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Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 24 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: F. Sieb and H. Armstrong Roberts

ARTICLES

4 Christmas Kindnesses, J. Grant Swank, Jr.

6 Happy Birthday, Randi, Curt Bowers

7 My Greatest Treasure, Ruth Wood Vaughn

10 Joey’s Christmas, Michael J. Christensen

12 Restitution Brought Peace, J. Michael Curry

14 Empty Arms, Donna Gilbert

18 How Is A Heritage Preserved?, C. Neil Strait

19 Say “No” To Alcohol Ads, William Goodman

POEMS

5 The Meaning of That First Christmas Day, Alice Hansche Mortenson

13 The Angel’s Word, Sara Ann DuBose

13 Shepherds, Mark R. Littleton

15 A Christmas Lesson, Connie

15 Commoner, Or King?, E. Ruth …

Priestly Mediator And Judge, C. Mervyn Maxwell

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Preacher's Magazine Volume 64 Number 02, Wesley Tracy (Editor)

Preacher's Magazine

A PASTOR’S PRAYER FOR ADEQUACY, Doug Samples

EDITORIAL
HEALTH AND HEALING, Wayne E. Caldwell

CHURCH AND SOCIETY
CROWING ROOSTERS AND SINFUL SILENCE, Wesley Tracy
A TIME TO SPEAK, Vernon L. Wexford and Marjorie Hess Galway
VICTIM!, Nina Beegle
PASTORAL CARE OF BATTERED WOMEN: A Summary Review, Nina Beegle
50 HOURS FOR THE POOR, Tom Nees

BIBLICAL STUDIES
HERMENEUTICAL INTEGRITY AND THE HOLINESS BIBLICAL SCHOLAR, Alex R. G. Deasley
CHARISMATA IN FIRST CORINTHIANS, Clayton Bonar

CHURCH ADMINISTRATION
A TELEVISION MINISTRY FOR THE LOCAL CHURCH, Larry L. Cox
PASTORAL ADMINISTRATION: An Extended Book Review, Dale E. Jones
COMMON SENSE AND THE PASTORAL …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 23 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: H. Armstrong Roberts

ARTICLES

4 The Measure of the Stature of Christ, M. H. Rozzell

5 Advent, C. Neil Strait

6 The Hopefulness of the Advent Season, Morris Chalfant

7 Family Tree: Cracked Limbs And Bruised Fruit, W. Thomas Umbel

10 Where Chaos Causes Rejoicing, Nina E. Beegle

11 A Bible Falling Apart, Jo Harvey

12 The Nature of Things, John F. Hay

14 A Prisoner Organized a Mission, Suk-Woon Lee

15 Restitution - God’s Persistence and Man’s Obedience, Carole L. Spengler

18 “Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep…”, Ann Womack Lundberg

19 Guidance for Stargazers, …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 22 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: H. Armstrong Roberts

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

COLUMNS

2 Famine in the Land, General Superintendent: John …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 21 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Dick Smith

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

POEMS

5 The Sound Of Heavy Rain, Richard A. Miller

11 Requiem for a Lost Friend, E. Ruth Glover

15 Consummation, Marlene …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 20 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Dick Smith

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

COLUMNS

2 The Tie That Binds, General Superintendent: Charles H. Strickland

8 Life on the Boundary, Al Truesdale

9 “Because You Gave…”, Our Giving - Heathen or Christian? - Sam Lever

11 …

Diaconalogue, No. 18, Lutheran Deaconess Association, Inc.

Diaconalogue

No abstract provided.

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 19 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Royce Ratcliff

ARTICLES

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 Marie Gray

14 Time Does Not Heal, Jerry W. McCant

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

22 Suffering And Service, Muriel Larson

23 Two VIPs, …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 18 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Dave Anderson

ARTICLES

4 God’s Fingerprints Are Everywhere at NBC, Jerry D. Lambert

5 The Nazarene Bible College Experience, Rene Frederick Tetro

6 More than Teaching Subjects, Carl Clendenen

7 Where Is Your Brother Abel?, R. T. Bolerjack

8 The Invaluable Taste, William H. Bray

10 Holiness and Peach Preserves, LaVerne Anderson

11 Love Stories That Last, Ralph Scott

12 Person in Process, Jay Budd

14 Singing Arouses Neighbors and Local Reporter, Nina E. Beegle

16 Child Sponsorship - The Jackson Story, Don Frye

17 Jesus and Election-Year Politics, John Hay. Jr.

POEMS

4 All That I …

Preacher's Magazine Volume 64 Number 01, Wesley Tracy (Editor)

