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12-1-1992 Herald of Holiness Volume 81 Number 12 (1992) Wesley D. Tracy (Editor) Nazarene Publishing House

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Volume 81, No. 12 FEATURE ARTICLES DECEMBER 1992

20 28 Partners in Publishing Having It All Prayer and the R o b e r t F o s t e r J u l ie W a r d e n -G a y Five Dollar Letter C a r o l T e c h a u 44 On to Perfection W il l ia m M . G r e a t h o u s e

CONTINUING COLUMNS

8 G eneral Superintendent’s Viewpoint E u g e n e L. S t o w e It All Started with 9 Into the Word R o g e r L. H a h n the Sugar Creek 23 12 In a Woman’s Voice Gang R e b e c c a L a ir d W e s l e y D . T r a c y The Whirlwind of 13 The Family Album Christmas J e r r y a n d L y n d a C o h a g a n 4 D a n W h it n e y 43 Observer at Large W . E. M c C u m b e r The NPH Family 47 Marked Copy P a u l M il l e r 24 M a r k G r a h a m Christmas 19 Joybawls Good News from R u t h G l o v e r DEPARTMENTS

Bangkok 6 Editor’s Choice M ic h a e l P. M c C a r t y W es l e y D . T r a c y 10 The Readers Write 14-18, 38-40 News POETRY ■ ■ M a r k G r a h a m T o m F e l d e r Because You Gave Inside Front Cover 19 34 Annual Index Trapped in the 36 The Question Box W rappings 37 December’s 10 Point N a n c y C . S p ie g e l b e r g Quiz After Christmas? 41 Close to Home M e r l e L a m p r e c h t T o m F eld er 26 42 The Quote Rack Good Parents and 48 Late News O Christmas Tree Troubled Teens M a r k G r a h a m B e t t y K n ig h t Les Parrott III T o m F e ld er PARTNERS IN PUBLISHING pv RORFRT FHRTFR MANAGER, NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE

he whole gospel to the whole world by the printed p a g e ” has been the motto of Nazarene Publishing House since its founding in 1912. Our revolving sign on Troost Avenue beacons the words “God’sr Word for Today’s World.” Out mission statement: “Nazarene Publishing House, commissioned by the Church of the Nazarene, exists to build and nurture Christ’s church through the ministry of publishing communication resources.” Our purpose rings clear. We commit ourselves to provid­ ing the members of our church and the greater Christian community with resources for carrying out the Great Com­ mission: “Go and make disciples.” I wish all of you had the privilege of witnessing up close, as we do, the creativity and commitment required to take an idea from concept to ministry. It may be a musical or piano arrangement, an article or a book, a Sunday School lesson or a teacher training video, a magazine or a three-act play. The path from concept to development to production to distribu­ tion is an adventure in ministry performed by loving hands in the NPH partnership. Much of this work happens through a series of partner­ ships NPH shares with various divisions and ministries at Nazarene Headquarters. Sunday School Ministries creates and edits the WordAc- tion Sunday School materials, which brings holiness curricu­ lum to a new level of excellence. This children’s and youth curriculum debuts in the fall of 1993. The Communications Division continues to enhance and expand the Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City book line. We continue to receive strong affirmation about the quality of the Herald of Holiness. Publications International creates the French, Portuguese, Spanish, and intercultural English resources. The World Mission Division keeps us informed and in­ volved through books, World Mission magazine, and period­ icals. The Nazarene Publishing House cooperates with the divi­ sions of Stewardship and Finance and Church Growth in providing vital ministry and program resources. Lillenas Publishing Company has a creative staff that cre­ ates the multiple music and drama products that enhance our worship. Our new hymnal, Sing to the Lord, will be in your hands in the spring of 1993. Our writers from all over the world are also important partners with NPH. Their skills and inspiration fuel our presses. There is one other partnership without which all others would fail. That is you! Your loyal support and use of NPH resources have enabled NPH to maintain a quality publishing operation for the past 80 years. My special thanks to you and all our partners. IT ALL STARTED WITH THE SUGAR CREEK GANG

BY WESLEY D. TRACY

he Nazarene Publishing ever used. Looking back, I realize other educational projects. House first began to af­ that the writers and editors who I then worked as a college fect my life through the prepared the Sunday School mate­ (MANC) and seminary (NTS) pages of the Sugar Creek rials, youth publications, the mis­ professor for 13 years, but NPH TGang series. The very nightsionary after publications, and the H e r­ was still a part of my life, publish­ the mail carrier left another Sugar a ld along with NPH, whose ing several books that I wrote, and Creek Gang book in our postbox people manufactured those prod­ giving me the privilege of editing out on the gravel road, Mom ucts, all served as a sort of assis­ the Preacher’s Magazine for about would gather us around her and, in tant pastor to my parishioners. a decade. Then, in 1989, I started the light of a kerosene lamp, read When my brother and I were working on the H erald. us one more adventure. rookie pastors, my father died of a I can’t remember a time when I We didn’t have many books heart attack at age 53. Bud Lunn did not want to write. As a young back then. The ones we did have and Everette Pleyer stepped for­ Christian, I thought I had to give were read and reread. We got the ward and gave my widowed moth­ up writing in order to “get sancti­ Herald of Holiness every week, er a job “for life” at NPH. The fied.” More than once, I promised and Dad would buy textbooks for Nazarene Publishing House, rep­ the Lord that I would never write his work in the course of study. resenting that great Nazarene fam­ again. When I got to the place that He was a country preacher and ily, reached out and helped us I could give it up, the Lord, as He later became the director of the when we needed it the most. I will is wont to do, gave it back to Kansas City Rescue Mission. I never live long enough to forget me— better than ever. I don’t have still have his Fundamental Christ­ that. to work for the Kansas City Star ian Theology written by A. M. or U SA T oday writing about ball Hills and published by the “The Lord gave the games, political rallies, and Nazarene Publishing House. weather reports. No, as part of the When 1 left home to go to word: great was Nazarene publishing team, I get to Bethany Peniel College, I bumped write about the few things that re­ into NPH again. It seems that the the company of ally matter. article I wrote for Creative Writ­ those that The Nazarene Publishing House ing was not much good. At least, is partner with the C om m unica­ my prof described it as “a syntac­ published it.” tions Division, Publications Inter­ tical quagmire from which there is national, World Mission Division, no graceful escape.” But what did After about 12 years of pastor- Sunday School Ministries, and she know? I sent it off to J. Fred ing, I came to Kansas City to others who form one of the most Parker, editor of C o n q u e st, w ho work for Albert Harper in the old remarkable publishing ventures of purchased it for $12.00. I bought a Church Schools Department. Pa­ our time. Your Nazarene publish­ pair of black loafers. I sent a copy tient, persistent Dr. Harper taught ing enterprise is by far the largest of the magazine to the professor me more about writing and edit­ producer of Wesleyan/holiness who had given me a “C” on the ing than anyone else has been able materials in the world. article. to. During a six-year stint with January 3 is Nazarene Publish­ Later, I pastored in Kansas, In­ Church Schools and the Youth ing House Sunday— and here’s the diana, and Pennsylvania. In every Department, I had a chance to par­ memory verse for the day: T h e church, on every Sunday, in every ticipate in the creation and devel­ Lord gave the word: great was the classroom, nothing but Nazarene opment of the Dialog Series, the company of those that published it Sunday School curriculum was Enduring Word Series, and several (Psalm 68:11).

December 1992 3 ALL IN THE NPH FAMILY A Who’s Who of Commitment

BY PAUL M. MILLER

here are 270 employees in When Ron was 11, a family picnic the Good News. “I have a sense of the Nazarene Publishing turned into a nightmare when a bolt pride in that what I’m doing here has House family, reports Lon of lightning took the life of his eternal consequences." Kohler, director of Human beloved dad. That contributed to the To Production Manager Richard TResources. Their combined yearsunrest of he experienced growing up Fields, Nazarene Publishing House service are in the neighborhood of and at Bethany Nazarene College. has been a second home. As a teenag­ 2,506. When he discovered employment er, he worked summers and after As in any family, there are those was available at Nazarene Publishing school alongside his dad, the late whose commitment to the cause of House, he returned to Kansas City William Fields. While in college, his Christian publishing is unusually ex­ and interviewed for work in his dad’s emplary because of length of tenure old department. or for other notable reasons. NPH has Ron Spruill took to printing like more than its share of these employ­ the proverbial duck to water. He ees. Last month, Arleta Andre of Or­ loved running the same presses his der Entry, celebrated 50 years of con­ dad had run and working with a per­ tinuous Publishing House service. sonnel who knew and loved his dad. Today, he has 18 years amassed on his NPH employee record. The other day at lunch, Ron told manager Bob Foster that his dad had passed on to him a realization that a Heidelberg press can be a pulpit of sorts to share

Dick Fields, production manager

summers were NPH dominated. Then came a Navy hitch, marriage, fol­ lowed by a budding career at the plant on Troost that began in July 1947. Dick and Wil Fields have some­ Arleta Andre, order entry thing of an NPH record. The father Family involvement is unusually amassed 45 years before his retire­ strong, too. Take our pressroom su­ ment. Dick is at the 45-year mark to­ pervisor, Ron Spruill. Printing runs in day, with some years to go before re­ his family. His dad, James, was an tirement. NPH pressman from whose life Ron As an active layman in Kansas City Tim James, information services manager observed how a man could take pride First Church, Dick Fields has become in his work. Ron Spruill, pressroom supervisor

The senior management team; seated (I. to r.): Robert L. Foster, manager; Merritt McKay, assistant manager. Standing (I. to r.): Harlan Moore, Lillenas; Lon Kohler, personnel; Dick Fields, production; Hardy Weathers, marketing. WHAT DO YOU THINK? An NPH Quiz Good Reading 1. Nazarene Publishing House came into existence in the year______. Makes Good 2. How many publishers in the world publish more Wesleyan/Holiness materials than NPH? A. 7 B. 2 C. 0 Christians 3. True or false: NPH is the largest second-class postage mailer in Kansas City. (Remember, Hall­ ven before I could read, I loved books. It meant sitting mark Cards is a K.C. enterprise, too.) ______E on Mom's lap, looking at the pictures, enthralled by 4. Fill in the blanks. NPH’s warehouses stock some her voice. _ _ _ _ _ items:______different weeklies and “'I think I can, I think I can, 1 think I can,’ said the Little quarterlies,______books on matters theological Engine," Mom’s voice growing more and more deter­ and topical. mined. I begged for that story over and over. The Little En­ 5. The name given to all Nazarene-produced Sunday gine Who Could was great stuff for a little boy who proba­ School curriculum is______. bly couldn’t, or at least not very well. 6. How many square feet of NPH building space is During elementary years, I looked forward to library day there on both sides of the street alongTroost? and book order day. The summer I got chicken pox wasn’t so bad after all. because 1 also got Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe. The printing plant uses tons of paper a month. During the teen years, my reading wandered toward the fantasy genre, like J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. I Three other trade imprints for Nazarene Publishing didn't read much for spiritual edification in my teen years, House products are: Books______; Music but I remember Dean Nelson’s “Half Nelson” column on and Drama ; Listening Cassettes the back of Bread magazine. Entertaining and thought pro­ voking, his musings on family life and trying to be a Chris­ Answers tian made an impact. 1. 1912 7. 200 College brought the classics by Shakespeare, Tolstoy, 2. C-0 8. Books: Beacon Hill Steinbeck, and Plato. It was also in college that I realized 3. True Press of Kansas City; what was true all along: Certain reading helped me grow as 4. 10,000 items, 73 weeklies Music and Drama: a Christian. and quarterlies, 600 books Lillenas Publishing Co.; Desperate for a reasonable faith, I read Mere Christiani­ 5. WordAction Listening Cassettes. ty by C. S. Lewis. I moved to his fiction, and in The 6 161 000 Crystal Sea Recordings Chronicles of Narnia and his “space” trilogy, I found new metaphors and images for my faith at a time when many images seemed so stale. It was then also that I drew on a heritage and depth from a model of lay stewardship to his family and colleagues. childhood years of hearing Egermeier's Bible Stories dur­ Another employee son is Tim James, manager of infor­ ing family devotions, reading the Bible for quizzing and mation services. The son of retired missionaries and NPH Sunday School and VBS awards and, of course, Helen employees. Cleve and Juanita James, Tim began his work Temple’s missionary books. for the company as a Saturday and summer job while a stu­ I've discovered that good reading makes good Chris­ dent at MidAmerica Nazarene College. tians. I thank God for the Nazarene Publishing House. Its Then came the career and ministry opportunity for people are dedicated to providing good reading that shapes which he had been praying— the establishment of what strong Christians. The writers and editors who create our was then called the computer department (now information magazines, our Sunday School curriculum, and our books services). An original plan for bringing in an outside con­ are building spiritual muscle in us all. sultant was shelved and the assignment of “birthing” the According to American Demographics, the thirst for new undertaking was given to Tim. Today, he and a staff of good books and magazines will be strong in the coming five operate what is becoming a publishing house nerve decades. In spite of the ascent of the electronic media, re­ center. searchers say that tomorrow’s citizens will prize the print­ There are other second-generation employees, including ed page. And in the years that are about to be, the Barry Russell, customer service manager; Eric Breedlove, Nazarene Publishing House will be there, for in our hearts accounts receivable; Ken Bowes, shipping; Sharon Vail we all know that good reading makes good Christians. Page, typesetting; Sharia Ashmore, subscriptions. From the 50-year tenures to the young man who joined — Mark K. Gilroy us just last week, your Nazarene Publishing House family Sales Department says “Thank you" for your support. Nazarene Publishing House

