Way, Lynn Cashen Robertson
12 Impossible Not to Come Back, Mary Ellen Fox
14 God’s Power in You, G. Weatherley
POEMS
9 Colossians 1:15 Revisited, Dean Blevins
15 The Word, William David Gebby
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Nazarene Theological Seminary - A Holiness Seminary, General Superintendent: William M. Greathouse
3 "Not...Just Another Seminary!:, Stephen W. Nease
4 Spiritual Discovery in a Classroom, Rob L. Staples
6 "I Demand My Responsibilities", Al Truesdale
8 The Life of Hope and the Hope of Our Lives, Edward W. Levin II
8 Anything but Awe, J. Robert Sherwood
9 The Marks of the Spirit, Oscar F. Reed
10 Bridge into the 80s, Luther S. Watson
11 Just the Right Combination, Stanley J. Rodes
Total eclipse of the sun. Taken at Wolf Point, Montana, February 26, 1979. "I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day." --Amos 8:9
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 A Forward Thrust in the Decade of the 80s, General Superintendent: George Coulter
3 Counteracting the Throwaway Philosophy, Neil E. Hightower
4 No Greater Burden, J. Ray Shadowens
5 All that I Want to Be (a poem), Carol Wight Gritton
6 A Man of God, Dan Smith
7 Loyalty, Ross W. Hayslip
8 Rapid Church Planting in Oregon, John Oster
9 Go Tell It, Sherwood Wirt
9 Resist?, William Goodman
10 The Gift Nobody Wants, Merrill Williams
11 Don't Accept Defeat, Kenneth L. Dodge
Fruits of a Resurrected Church/ When AIDS Comes Home/Taking Seriously Biblical Warnings/ Church of the Nazarene
ARTICLES
4 Reach Out To Touch Someone, Dorothy I. Baird
5 Caution: Be Alert, Dellora West
6 Fruits of a Resurrected Church, Bernie Chiang
7 Onward, Christian Soldiers, Ross W. Hayslip
8 Coming Alongside In Indy, Nina E. Beegle
11 My Friend Al, Carlton D. Hansen
12 When Aids Comes Home, Michael Malloy
14 Taking Seriously Biblical Warnings, J. Ray Shadowens
16 God Really Wanted a Church in Lajas, Marshall Griffith
POEMS
13 I See a Rose, Deborah Rae
15 Priceless Privilege, Clessen K. Scoles
Hymn of the Month, August, 1965: God of Our Fathers; Even the Devil Quotes God's Word! See Page 2.
02 Even the Devil Quotes God’s Word by General Superintendent Young
03 A Throne, A Towel, and a Thorn by William A. Tolbert
04 Soaring or Sagging 60’s by J. Ray Shadowens
05 How Must We Answer the Critics of the Church? By C. Neil Strait
06 Why Mother’s Get Well by Milo L. Arnold
07 “I Went to Minister…and Was Ministered Unto” by Carl W. Baker
08 What Might Have Been by Ark Noel, Jr.
09 Editorials by W. T. Purkiser
10 The Love That Won My Soul by Jessie Newman
11 The Church at Work
12 Evangelists’ Slates
A Visit to E.N.C. See Page 8. Mount Rushmore South Dakota District Church of the Nazarene.
02 The Church: Giving and Receiving by General Superintendent Lewis
03 Evangelistic Passion by Morris Chalfant
04 Needed: Prayer by A. W. Williams
05 A Unique Church by W. Lee Gann
06 No Assembly-Line Saints by Ray Shadowens
07 When God Comes by Arthur Evans, Jr.
08 A Visit to Eastern Nazarene College by J. Lyal Calhoun
10 Editorials by W. T. Purkiser
12 The Church at Work
18 Late News
18 News of the Religious World
19 Pen Point
19 the Answer Corner
20 Our Symbol of Religious Freedom
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
It's Devotion Time See Page 6/ North Dakota State Capitol North Dakota District Church of the Nazarene/ Laymen's Conference Supplement Four extra pages.
02 Discipline & Refreshment by General Superintendent Young
03 Divine Glory by Richard H. Leffel
05 Sanforized Faith by Russell Payne
05 If Revival Comes! by John B. Bryan
06 It’s Devotional Time by Jacqueline Ahlstrand
07 Prayer Peaks by Ralph Earle
08 Faith by Donald H. Strong
08 Pardon Me My Halo Slipped! by J. Ray Shadowens
09 Troubleshooters or Troublemakers by J. L. Longnecker
10 Is Your Bible Alive? by Marian Pond
11 A Personal Message by Edward Lawlor
Love that Translates in to Loyalty/ Holiness, God's Imperative/ Charles H. Strickland: In Memoriam/ Church of the Nazarene
ARTICLES
4 Love That Translates Into Loyalty, J. Ray Shadowens
5 Holiness, God’s Imperative, J. Melton Thomas
6 The Highway of Holiness, John F. Hay
7 I Almost Didn’t Do It!, Leo C. Davis
10 Divinely Planned Coincidence, A. Brent Cobb
12 A Challenge You Can’t Overlook, Ray Hendrix
13 Charles H. Strickland: In Memoriam
POEMS
12 The Christian's Choice, Jean Hogan Dudley
ARTICLES
4 God’s Managers, B. Edgar Johnson
5 The Destiny Syndrome, R. Guilford Fitz, Jr.
6 Holiness, The Adorning Grace, J. Melton Thomas
7 God’s Heart Surgery, J. Ray Shadowens
10 Up-Front Holiness Evangelism, John W. May
11 The Strength That Silence Brings, Barth Smith
12 Talking About Aids At Home, J. Grant Swank, Jr.
14 Shadowing Wings, Angela K. McKee
15 A Motorcycle Miracle, Lillian George Barrows
16 An Adoptee’s Birth Search, Jayne Schooler
