J. Melton Thomas was a registered evangelist in the Church of the Nazarene. He preached and did mission work all over the world, living in Ohio, New Mexico, California, Washington, Texas, Oklahoma, Alaska, and finally Idaho. He was married to Letitia and father to three children.
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
What Makes a Church Grow?/ Holiness and Eternal Things/ Brokering the True Power/ Church of the Nazarene
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4 What Makes A Church Grow?, Artie H. Whitworth
5 Giving To Keep, Charles Gailey
6 Love Conquers All, Albert Lown
10 Holiness and Eternal Things, J. Melton Thomas
11 The Hayford Street Gang, Russell Metcalfe
12 Our Help Comes From God, Dorothy Boone Kidney
14 Brokering the True Power, Stan Meek
16 Caring For the Homosexual, Paul D. Tarrant
17 Am I Dodging Accountability?, Dellora West
Christ: An All-Weather Friend/ Welcome to the Church of the Nazarene/ Our Church can be Your Home
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4 Second Chance, John A. Leavell
6 When Life Tumbles In, Marie Emerson
8 “All Glorious Within”, Evelyn H. Knowlton
10 “All Things," Lord?, Emily Moran
11 Interrupted Melody, Nancy A. Brubaker
12 The Night Visitor, Rose Mane Gray
14 Time Does Not Heal, Jerry W. McCanl
15 Prescription for Bitterness, R. Guilford Fitz, Jr.
16 Guilt: Fact or Feeling, Leslie Parrott III
18 Nice Talk, G. Roger Schoenhals
19 Treatment for Worry Warts, Robert E. Maner
20 When Boom Becomes Bust, Joseph M. Shreffler
Love that Translates in to Loyalty/ Holiness, God's Imperative/ Charles H. Strickland: In Memoriam/ Church of the Nazarene
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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
