02 He Is Alive! by General Superintendent Orville W. Jenkins
03 That Ye Love One Another, As I Have Love You by Margaret S. Roberts
04 Thomas, The Absentee by J. Melton Thomas
05 Their Task And Mine by M. A. (Bud) Lunn
06 Does Jesus Mean Nothing Or Everything? By George W. Privett
07 Where Is Thy Sting? By M. L. Campbell
08 It’s A Matter of Life or Death—For Others
08 An Urgent Need by Helen Temple
10 The Superhighway of Holiness by John W. May
10 Lazarus by Annie Stevens
The Christian's Relation to the World/ The Negative Power of Cursing/ Revival--Antidote for Oblivion/ Church of the Nazarene
ARTICLES
4 The Christian’s Relationship to the World, John F. Hay
6 Democracy and Righteous People, Keith Schwanz
7 The Negative Power of Cursing, Ed Felter
10 Will the Sun Shine Again?, Ivan A. Beals
11 What If?, John W. May
12 Calamity Christians, J. V. Langford
14 Melting in the Night, Michael A. Vasquez
15 The Evolutionary Effect, Timothy R. Cassity
16 Revival - Antidote for Oblivion, David J. Felter
17 Christian Parents of Homosexuals, William Goodman
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Monster Cities, General Superintendent: Raymond W. Hurn
3 Remembering “Old Jim”, Randall G. Wright
4 Letters
5 Nazarene College Report Card, John Minter
6 The Ministry of Music, Fred A. Mund
8 How Christian Education Changed My Life, C. Dale German
9 “Because You Gave…”, Mark R. Moore
10 Reflections of a College Chaplain, Edward F. Cox
11 Nazarene Roots: Nature, Grace, and Spirit in the Scheme of Education: The Inauguration of E. P. Ellyson, Stan Ingersol
12 A Girl, a Shop, and a New Church, Nancy Clark
Nazarene College Day - April 24/ Value, Cost, and Price/ No Homesick Pills/ What Now?/ After the Shock...the Song/ Church of the Nazarene
ARTICLES
4 Jesus and Truth, Gordon Wetmore
5 Value, Cost, and Price, Willis E. Snowbarger
6 Challenges to Nazarene Higher Education, John M. Nielson
8 My Testimony, David Tavares
9 No Homesick Pills, Frankie Roland
10 What Now?, John W. May
12 Mark R. Moore … Church Planter in Focus, John C. Oster
13 The Nazarene College: Through the Eyes of A Parent, Forrest W. Nash
14 Growing Pains, C. Dale German
16 After the Shock … The Song, Gerald Yoesel
17 An International Denouement, Nina E. Beegle
"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father... you are worth more than many sparrows." (Matthew 10:29, 31, NIV)
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 When God Doesn't Deliver, General Superintendent: Eugene L. Stowe
3 "Good for You, God", Thomas W. Klewin
4 A Pit Stop on the Way to Hell, Tom Nees
6 Discipleship: Association with Sinners, David Losey
7 Are You a Spectator or Participant in Worship?, Ross W. Hayslip
8 Tuning in to God, Les Bearden
9 An Open Letter to the Editor Re: The Abortion Issue, Neil E. Hightower
9 There's a Miracle Ahead, Frances B. Erickson
10 A Painful Memory, "The Other Boy"
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Credentials of Discipleship, General Superintendent: Charles H. Strickland
3 Reaching the Unreached, L. Guy Nees
4 Letters
5 Another Title for Charles Johnson – Black Consultant, Kathy Tharp
6 “Lovest Thou Me?” (a Poem), Geraldine Nicholas
6 Reflecting the Image, Valkyrie Murphy
7 Together (a Poem), Janie Knox Norrick
8 Christ’s Second Coming – The World’s Hope, J. Melton Thomas
9 Thank God for “Cemetery”!, Nelson F. Sheets
