"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters." --Psalm 23:1-2
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Centrality of Perfection, General Superintendent: William M. Greathouse
3 “Yea” or “Ouch”? The Result of Special Offerings on the Standby – The Tithe, Mervel S. Lunn
4 Letters
5 The Mandate: Let Ethnic America Hear His Voice, A. Brent Cobb
8 God’s Promises Have Conditions, Gordon Chilvers
9 All Grace… All Times… All Needs, David Wiley Spalding
10 Remembering “The Shropshire Saint”, Herbert McGonigle
11 This Day is His Gift (a Poem), Vivian Stewart
12 “Thou Shalt Not Kill” – Thyself!, Robert Ulrich
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 God’s Unspeakable Gift, General Superintendent: Charles H. Strickland
3 The Peace of Christmas, Morris Chalfant
3 How Can We Celebrate Christmas? (a Poem), Alice Hansche Mortenson
4 Letters
5 Christmas, Steve Rodeheaver
5 The Purpose (a Poem), Geraldine Nicholas
6 Bethlehem, G. Frederick Owen
7 Paradox in Bethlehem (a Poem), Jean Hogan Dudley
7 Nazarene Roots: Meditations from the Heart: H. Orton Wiley; Steve Cooley
8 God’s Wisdom Shines At Christmas, Gordon Chilvers
9 Dirty Hands, James Lee West
"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
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
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Joy Is Contagious, General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson
3 A Local Church’s Ethnic Ministry, Merril Bennett
3 This Cup is the New Testament in my Blood, Which is Shed for you – Luke 22 (a Poem), William David Gebby
4 Letters
5 It Happened Sunday Night!, Robert W. Graves
5 Sequence (a Poem), Geraldine Nicholas
6 Give Us Good Forgetters, Lola M. Williams
7 “Because You Gave…”, R. Franklin Cook
8 Blessed Assurance, Jane S. Meyer
9 Nazarene Roots: Uncle Bud’s “Flash Lights”, Steve Cooley
A Prayer from the General Superintendents for Pentecost.
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Challenge of Prayer, General Superintendent: Orville W. Jenkins
3 Applicational Holiness: Anaheim 1985, Bill Porter
3 Shield Me (a Poem), Vivian Stewart
4 Letters
5 “Because You Gave…”, Ronald G. Young
5 Smile Power (a Poem), Marie Daerr Boehringer
6 Filled Means Complete, John W. May
7 Taking Things for Granted, Russell D. Bredholt
8 A Great Gathering – The General Assembly, Bennett Dudney
9 Nazarene Roots: The Legacy of Bishop C. P. Jones, Steve Cooley
10 Christ the Light, Ray Hurn
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 God’s Creation, General Superintendent: Raymond W. Hurn
3 Women’s Studies at Nazarene Bible College, Janet Smith Williams
4 Letters
5 TANSTAAFL, General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson
5 The Love Connection (a Poem), Florence Schufeldt
6 Preparing Holiness Ministers for the Twenty-First Century, Jerry D. Lambert
8 Ethnic Training for Ministry, R. T. Bolerjack
9 Nazarene Roots: A Call to the Rank and File, Steve Cooley
10 Don’t Keep This Secret, Neil B. Wiseman
11 Climb (a Poem), Vivian Stewart