Preacher's Magazine

THE MINISTER’S DEVOTIONAL LIFE

CREATIVITY AND VARIETY IN DEVOTIONAL PRACTICES, Morris A. Weigelt
A DEVOTIONAL QUEST, Frank G. Carver
THE PASTOR AT PRAYER, Earl G. Lee
PRIVATE DEVOTIONS, Donald Macleod
THE INWARD JOURNEY: The Minister’s Spiritual Growth, Annette Brown
A PASTOR’S PRAYER RETREAT, Keith A. Maule
ACCOUNTABILITY IN FELLOWSHIP AS A MEANS OF GRACE, Russell Metcalfe
THE SPIRITUAL FORMATION OF THE MINISTER: A Perspective on Santification, Wilbur W. Brannon
MONDAY MORNING DEVOTIONS, Reuben Welch

FEATURE ARTICLES

BIBLICAL STUDIES
The Enigma of Ecclesiastes, Carl Schultz

WESLEYANA
Puritan Influences on Wesley’s Covenant Theology, Donald D. Wood

PASTORAL CARE
“Pastor, I Have AIDS,” …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 17 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: The Downstairs Attic

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

POEMS

17 Almost Persuaded…, Alice Crane Behr

COLUMNS

2 An Investment Decision, General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson

8 Family …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 16 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Mark Marvin

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

20 Slowing Down the Pace of the Hearse, Morris …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 15 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Camerique

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

20 A Church Where Growth Is a Problem, An Interview with Church Extension …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 14 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Russell B. Hansen

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

COLUMNS

2 Strength …

Christian Scholars Conference Program 1988, Christian Scholars Conference

Christian Scholars Conference Records

Program from the Christian Scholars Conference that took place at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California from July 20-22, 1988.

Diaconalogue, No. 17, Lutheran Deaconess Association, Inc.

Diaconalogue

No abstract provided.

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 13 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: John N. White

ARTICLES

4 Reach Out To Touch Someone, Dorothy I. Baird

5 Caution: Be Alert, Dellora West

6 Fruits of a Resurrected Church, Bernie Chiang

7 Onward, Christian Soldiers, Ross W. Hayslip

8 Coming Alongside In Indy, Nina E. Beegle

11 My Friend Al, Carlton D. Hansen

12 When Aids Comes Home, Michael Malloy

14 Taking Seriously Biblical Warnings, J. Ray Shadowens

16 God Really Wanted a Church in Lajas, Marshall Griffith

POEMS

13 I See a Rose, Deborah Rae

15 Priceless Privilege, Clessen K. Scoles

COLUMNS

2 We Need the Church, General Superintendent: Charles …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 12 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Don Pluff

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.

17 Creativity a La Aymara, Ray Hendrix …

Preacher's Magazine Volume 63 Number 04, Wesley Tracy (Editor)

Preacher's Magazine

SERMONS TO PREACHERS

THE MINISTER’S CALL TO A WALK AND A WORK, Earle L. Wilson
HOW TO SERVE WITHOUT LOSING HEART, Alex R. G. Deasley
THE PROMISE OF ORDINATION, William M. Greathouse

FEATURE ARTICLES

HOLINESS
A Wesleyan Concern for a Personal and Social Holiness Ethic, Leon O. Hynson

CHURCH PLANTING
Planting Churches Is Heart Work, Nina Beegle

EVANGELISM
Better than Gimmicks, D.W. Hildie

PASTORAL CARE
Guilt and Godly Sorrow, Les Parrott III

WORSHIP
Toward an Evangelical Theology of Worship, Jerry Pence

THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
Are You an Ordained Minister of the Gospel?, Morris Chalfant
The Minister’s Most Pressing Need, J. …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 11 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Jim Kersten

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

POEM

13 The …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 10 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: H. Abernathy & H. Armstrong Roberts

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

POEMS

5 Warm Hearts/Revival Fires, E. Ruth Glover

9 Morning Glories, Joyce A. Chandler

15 Lodestar, Charsten Christensen

COLUMNS

2 Holiness unto the …

The Proclamation Of The Gospel In Word And Sacraments, Clifford Frederich

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The burden of this thesis is to demonstrate that when the Gospel is preached properly preaching functions as a means of divine grace. Furthermore, not only can preaching be a means of grace, but it should be.

