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
02 The Resurrection—The Heart of Our Faith by General Superintendent George Coulter
03 Dusty Feet And Sinful Pride by Gene Chambers
04 The Only Man-Made Things in Heaven by Kathleen Cory
04 The Work is Done by Wanda Lang
04 God’s Response to Good Friday by C. Neil Strait
05 No "Pay Back" at the Cross by Paul H. Hetrick
06 Clairol Christians by Morris Chalfant
06 It Will Return by Alma Floyd
07 The Uncovered Path by Clare St. John
08 This I Believe by Harold W. Reed
09 Pass It On by C. Dale German
"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
02 The Power And Value of Discrimination by General Superintendent V. H. Lewis
03 The Face of The Clock by Clare St. John
03 Directions by Jack M. Scharn
04 Spiritual Maturity Through Reading by M. A. (Bud) Lunn
05 Seek Me Early by Colleen L. Reece
06 Honey For A Child's Heart by Gladys M. Hunt
07 One Hundred And Forty-Four Thousand by Ross W. Hayslip
08 God's Word For A New Age by Melvin McCullough
09 This Beautiful Book by Alice Hansche Mortenson
10 Sorrow Enriches Us Spiritually by Gordon Chilvers
The Board of General Superintendents of the Church of the Nazarene. (Seated l. to r.) Dr. William M. Greathouse and Dr. Charles H. Strickland; (standing l. to r.) Dr. Eugene L. Stowe, Dr. Orville W. Jenkins, Dr. Jerald D. Johnson, and Dr. V. H. Lewis. Celebrating Christian Holiness.
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 New Year's Prayer (a poem), Jan Evans
3 The After-Christmas Spirit, Sue Prentice
4 Letters
5 The Enrichment of Good Books, General Superintendent: William M. Greathouse
6 The Annual Meeting, Mark R. Moore
7 A Welcome to My New Pastor, Homer Paschall
8 Why Celebrate Christian Holiness?, David J. Tarrant
9 Eternal Treasure (a poem), John R. P. Barker
10 Paul's Prayer for the Church, John W. May
11 I Have Been There, Frances Simpson
11 Discipline (a poem), Annie Stevens
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Nazarene Publishing House - Alive and Well, General Superintendent: Charles H. Strickland
3 The Halfway House Of Haran, Clare St. John
4 Letters
5 "The Year Of The Layman", General Superintendent: V. H. Lewis
6 The Future Is Certain, Gordon Chilvers
7 I Fear Not The Future (a poem), Charsten Christensen
8 "It's Awful Dark In Our Alley", Morris Chalfant
9 Life Is Measured By Our Walk, Elmer W. Pannier
10 When a Brother Becomes a Bother, WIlliam L. Poteet
Sunrise for Simultaneous Revivals See page 5--Celebration as Mission
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Celebration of Suffering, General Superintendent: Eugene L. Stowe
3 Changing the World We Live In, Robert E. Maner
4 Letters
5 Celebration as Mission, Bill M. Sullivan
5 A New Year’s Prayer (a Poem), Trish Jackson
6 Christmas Memories, Albert J. Lown
7 The Remainder (a Poem), Bud Reedy
8 Recognizing Revival, G. Stuart McWhirter
9 When God Says “You!”, Richard H. Leffel
10 God, Time, and Man, Ivan A. Beals
11 My Soul Is Not For Sale, Forrest W. Nash
12 We Have Seen Miracles, Lucille M. Law
A lengthy note from Bud Lunn, Manager of the Nazarene Publishing House, in honor of NPH Sunday.
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Nazarene Publishing House – Our Heritage, General Superintendent: Charles H. Strickland
3 In the Desert, Mary E. Latham
4 Letters
5 75th Anniversary… and On, M. A. (Bud) Lunn
6 Certainties for the New Year, Gordon Chilvers
7 Expectancy (a Poem), Geraldine Nicholas
7 Rejected, Donna J. Woodring
8 Our Heritage Is Not Heredity, Ivan A. Beals
9 Opportunity for Prayer, William Goodman
9 Sunset Prayer (a Poem), Alice Hansche Mortenson
10 Thank God for Epworth!, Herbert McGonigle
02 The Promise of the Comforter by General Superintendent William Greathouse
03 The Church Joining People by Ross Hayslip
03 Grace To Do Without by Alma Floyd
04 The Scottsville Heritage by Jim Spruce
05 The Power of Faith by Mabel P. Adamson
06 Preaching the Gospel in Rome Also by Roy Fuller
07 Book Briefs: Moments To Go by J. Grant Swank, Jr.—Reviewed by Norman Miller
08 She Had Questions by Mary E. Latham
09 Unfailing Trust by David Hudson
10 Hiram F. Reynolds: Holiness Triumphant by John Chilton
Quinquennial Review Issue/Church of the Nazarene Twenty-first General Assembly, June 20-28, 1985; Anaheim, California.
