ARTICLES
4 Where Are Your Sons And Daughters?, Curt Bowers
5 God’s Word Behind Bars, Dale D. Hatfield
6 Rescue on Delaware Bay, C. H. Tazelaar
7 The Door to The General’s Heart, William H. Bridges
8 The Truth about a Big Lie, Ivan A. Beals
10 Self-Help, Albert Lown
12 Excuses, Excuses, Excuses, John F. Hay
13 Power Perfected In Weakness, Jerry W. Mccant
14 Jennifer’s Story, Cindy L. Briggs
18 God’s Fireman, Nina E. Beegle
19 I Took Jesus to a Reunion, Jo Harvey
Special Insert: 6th International Laymen's Conference July 1-5, 1987
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Social Service – Fruit or Focus?, General Superintendent: Raymond W. Hurn
3 A Lesson in Compassion, Darrell Tidwell
4 Letters
5 Feeding the Hungry, Board of General Superintendents
6 Redemption Language in the Old Testament, Alvin S. Lawhead
7 Bible Beacons (a Poem), Joyce A. Chandler
7 Ease of Heart in the CCU, R. Guilford Fitz
8 The Good News in Four Dimensions, M. H. Rozzell
9 Spanning the Gap (a Poem), James Daniel Milligan
10 Pensions: “Serving Those Who Serve”, Dean Wessels
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Christmas – Its Personal Message, General Superintendent: Charles H. Strickland
3 Christmas Sonnets, Lois Blanchard Eades
4 Letters
5 Christmas Song Produces, Neil E. Hightower
6 Every Day is Christmas, J. Grant Swank, Jr.
8 Christmas: A Time for Reconciliation, Anonymous
9 “Because You Gave…”, Ray Hendrix
10 The Intercession, Marie Butler
10 If at Christmas (a Poem), Lucile Waer
11 Nazarene Roots: Christmas in Kishorganj, 1929, Stan Ingersol
"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
Official photo of the Board of General Superintendents: (Back row left to right: John A. Knight, Jerald D. Johnson, William M. Greathouse, Raymond W. Hurn; Front row: Charles H. Strickland and Eugene L. Stowe)
John 17:24 That the World May Know 1985-1989
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Partners in Prayer, General Superintendent: Eugene L. Stowe
3 Aliteracy, David L. McKenna
4 Letters
5 The Order of Deacon, General Superintendent: William M. Greathouse
6 New Year’s Resolution (a Poem), Joyce A. Chandler
6 When Prayer is not Enough, Ralph A. Mickel
8 I Never Cross It Till I Reach It, Morris Chalfant
9 Holiness and Moral Commitment, Al Truesdale
9 Unwind Us (a Poem), Vivian Stewart
10 The Safe Way Home, Merrill Williams
11 Mike’s First Communion, William H. Tibbetts
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
Anaheim, California, Convention Center See 1985 General Assembly Information Insert pages 18A-D
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Valedictory, General Superintendent: V. H. Lewis
3 Compelling Reasons to Extend the Light of the Gospel, Raymond W. Hurn
4 Letters
5 My Praying Father, Mary E. Latham
6 “Father Knows Best,” And Other Myths, Mark D. Marvin
7 Good-Bye: Mr. Shiny Shoes, Paul D. Mangum
8 World Missions and Home Missions Work Together, Nancy Clark
9 And Father Too!, Jim Heckathorn
10 Fathers Are For Giving, Joseph D. Biscoe, Jr.
11 God’s Guarantee, George Coulter
12 The Enemy Within, Al Truesdale
ARTICLES
4 The Fuel and the Flame, Sydney Martin
6 Wesley’s Wisdom, Brian L. Farmer
7 The Unpretentious Mrs. Turner, Ruth E. Sheets
8 Fire from Heaven, Herbert McGonigle
10 Charles Wesley: An Appreciation, Allan Longworth
12 The Faith Barrier, Albert Lown
14 The Lord’s Supper after Aldersgate, Barry E. Bryant
16 Is There A Wesley For Today?, Peter W Gentry
17 Widening The Narrow Way?, Lawrence Walker
A Second Look at Thanksgiving/ I Give Because I Love/ Thank You, God! Even Now!/ Church of the Nazarene
ARTICLES
4 A Second Look at Thanksgiving, Robert E. Maner
5 I Give Because I Love, Albert F. Harper
6 Last of All, Albert J. Lown
7 Thank You, God! Even Now!, Ruth Wood Vaughn
12 Trustees of the Truth, Karl Giberson
14 “Big Apple” Offers Big Challenge for Thrust to New York City, Mark Graham
POEMS
5 A Time of Thanksgiving, Joyce A. Chandler
9 I’m Terminal, Paul A. McCoy
10 With the Rose of Sharon, Richard A. Miller
13 Heavenly Splendor, Floyd Mager
Modern-Day Miracles--The Transforming Power of Christ
ARTICLES:
2 I Found Christ, General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson
4 Christ Turned Me Around, Bill Armer
6 A Prisoner’s Testimony, Marcia Teichman
8 A Whole Church Cared, Gordon L. Beers
11 God Watched Over Me, Vicki Leird
12 New Friends Led Me to New Life, Joyce Lackey
14 Pearl Poslick, Friend of the Lonely, Robert Ulrich
17 The Pepper Plant Connection, Garrel Steneman
19 Even Bob Was Converted!, J. Kenneth Grider
22 Life at God’s Pace, Kathleen D. Bailey
24 A Hole in the Clouds, Susan Bunker