December 1992 5 Should Christians Have

suppose the story is as old as the He stepped aboard this small craft Christmas Day, Jesus, the Second Church itself. The legend goes and used it as a pulpit to preach the Adam, would give all another op­ that three trees on a Bethlehem words of life. portunity to start over by choosing hillside witnessed the first Christ­ The third tree that had so hoped the Tree of Life. As K. Elizabeth mas. The olive tree gave its oil as a to be made into an ornate throne for Rennie wrote, “Christ incarnates the 1gift to the Blessed Infant (every a king found itself instead made into Tree of Life and brings the possibil­ mother knows how important baby a cross on which some criminal ity of eternal life back to all human­ oil is). The second tree was a palm. would die. It became the Cross, the ity. Through Christ the Second It gave its dates as a sweet treat to tree from which our Lord reigns as Adam, death itself will die, finally the holy family. The third tree had King of Kings. relinquishing its icy grip on humani­ no fruit to give, but the fir tree e have lost from our worship ty’s throat” (H om iletics, Vol. 4, No. raised its branches heavenward in W the medieval practices built 4, 1992,41). praise and adoration. Then, the leg­ around the Christmas Tree of Par­ From the Christmas tree as an ap­ end goes, the Christmas angels hung adise, or the Tree of Life. Four hun­ ple tree came the folk hymn written stars on its upturned branches. dred years ago, December 24, sometime in the 1700s, Christ the Apple Tree Another very old Christmas tree Christmas Eve, was known as Adam r \ story tells of three trees in and Eve Day. Christians celebrated The tree of life my soul hath seen, Palestine who one day shared their it as the Feast of Adam. The liturgy Laden with fruit and always green; plans and dreams. One tree said that of this church service depicted the The trees of nature fruitless be it hoped to one day be made into a way in which Adam and all of his Compared with Christ the Apple fine sailing vessel so that it could descendants sinned by eating the Tree. travel all over the world and see forbidden fruit rather than mysterious lands and peoples. The eating from the Tree of second tree said that it enjoyed the Life. children who played under its shade In the era of the morality so much that it hoped that one day it plays, Adam and Eve Day The Adam and Eve Day could become an exquisite, finely was celebrated with a dra­ carved cradle for little children. The ma. The play presented the play always ended by third tree declared that its dream events of Genesis 3— the was to grow tall and strong and one temptation and fall of Adam pointing the audience toward day be carved into a throne for a and Eve. The play was pre­ Christmas Day when the king. ceded by a parade in which , But even as they spoke, a crew of the actors carried two trees Second Adam gave sinners a lumberjacks came by and chopped through the streets of the second chance to choose them down. As the trees fell, so fell town. One was the tree of their dreams. The tree that wanted the knowledge of good and the Tree of Life. to be made into a cradle was instead evil. The largest tree, how­ made into a feeding trough. It was ever, was the Tree of Par­ sold for next to nothing to a Bethle­ adise, the Tree of Life, hem fanner who put it in a bam to which in the parade and the play His beauty doth all things excel; hold hay for donkeys and oxen. It was an apple tree, laden with apples. By faith I know, but ne’er can tell became, the story goes, the “feed- The play portrayed the fallenness of The glory which I now can see box” cradle of the Christ child on all humankind and presented a sort In Jesus Christ the Apple Tree. that first Christmas night. The tree of corporate confession of the need For happiness I long have sought, that hoped to become a fine ocean­ for a Savior. And pleasure dearly I have bought; going sailing ship was instead made The play always ended by point­ I missed of all, but now I see into a crude fishing boat. It was pur­ ing the people toward Christmas ’Tis found in Christ the Apple Tree. chased by a man named Peter who Day when Jesus would come to save I’m weary with my former toil. used it in his smelly fishing busi­ them from their sins. Jesus was Here I will sit and rest awhile; ness. But on one hot afternoon, as coming, the play promised, bringing Under the shadow I will be, the crowds pushed in upon Jesus, with Him the Tree of Life. On Of Jesus Christ the Apple Tree.

6 Herald of Holiness WESLEY D. TRACY

Christmas Trees?

The fruit doth make my soul to were fed. roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall thrive. (Daniel 4:10-12, NRSV) rest upon him. ... In that day the It keeps my dying faith alive, Job tells us that root of Jesse shall stand as an en­ Which makes my soul in haste to be There is hope for a tree, if it is sign to the peoples; him shall the With Jesus Christ the Apple Tree. cut down, that it will sprout nations seek (11:1-2, 10, RS V). — Anonymous again, and that its shoots will not Jesus Christ is that new Shoot from the stump of Jesse, that is, Another Christmas carol about a cease. Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in from the house of David. Had not Christmas tree is “The Cherry Israel been under Roman rule at the Tree.” This carol dates back to me­ the ground, yet at the scent of wa­ time of the Nativity, Joseph would dieval England and explains how ter it will bud and put forth have been king, Mary the queen, Joseph came to the decision not to branches like a young plant and Jesus crown prince. separate himself from Mary who (14:7-9, NRSV). had been found to be with child. Isaiah picks up this very image in From the stump or root of Jesse the new Shoot grew to become a The story has it that Joseph is walk­ a powerful messianic prophecy: lordly tree, and He shall reign forev­ ing with Mary “in a garden gay, There shall come forth a shoot where cherries were growing on from the stump of Jesse, and a er. Our Lord reigns, springing from what the world thought was a dead every spray,” when he is told of the branch shall grow out of his tree. He reigns from a tree, His angel’s visit and Mary's pregnancy. In a fit of jealousy and bewilder­ cross. The Tree of Life and the Christmas tree remind us of that ment, Joseph refuses to pick cher­ ries for Mary, who cannot reach O Christmas Trees “terrible tree which was,” G. K. Chesterton said, “the death of God them. But the tree hears her plea, The first tree bends to her with its fruit, and con­ and the life of man.” was a manger crude ven if we go away for Christ­ vinces Joseph that he should trust That held the tiny Lamb o f God. Mary and the angel’s message. E mas, there will be a Christmas And bending low around His tree at the Tracys’ again this year. I alvation history is loaded with throne, grew this year’s tree from a shoot, a tree images. Daniel dreamed of S We worshiped Him volunteer seedling pine that sprout­ a tree at the center of the earth. with angel choir combined. ed in our yard. At Christmas, it will Daniel’s tree was a negative image The other tree have angels and stars and ornaments of a man trying to be the tree that a wooden cross with the grandkids’ names on only God can be. The tree, reaching With thorns and nails and railing them— Mindy, Jenny, and Tracy. the three levels of the cosmos (the mob, Late at night, when I can’t sleep, I'll heavens, the earth, and the water be­ And God the Father hid His come down the stairs and gaze at neath the earth), gives an inverse face, the tree. The fact that, back when picture of God's saving work. When blood flowed down, the Church tried to give the new Eu­ There was a tree at the center of redeeming Adam’s race. ropean converts something better the earth, These unlit trees than their old winter solstice festi­ and its height was great. held Light, val, they let evergreen trees take The tree grew great and strong, Transforming us fivm darkness, over from the apple and cherry its top reached to heaven, self, and pride, trees, won’t bother me too much. I and it was visible to the ends Into Christ’s complete will not think of Druids or legends of the whole earth. relinquishment. of the Norse lands. I will think of Its foliage was beautiful, And we in turn the “shoot springing forth from the its fruit abundant, Transfigure our unrestful world stump of Jesse.” And I will think of and it provided food for all. With all the Godhead giving us the Tree of Life, the Tree of Par­ The animals of the field found each day adise, my need for a Savior, and the shade under it, The ecstasy new life that God offers to me from the birds of the air nested in its of His atoning grace. the tree of Calvary, the tree that branches, serves as throne for the Savior of and from it all living things Betty Knight the World. tfc

December 1992 7 SSS VIEWPOINT

Christmas—Jolly or Joyful BY EUGENE L. STOWE, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT

D ■k the halls with boughs of holly, nounced, “I bring you good news of Three decades later, Jesus prom­ Fa la la la la, la la, la la. great joy that will be for all the peo­ ised that this “emotion of keen plea­ ' Tis the season to be jolly, ple” (Luke 2:10, NIV). sure” that characterized His birth Fa la la la la, la la, la la. This was far more than “high spir­ would climax at His resurrection—"I These words from “the ancient its and good humor”— it was the will see you again and you will re­ yuletide carol” again ring out in hol­ greatest “expected good” that the joice, and no one will take away your ly-bedecked halls as “the season to be world would ever experience. joy" (John 16:22, NIV). jolly" arrives. There's a tumult of joy He kept that promise— “Then He Webster defines the word jo lly as O’er the wonderful birth. led them out as far as Bethany . . . “full of high spirits and good humor.” For a Virgin's sweet boy and was carried up into heaven. And Unfortunately, all too many will re­ Is the Lord of the earth. they returned to Jerusalem with great sort to alcoholic spirits to induce joy” (Luke 24:50-52. RSV). good humor. But before He left. He gave this as­ Alcohol is our nation’s number one surance to His followers then and al­ drug problem, accounting for $100 Joy is the echo ways—"Ask. using my name, and billion in economic costs and 100,000 you will receive, and your cup of joy deaths annually— killing three times of God’s life will overflow" (John 16:246, TLB). as many Americans as crack, heroin, Joseph Marmion was right— “Joy and all other drugs combined. within us. is the echo of God's life within us." Joy to the world! the Lord is come; And the joy of Jesus will culminate in Let earth receive her King. The joy of the Son becoming flesh final exultation— “Now unto him that Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room. transformed an ugly stable into a re­ is able to keep you from falling, and And heaven and nature sing. gal birthing place, for "the manger of to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding What a difference! Bethlehem cradles a King." The true spirit of Christmas is The “exultant satisfaction” of the joy . . .” (Jude 24). One of the oldest carols sings of joy— not jollity. wise men was apparent— “When they The New Century Dictionary de­ saw the star, they were overjoyed” the "forevemess" of the joy of Christ­ fines “joy" as "exultant satisfaction— (Matthew 2:10, NIV). mas— an emotion of keen pleasure arising As with gladness men of old Good Christian men [and women], from present and expected good.” Did the guiding star behold; rejoice When Mary greeted her relative af­ A.v with joy they hailed its light, With heart and soul and voice. ter the angel Gabriel had informed Leading onward, beaming bright; Now ye hear of endless bliss: her that she would give birth to Jesus, So, most gracious Lord, may we Joy! Joy! Jesus Christ was born for Elizabeth testified that “the baby in Evermore be led to Thee. this. my womb leaped for joy” (Luke 1:44, And Christmas joy is just beginning! He hath ope'd the heav’nly door. NIV). And man is blessed evermore, When the shepherds were terrified Christ was born for this! by the glory light of the Lord that Christ was born for this! shone around them, the angel an­ Hallelujah!

8 Herald of Holiness I ROGER L. HAHN

Good in the Middle of Bad

Seek good and not evil in order neral— in fact, several Bible schol­ 14 is not only that Israel will live that you may live; and thus the ars believe that Amos delivered this but that the Lord, the God of hosts, Lord, the God of hosts, will he with lament at a festival time for Israel. will be with them. you just as you have said (Amos At a celebration designed to focus The promise that God would be 5:14).* on joy and a good harvest, Amos with them echoes the theme of Isa­ ife often comes to us in a preached the lament of a funeral. iah 7:14, “Immanuel," which means strange mixture of good and The funeral was Israel’s, but Israel "God is with us,” was not just a bad, hope and pain. We stand was alive, listening to it. What was Messianic prophecy of Isaiah. It was Lin amazement as God brings forthon Amos’ mind? He saw that Is­ the hope and promise of all the Old something good out of a situation rael’s disobedience was taking them Testament. Amos understood clearly that looks like wall-to-wall evil. on a road of destruction and judg­ that the fulfillment of “God with us” Even on the brink of doom, we have ment. Unless Israel changed her utlimately depended upon human learned to look for the divine hand ways, a funeral lament, grieving over obedience. People who refuse to of hope that reaches to us out of the the destruction of the nation, would seek the Lord will not survive; they darkness. someday be sung. Amos sang it ear­ will not enjoy life in its fullest; and Good is what we want to pursue, ly, hoping to get Israel’s attention. they will never discover the joy of but sometimes it will be hidden be­ The lament painted a shocking Immanuel, God with us. hind a painful and difficult face. and sad backdrop, but Amos 5 is an example of a message Amos could not resist of hope set in the midst of doom. the message of hope, Amos shaped the first 17 verses “Seek the Lord and live.” of chapter 5 as a “funeral lament." The command to seek The first words of the chapter set did not mean to search The funeral was their the tone. “Hear this word of lamen­ for something that was tation that 1 lift over you, O house lost or hard to find. own—even though they were of Israel.” Amos 5:16 graphically When the Old Testament portrays the funeral lamentation speaks of seeking the alive and listening. again, and verse 17 marks the end of Lord it means turning to the funeral lament. Yet the subject the Lord and holding fast of Amos 5:1-17 is not really a fu­ to God as a way of life. neral: the subject is life and what it Seeking the Lord means w ill take for Israel to live. Three commitment to follow the will of For further study: I . Read Isaiah times, life is promised to Israel if God. The promise is life. Whether 55, paying special attention to verse they will seek the Lord. Verse 4 life meant the survival of the nation 6. How do the other verses in Isaiah states, “Seek me and live.” Verse 6 or fulfillment and meaning, commit­ 55 help you understand verse 6? 2. is more specific, “Seek the Lord and ment to God's will was the only Read John 12:20-26. How do Jesus' live." Finally, verse 14, the center hope of life for Israel. words in John 12:23-26 shed light verse in the whole Book of Amos, Verse 14 unfolds a few more de­ on the meaning of seeking Christ? declares, “Seek good and not evil in tails. Seeking the Lord is defined as How do they apply to you? 3. Ask order that you may live." seeking good and not evil. The con­ the Lord to help you find new ways In any context, the threefold ex­ text of all of Amos, including chap­ this Christmas season to seek Him hortation to seek the Lord and live ter 5, shows that seeking good and His kingdom first. would have been powerful. The im­ means commitment to righteousness 'Scripture quotations are the author’s own translation. pact of these words is multiplied by and justice. It means protecting and the fact that Amos places them in nurturing the right of every person Roger L. Hahn teaches New Testa­ the middle of a funeral lament liter­ to enjoy the blessing of life that God ment at Southern Nazarene Univer­ ary structure. There wasn't a real fu­ wills for them. The promise of verse sity.