A Study Of German Lutheran Communion Hymnody The Early Years, Paul Becker

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The goal of this thesis is to demonstrate that in the early years of Lutheranism, what the faithful sang and confessed about the Sacrament of the Altar is dangerously close to being forgotten by American Lutherans in the latter half of the twentieth century. What Christians sing about as they are given the body and blood of their risen Lord reveals both their confessional stance and their piety. By digging into the treasure-store of German Lutheran Communion hymnody, the theology of the Sacrament as confessed in the early years of Lutheranism will be brought to light and offered to the …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 09 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: B. Taylor & H. Armstrong Roberts

ARTICLES

4 My Mother's Unusual Monument, Rob L. Staples

5 Mother Held Us True, Keith Smith

6 Grandma Prayed, Pauline Dunn

7 What Next?, John W. May

8 Little Things Do Count, Elinor Bjornstad

11 The Genesis of Tobacco, Robert D. Hambrick

12 Mom Is Here!, Jerry McCant

13 The Kingdom of God and the Local Church Mission Society, Dan Boone

14 Peter's Brother, G. Roger Schoenhals

15 Make God's Glory Your Goal, Wayne M. Warner

POEMS

8 Mother’s Investments, Orville Clark

21 A Mighty Fortress, Charsten Christensen

COLUMNS

2 My …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 08 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Camerique

ARTICLES

4 Jesus and Truth, Gordon Wetmore

5 Value, Cost, and Price, Willis E. Snowbarger

6 Challenges to Nazarene Higher Education, John M. Nielson

8 My Testimony, David Tavares

9 No Homesick Pills, Frankie Roland

10 What Now?, John W. May

12 Mark R. Moore … Church Planter in Focus, John C. Oster

13 The Nazarene College: Through the Eyes of A Parent, Forrest W. Nash

14 Growing Pains, C. Dale German

16 After the Shock … The Song, Gerald Yoesel

17 An International Denouement, Nina E. Beegle

POEMS

7 We Have Known and Believed, E. …

Diaconalogue, No. 16, Lutheran Deaconess Association, Inc.

Diaconalogue

No abstract provided.

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 07 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Cherry Johnston

ARTICLES

4 The Christian’s Relationship to the World, John F. Hay

6 Democracy and Righteous People, Keith Schwanz

7 The Negative Power of Cursing, Ed Felter

10 Will the Sun Shine Again?, Ivan A. Beals

11 What If?, John W. May

12 Calamity Christians, J. V. Langford

14 Melting in the Night, Michael A. Vasquez

15 The Evolutionary Effect, Timothy R. Cassity

16 Revival - Antidote for Oblivion, David J. Felter

17 Christian Parents of Homosexuals, William Goodman

POEMS

5 We Are Buried With Him by Baptism into Death … Romans 6:4, William David Gebby …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 77 Number 06 (1988), W. E. Mccumber (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: H. Armstrong Roberts

ARTICLES

4 Making Christianity Credible, Stan Meek

6 “Receive the Holy Spirit”, Frank G. Carver

7 A Continuing Story, Robert H. Scott

8 Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of God, Michael J. Christensen

10 Patience in Prayer, J. Grant Swank, Jr.

12 Our Comforting Attorney, Morris Chalfant

14 “Grace” Sings It All, J. Ray Shadowens

16 The New Age… The Old Lie, John D. Wilcox

POEMS

5 The Sin Issue, Jeanne Barbasiewicz Hoogstad

5 Simon the Cyrene, E. Ruth Glover

13 Red Blood on the Hammers and Then Came Easter, Charles Hastings …

Preacher's Magazine Volume 63 Number 03, Wesley Tracy (Editor)

Preacher's Magazine

EXPOSITORY PREACHING

REDIGGING THE WELLS OF BIBLICAL PREACHING, Jerry Harvill
THE SACRIFICIAL SHEPHERD, Roger Hahn
FROM EXEGESIS TO SERMON: A Preacher’s Study of Ephesians 1:15-23, Alex R. G. Deasley
GOD’S AMBASSADORS: Preparing to Preach from 1 Thessalonians 2:1-6, D. L. Huffman
THE PARABLE TO END DESPAIR: Preaching from the Parable of the Sower, Morris A. Weigelt
THE HOMILETICAL PROCESS, Daniel L. Burnett
AN EXEGETICAL METHOD ILLUSTRATED, Alvin S. Lawhead

FEATURE ARTICLES

HOLINESS HERITAGE: Significant Wesleyan Milestones, Herbert McGonigle
EASTER: Reliving the Mystery, Robert E. Webber
PENTECOST SUNDAY: Memories and Fellowship, Harvey J. S. Blaney
WESLEYANA: Preparing the Way of the …