10 A Magnificent Confession, John W. May
11 My Testimony, H. J. Ness
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Deliverance in the Crisis, General Superintendent: Charles H. Strickland
3 Ultimate High, Judi Turpen
4 Letters
5 A Scriptural Experience, Herbert McGonigle
6 Jesus Gives Joy, Gordon Chilvers
7 Agape, Glenn J. Sneed
8 God's Diagnosis and Cure for Sin, John F. Hay
9 Stop...Look...Listen!, Sue Prentice
10 Parables (a poem), Charsten Christensen
10 Moved with Compassion, Leroy H. Reedy
12 Just Who Is the Holy Spirit, Anyway?, Merrill S. Williams
14 Backsliding: No Small Thing, David L. Schooler
Photo ID: Christmas Creek, South East Queensland, Australia
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Traditions: Good or Bad?, General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson
3 Where's Dad?, Dennis L. Apple
4 Letters
5 Ask Him!, John W. May
5 Renewed (a poem), Opal Sandra Watkins
6 Liquor's Thirst for a Younger Market, Harold Ivan Smith
8 Calm in the Midst of Cancer, Linda Hudspeth Loetscher
9 Nazarene Roots: Rest Cottage, Pilot Point, Texas; Steve Cooley
10 Christianity Amid Heathen Rage, Ivan A. Beals
11 God's Promise (a poem), Susan H. Slater
12 Strength Comes from Weakness, G. Weatherley
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Gifts and Fruit, General Superintendent: William M. Greathouse
3 Building Our Own Gallows, Earl C. Wolf
3 The Faithful Few (a Poem), William Walter DeBolt
4 Letters
5 He Died From Having Nothing to Do, Morris Chalfant
6 The Church within the Church, J. Grant Swank, Jr.
7 Nazarene Roots: Youth and the Church, Steve Cooley
8 A Last Message to the Church, J. B. Maclagan
9 In the Hotel Lounge (a Poem), Merle Lamprecht
10 The Grand Exchange, John W. May
11 Grandma’s Rocking Chair (a Poem), Aubrey W. Curry
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Sin is Still Sin, General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson
3 Hard Lessons for the Lonely, Michael Hutchens
4 Letters
5 My Book of Remembrance, M. H. Rozzell
6 Remarriage Risks – New Wine in Old Wineskins, Jack M. Barnell
8 Doves, Not Ostriches, Emily Moran
9 “Because You Gave…”, Charles H. Strickland
10 Choices, Sharon Fleming
11 Nazarene Roots: Australian Origins: More Leaves from Our Album, Stan Ingersol
12 Why don’t you Watch Where I’m Going?, John W. May
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Immanuel – The God of Compassion, General Superintendent: William M. Greathouse
3 The Greatest Commandment of All, John W. May
4 Letters
5 “You Did It to Me”, Michael J. Christensen
6 Publish or Perish, Galen D. Wilcox
8 God’s Book is Alive, A. Brent Cobb
9 His Book (a Poem), Viola Jacobson Berg
9 The Terrible Burden of Submission, Kenneth Vogt
10 Margaret’s Choice, Eric E. Wiggin
11 A Prayer for My Tongue (a Poem), Alton Hacker
12 Escaping Golden Claws, Howard Culbertson
02 Where Heaven Touched Earth by General Superintendent Orville W. Jenkins
03 Fifty Pairs of Pajamas by Myrtle M. Simms
03 A White Christmas by Lily S. Thomas
04 Christmas Is Forever by Tressa Terry
04 The Essence of Christmas by Marianne E. Fletcher
05 Homesick For Christmas by Mary E. Latham
06 God-Guided Men by Morris Chalfant
07 Underprivileged by Nina Willis Walter
07 I Saw God Speak Today by Chester O. Galloway
08 The Most Excellent Way by John W. May
09 "O Come, All Ye Faithful" by Ovella Satre Shafer