December 1992 9 J < Jesus for Trustee -• «e W. E. McCumber’s point is well taken: “Jesus for Pastor? We '_ . < < Couldn’t Take It!” (July 1992). McCumber concludes that if < pastors acted too much like Jesus, church people would be mm ■c screaming for a replacement. So far so good. But how about putting the shoe on the other ■*: THE , -K foot? How many pastors would be willing to have Jesus Christ 0 L *C as a layman in their church? In fact, if we put Jesus in the reli­ < gious context of His own time, it would be more accurate to see K Him as a layman than a clergyman. He was not a part of the reli­ t o r t / ; g m L - O Z - U J < gious establishment. He was not a Sadducee, Pharisee, or scribe. He was “just” a layman, and He offended the clergy. He called the religious teachers such nasty names as hypocrites, blind Abused Disciples guides, whitewashed tombs, snakes, and brood of vipers I appreciate the boldness of your editorial “Abused Believ­ (Matthew 23). When He “vandalized” the Temple, He was ers,” in the August 1992 edition. It is timely, appropriate, and called on the carpet by the religious authorities who wanted to right on target. My heart is touched by the tragedy of those vic­ know what authority He had to do such things (Mark 11:28). He tims of wolves in sheep’s clothing. was, after all, “just” a layman. It was the clergy who instigated Over the years, since Cradle Roll days, I have been shepherd­ His execution. ed by real men of God who as pastors have guided their people Please don’t misunderstand. I am an ordained elder in the toward genuine spirituality. But. it is doubtful our faith-commu­ church. I have been a pastor and missionary. But I would be ill nity is guaranteed free of all abusive toxicity simply because of at ease to have Jesus as a lay member of my church. He an institutional “system of checks and balances,” even when wouldn’t always be complimentary and supportive of my ser­ working properly. In fact, we must continue to encourage both mons, life-style, and programs. He might ask me if I really need­ our leaders and laity toward living out the indwelling presence ed to have all those suits, shirts, and ties. Did I really need to of Christ. spend all that money on a luxury car when there are hungry peo­ J. Doug Dawson ple in the world? Did I need to furnish the parsonage or the Broken Arrow, Okla. church so extravagantly? He might question me as to why I see Vox Pop pastoral ministry as career advancement, always moving from a Appreciate your bringing focus on “Abused Believers” and smaller church to a larger one. Jesus might even be quite vocal some findings of Ronald Enroth. Probably you also have read in His opposition to some of my proposals in board meeting. He the analysis by Harold Bussell, dean of the chapel at Gordon College. We certainly need to be on guard against these religious detractors. But while we congratulate ourselves on our immunity to these extremes, aren't we neglecting to notice our own? .. . Also, our preventative “checks and balances," though very checked have become somewhat overbalanced toward the min­ istry. We've always tended to give big priority to ministerial leadership, but it seems improper for us to ask if that leadership is going anywhere. In Mr. Enroth’s and Mr. Bussell's writings, there is this refer­ ence to the irrefutable position of leadership to question is to be branded rebellious. It does seem paradoxical that our world has become more democratic, which being interpreted is “people- oriented,” and our church has at the same time become more episcopal. R Jay Riley North Highlands, Calif. Yea, WOW Thank you, Jeannie, for the article in the Herald of Holiness on your ministry of WOW. And more. This is one of the finest things going in our denomination. Most of the years I was there, I wanted this kind of ministry, and prayed for the Lord to supply the key leader. He never did it. He had His own timing. And leader. Your honesty in how the Lord has led you, and taught you, to prepare you for this vital ministry is refreshing. This kind of honesty and openness is so very much needed . . . by all of us and from all of us. . . . “Suppose we return your tithes, give you a Jim did a good job with the interview and, again, the Herald is reserved parking place, make you an elder, fire on the front line in lifting up this kind of new ministry. Ponder Gilliland the youth minister, and eliminate the music Dallas. Tex. committee. Would that be satisfactory?”

10 Herald of Holiness would be “too honest, too demanding, too undiplomatic,” to use McCumber’s words. But 1 do have one consolation: It is not likely that Jesus would be elected on the church board. After all. THE HERALD OF HOLINESS He would not be a successful, well-respected member of my What’s In It for Me? Plenty! middle class church. He would not measure a person’s loyalty to the church or the church’s success in terms of finances, budgets, Fill out this form and mail today to dollars and cents. He might even make the outrageous statement start receiving the Herald o f that poor old Sister Jones whose tithe is $10.00 a month is more Holiness. For faster service, supportive of God's work than the banker who gives $1,000 a call toll-free 1-800-877-0700. month (Mark 12:43-44). Jesus couldn’t hold down a job, living a Enter my subscription for shiftless, itinerant life-style, associating with prostitutes and □ One year, $10.00 shady characters. 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We wondered why God allowed her to remain alive when some of her last comprehensible words to my father were, “If If ordering by mail, clip and send to: this is how I’m going to be, I wish the Lord would just take me.” The Herald of Holiness Nazarene Publishing House Not many clergy or hospital chaplains know how to minister P.O. Box 419527 • Kansas City, MO 64141 to a family who is in a situation like this. 1 hope this article will encourage others to face this rather touchy issue with the love and sensitivity that Chaplain Oosterveen has. 1 love poetry like that—you don’t have to read it three or four Kay Browning times to get the meaning. Jerusalem, Israel Helen (Mrs. L. E.) Leeper Kissimmee, Fla. Helping Our Kids May I express my great interest in your fine article “How Par­ Love Sinners to Christ ents Can Help Their Kids Do Better in School.” 1 think it is one 1 want to write to you concerning two articles printed in the of the best that 1 have ever read. 1 plan on taking a picture copy March ’92 and April ’92 issues of this magazine, “The Scarlet of it and sending it to the head of our schools in Houston. I am Lady” and “Nazarene Pastor Leads Fight Against Planned Par­ sure that he will appreciate it also. enthood Clinic.” Shame on us for boldly proclaiming our right­ Anna Mivichison eousness on the cover while hiding our true self in the small Houston, Tex. print. How can we talk about our loving someone to Christ in one issue and in the next talk about how proud we are that we Pek's Poetry ran “sinners” out of town? Keeping clinics from opening in our I am proud of our attractive magazine. It seems that each one section of town won’t keep them from opening elsewhere. Oh. is better than the previous issue. what an opportunity missed! Those area churches surely could I especially enjoyed the article about Pek Gunn recently. have offered counseling, love, . . . another choice to those who Praise the Lord for the influence of this precious man! I, too, felt they had no other choice. Instead, those women will go to was so excited when I saw his poetry in a Cracker Barrel restau­ another PP clinic, maybe “across the tracks,” where no one will rant in Tennessee while we were on vacation. We were privi­ care about the souls who go by. leged to be in Nashville at Trevecca during the late 1950s when Roberta L. Wiese "Uncle Pek" and his dear wife were so much in the newspapers. Kokomo, Ind.

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Let the “Kin-dom” Come

very fall, someone in my ex­ spread this idea of the Kingdom who could trek into a new town or tended family starts asking throughout. new group of people and wow them the question, “What are you Jesus’ idea of the Kingdom, of with their prowess. Instead, Jesus doingE for the holidays?” Soon, both instructed them to travel lightly and kinships, is broad, inclusive, and sides of the family begin offering ever-widening. Is ours? be prepared to receive from the ones invitations, juggling dates, and My favorite memories of Thanks­ they sought to teach and serve. This, checking plane fares in hopes that giving, that fall feast that brings kin too, is true for each of us. God has we’ll all get to see each other, at together, are those I spent at the Oak made us each able to give and needy least briefly, before the new year. In Street House in San Francisco. to receive. In learning to love each my family, we spend much of the Weeks before Thanksgiving, invita­ other as kin, adopted family, we be­ time we have together circled around tions were printed and handed out to gin to understand what the kin-dom the dining table, feasting. That’s one the homeless, the drifters, all of of God on earth is like. When we of the things kin do together. those who had no plans, no family, extend the rights and privileges of New Testament scholar Elisabeth and no particular place to go for the family to those related by a shared Schussler Fiorenze claims that the holiday. Single people too far from love and need for God rather than central image or symbol that best home, the recently divorced, people only those connected by biological represents Jesus’ vision of the who slept in the park, and church ties, then the kin-dom will be at basileia, or kingdom of God, is the folks tired of preparing hand. royal banquet or the wedding feast. elaborate meals that were Joyful table talk among people gath­ eaten with little meaning— ered from far and wide describes annually joined together to what Jesus had in mind when he de­ feast. At first glance, we Jesus never meant for us to clared that the Kingdom had come made a strange family. But and was yet to come. when it came time to ask cling only to those with A few years ago, I came across a those gathered what we magazine article that used the were thankful for, some­ whom we feel comfortable phrase “kin-dom” of God to de­ thing began to happen. One and wait until heaven for His scribe the goal of the kingdom. The year, a man stood and said, term has stuck with me. The “kin- “I’m grateful to God for kingdom to be realized. dom” of God will be completely food.” Others added, “I’m come when there is a society upon grateful for a place to be­ earth where God's will is done as it long. Last year I was is in heaven. The kin-dom will have alone.” “I’m thankful to be six As we all prepare to celebrate the come near when all kindred souls months sober. I pray God will keep Christmas season, let us be mindful seek to make God’s will their own. me clean.” During those Thanksgiv­ of the kinship to which Christ has Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male ing feasts, a miracle occurred. We called us. May we widen the bound­ or female— when the direction of recognized our common need for aries of our hearts, put an extension one's heart is the criteria for kinship each other and for God’s provision. in the table, and peel an extra pound rather than bloodlines, then the kin- God took our simple words of grati­ of potatoes for the pot. There are dom and kingdom will have come tude, blended in our mutual needi­ people in all of our lives who need near. ness, and knit together a group of to find a table of welcome. And we When Jesus taught about the diverse people into kindred souls. need the gifts, gratitude, and human kingdom of God, sometimes His Luke 10 tells us that Jesus sent companionship that they offer in re­ blood relatives were around, but out the 70 to preach, heal, and pro­ turn. most of the time Jesus was speaking claim that the kingdom of God had Rebecca Laird is a professional to the disciples, the mixed and come in every town and village. Je­ writer and editor. She lives in San matched group from all over sus sent them out with needs. He did Francisco and is a licensed minis­ Galilee, whom He prepared to not choose self-sufficient people ter. tfc

12 Herald of Holiness THE FAMILY ALB Adventur es in Christian Parenting

The Presents That Last JERRY AND LYNDA COHAGAN

ne of the projects we want­ And it's good that that has stuck us. Like teaching us what Christmas ed to accomplish last sum­ with us. You see, we have a tendency is really all about in the middle of mer was editing down the to get a little cynical around Christ­ summer while editing videos. He hours of videotape that mas. OK, OK, a little more cynical must've known we’d be too tired to Ochronicled the first two yearsthan of we usually are. Instead of expe­ learn when it finally got here. But Chase's life into a short, entertaining, riencing a sense of peace and feeling there it was in living color on the fast-moving, set-to-music program. anew a childlike sense of wonder, television screen— Chase with a big We knew we had our work cut out for we’re usually just plain tired. Be­ red bow stuck on his forehead pro­ us when we found ourselves falling tween Jerry flying from coast to coast claiming himself to be the best gift asleep watching our own beloved under the tree. We promised our­ child! In the final analysis, we settled selves then that we would not forget for short. After all, how fast-moving that. Lynda resolved then that she can the video be when Chase didn't wouldn't even try to bake as many walk until he was 15 months old? cookies as her mom always did (and And how entertaining can hours in a still does), and Jerry vowed then that baby swing be, interrupted by a few W hat really it really wouldn't matter if he didn’t brief forays into squash or beets drib­ hang all the outside lights so our bling down a chin? And we gave up house would be as gorgeously deco­ on the set-to-music aspect when we stands out from rated as the neighbors’ (not that it never could figure out the "audio ever is). dub" feature of our camcorder. And, that Christmas Instead, we promised ourselves although we'll never win $10,000 on that we would do only the really im­ “America’s Funniest Home Videos," was our baby, portant stuff: rocking Tori while we we did rediscover a few precious mo­ sing Christmas carols and letting ments that we'll cherish forever. Chase, with bows Chase hang ornaments on the tree. Recorded for the sake of posterity, (It’s OK if the top half is bare.) We is Chase’s first Christmas. While we on his head. promised each other to teach our chil­ took turns opening our gifts to each dren that Christmas is not about pres­ other, Jerry would reach over to ents but about the gift of the magi. Chase, who was surveying the whole It’s not about tinsel and glitter but scene from his baby seat, and stick about a star shining over a stable. It’s the bows to Chase's head. He was six not about a fat man in a red suit guid­ months old, and would laugh out loud ing reindeer but about a babe in a at the rattle of wrapping paper and and eating his way across the country manger guiding shepherds toward a the bright colors of the bows. at Christmas banquets and Lynda jug­ glimpse of glory. When all was said and done, it was gling the shopping and the baking And, in turn. Chase and Tori will evident that we had spent too much and the decorating, getting gifts in the give us the greatest gift: Christmas on Christmas. We had given each oth­ mail on time, and finishing a semes­ incarnate. They will be babes er things we had really wanted, but ter of school with finals to grade, wrapped in swaddling clothes (or never hoped to have. They were real­ there seems to be minimal room left blanket sleepers), proclaiming to us ly special gifts— so special that our in our life for yuletide joy. And now that God still sends to humankind a credit cards kept reminding us for that two children have made our life message of hope. several months. But what really even more hectic, if there ever is a Jerry Cohagan is one-half of the stands out from the Christmas two free moment, we just want a nap. comedy/drama duo, Hicks and Co­ years ago was an infant Chase with We’ve said it before, but it’s still hagan. Lynda is a high school En­ bows on his head. happening. God keeps sneaking up on glish teacher in Olathe, Kans.

December 1992 13 NEWS NEWS IX I If If NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NE LOUISE CHAPMAN CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY Louise Robinson Chapman celebrated Hendrix and her lOOth birthday Oct. 9. The former Nina Gunter pre­ missionary and general NWMS presi­ sented Mrs. Chap­ dent was honored in a special ceremony man with a check at Casa Robles, the retirement center for $157,000. The for Nazarene missionaries in Temple amount represents City, Calif. monies given to General Superintendent Jerald D. World Mission Johnson, himself a former missionary Radio this year and World Mission division director, specifically in praised Chapman, saying she had honor of Dr. played a vital role in the church’s Chapman’s 100th growth into 105 world mission areas. birthday. Nina Gunter, general NWMS direc­ Chapman spoke General NWMS Director Nina Gunter and Ray Hendrix, World Mission tor, spoke of Chapman as “someone of her burden for Radio coordinator, present Dr. Louise Chapman with a check for who has inspired countless thousands of World Mission $157,000. The money was given for World Mission Radio to commemo­ people all over the world—as a mission­ Radio and for the rate Chapman’s centennial birthday. ary in Swaziland and the Transvaal, as continuance of the general NWMS sharing of the holiness message to the Many retired missionaries were pres­ president, as a world in the years to come. “1 thank ent for the event, along with the super­ mighty interces­ God for the leadership of the Church of intendents of the California districts. sor, as a champi­ the Nazarene, for the NWMS, and for World Mission Division Director on in these days Nazarenes who are going to give more Robert H. Scott, and civic officials. for World Mis­ than $1 million for World Mission Swazi evangelist Juliet Ndzimandze sion Radio.” Radio,” she said. traveled to California for the birthday Ray Hendrix, Since 1988, Chapman has been celebration. She praised the retired mis­ World Mission instrumental in the raising of hundreds sionary for her service to the people of Radio coordina­ of thousands of dollars for World Mis­ Swaziland and for what she has done to tor, addressed sion Radio through appeals she has help promote evangelization around the Chapman in made. world. front of an audi­ ence of more than 200 per­ SAN FRANCISCO THRUST RESULTS IN NEW MINISTRIES sons. “About At least 20 new works have been start­ stove for 20 to 40 homeless persons in three weeks ago, ed in the San Francisco Bay Area as a the area. During the breakfast, Reed Nazarene evangelist Juliet I sat in the office result of the Thrust to the Cities empha­ plays a recording of the New Testa­ Ndzimandze waved the of a three-star sis there, according to Michael R. ment. He then invites everyone there to Swazi flag, which, she said, Russian gener­ Estep, Thrust to the Cities director. This attend church with him. According to “Is a symbol of royalty,” as al,” said Hen­ figure includes at least 11 church-type Bisson, at least one man has been she praised Dr. Chapman missions, 6 language Bible classes, and reached through this informal ministry for her service as a mis­ drix. “He is the one who coordi­ 2 extension Bible classes. and is now an active part of another sionary to the people of One of the new works has been church in the area. Swaziland. nates radio and TV on network - established by layperson Eloise Powell. “God has been faithful to open wide affiliated Rus­ She has started a ministry among the the doors of opportunity for beginning sian stations. We sat there talking Laotians in Santa Rosa, according to new churches and compassionate min­ about the possibility of placing Rich Bisson, San Francisco Thrust istries,” Bisson said. “I am impressed Nazarene radio programs on Russian coordinator. Powell’s ministry there with the cooperation and excitement government radio networks. I couldn't has resulted in a language Bible study among the pastors and laypeople on the help but think back to letters that you attended by about 20 Laotians each Northern California District regarding began sending in 1988. I remember week. this Thrust.” one in which you said, ‘The day will Other laypersons are getting Other new works in the Bay Area come when we will be able to broadcast involved as well. Dave Reed, a mem­ include: a ministry among Russian on local stations in Russia.’ I remem­ ber of Ukiah, Calif., Church of the immigrants, a new youth center at San ber you also said, ‘1 hope I live to see Nazarene, drives his pickup truck to the Francisco First Church, and new works that day.’ I just want to say, we are local Safeway each Sunday morning among the Spanish and Filipino com­ now there.” where he cooks breakfast on a Coleman munities.