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 A Welcome, Board of General Superintendents
6 1980-1985 Quinquennial Review
Reports to the 21st General Assembly:
8 Officer: General Secretary, B. Edgar Johnson
9 Officer: General Treasurer, Norman O. Miller
10 Division of Church Growth, Bill M. Sullivan (Director)
12 Church Extension Ministries, Raymond W. Hurn (Director)
14 Evangelism Ministries, Bill M. Sullivan (Director)
16 Pastoral Ministries, Wilbur W. Brannon (Director)
18 Division of Communications, M. A. (Bud) Lunn (Director)
02 Let Us Pray by General Superintendent Orville W. Jenkins
03 Ananias and the Lord by Vernon L. Wilcox
04 What the World Needs Now by Steven Pollard
05 Two Horses, Two Girls, and God’s Word by James V. Wilbanks
06 Prescription for Guaranteed Guidance by Jarrell W. Garsee
07 Want to Know Something About Nazarenes? By A. Eugene Hudgens
08 Where There is No Vision by M. A. (Bud) Lunn
08 Trust Him by Wanda Lang
09 The Sanctity of the Home by Ivan A. Beals
10 Salvation from Sin in First John, Chapter One by A. R. G. Deasley
02 Concerning Prayer by General Superintendent Charles H. Strickland
03 The Axe Is Laid At the Root of the Tree by Harold DeMott
04 The Upsetting Sin by Morris Chalfant
05 The Invitation by Frances Simpson
06 The Lord Is My Sheepherder by D. W. Hildie
07 Making Memories by James Hamilton
08 A Decorating—Or A Working Model? By Carl N. Hall
09 Book Briefs: Peter, the Rock-Man by Frank G. Carver—Reviewed by Don Hughes
10 Jesus Draws Men by George Privett
11 “I Will Praise Thee…” by M. A. (Bud) Lunn
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Lenten Season and Revival, General Superintendent: John A. Knight
3 The Cost of Neglect, C. Neil Strait
3 Keep Me Tuned – A Prayer, Alton Hacker
4 Letters
5 The Dirty Dozen, Robert E. Maner
6 A Tribute to M. A. “Bud” Lunn, Board of General Superintendents
7 Tributes to “Bud”
9 Losing the Focus, Steven Doerr
10 Do Something with your Hands, David F. Nixon
11 O Kindle a Love, Alice Hansche Mortenson
11 Chaplains and Changed Lives, Nina E. Beegle
12 40 is just Beginning, Mary K. Hughes
2 SOME FORGOTTEN SCRIPTURES by V. H. Lewis
3 MY MOTHER’S PRAYERS—FROM DOGS TO DICTATORS by Elsie E. Buckmaster
4 PENTECOST PERSONALLY by J. Grant Swank, Jr.
5 Book Briefs: RETIREMENT IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT by D. Shelby Corlett; Reviewed by M. Lunn
6 PENTECOST: PURITY, POWER, PRAISE by Dallas Baggett
7 HER CALLOUSED HAND by George Eplin
8 GRANDMOTHER HOUNDED HEAVEN by Shirley Fox
9 “DESUS... DESUS” by Evelyn Westlake
10 BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE by Laura Mae Douglass
11 THE KINDNESS OF LOVE by Charles Baldwin
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 The Christian Pentecost, General Superintendent, Charles H. Strickland
3 The Authenticity of the Ascension, Ross W. Hayslip
4 I Will Not Leave You Comfortless: I Will Come to You, Frances Simpson
5 Light, Marcia Schwartz
6 Pentecost - The Reversal of Babel, Pearl Burnside McKinney
7 Sanctify Whom?, John W. May
8 The Secret of Pentecost, Albert J. Lown
9 His Voice Moved the Pillars, Maggie Culver Fry
10 "What Do We Do Now?", David L. Schooler
10 The Great Equalizer, Kenneth Vogt
02 Be Thankful Unto Him by General Superintendent George Coulter
03 Thanks, Church of the Nazarene by E. H. Edwards
03 Let’s Give Thanks by Alice Hansche Mortenson
04 Feel Good by M. A. (Bud) Lunn
05 God Give Us Grateful Hearts by C. D. Hansen
06 Is Thanksgiving Always Possible? By Gordon Chilvers
07 Therapy or Caring—It’s The Thing We Can Do by Melvin Shrout
08 Your Heavenly Father Knoweth That Ye Have Need by Roy F. Quanstrom
09 Special Thanksgiving by Mark and Sandra Hendrickson
10 Remove the Shrines by Wayne M. Warner
2 THE THANKSGIVING HARVEST by Eugene L. Stowe
3 INGRATITUDE, A BESETTING SIN by J. V. Langford
4 THE ART OF GIVING TO OTHERS by Lola M. Williams
4 A THANKSGIVING DAY PRAYER by Tressa Terry
6 WE THANK GOD FOR HIS PROMISES by Gordon Chilvers
7 “KEEP IT HOLY” by M. A. "Bud" Lunn
8 TASTE-TESTED CHRISTIANS by H. Ray Dunning
9 BATTLEFIELD SURGERY by E. B. Stewart
10 BEING CHRISTIAN IN A SEX-OBSESSED SOCIETY by Jerry D. Hull
11 THE FINISHED WORK by Harold L. Bowlby
12 THE SIN OF SILENCE by Robert E. Maner
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 What the Church Is All About, General Superintendent: Eugene L. Stowe
3 Religion in American Life: An Update, George Gallup, Jr.
4 Letters
5 The Power of the Printed Page, M. A. “Bud” Lunn
6 The Year of Church Growth, Bill M. Sullivan
7 Book Review: The Smaller Church in a Super Church Era, Jon Johnston and Bill Sullivan, et al.; Reviewed by Mel Shrout
7 Membership and Sunday School Growth
7 274 New Churches
8 God Connects Us to Our World, Paul Skiles
A Week's Meditations On Stewardship
Poem: -- Life's Stewardship
1--You Are a Steward
2--Your Stewardship of Love
3--Your Stewardship of Time
4--Your Stewardship of Talent
5--Your Stewardship of Money
6--Weighed in the Balance
