Arlan Ray Hendrix was introduced to mission life at the age of 3 when his parents, Spurgeon and Fae, moved to Argentina to serve as missionaries for the Church of the Nazarene. Returning to the United States for college, he eventually landed in Kansas City, Missouri, to serve in the Spanish department for international headquarters. He served in several positions including Spanish Curriculum editor, Spanish Publishing Sales and Promotion directors, World Mission Radio and Literature director until his retirement in 2005. He was married to Claire and father to Steve, Mike, Christy, and Scott.
"The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light..." Isaiah 9:2, RSV/ I.D. Kansas City Country Club Plaza Christmas Lights
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Unspeakable Gift, General Superintendent: John A. Knight
3 It All Started in a Manger, Charles Hastings Smith
4 Letters
5 From the Manger to the Cross, Jerry McCant
6 The Gift (a Poem), Geraldine Nicholas
6 I Found New Meaning in Christmas, Wanda Milner Winburn
8 Obedience, Stephen L. Manley
9 Nazarene Roots: Called Not of Men but of God, Stan Ingersol
10 Let’s Go to the Ivory Coast! Where?, Ray Hendrix
10 This Miracle of Birth (a Poem), Alice Cameron Bostrom
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
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
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
Every Child a Winner
Children's Week - June 5-12
Church of the Nazarene
ARTICLES
4 Every Child A Winner in the Things That Really Matter, Miriam J. Hall
6 Helping Every Child to Be a Winner, Robert D. Troutman
7 The Parable of the Vacationer and His Son, Jim Spruce
10 Aids: The Challenge for Compassion, Steve Weber
11 Portugal May Be Small, But … Watch Out!, Ray Hendrix
12 Christianity, Presidents, and Politics, Bryan Stone
14 Givers or Takers, Fleming Parmer
15 In Memoriam D. I. Vanderpool
20 Urban Growth and the Church’s Task, J. Timothy Kauffman
21 Healing In Jesus’ Name, Verna Flowers
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 A Disturbing Statement, General Superintendent: William M. Greathouse
3 I Never Stick My Neck Out for Anybody, Paul D. Rothwell
4 Letters
5 Dad, I Should Have Loved You Out Loud, Doug Martin
6 Go Home With Me, Ray Hawkins
7 A Father’s Prayer for Purity (a Poem), Allen A. Bennett
7 Organ Donation-A Compassionate Ministry, William Goodman
8 A Life of Victory, C. B. Jernigan
9 Nazarene Roots: A Call to the Highways and Hedges, Steve Cooley
10 A Tribute to My Father, Phillip Bedwell
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Blessings of Pentecost, General Superintendent: Raymond W. Hurn
3 Christian First, Coach Second, Paul Neal
4 Letters
5 This One is for You Skeptics, Ray Hendrix
6 The New Life that God Gave to Me, Nadine L. Franks
8 The Sin of Prayerlessness, Albert J. Lown
9 Nazarene Roots: Our Debt to Peniel Missions, Stan Ingersol
10 Do All Speak with tongues?, Wendell Wellman
11 “Because You Gave…”, Steve Weber
12 “Doctor, How Do You Heal a Broken Heart?”, Paul D. Rothwell
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.
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 An Old-Time Mother, General Superintendent: Charles H. Strickland
3 Mama Larkin, a Remarkable Woman, Melvin G. Williams
4 Letters
5 When Mother Played the Organ, Mary E. Latham
6 A Mother’s Prayer (a Poem), Charlotte Carpenter
6 Home in the Morning, Helen F. Rothwell
7 Whatever Happened to Death?, Harry A. Rich
8 Maintaining Our Message and Mission, General Superintendent: William M. Greathouse
9 Wondrous Potential – That’s Bobby, Randall G. Wright
10 The Generation Link, Neil Hightower
"Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you..." (Psalm 143:8, NIV)
Photo ID: Early morning in the Ozarks
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Mighty Deliverance, General Superintendent: V. H. Lewis
3 I Believe In Prayer – I Believe In God, Forrest Nash
4 Letters
5 A Successful Peace Initiative, J. Donald Nicholas
6 Christian Realism, Bryan Simpson
7 What Makes the Difference?, Frances Simpson
8 Results? Here They Are! Now What?, Ray Hendrix
9 Alone (a Poem), Merle Lamprecht
10 Our Closer Look at Television, David William Smith
11 I Remember Mary, Millie Gibson
12 Thesis (a Poem), William Walter DeBolt
12 See Jane Run, Ernestine Conn
Helps for the Disciplined Life/ Samuel Wesley-Father of Methodism/ Tough Questions, Hard Answers/ Church of the Nazarene
ARTICLES
4 Camp Creek Harvest, Ron Mercer
5 Helps for the Disciplined Life, C. Neil Strait
6 Samuel Wesley - Father of Methodism, Herbert McGonigle
9 Cocaine Cure, William Goodman
10 A Church Planter and a Stubborn Mule, Kathy L. Moseberry
12 Tough Questions, Hard Answers, Curt Rowers
14 Fireproofing? ... Or Chasing Fire Trucks?, Stan Meek
16 Reconciliation, Neil E. Hightower
17 What In The World Is “Arul Maa Mazai”?, Ray Hendrix
How to Ruin Your Family Reunion/ How Important is Self-Esteem?/ James Dobson: Self-Esteem & Your Child/ Raising Self-Esteem in the Church
FEATURE ARTICLES
4 How to Ruin a Family Reunion, James D. Hamilton
9 Restore the Joy of Giving, Moody Gunter
12 Mr. Work and Witness, Mark Graham
19 How Important Is Self-esteem?, Richard S. Taylor
21 The Christian and Self-esteem, Dorothy E. Hamilton
22 Love Yourself, Blaine Robison
24 James Dobson on Building Self-esteem in Your Child
28 Raising Self-esteem in the Church, Ronald J. Scott
46 Like It or Not- You Hold the Key, Ray Hendrix
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
Nazarene Communications "We recommend the establishing of the General Board Department of Communications which will give first priority to an immediate expansion of our use of the media, especially television, to get our church with its unique ministry before the world." --Board of General Superintendents
02 Communicating the Gospel by General Superintendent Orville W. Jenkins
03 The University Campus: A Decisive Point by Ernie McNaught
03 Today by Donna Litherland
04 Proclaim the Gospel by Rene Escalante
05 Nazarene Communications the Church Has Something To Say
06 We Were There! by Paul Skiles
08 Tilak and Christ by Doris Anderson
09 Radio and Cultural Relevancy by Ray Hendrix
10 The Booze Tube by Nicholas Johnson
11 A Conversation with David Whitelaw of the South African District
12 How Can I Be Sure? by Frank Moore