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CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE NOW IN 105 WORLD AREAS The Church of the Nazarene is now min­ under the leadership of Daniel and istering in 105 world areas, according to Filomena Monteiro and Philip and Paula Robert H. Scott, World Mission Divi­ Troutman. The Troutmans are begin­ sion director. Missionaries are in the ning their second term after having process of establishing works in four served in Cape Verde. The Monteiros new areas: Ethiopia, Solomon Islands, are new missionaries from Africa. Romania, and Angola. “All of Africa Region has been Harmon and Beverly Schmelzenbach preparing for these two new countries to are moving from Kenya to Ethiopia to be added this year,” Zanner said. “Both areas call for a lot of commitment and begin the work there. Schmelzenbach is Nazarene physician Gary Morsch an­ leaving his assignment as field director sacrifice on the part of those who ven­ nounces the second Heart to Heart airlift for East Africa to open the new area, ture to pioneer, and a lot of support and of humanitarian aid to Russia at a Kansas which is to become the Africa Northeast encouragement on the part of those who City news conference. Field. The Schmelzenbachs directed the are burdened and show interest.” East Africa Field for eight years. This Wallace and Mona White are in the will be their final term in Africa before process of moving to the Solomon NAZARENES ANNOUNCE returning to the U.S., according to Islands to begin the work there. Jon and SECOND AIRLIFT TO RUSSIA Margaret Scott have moved to Bucharest, Richard Zanner, Africa regional director. Nazarenes in Olathe, Kans., have Romania, to open that new field. The new work in Angola is beginning announced a second airlift of humani­ tarian aid to the former Soviet Union. SALWAY APPOINTED TO SOUTHWEST INDIAN Gary Morsch, Nazarene physician and Lawrence E. Salway, 45, has accepted A graduate of Northwest Indian director of Heart to Heart International, the appointment to serve as superinten­ Bible College, Salway also earned a along with Nazarene businessmen, Ray dent of the Southwest Indian District, bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Mattix, Bob Simms, and Jim Kerr, held according to Jerald D. Johnson. He from the University of South Dakota a press conference in Olathe, Kans., began his new assignment Sept. 15. and a master’s in social work from Ari­ recently to announce the airlift to St. Salway's credentials as an elder in zona State University. Petersburg, Russia. The organization the Bible Holiness Church were recog­ Salway and his wife, Dale, have one will try to collect 75 tons of aid to be nized in June 1992 by the Southwest son, J. R., who is a student at Nazarene delivered in January 1993 during the Indian District. He has pastored Indian Bible College. Russian Orthodox Christmas. churches in South Dakota and has Salway succeeds John R. Nells, who Heart to Heart International, in coop­ served as an evangelist for the past five, also serves as superintendent of the eration with the Olathe, Kans., Rotary years. He has also served as a family Navajo Nation District. Nells was Club, completed a successful airlift of and marital therapist and college pro­ appointed in 1991 after the resignation 90 tons of medical supplies and infant fessor. of Julian Gunn. food to Russia in May. In September, the organization led an effort that col­ SOUTHWEST INDIANA LEADS CLT LIST lected more than 2 million pounds of Southwest Indiana led all other districts Felter. Other churches recognized in supplies for victims of Hurricane in the U.S. and Canada in the number CLT’s “Big Eight” include: Brazil, Andrew. of Continuing Lay Training credits Ind., First (481); Princeton, Ind. (478); During the press conference, a sculp­ earned for the 1991-92 assembly year, York, Pa. (355); Selinsgrove, Pa. (335); ture depicting a Russian fairy tale was according to David Felter, CLT coordi­ Wellsburg, W.Va. (316); New Philadel­ unveiled. The sculpture was a gift from nator. The district was one of four earn­ phia, Ohio (299); and Oxford, N.S. Russian artist, Valery Tabakh. The ing membership in the CLT “One (291). sculpture, which will be displayed at Thousand Club” by compiling at least Ruby Page, a member of Charlotte, the Olathe Medical Center, was given 1,000 credits. N.C., Trinity Church of the Nazarene, in appreciation of the group’s first air­ The "One Thousand Club” includes led CLT's “Big Eight” for home study lift. An elementary school choral group Southwest Indiana (2,730), Intermoun­ students with 1 1 1 credits. Others also previewed the theme song for the tain (2,167), West Virginia North include: Marilyn Wade, Rockford, 111., second airlift, "A Song for a Russian (1,549), and Iowa (1,178). Auburn Road (102); Nancy Leaf, New Child.” Those districts reporting the highest Philadelphia, Ohio (78); Fred Hare, La At an earlier press conference in increase in number of credits for the Junta, Colo. (74); Terry Tillotson, Washington, D.C., Morsch presented a year include: Intermountain (533), Hamilton, Ont., First (71); Ethel heart-shaped plaque to U.S. Represen­ Northeast Indiana (477), North Carolina Mikalonis, Lavelle, Pa. (68); Jackie tative Jan Meyers (Rep., Kans.), in (463), and Alaska (393). Featherly, Minong, Wis. (57); Daniel recognition of her service as honorary Nampa, Idaho, College Church Lawrence, Toronto, Ont., Main Street chairperson of the first airlift. Meyers earned the highest number of credits (55); and Janice Furmage, Kelloggs- will serve in the same capacity for the (606) among all churches, according to ville, Ohio (55). second effort.

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ALABAMA NORTH DISTRICT RAISES MORE THAN $23,000 FOR HURRICANE VICTIMS Churches on the Alabama North Dis­ trict raised more than $23,000 and pur­ chased two large tents for congrega­ tions that lost their buildings during Hurricane Andrew, according to Dis­ trict Superintendent B. J. Garber. The tents were delivered by a 12-member Work and Witness team of pastors and laypersons in late September. The group was led by Howard Perry, dis­ trict Work and Witness coordinator, and Lamar Smith, pastor, Gardendale Church of the Nazarene. The tents were erected at the Good Samaritan and Goulds churches in the Miami area. Both churches lost their sanctuaries during Andrew’s devastat­ A Work and Witness team from the Alabama North District spent a week in Southern Flori­ ing trek through Southern Florida. The da assisting in the cleanup and rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Andrew. The team Work and Witness team spent a week is pictured standing in front of the Princeton, Fla., First Church sanctuary, which was in Miami assisting in some roofing and heavily damaged by the hurricane’s winds. carpentry work at the churches and at the home of a Nazarene in the area. RELIEF EFFORTS CONTINUE FOR HURRICANE VICTIMS “It was a very rewarding trip." Gar­ ber said. "Our group came back excited More than $100,000 has been given by money and supplies,” Nees said. “We about the spirit and responsiveness of Nazarenes through the Nazarene Com­ thank everyone for their generosity." Nazarenes in those churches.” passionate Ministries Fund to assist vic­ With the initial crisis past in southern tims of Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki. Florida, Nees reports that some cleanup according to Tom Nees, director, work remains to be done as the rebuild­ NEW SUMMER NIR0GA Nazarene Compassionate Ministries. ing efforts accelerate. Despite difficul­ TO BE HELD IN Canada and the U.S. These funds will ties with building codes and the inspec­ COLORADO SPRINGS continue to be distributed to people in tion process in Dade County, Fla., the need through local churches in the call for volunteers and Work and Wit­ A new N1ROGA has been scheduled affected areas. ness teams proved to be very success­ for June 13-17, 1994, at the Antlers “We are encouraged by the response ful. According to Nees, there is no Doubletree Hotel in Colorado Springs, of volunteers and the contributions of immediate need for additional labor, Colo., according to Randy Cloud, Adult although as the rebuilding continues, Ministries director. This will be the Statement of Ownership. Management and first NIROGA to be held in the summer Circulation there may be a need for additional Work and Witness teams. months. The response to victims of Hurricane “This conference will especially tar­ Iniki in Hawaii is continuing. Repair of get younger senior adults who may not the Hanapepe Church and parsonage be able to get away from work during has begun with donated labor. It is the traditional fall and spring being financed with funds currently NIROGAs," Cloud said. The fall and available from the district and NCM. spring NIROGAs will continue as but several thousand dollars is still scheduled. Cloud added. needed to rebuild and to assist people in Cloud also announced that a short jAZARing publishing house ,2921 irqqsi lansas Liir mo 6j»l49 need, Nees said. Work and Witness video has been produced for use by dis­ teams are also needed. tricts and churches to promote All contributions are an approved NIROGA. This video includes high­ Ten Percent Special and should be sent lights from the various NIROGAs and to the General Treasurer, 6401 The features the comedy of Hicks and Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131, marked Cohagan. "Hurricane Relief." For more informa­ For more information, contact the tion about sending Work and Witness Adult Ministries office at 6401 The teams, phone the Work and Witness Paseo. Kansas City. MO 64131. or office at 816-333-7000, ext. 2321. phone 816-333-7000, ext. 2364.

Herald of Holiness EWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEW

MANC SELECTS NEW ACADEMIC DEAN Corlis A. McGee has business administration program at been selected vice presi­ MANC since 1991. She succeeds Keith dent for academic affairs R. Bell, who recently joined the faculty and dean at MidAmerica of Point Loma Nazarene College. Nazarene College, ac­ A native of North Carolina, McGee cording to Richard Spin­ holds a doctor of arts degree in eco­ dle, MANC president. nomics from Middle Tennessee State McGee, who served as chair of the University. She served as a faculty Division of Business Administration, member at Trevecca Nazarene College had founded and directed the master of for 13 years. SECOND NAZARENE BASKETBALL TOURNEY SCHEDULED The second Nazarene College/Universi­ addition, Southwestern College from ty Holiday Basketball Tournament will Winfield, Kans., will round out the be held Dec. 31—Jan. 2 at Olathe, eight-team field. Kans.. South High School, according to “This tournament will give fans an Fred Fullerton, NYI Ministries director. opportunity to see some of the finest The tournament will feature seven of small college basketball in the United the eight Nazarene colleges and univer­ States,” Fullerton said. sities in the U.S. NYI Ministries sponsored the first The Nazarene colleges scheduled to Nazarene Holiday Tournament in participate in the tournament include: December 1990. MANC defeated TNC MidAmerica Nazarene College, North­ in the championship game to win the west Nazarene College, Mount Vernon six-team tournament. Nazarene College, Point Loma For more information, contact NYI Nazarene College, Southern Nazarene Ministries at 6401 The Paseo, Kansas University, Olivet Nazarene University, City, MO 64131, or phone 816-333- and Trevecca Nazarene College. In 7000, ext. 2215. ace

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NAZARENE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT INCREASES Nearly 15,500 students enrolled this fall ments of our 36 institutions of higher lege reported the largest enrollment, at Nazarene colleges and universities education worldwide give evidence that with 2,450 students, an increase of 101 worldwide, according to statistics those who come to Jesus Christ are over 1991. released by the International Board of eager to prepare to be at their best as The largest institution outside of the Education. The total enrollment of they serve their Savior.” U.S., Canada, and British Isles is Japan 15,496 represents an increase of 739 At the 12 Nazarene institutions in the Christian Junior College with 515 stu­ over last year. U.S., Canada, and the British Isles, dents enrolled. Seminario Teologico “As the missionary and evangelistic 13,493 students enrolled for the fall Nazareno in Quito, Equador, reported a ministry of the Church of the Nazarene term. This represents an increase of 377 percent increase in enrollment, the has reached throughout the world, col­ 503 over last year. The number of largest percentage increase among all leges, universities, and seminaries have graduate students at these institutions 36 institutions. been established to meet the spiritual (1,654) decreased by 301. The number of institutions and total and educational needs of those who Eastern Nazarene College reported enrollment on each world region is as would serve Jesus Christ," said Stephen the largest increase of all Nazarene follows: Africa Region, 390 students in W. Nease, education commissioner. institutions with 283 more students than 5 colleges; Asia-Pacific Region, 1,224 “Continuing increases in the enroll­ last year. Point Loma Nazarene Col­ students in 10 colleges; Caribbean Region, 38 students in 1 college; Eura­ NAZARENE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT sia Region, 59 students in 2 colleges (U.S., Canada, and the British Isles) (excluding the Nazarene Theological College Year Total Under- Graduate FTE College in Manchester); Mexico-Cen­ Graduate tral America Region, 197 students in 3 colleges; and South America Region, Canadian Nazarene College 1992 124 93 31 74 95 students in 3 colleges. Winnipeg, Man. 1991 99 83 16 72

Eastern Nazarene College 1992 1,287 1,136 151 1,231 DISTRICT SEEKS TO BUILD Quincy, Mass. 1991 1,004 820 184 935 STUDENT CENTER MidAmerica Nazarene College 1992 1,446 1,324 122 1,358 The Southwest Oklahoma District has Olathe, Kans. 1991 1,370 1,275 95 1,191 announced a campaign to raise $100,000 by January 1994 to build a Mount Vernon Nazarene College 1992 1,126 1,112 14 1,080 Nazarene Student Center on or near the Mount Vernon, Ohio 1991 1,044 1,027 17 999 campus of the University of Oklahoma, according to Carl Summer, district Nazarene Bible College 1992 436 436 0 330 superintendent. The district has spon­ Colorado Springs, Colo. 1991 404 404 0 312 sored a ministry on the university cam­ pus for the past four years under the Nazarene Theological College 1992 64 47 17 50 leadership of Nazarene layman Rick Manchester, England 1991 55 52 3 49 Short. Recently the district elected a Board of Directors to oversee the min­ Nazarene Theological Seminary 1992 276 0 276 208 istry, and Short was named director. Kansas City, Mo. 319 247 1991 0 319 Wes Meisner, pastor of Norman, Northwest Nazarene College 1992 1,218 1,146 72 1,117 Okla., First Church of the Nazarene, Nampa, Idaho 1991 1,172 1,102 70 1,114 was elected chairman of the new board of directors. Meisner established and Olivet Nazarene University 1992 1,996 1,852 144 1,769 directed the Nazarene Student Center at Kankakee, III. 1991 1,898 1,746 152 1,673 Oklahoma State University for several years prior to accepting the pastorate in Point Loma Nazarene College 1992 2,450 2,035 415 1,891 Norman. Short was saved under Meis- San Diego, Calif. 1991 2,349 1,909 440 1,893 ner's ministry at OSU and now serves in a variety of capacities at Norman Southern Nazarene University 1,684 93 1,275 1992 1,591 First Church. Bethany, Okla. 1991 1,685 1,598 87 1,306 “With more than 20,000 students on Trevecca Nazarene College 1992 1,386 1,067 319 1,270 campus, this is one of the largest mis­ sion fields in Oklahoma," Summer Nashville. Tenn. 1991 1,591 1,047 544 1,459 said. “We are not trying to take stu­ TOTAL 1992 13,493 11,839 1,654 11,653 dents away from our Nazarene schools. 1991 12,990 11,063 1,927 11,250 Rather, we want to minister to the thou­ sands of students who attend the state *FTE: Full-time equivalent university.”