2 THE WONDER OF CHRISTMAS by Orville W. Jenkins
3 A SIGN OF CHRISTMAS by Michael B. Ross
4 ARE YOU READY FOR CHRISTMAS? by G. Weatherley
6 A STAR SHINES IN THE DARKNESS by William A. Tolbert
7 CHRISTMAS PRAYER by Carol Wight Gritton
7 HE DID NOT BELIEVE ENOUGH by C. Neil Strait
8 “WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LOOT, DAD?” by Harold Ivan Smith
9 A MUSICIAN’S PRAYER by Lyndell Leatherman
10 WHEN GOD PUT HIS KNEES IN LIFE'S MUD by Morris Chalfant
11 THE IRON KILLER by Jim Spruce
12 WATERFALL by George Eplin
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Why God Became Man, General Superintendent: William M. Greathouse
3 A Christmas Greeting, Mabel P. Adamson
4 Letters
5 Christmas Is A Gift From God, Pat Knight
6 Christmas Day (a poem), William David Gebby
6 The Mind Of Christ, Jerry W. McCant
8 God's Creative Word, Paul T. Culbertson
8 First Advent... Second Coming (a poem), E. Ruth Glover
9 Nazarene Roots: The First Hispanic Nazarenes, 1903-1906, Steve Cooley
10 How Jesus Changes People, G. Weatherley
11 Christmas (a poem), Geraldine Nicholas
"Light rises in the darkness for the upright; the Lord is gracious, merciful, and righteous." (Psalm 112:4, RSV)
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Church Is Mission, General Superintendent: William M. Greathouse
3 I Believe In Church Planting, Frances Simpson
3 Church Music (a Poem), Joyce A. Chandler
4 Letters
5 “Called” – A Good Enough Reason, Randy Bynum
6 Unrest in the Church: What’s Behind It, Stan Meek
7 I Remember the Time, John W. May
8 Guarded By Peace, Jerry W. McCant
10 What’s Right With It?, Morris Chalfant
11 Is Restitution Still Important?, J. Walter Hall, Jr.
12 Death of a Musketeer, Dan M. Turk
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 "Bad Apples", General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson
3 Let's Talk Turkey, Ray Hendrix
4 Letters
5 Take the Handle off the Broad Street Pump, Ralph T. Wilson
6 Plenty of Water, Catherine Lawton
7 Encouragement (a Poem), C. P. Bergman
8 Free at Last, John W. May
9 Chaplains and Changed Lives, Charles Panoyan
10 The Lady in 214, Marsha Hamilton
11 To My Children (a Poem), Lorayne Friesen
12 Heidi, Dan Holom
13 It Was Hard to Pray for Him, Harold L. Bowlby
"Share His Spirit with the nation" Church of the Nazarene
Cover Photo Credit: Bob Taylor
ARTICLES
4 “Share His Spirit with the Nation”, Gary Sivewright
5 Equipping Youth, Raymond W. Hurn
8 God’s Big Well, Stan Meek
9 A Witnessing Life-Style, Wayne M. Warner
10 Simon and Simon, Albert J. Lown
11 Faith is the Key, Elsie Mink
12 Holiness: The Positive Blessing, John W. May
13 “What about Me?”, Michael A. Vasquez
14 Living Once, William Goodman
15 One Never Knows!, J. Michael Curry
16 To Whom Should We Pray?, Jim Weeks
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
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Holiness and Hollywood, General Superintendent: Eugene L. Stowe
3 Through A Glass Darkly, Neil E. Hightower
3 Pour Out Thy Heart (a poem), Frances B. Erickson
4 Letters
5 Where the Bluebonnets Grow, Clare St. John
6 Picking Holiness Priorities, John W. May
7 Weaving Unwanted Material, Elmer W. Pannier
8 Go to the Ant?, Wanda Tomlinson
9 "That Pesky Little Red Light!", William L. Poteet
10 How to Splurge Without Feeling Guilty, Stanley J. Rodes
11 A City Free of Tears (a poem), John A. Wright