18 Herald of Holiness Because You Gave GOOD NEWS FROM BANGKOK

BY MICHAEL P. McCARTY

hailand ... the name conjures up visions of Richard and Jean Knox. On Easter Sunday 1991, we an exotic culture in a distant place. scored a double victory: We baptized eight new be­ Thailand . . . a place of lumbering ele­ lievers, and we took our first Easter Offering for phants and smiling people. World Evangelism. Thailand . . . a mixture of ancient beauty and mod­ How easily we could have ignored General Budget ern industry. giving on our first Easter together. After all, we were A few years ago, our work in Thailand was just a an infant church, just six months old. What difference dream in the hearts of mission leaders, including Dr. could our small offering make in the total amount Robert Scott and Dr. George Rench. They were plan­ raised worldwide? But what better way to make new ning for strategic expansion of our missions in the believers aware of being part of a great international Asia-Pacific Region. family of Nazarenes! So, we gave them the opportu­ God, who converts dreams to reality, was already at nity to share the responsibility and joy of helping fi­ work in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and the United nance world evangelism. States. The partnership and support of our Japan dis­ Now, our Bangkok First Church just assumes that trict, the sponsorship of Samuel Yangmi and the giving to the General Budget is what Nazarenes all Asian Christian Mission in Thailand, and the assign- over the world do. As they have received, now they give, that others might hear the Good News of the Bangkok First Church just assumes risen Savior. Not surprisingly, God is blessing our work in Thailand. ^ that giving to the General Budget is what Nazarenes all over the world do. Nazarene Higher Education ment of our general church combined to bring me and Offers my family to Bangkok in April 1989 to open this new work. For the previous 13 years, our home had been OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINISTRY! Indonesia. In July 1989, the Richard Knox family The Church of the Nazarene, from its inception, has been committed to joined us. higher education. The church provides the college/university with students, ad­ Bangkok is an emerging megacity, filled with great ministrative and faculty leadership, and financial and spiritual support. The col­ lege/university educates the church’s youth and many of the church’s adults, wealth and great poverty. There, you will find the guides them toward spiritual maturity, enriches the church, and sends out into world's largest single-span suspension bridge; the the world thinking, loving servants of Christ. The church college/university, world’s largest restaurant, seating 3,000 persons; and while not a local congregation, is an integral part of the church; it is an expres­ sion of the church. —1989 Nazarene Manual the world's largest university, with 700,000 students The International Board of Education invites those who are preparing to registered. Five million tourists visit this city each teach in a Nazarene college, university, or seminary to submit a current vita, year. No wonder the rush-hour traffic doesn’t rush, which will be made available to the undergraduate and graduate institutions of the fast-food restaurants aren’t fast, and many gen­ the church. Listed below are known needs for the 1993-94 academic year. Since all needs cannot be anticipated, other openings may occur in teaching, adminis­ uine articles purchased in Bangkok are not genuine. trative, or staff roles. Nazarene colleges are equal opportunity employers. This enormous city of ancient culture and architec­ Adult Education, LEAD, MBA English (Writing-Rhetoric) ture is grappling with the modern urban problems of Program History (European, World) Bible, Old and New Testament Institutional Research (Director) industrial pollution, 1,500 slum areas, unemployment, Biology Mathematics crime, drug trafficking, rampant prostitution, and Business (Administration; Economics, Music Finance; Management; Computer Nursing/Health and Fitness AIDS. Opportunities to minister to vital human needs Information Systems) Physics (Experimental) are endless. Communications (Drama; Speech Theory) Psychology (Clinical; Counseling) Education (Administration; Religion/Philosophy/Theology So, in challenging Bangkok, we began our work. In Secondary; Multicultural) Sociology/Social Work May 1990, we secured our Thailand District Center For further information please contact: building. It houses both our district offices and our Dr. Stephen W. Nease, Education Commissioner International Board of Education Bangkok First Church of the Nazarene. In October Church of the Nazarene 1990, we held our first worship services in the capital 6401 The Paseo city. On Christmas evening, more than 100 persons Kansas City, MO 64131 816-333-7000, ext. 2226 attended our first Christmas concert, arranged by

December 1992 19 Three years ago, the Herald interviewed Julie Warden-Gay about her role as a television anchorwoman. She told us then that her real goal was to become a full-time wife and mother. We didn’t believe her. HAVING IT ALL

BY JULIE WARDEN-GAY

Photos by Tom Stafford

can’t believe you're doing this. I've never dren think that is normal. 1 remember one time I had known anyone who’s done this!" been asked to speak to a group of third and fourth graders. After telling them about television news and showing them some of the equipment we used to put the news together. I opened the floor for questions. Those were the words of our weatherman One little boy asked if I’d al­ Ithe day I cleaned out my desk and stepped ways wanted to be on TV. I said through the control room for the last time. I I’d always really wanted to be a walked out of the glamorous full-time wife and mother and world of television and into a stay home with my children. I world of diapers, greasy pots The entire group wasn’t prepared for what hap­ and pans, and nonstop loads of burst into laughter, pened next. The entire group of laundry. And I’ve never been children burst into laughter, as happier. as if taking care of if they thought taking care of Anyone would have said that family full-time was the silliest I had it all. T housands of a family full-time notion they'd ever heard. I left women—or men— would have there with a sadness, and a given their eyeteeth to have had was the silliest longing for a return to family my job. 1 spent almost seven values. years anchoring and reporting notion they had I’d hoped, dreamed, planned, for the NBC affiliate in Shreve­ and prayed for a baby all my port. It was a glam orous job ever heard. life. There was no question of with a lot of perks. It was a job whether or not I’d stay home I would never have chosen for when we were finally blessed myself, but the Lord put me with a baby. There were, how­ there to use me and teach me. ever, a lot of questions about I’m thankful 1 had it, but I how the details would fall into place. How was my wouldn't choose to go back to employer going to react to my plans? How were we that world. going to get by financially? After seven years in the The deepest desire of my heart has always been to limelight would I feel like a "nobody"? Would we re­ be a full-time wife and mother. I believe many sent any of the sacrifices w e’d chosen to make? There women who truly must work outside the home share were so many unknowns. that desire. Even though society tries to make women We put it all in the Lord’s hands, knowing He feel like second-class citizens if they’re not out con­ would work it out. As He has always done, the Lord quering Wall Street, 1 believe most mothers want to again has given me more than I could have ever imag­ stay home and raise their children. In recent years, there’s been a devaluation of moth­ 20 Herald of Holiness erhood in this country, and, unfortunately, many chil­ Julie Warden-Gay with daughter. Katelyn Rebecca. (Above right) Julie and Ted with their daughter. The family attends Huntington Park Church of the Nazarene.

ined in my wildest dreams. I used to dread getting up she throws green beans on the floor and toddles her at 4:00 every morning and facing up to 14 hours on first shaky steps. When she says “I love you” or the firing line in the business world. Now 1 wake up laughs, it’s music to my ears. We make the most of everyday feeling like it's a holiday. Life is so full. every precious minute together. She is such a joy! I thought I was prepared for motherhood, but hold­ Days are certainly much busier than I ever thought ing my newborn baby for the first time was unbeliev­ they would be. Between family, church, and commu­ able. The love a mother feels for her child is some­ nity there’s not a lot of free time, but there is great thing that cannot be explained. It must be fulfillment. 1 love taking care of my family. It may experienced. I treasure every moment with my child. sound silly, but I have a blast cooking casseroles and I'm so thankful I'm the one who gets to be with her as cleaning neglected closets. The Lord is in charge of

December 1992 21 Some people send very clear messages that say, “You’re not as important as you used to be.”

my days, and every morning I ask Him to help me do sages that say, “You’re not as important as you used what He wants done that day. I trust in Him and don’t to be.” worry about the rest. Housework is never finished But most people are very supportive. At least once anyway, so most days I spend a lot of time on the a week someone comes up to me and says they miss floor playing with my daughter. There will be plenty seeing me on television. And after an absence of more of years left to dust and vacuum when she’s grown. than a year, a few folks still think I’m on maternity Struggles on the Homefront leave and want to know when I’m going back to work! I’m living the life I’ve always dreamed about, and Even though I'm writing at home now and prepar­ I’ve learned that as the Lord gives me the desires of ing to do more public speaking, sometimes I do miss my heart, I need a growing relationship with Him television. There have been a few news conferences 1 more than ever. My high-pressure job used to force wish I could have attended. In my mind I still edit me to have a very active devotional life. Sometimes every newscast I hear, which means that about a half it’s harder now to make enough quality time for a dozen times a day I think to myself: “That’s the prayer and Bible study. That’s something on which most poorly written story I've ever heard. How did I’m working. I don’t ever want to take my relation­ they get that job!” ship with the Lord for granted. And every once in a while I do miss a few of the The Lord is teaching me how to handle a whole old “luxuries.” We don’t eat out as much. Sometimes new set of difficulties. 1 believe that the problems I miss cable TV. And, even though I enjoy sewing. I’d women face at home are so much more difficult to love to be able to buy a new dress off the rack at Dil­ handle than problems in the corporate world. The lard’s again. stakes are so much higher at home. How I handle But all of the sacrifices we chose to make, added stress now is so much more important than whether or together and multiplied over again, don't equal the not I broke a news story before some other station in joy of spending one hour with my baby. town. If I lose my joy just because I discover an extra God gives mothers such a special love for their pile of laundry to do after the wash is done, I send the children and an awesome responsibility. In so many wrong message to my daughter. I want her to know cases, the mother is the spiritual heartbeat of the that the joy and peace that come from the Lord are home. She is the first person to teach a child how to constant, even when Mommy is tired. live a holy life, by being a godly mother and wife The Grass Is Always Greener everyday, 24 hours a day. It’s the toughest and most There has been mixed reaction to my decision to rewarding job I've ever had, and it lasts for life. quit work. A few who were jealous of my work now I had a powerful and prestigious position in televi­ feel I’ve been brought down a peg. A few others don’t sion news, but what I do now is really important. I treat me the same anymore, sending very clear mes­ had it all before. Now 1 have even more.

22 Herald of Holiness THE WHIRLWIND OF CHRISTMAS BY DAN WHITNEY, PASTOR, CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, LAFARGEVILLE, N.Y.

’ve gotta tell you, I’m sick what I had forgotten. And so, I of waking up on January 3, quickly went about redesigning after a long, hectic Christ­ my celebration of the holiday so mas holiday, only to dis­ that I was certain 1 had given of cover that I’ve missed myself to others. IChristmas again. You know what I Now I don’t mean buying a gift mean— there is so much going on just to give something. I mean during December that the holiday finding out what others cherish, is over before you get the chance and then discovering ways to pro­ to enjoy it. vide those things. For us this year, The office parties and the chil­ we chose to help a neighboring dren’s program, the Christmas church with a Christmas project. cantata and the mandatory shop­ What do you do when the We decided to go caroling after ping all seem to melt together into all, but to plan extra time so that one bulky burden. 1 feel like I expected golden glow of we could talk to some senior citi­ have been squeezed by responsi­ Christmas turns into a zens instead of rushing away. And bilities and social obligations until claustrophobic craze? finally, we decided to visit our lo­ I can't stand it anymore. cal hospital on Christmas morn­ Oh, I’ve worked hard to lessen to relish was more like an over­ ing, before we opened our pre­ my pace. I don’t send Christmas whelming, claustrophobic craze. I sents. cards these days, and I’ve quit found myself praying for escape Was this Christmas less hectic baking all but two dozen cookies. rather than cherishing the gift of than the others? No! In fact, it still I’ve even given up the task of try­ the season. I always get suspicious had its maddening moments. But I ing to visit all of my relatives dur­ when I catch myself saying, “I discovered that the “Bah! Hum­ ing the holiday season. (I let them can’t wait until this is over!” bug!” in me was gone and that try to find the time to visit me in­ And so 1 decided to sort through somehow I had enjoyed the holi­ stead!) Still, in spite of my skill­ it all again. And as I asked God to day much more than in previous ful, surgical scheduling, new guide me to a new level of Christ­ years. As I look back on Christ­ obligations seem to pop up every mas understanding, I found a solu­ mas from my January perspective, year. Last year, the church decided tion worth sharing. I suspect that I began to truly cele­ to go caroling on December 23. In the story of Christmas, God brate Christmas when I decided to Imagine! After I had worked so gives of himself to us. He gives start doing for others something of hard to find one evening to relax what we need. It costs Him dearly what God did for me. with my family. to give to us. Here is the beauty of At first, it was hard to select the On the verge of surrender, with the story. Christmas isn’t about gifts we would give. It is not easy more than a little “Bah! Hum­ finding a way to experience cozy, to give up that special family time bug!” in my heart, I found myself responsibility-free, Kodak-Color on Christmas morning. And yet, asking once again, “What is moments. Christmas is celebrated by carefully planning to model Christmas really all about?” Sure, when we model what happened God’s love to those around us, we I’ve read the Christmas story. I’ve the first time around. Christmas make certain that we will not miss heard 30 years worth of Christmas will always be meaningful to us out on the real meaning of Christ­ sermons. But somehow, my expe­ when we do what God did, when mas. For as we display that love rience didn’t stack up to what my we give of ourselves. for others, we also catch a glimpse mind was telling me. The golden That doesn’t sound earthshak- of the glory of God’s love for us. glow of Christmas that I expected ing. I guess it’s not. But it was Hi

December 1992 23 CHRISTMAS JOYBAWLS

BY RUTH GLOVER

oday, I cried. It’s Christmas, and I cried. ton-batting lambs awkwardly lumped under small I’ve celebrated half a hundred Christ­ arms. When “Lo, the angel of the Lord came upon mases in church as an adult— from the them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about simplicity of a snowbound rural school- them” was singsonged into the sound system by the house deep in the Canadian bush to the reader, and a tinsel-haloed angel just about four feet vaulted ceilings, upholstered pews, swelling organ tall sallied forth from behind the bedsheet, to be music and candlelit altars of a beautiful sanctuary— joined at the proper cue by a “multitude” of seven and I suppose I cried every time. scrub-faced members of the “heavenly host” with On a scale of 1 to 10, today’s Christmas program— Continued on page 25 for sheer blessing— rated an 11. Never mind that it was held in a small room that served as the “Academy of Dance and Exercise’’ six days of the week. And never mind that one wall was plastered with Reebok and L.A. Gear posters, and that a variety of colorful body suits were on prominent display. When the double doors were closed, the members and guests settled onto folding chairs, and the portable electronic keyboard invited “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” this newly formed part of the Body of Christ broke into song, and my heart swelled and the first tears prickled behind my eyelids. It was go­ ing to be the best of days.

Mary and Joseph stared fixedly into the wide eyes of a swaddled Cabbage Patch doll, a little the worse for wear.

Never mind that, as the lights dimmed and a ner­ vous young narrator took his place at the microphone, small angels scurried in simulated secrecy down the center aisle and into hiding behind a bedsheet draped across a front comer, where, with considerable flap­ ping and fluttering of the inadequate shelter, they arranged themselves in proper order. Never mind that shepherds— their costumes clearly of the bathrobe variety and invariably either too long or too short—made their entrance in a shuffling, tightknit bunch, bent-pipe crooks clashing, and cot­

24 Herald of Holiness GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF OUR HERITAGE AND HOPE AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS HOUSING INFORMATION JULY 21-30, 1993

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA, U.S.A. GREETINGS The Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association is serving the church by han­ dling all housing reservations for both delegates and visitors. Your request for hous­ ing should be made on page 2 of this form. The Housing Bureau will process these forms for housing delegates and visitors and will confirm the reservations within three to four weeks after the reservation has been received. The Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association is the only one authorized to process reservations for the General Assembly. Please do not contact hotels directly, for this will delay the service. The Housing Bureau and local hotels have been most helpful in providing sufficient rooms exclusively for the 23rd General Assembly and Conventions of the Church of the Nazarene. As you plan for the General Assembly, please also pray for a special visitation of the Holy Spirit on our gathering. General Assembly Arrangements Committee lack K. Stone, Secretary

HEADQUARTERS HOTELS The Indianapolis Westin and the Indianapolis Hyatt have been named the Headquarters ho­ tels for the 23rd General Assembly and Conventions. The Holiday Inn Union Station, the new Omni Severin, and the other nearby hotels have been designated to be used in conjunc­ tion with the headquarters hotels for preferential housing consideration for officially elected General Assembly and Convention delegates.

SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT YOUR HOUSING RESERVATIONS 1. Housing forms are released to the Nazarene public December 1, 1992. Reservations should be received by June 1, 1993.

TELEPHONE AND FAX REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED ALL REQUESTS MUST BE IN WRITING

2. Prior to July 1, any cancellations or changes in arrival and departure times must be made directly with the Housing Bureau. After July 1, all changes must be made directly with the hotel. 3. Please allow three to four weeks for the Housing Bureau to process your reservation request.

Complete Your Housing Form and Mail Today 23 rd General Assembly Housing Application Part I Instructions: Please print or type all information, abbreviating as necessary. Confirmation will be sent by the conference hotel to the person named in Part I.

Name:

Address:

City/State/Zip:

C ountry: | | | | | | | j | j | | | | | j Area Code Phone Number I am a delegate to:____General Assembly, NWMS, NYI, Sunday School; I am a visitor____

Part II Instructions: Select THREE hotels from the list of participating facilities, then enter the hotel names on the lines below: 1______2______3______

NOTE: Rooms are assigned in first-come first-served order. If none of your choices are available, the Housing Bureau will automatically assign your room. To prepare for this possibility, please place a check by the consideration that is most important: Location (proximity to Convention Center) ____ Price (in accordance with hotels of your choice)

Part Instructions: 1. Select type of room desired with names of ALL occupants. 2. Designate method of transportation and dates of arrival and departure. 3. Please use a separate form for each room you wish to reserve. Check One: Names of occupants (please print or type) Indicate age if under 18

Single 1 person/1 bed 1 . ______

Double 2 persons/1 bed 2 . ______

Triple 3 persons/2 beds 3 . ______

Quad 4 persons/2 beds 4. Method of transportation: Arrival Departure Date: _ Day: Date: ______Day:

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY: Caucuses July 23 and 24 • Plenary Sessions July 26-30 eyes ashine from the wonder of it all, mine brimmed with tears. I settled back, satisfied that my day was When those hands, so used to proceeding satisfactorily. No matter that Mary and Joseph stared fixedly into punching, pinching and the wide eyes of a swaddled Cabbage Patch doll, a lit­ , tle the worse for wear and love, or that Mary’s robe wrestling laid their treasures at was fastened under her girlish chin with a gleaming , 20th-century safety pin. As the angels grouped around the manger and silent-nighted, holy-nighted in jubi­ the baby’s feet, I wept. lant off-key unison, I wept openly. Never mind that the coltish wise men, skjoid crowns askew, fell too soon at the manger, to heave themselves hurriedly to their feet (Nikes squeaking on the tile floor) at the urg­ ing of the prompter, to wait with proper deco­ rum for “And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him.” And when they finally “presented unto him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh,” their boyish hands, accustomed as they were to pinching and punching, wrestling and tussling, proffered with remarkable delicacy a perfume vial that had graced a mother’s dressing table, a gilt box from which a sister’s treasures had been emptied, and a heaped glitter of foil- wrapped candies. And when their treasures were laid at the baby’s feet, 1 wept. No matter that the sermonette, delivered af­ ter the children were seated in bunched rows on the floor, was the young pastor’s first Christmas message. And when he—a convert­ ed Jew just a few years removed from a sui­ cide planned for a Christmas Day that held no hope and no joy and no Jesus— now joyously affirmed “. . . and thou shalt call his name Je­ sus: for he shall save his people from their sins," my tears flowed unashamedly. And when at the close of the program the assembled cast of children stood before a silent, deeply moved audience, folded usually busy hands and closed usually mischievous eyes, and softly and prayerfully sang “ Be near me, Lord Jesus,” tears thickened my throat again. And my joy was beyond describing. ^

December 1992 25 GOOD PARENTS AND TROUBLED TEENS Part Two

BY LES PARROTT III

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In the first part of this two-article series, a foundation was laid for understanding teens and their troubles. In this second article, parents will find practical tools for cutting teenage troubles off at the pass.

he most important instrument you have in ty, hope, compassion, awareness, knowledge . . . the helping your teen is you. Who you are as list could fill several pages. However, a four-year a person is critical in determining the ef­ study done more than two decades ago seemed to cut fectiveness of your guidance. This under­ to the bone. The findings are unequivocal. People are standing, however, does not diminish the more likely to find help when they are with someone importance of the Holy Spirit. The point is thatwho youris (1) warm, (2) genuine, and (3) empathic. With­ attitudeT and behavior either help or hinder what heal­ out these traits, a teenager’s condition can actually ing work the Holy Spirit is prepared to do through worsen, regardless of other skills a parent may pos­ you. sess. The Good Enough Parent? Warmth Many researchers have attempted to identify the Paul Toumier, the renowned Swiss physician, said, qualities that contribute to successful helping. Re­ “I have no methods. All I do is accept people." The searchers have discovered the importance of sensitivi­ key to personal warmth is acceptance. It is an attitude

26 Herald of Holiness Why does this matter? Because teenagers who feel they must perform to get approval hold a nagging un­ certainty about whether they are genuinely accepted. In their relationship with God, for example, they will Under­ continually chase the carrot of divine approval. Genuineness standing Without honesty, there is no way to touch hurting the teenagers. Adolescents have a built-in radar that spots phoniness even at a distance. They are experts at de­ aching tecting fabricated feelings and insincere intentions. They give every overture of help their own polygraph heart test. Honest thoughts and authentic feelings are best of a expressed in subtle forms; for example, in our eyes and posture. struggling Genuineness cannot be faked. In other words, au­ thenticity is something you are, not something you adolescent do. Genuineness has been described as a lure to the will heart. Jesus said, "Blessed are the pure in heart.” Or, to say it another way, “Consider the parent in whom change there is no guile.” When genuineness is present, a hesitant and skeptical adolescent is likely to invest en­ you. ergy in becoming responsible. Empathy The best way to avoid stepping on adolescents' toes is to put yourself in their sneakers. Empathy lets struggling adolescents know you hear their words, un­ derstand their thoughts, and sense their feelings. Em­ pathy says, “I understand why you feel the way you feel.” Two important distinctions about empathy are help­ ful. F irst, empathy is not identification. You don't need to wear faded jeans and blare rock and roll on your car radio to enter the adolescent’s world. In fact, that does not evaluate or require change. It simply ac­ teenagers want to be seen as unique and complex. cepts the thoughts, feelings, and actions of the adoles­ They resent blatant attempts by adults to identify with cent. This warmth allows a teen to develop a base of them. Saying, "I know exactly how you feel,” to a self-worth—“If my parents accept me, maybe I am struggling teenager is like telling a Vietnam vet that valuable.” his post-traumatic stress is easy to understand. Nonpossessive warmth is not necessarily approving Second, empathy is deeper and stronger than sym­ of everything a teenager does. Jesus showed warmth pathy. Sympathy is standing on the shore and throw­ to the woman at the well, but He certainly never con­ ing out a lifeline, while empathy is jumping into the doned sinful behavior. Jesus respected the woman and water and risking one’s safety to help another. And treated her as a person of worth in continued on page 32 spite of her life-style. Through unconditional warmth, we invite a troubled teen to catch a glimpse of God's grace. And grace is the bedrock of growth. When adolescents feel sure they can nev­ Usually parents are er be condemned for who they are, that no judgment can hurt them, the wrong when they power of God’s grace begins to blame themselves turn the wheels of change. Unconditional warmth also frees for their teenager’s adolescents from attempting to win approval. Young people no longer struggles. wonder whether they are loved for who they are or for what they do.

December 1992 27 The day before her release, her husband deposited her girls in a distant orphanage.

Herald of Holiness PRAYER AND THE FIVE DOLLAR LETTER BY CAROL TECHAU

W ill I ever be able to lift in prayer, not formalities, but One lady brought a written prayer teach a simple Bible to speak for the people before to read. My heart was full! The lesson?” I loved God’s throne, presenting their class grew until the nursing home working with elder­ heart of hearts to Him. So that is supervisor gave us a larger meet­ ly people. I loved hearing stories how I prayed. The Holy Spirit ing place. about “the good ol’ days.” I loved took control of my heart and One day, the prayer-writing la­ watching complacent faces bright­ prayer poured forth from the bot­ dy told us that her daughter had en into full-fledged smiles. I loved tom of my heart. sent her a five dollar bill. sharing God's Word and singing After the amen, I began looking Raising my eyebrows. 1 quietly old. familiar hymns. I did not from face to face. The Spirit had asked, “Five dollars?” mind the smells of a nursing touched their hearts. For the first “Yes! I can buy stationery and a home. I knew some people had time, I knew that they had encoun­ stamp. I can write my daughter! 1 physical or psychological prob­ tered God in worship. have three daughters, you know.” lems that could be annoying or I could hardly control my emo­ even funny. Never once in my tions. Joann had been confined to heart has there been anything but that nursing home for many years, childlike love and respect for peo­ and not one family member had ple who have lived long, no matter “W hat a cheap, ever visited or contacted her in what life had dealt them. I have any way. My outside tried to be this hope that what my hands and five dollar stab to nice while my insides churned. heart share with one person will a mother’s heart!” “What a cheap, five dollar stab to be returned in some measure to a mother's heart! How on earth my grandmother. could she possibly be joyous? The second lesson finished, 1 Five dollars was nothing!” I felt left that nursing home wondering sick. if I would ever feel that anything They, too, should pray, I Shortly thereafter, Joann was had been accomplished. After the thought. With bowed head, I start­ rushed to the hospital for surgery. third time, 1 began praying. "G od, ed. “ O ur Father, w hich art in Then she suffered a stroke and help me to do move than just pre­ heaven, hallowed . . .” Several lapsed into a coma. My husband sent a lesson. There has to he a re­ prayed out loud. Others seemed to and I visited her frequently; a al ministry in this, or I am just not whisper those well-known words. nurse told us we were her only going to do it! Please help me! A nurse came to tell me that sev­ visitors. My friend soon died. I'm not doing this week after week eral people who had spoken in “Hello, this is Carol . . . Would for some ego trip— I truly want prayer had not communicated ver­ you do me a big favor? 1 would You lifted up and spiritual needs bally for years. Tears rolled down like to meet Joann’s family, that m et." my cheeks. Praying the heart of is, if they come by the nursing Week number four: We sang the the people led to spiritual break­ home for personal belongings. I customary songs: “Jesus Loves through. To God be all the glory! have something to give them.” Me,” “Amazing Grace," and “The Week after week we recited fa­ In my heart I wanted to give Old Rugged Cross,” then it was miliar Scripture, learned new cho­ them a piece of my mind, but I time to pray. 1 became over­ ruses, shared wonderful stories, had collected many of those writ­ whelmed with the thought to pray studied the Bible lesson, and ten prayers, and I felt the family the heart of the people, that is to prayed together from our hearts. should know what a wonderful

December 1992 29 Christian their mother was. Also, I the institution, her husband took dy was the only job she could wanted them to know that some­ the three girls to an orphanage find, which took care of her room one loved her very much. many miles away and left them. and board. She later took care of a The nursing home called, Joann arrived home anxiously Nazarene missionary who had telling me arrangements had been looking forward to seeing her served in India for one term, but made for me to meet with the fam­ daughters, only to find out the could not return for health rea­ ily. My husband suggested that he sons. Eventually, Joann ended up should go with me. 1 knew in my living at the nursing home. heart I could not despise these The three daughters finished people I was about to meet, but I high school, left the orphanage, could hardly help from feeling and each made a life of her own. sick about the whole thing. One lives in the East, one in the We were ushered into a small West, and the other one in the conference room and introduced Midwest. to three women. I looked from one to the other and could not say a I figured out that shortly after thing. We sat down and they pro­ our nursing home class started ceeded to talk about something praying for family and friends, that I did not understand. “Excuse each one of these ladies found the me, I don’t have any idea what Lord as her Savior and wanted to you are taking about,” I said. tell the other two. A conference Those three ladies began telling call was made and in their excite- us bits and pieces of what they re­ membered about Joann, their mother. Joann had been elected county S h e had no festival queen at age 18 and then went to Chicago, advancing quite money, and her rapidly in popularity on a radio station as a singer. The man who husband made would be the girls’ father traveled sure that she had to Chicago and convinced Joann to marry him, taking her back to no home, either. his home. She hardly knew this fellow or his parents. They moved in with his parents and later built a small ment the question was raised house close by the main home. whether their mother might still be Joann became a slave to those par­ alive. Their father had died many ents and her husband. Rarely years before, and he never told would they allow her to go to them anything about their mother. town, and never would they leave One of the ladies said she was go­ her alone. ing to place a five dollar bill in an Joann gave birth to three daugh­ envelope addressed to her mother ters and after the youngest one with the town’s name near where was bom, her husband and in-laws she had grown up, and hope the convinced the county judge that post office would know where to she was insane. The police send it. strapped her into a straitjacket and That was the five dollar letter delivered her to a state institution Joann was so thrilled about and as ordered by the the judge. She the one that made me so angry at remained there for 10 years. This first. Now, I, too, rejoice over that has been verified by the judge’s five dollar letter, and over a wife. The judge has died but had truth. She didn’t know where they prayer-answering God who found expressed some years ago that he were, she had no money, and her a way to redeem three orphaned would never be a part of such an husband made sure that she had girls and get word to their desert­ arrangement again. no home, either. ed m other before He called her The day before her release from Keeping house for an elderly la­ home.

30 Herald of Holiness Benefits Questions Answered by Dean Wessels

How can I know what Social Security benefit to expect when 1 retire from the pastorate? Won’t it be low since my ministerial income over the years has been low? Low income ministers might be happily surprised to find that S.S. benefits are greater than they would expect. Taxes paid by high income workers gener­ ally help to subsidize the benefits paid to lower in­ come workers. This means that a low income worker can expect his S.S. benefit to replace a higher percentage of his pre-retirement income than a higher paid co-worker can expect to receive. For example, the income replacement ratio for a low in­ come wage earner might be 60% while being only 25% for a highly compensated worker. In 1992, the average monthly benefit for a retired worker was $629 and the average monthly benefit for a retired couple was $1,067. Social Security benefits will be determined based on salary and housing since min­ RICHEST PRAISE Men’s Voices in Worship isters pay self-employment (Social Security) tax on This recording includes a variety of contemporary and tradition­ net earnings, including the value of a parsonage or al classics, hymns, and gospel quartet favorites. HHTA-4006C Cassette $ 8 .8 8 housing allowance. H HD C-4006 Compact Disc $ 1 0 .8 8 You can receive an estimate of your own S.S. HIGHEST HOSANNAS Ladies’ Voices in Praise benefit directly from Social Security. Request Form Over an hour of beautiful music is provided for devotees of the 7004, “Request for Earnings and Benefit Estimate traditional, contemporary, and southern gospel singing. HHTA-4005C Cassette $ 8 .8 8 Statement,” by calling your local Social Security ad­ HHDC-4005 Compact Disc $ 1 0 .8 8 ministration office or by calling 1-800-SSA-1213. Fill out the form and mail it. About six weeks later you should receive a “Personal Earnings and Bene­ fit Estimate Statement” telling you how much you & m d A would receive if you were to retire at age 62, 65, or 70. In addition, the report will summarize the total (HHMU-912) earnings credited to your account, how much you Buy both kids’ have paid in Social Security taxes, and your quar­ jStBsnst cassettes for only ters of coverage. f j l i ’g p $ 12.98 It is important to check your Social Security re­ cords from time to time to be sure that your work Adventure-Time Tunes for Kids record is being credited properly. IONAH, JAWS, AND THE GIANT Fifteen fun, memorable Old Testament story songs feature Bible adventures and characters that make God's Word come alive to Questions about benefits may be sent to the your children. Board of Pensions and Benefits USA, 6401 The HHTA-9091C $ 1 0 .9 8 Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131-1284. JESUS, JOHN, AND THE JAILBIRDS Help your kids learn and understand the meaning behind se­ lected New Testament stories and parables that feature music for listening and sing-along. Stalling? HHTA-9092C $ 1 0 .9 8 "No insurance policy can quite tame the future. Death Prices good until 12/31/92 and all its lesser indignities— illness, suffering, and loss— ORDER BY DECEMBER 11 TO ASSURE CHRISTMAS DELIVERY! await us. All our devices to make life safe— amassing from your Nazarene Publishing House money and military might— are ultimately only stalls." John Shea Stories of God

December 1992 31 Good Parents and Troubled Teens . . . Listening with a Third Ear continued from page 27 Although these three traits are critical for effective helping, they do not assure success. They are neces­ sary, but not sufficient. Parents who are most likely to the risk is real. In empathy, we risk change. Under­ be effective with children also listen with a third ear. standing the aching heart of a struggling adolescent Observe the following interaction with John, age 14, w ill change you. Yet, when we have the courage to who is having difficulty at school and not doing his enter the pain of a hurting teenager, we begin to build homework. a relationship in which healing can occur. JOHN: I don’t care what they do to me, I’m not going to do another assignment. PARENT (with great concern): Do you know you Without these can’t graduate if you don't do your homework? traits, a teenag­ JO H N : I don ’t care. PARENT (in a compassionate tone): I think you'll er’s condition care when you start looking for a job. can actually JO H N : Big deal. PARENT (desperately wanting to help): It is a big worsen, regard­ deal. It will affect the rest of your life. less of other JO H N : I don’t care. skills a parent This endless circle of conversation does not move John one inch closer to doing homework, and it does may possess. next to nothing to build a healthy relationship. The parent seems to understand the problem. The parent is rational and is obviously concerned. Why isn’t it For struggling adolescents, the best conditions for working? growth occur when they: (1) feel they are accepted The missing component is the most important and unconditionally; (2) feel they are with someone who fundamental skill required for a successful helping re­ is trustworthy and real; and (3) when they are deeply lationship— active listening. Adolescents do not read­ understood. ily lay out their thoughts and feelings even for a com-

How Effective Are You at Helping Your Children?

Directions: For each statement, indicate the response 7. Who you are in a helping relationship is more that best identifies your beliefs and attitudes. Keep in important than what you do. mind the “right” answer is the one that best expresses your thoughts at this time. Use the following code: 8. My presence frees others from the threat of ex­ 5 = 1 strongly agree ternal evaluation. 4 = I agree _ _ 9. In a tense, emotional situation, I tend to remain 3 = I am undecided calm. 2 = 1 disagree 10. I know my limits when it comes to helping 1 = 1 strongly disagree others. 1. Giving advice has little to do with effective Total Score helping. 2. I can accept and respect people who disagree Total your responses to determine the degree to which with me. you have the qualities necessary to effectively help your 3. I can make a mistake and admit it. son or daughter: 40-50—you are well on your way to 4. I look at everybody’s side of a disagreement be­ being effective, take special care to maintain the quali­ fore I make a decision. ties you have; 30-39—you have what it takes to be ef­ 5. I tend to trust my intuition even when I’m un­ fective, but you will need to give special attention to sure of the outcome. grooming the traits described in this article; below 30— 6. I don’t need to see immediate and concrete re­ you may need to consult with another parent or a profes­ sults to know progress is occurring. sional who can teach you to help more effectively.

32 Herald of Holiness passionate parent. Parents who build an open relation­ ADOLESCENT: Yeah. He said I was the one re­ ship with their teens do it the old-fashioned way: sponsible because I was there. “They earrrrrn it." Like a safecracker opening a vault, PARENT REFLECTING THINKING: You a parent who listens with skill can spin off the combi­ thought he was unfair. nation that breaks through the door of silent pain. ADOLESCENT: Yeah. I didn’t deserve to be "The road to the heart,” wrote Voltaire, “is the ear.” blamed. Look at this brief interaction again with a parent who PARENT REFLECTING FEELING: It must is hearing more than just words. have made you angry. JO H N : I don't care what they do to me, I’m not ADOLESCENT: I was furious. 1 also felt bad. going to do another assignment. PARENT: Sounds like you have made up your mind. JO H N : Yep. Those teachers are idiots, especially The best way to Mr. Wilson. avoid stepping on PARENT: They're not too smart, huh? JOHN: Well, I m sure they're smart and every­ adolescents’ thing, but they aren't very nice. toes is to put PARENT: They're kind of mean? JO H N : Yeah. The last time I handed in my paper, yourself in Wilson read it out loud. I didn't write that for the their sneak­ whole world to hear. . . . ers. Listening Is the Heart of Helping Jesus understood the importance of listening. Even as a young boy He was sitting with the teachers in the Temple, listening to them and asking them questions, By reflecting the content of the message, a parent and everyone was amazed at His understanding. The allows adolescents to elaborate further on what hap­ apostle Paul understood that listening requires dili­ pened. By reflecting the thinking behind the message, gent work. When he was before Agrippa, he said, “I a parent allows adolescents to understand their evalu­ beg you to listen to me patiently.” The Book of James ation of what happened. And by reflecting the feeling tells us to “Be quick to listen and slow to speak." And behind the message, adolescents are invited to be­ the Book of Proverbs says: “If one gives answer be­ come aware of the emotions they are feeling as a re­ fore he hears, it is his folly and shame.” The word lis- sult of what happened. ten occurs over 200 times in the Bible. Active Listening Requires Clarification There are two major ingredients that go into active When absurd misunderstandings happened between listening: reflection and clarification. Abbott and Costello, the whole nation chuckled, but Active Listening Requires Reflection in a parent and child relationship, being misunder­ Understanding comes through reflection— respond­ stood is no laughing matter. Misunderstanding does ing sensitively to the emotional rather than the seman­ not come because we do not hear the words a young tic meaning of a young person's expression. Jesus re­ person is saying, but because we do not clarify the flected back to people what He heard them say. After meaning of the words. For the 500 most commonly a short exchange, Nathaniel declared Jesus to be the used words in the English language, there are over Son of God. Jesus reflected the basis of his faith: 1,400 different meanings— an average of nearly 3 dif­ “You believe because 1 told you I saw you under the ferent meanings for each word. fig tree.” In addition, some adolescents have personalized Active listening does not mean saying, “1 under­ meanings for the words they use. Here are some ex­ stand.” A classic cartoon shows an exasperated amples: D u d e! means hello; d u d e means guy; b uds teenager telling her mother, “For Pete’s sake, will you means close friends; ra d means superlative; w ay rad stop understanding me and just listen?” means extremely cool; fresh means cool; w eak means Parents can target three different aspects of a mes­ uncool; ch ill means hang out; ch ill means relax; fly sage in their reflection: (1) the c o n te n t of the mes­ means very stylish; c le a n means very attractive; sage, (2) the th in kin g behind the message, and (3) the fu n d a g e means cash; and b a d means good. No won­ feelin g behind the message. Each is equally valid and der clarification is necessary! useful. Here is an example of how a single statement What to Do When You Get Stuck can be reflected at each level. Parents with even the noblest of intentions must un­ ADOLESCENT: 1 couldn't believe he was accus­ derstand that many problems need to be treated by ing me for what he did. trained professionals. Adolescents who struggle with PARENT REFLECTING CONTENT: He severe depression, suicide, eating disorders, abuse, blamed you. continued on page 36

December 1992 33 ANNUAL HERALD OF HOLINESS INDEX ------January through December 1992

FEATURE ARTICLES Prayer and the Five Dollar Letter...... Carol Techau, Dec., p. 28 AIDS, A M other’s Promise of Perfect Love, The William M. Greathouse, June, p. 10 S tory...... Peggy Dimmick as told to Catherine Lawton, May. p. 26 Promise to Keep— a People to Serve, A ...Steven P. Jackson, Aug.. p. 20 Biblical Delivery System Prophet to Profit By, A James L. Snyder, May, p. 10 for the Gospel, The John A. Knight, Nov.. p. 30 Purity and Happiness Go Together...... John W. May, May. p. 44 Bingo. Budgets, and Blessing...... David F. Nixon, Mar., p. 33 Red, with a Green Stem ...... Mary Schramm, June, p. 22 Book, A Burden, and a Blessing, A ...... Eugene L. Stowe, Oct., p. 30 Relevant to the Times: True to the Gospel Paul Benefiel, Nov., p. 18 Chip off My Joy, A ...... Janet White, June, p. 4 Resurrection Is God’s Final Word, The Phil Bedsworth, Apr., p. 28 Christian Sexuality: Law or Convention...... Ted F. Bader, July, p. 44 Roses in the Desert...... Priscilla Raue, Apr.. p. 2 Christians in the Corporate Jungle...... Mark Graham, Jan., p. 2 S-M-A-R-T Discipleship ...... Stan Meek, July. p. 24 Conquering Sin ...... Jim Christy, Mar., p. 20 Scarlet Lady, T he ...... Carol Everett, Mar., p.2 Counting the Cost of Care-Giving.Mary Vaughn Armstrong, Oct.. p. 26 Snares of Death, The...... David M. Johnson, June. p. 2 C redit W here It’s D u e Gary B. Swanson, Nov., p. 31 So You Lost Your Job ...... Kenneth Paul Jacobs, Sept., p. 28 Dad’s Father's Day Meditation, A Chuck Milhuff, June, p. 46 Special Tie That Binds, A ...... Robert H. Scott, Apr., p. 44 Decisions at Life’s End Gerald Oosterveen, July, p. 20 Suffer the Little Children Brenda Nixon, June, p. 20 Divorce and the Church ...... Judith Stewart Corey, Feb., p. 30 Three Things Singles Need from Don’t Forget the Children ...... Mark A. York, June, p. 26 the C h u rch ...... Janine Tartaglia. Apr., p. 10 Doulos: Russ Hollingsworth and His Unanswerable Questions...... Rebecca Laird, June, p. 24 Musical Ministry of Servanthood...... Harlan Moore, May, p. 2 Vacation Worship Joline Chang, June, p. 18 Embracing Change...... Floyd E. Disney, Feb., p. 16 What Does It Take to Make Eamily Easter Basket, A ...... Linda Ebert, Apr., p. 24 a Preacher? Jerald D. Johnson, July. p. 13 God, Go Away ...... Lonni Collins Pratt. Aug., p. 26 What Your Pastor Needs Most Richard H. Neiderhiser, Jan.. p. 26 Good Friday: Enduring the Cross...... Don M. Aycock. Apr., p. 20 When Barney’s Bean F ield Became Good News from Bangkok Michael P. McCarty, Dec., p. 19 G od ’s G round...... Danny Goddard, Sept., p. 2 Good Parents and Troubled Teens...... Les Parrott III, Dec.. p. 26 When Parents Grow Old ...... Marilyn Fanning, Oct., p. 24 G ood Parents and Troubles T e e n s Les Parrott III, Nov., p. 22 Which Is More Important: Quantity (•race Notes of Life, The Neil Hightower, July, p. 43 or Quality? ...... Mark Littleton, July, p. 2 Growing Up Na/.arene...... Claudine Stubbs Henry, Nov.. p. 32 Whirlwind of Christmas, The ...... Dan Whitney, Dec., p. 23 Having It All...... Julie Warden-Gay. Dec., p. 20 Who Will Transfer Our Mission Heart to Heart...... Tom Felder. Oct.. p. 44 to the Next Generation?...... Russell D. Bredholt. Jr., Feb., p . 20 Holiness and the Use of Alcohol Ted Bader. Mar.. p. 26 Why Have Music in the Church? ...... Dennis J. Crocker. Mar., p. 24 Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother Betty Robertson Benson, Oct. p. 20 Will the Light Go Out? Stephen W. Nease. Aug., p.44 Hope with “the Family” ...... J. Grant Swank, Jr., July. p. 34 Wind and the Sun, The Alice Crane Behr, July, p. 19 How Parents Can Help Their Kids Do Better in School Sept., p. 20 Women of the W ord ...... Jim Wilcox, Sept.. p■. 24 How to Listen to a Sermon W ithout Really S u fferin g C S. Cowles. Jan., p. 20 PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FEATURE I Live Among Miracles of Ministry...... Neil B. Wiseman. Sept., p. 44 Every W om an’s N ightm are Becam e My R ea lity Jan.. p. 44 Is This My Father's W orld?...... Hollis Fem, Nov., p. 18 Loving Forgiveness Leroy Reedy. May, p. 42 It All Started with the Sugar Creek Gang Wesley Tracy, Dec.. p. 3 Then Came November Elizabeth Jones-Ketner, Nov., p. 44 It’s Still All Right to Be Right Kenneth T. Meredith, Mar., p. 28 Joybaw ls E. Ruth Glover, Dec., p. 24 POEMS Learning to Let G o ...... Kenneth L. Gibble. May, p. 19 After Christmas...... Merle Lamprecht, Dec., Inside front cover Learning to Preach at NTS Darrel Moore, Jan., p. 24 A rgu m en t Lois Blanchard Eades, Mar., p. 11 Let’s Bring Back the Family J. Grant Swank, Jr., May, p. 28 Crossing Edith Deborah Nowak, Sept., p. 12 Long-term Consequences of Divorce...... C. Galen Britt, Feb.. p. 28 Easter Portraits Bea I. Mooney. Apr., p. 22 Marriage That Sustains Love John and Naomi Lederach, Feb., p. 24 Fire Lilies Bloom on Devil’s Peak Merle Lamprecht. May, p. 46 Morality of Love, The Carol Wright Gritton. Nov., p. 26 God of Growing Tim es...... Nancy C. Spiegelberg, June, p. 45 M other’s Day: Heartfelt at Dawning E. Ruth Glover, July. Inside back cover Variations on the Them e ...... Penny Smith Bargo, Cindy Myers, M ultiple F ractu res E. Ruth Glover, Jan., p. 7 Sandra Lee Smith. Kim Hudson Stilwell, May, p. 22 O Christmas Tree Betty Knight, Dec., p. 7 Nazarene Higher Education: O F’lam e o f L ove...... J. Kenneth Grider, June, p. 12 Focus on People...... Stephen W. Nease, Apr., p. 6 Prayer for the The NPH F a m ily ...... Paul Miller, Dec., p. 4 Lenten Season ...... Lois Blanchard Eades, Mar.. Inside front cover Of Such Is the Church Composed Joseph D. Biscoe. Jr.. June, p. 36 Sanctification ...... Edith Deborah Nowak, Sept., p. 12 Old Testament Roots of Som etim es I F o rg et Connie Riddle, Jan., p. 42 Holiness Teaching, The William M. Greathouse, Sept., p. 10 Standing F'ar O ff...... Wilma Dean Williams, Nov., p. 43 On to Perfection William M. Greathouse, Dec., p. 44 Sunday School Teacher's Prayer Pledge, A Ina J. Hughs, June, p. 30 One Seminary Makes a World Trapped in the of Difference...... Terrell C. Sanders, Jan., p. 28 W rap p in gs...... Nancy C. Spiegelberg, Dec., Inside front cover Our Protestant Heritage...... Rob L. Staples, Oct.. p. 2 Until the Daybreak...... E. Ruth Glover, May, p. 21 Pek Gunn—Poet of the People Mark Graham. July, p. 26 Personal Evangelism Team Finds CONTINUING COLUMNS Victory in Barbados...... Nina Beegle, Mar.. p. 18 Polishing Manuscripts and Christian Marriage Journal Perfecting Character...... Pauline E. Spray, Oct., p. 36 Christian Couples Can Bait Positive Self-esteem ...... Ronald L. Phelps. Aug.. p. 2 Their Own Infidelity Trap. „J. Paul and Marilyn Turner, Nov., p. 17

34 Herald of Holiness Conflict in and the Journal, T h e...... Morris A. W eigelt, Sept., p. 13 Christian Marriage...... J. Paul and Marilyn Turner, Mar., p. 44 Bilingual Christians Morris A. Weigelt, Jan., p. 12 Had Any Sun-filled Windows of Consuming Fire or Purifying Fire? Morris A. Weigelt, Mar., p. 12 Contentment Lately? ...... J. Paul and Marilyn Turner, Sept., p. 31 Destroyed by the Good? Morris A. Weigelt, Nov., p. 11 How God Grows Us Up and Each One Has a Hymn Morris A. Weigelt, Feb., p. 7 Grows Us O n ...... J. Paul and Marilyn Turner, May, p. 9 Living with a Sense of Awe ...... Morris A. Weigelt, May, p. 35 I’m Sorry About This; Spiritual Fitness Morris A. Weigelt, July, p. 9 We Have to Talk ...... J. Paul and Marilyn Turner, Jan., p. 19 Strong, Knduring Relationships ..J. Paul and Marilyn Turner, July, p. 11 When You Pray The Family Album Ancient Prayer, New Method ...... E. Dee Freeborn, Aug., p. 12 Healing for Y ou ...... E. Dee Freeborn, Oct., p. 10 As Sure as Death and Taxes Jerry and Lynda Cohagan, Apr., p. 30 In the Nam e o f Jesu s...... E. Dee Freeborn, June, p. 42 Heritage in the Making, A ...... Jerry and Lynda Cohagan, Feb., p. 6 Praying the Scriptures...... E. Dee Freeborn, Mar., p. 13 Letter to Dad, A...... Jerry and Lynda Cohagan, June, p. 5 Presents That Last, The...... Jerry and Lynda Cohagan, Dec., p. 13 Praying Together E. Dee Freeborn, Apr., p. 19 Showers of Blessing? ...... Jerry and Lynda Cohagan, Aug., p. 13 Scripture Praying...... E. Dee Freeborn, Feb., p. 8 Wal-Mart and Mercy ...... Jerry and Lynda Cohagan, Oct., p. 7 Unclenched Moment, The ...... E. Dee Freeborn, Jan., p. 13

General Superintendent's Viewpoint DEPARTMENTS Acting like Christians in the Because You Gave Voting Booth ...... Jerald D. Johnson, Sept., p. 5 Christian Alternative to Good News from Bangkok...... Michael P. McCarty, Dec., p. 19 Contemporary Hedonism, A ...... Donald D. Owens, May, p. 7 What General Budget Means to M e ...... Chris Taft, July, p. 3 1 Christmas— Jolly or Joyful...... Eugene L. Stowe, Dec., p. 8 Editor’s Choice C o m m itm en t...... William J. Prince, Jan., p. 8 Abused Believers...... Wesley Tracy, Aug., p. 8 God's Provision for Holy Living and the Everybody Knows...... Wesley Tracy, Sept., p. 7 Church’s Responsibility for Holiness William J. Prince, July, p. 8 Let the Church Be the Church ...... John A. Knight, Oct., p. 9 For Damon—Lest He Be Forgotten and Pattern and the Cloth, T he ...... Eugene L. Stow e, June, p. 6 Not Even Missed...... Wesley Tracy, June, p. 7 Prayer, the Commandments, Is That a Rattlesnake Under Your Shirt?...... W esley Tracy, Oct., p. 8 and My Little Sister...... Jerald D. Johnson, Mar., p. 7 Justified by Love ...... Wesley Tracy, Feb., p. 1 Resurrection Power...... John A. Knight, Apr., p. 8 Meredith Mountain...... Wesley Tracy, Nov., p. 7 Sent from G od ...... Raymond W. Hum, Aug., p. 6 Preacher’s Kid Gone Wrong, A ...... Wesley Tracy, Apr., p. 9 Tentmakers— Wave of the Future...... Raymond W. Hum, Feb., p. 2 Search and Destroy...... W esley Tracy, Mar., p. 11 Turning Aside to See...... Donald D. Owens, Nov., p. 6 Should Christians Have Christmas Trees? ___Wesley Tracy, Dec., p. 6 In a Woman’s Voice Three Chinese Words and the Holy Spirit...... Wesley Tracy, May, p. 6 Wake-up Call for People Who Greatest Poverty of All, The...... Rebecca Laird, Sept., p. 9 Listen to Sermons, A ...... W esley Tracy, Jan., p. 6 Let the “Kin-dom” Come ...... Rebecca Laird, Dec., p. 12 W hat If?...... W esley Tracy, July, p. 5 Sharing a Spiritual Quality of Life ...... Rebecca Laird, Oct., p. 11 Telling Stories...... Rebecca Laird, Feb., p. 15 Marked Copy When Does God Draw Near? ...... Rebecca Laird, Apr., p. 42 Following in His Steps...... Mark Graham, Aug., p. 47 Into the Word Little League Lessons...... Mark Graham, Sept., p. 47 Breath of Fresh Life, A Roger L. Hahn, June, p. 13 Missed Opportunity...... Mark Graham, July, p. 47 Did God Really Say That? Roger L. Hahn, Nov., p. 10 On Rabbits and Responsibility ...... Mark Graham, Oct., p. 47 Goal-Oriented Savior, A Roger L. Hahn, May, p. 13 Suffer the Parents?...... Mark Graham, June, p. 47 Good in the Middle of Bad Roger L. Hahn, Dec., p. 9 Surprised by Grace...... Mark Graham, Nov., p. 47 Great Expectations...... Roger L. Hahn, Oct., p. 33 Where Are All the Shepherds?...... Mark Graham, Dec., p. 47 How Far Can You Push God? ...... Roger L. Hahn, Aug., p. 7 Nazarene Roots Is Failure Required? Roger L. Hahn, July, p. 10 Deaconess in Nazarene History, The...... Stan Ingersol, May, p. 36 Out of This World Roger L. Hahn, Apr., p. 31 Our Debt to German Methodism ...... Stan Ingersol, N ov., p. 34 Remembering ... Retelling Restoring....Roger L. Hahn, Sept., p. 19 Quaker Dimension in the Same Old Thing, The ...... Roger L. Hahn, Jan., p. 9 Strange Glory Roger L. Hahn, Mar., p. 32 American Holiness Movement, The...... Stan Ingersol, Aug., p. 43 Who Needs a Guide? Roger L. Hahn, Feb., p. 3 SHORT FEATURES Observer at Large Of Such Is the Church Composed Joseph D. Biscoe, Jr., June, p. 36 Book of Answers, A ...... W. E. McCumber, Feb., p. 46 An Open Letter to Magic Johnson ...... Doug Samples, Jan., p. 18 Church Endures, The ...... W. E. McCumber, Jan., p. 43 Choosey Charity Is Without Virtue James R. Emmel, Nov., p. 35 Don’t Live for What Isn’t Worth Do I Have To? ...... H. B. London, Jr., Apr., p. 32 D ying F o r ...... W. E. McCumber, May, p. 8 Father’s Day Thoughts...... Karl A. Hampton, June, p. 29 G o d ’s Q u estio n s...... W. E. McCumber, Sept., Inside front cover Memories for Sale...... Jesse Middendorf, Oct., p. 29 Jesus for Pastor? Moments in the Morning...... Albert J. Lown, May, p. 12 We Couldn’t Take It! W. E. McCumber, July, Inside front cover Three Reunions a Year...... Fred Wenger, May, p. 31 Little Shoot, A W. E. McCumber, Dec., p. 43 My Father’s World W. E. McCumber, Mar., p. 43 SPECIAL REPORTS Perspective...... W. E. McCumber, June, p. 44 Benefits of Nazarene Preaching...... Wesley Tracy, Aug., p. 30 Signs of the Times: Vacancy...... W.E. McCumber, Oct., p. 43 5 Largest Sunday Schools Feb., p. 40 Son of God, The...... W. E. McCumber, Apr., p. 43 You Have a Friend to Be Thankful For ...W. E. McCumber, Nov., p. 41 Grade Card for Nazarene Preaching, A ...... Wesley Tracy, June, p. 34 Rythms o f the Spirit Grade Card for Bible, the Hymnbook, Nazarene Preaching, A ...... W esley Tracy, July, p. 12

December 1992 35 THE. QUESTION BOX Conducted by Wesley D. Tracy, Editor Aerobics Since there is no provision in our bylaws (Manual) How can we justify aerobic dancing classes in our for either absentee or proxy voting, the above principle church gym in light of sections 34.4 and 904.6 of our applies. Manual? Dress Code I don't know whether it can be justified or needs to Whatever happened to the Nazarene dress code? I be. I do believe that aerobic exercises are quite different see people wearing T-shirts and jeans to church. I from the “social" and “folk" dancing proscribed by our even saw an older Nazarene pastor on the street M anual. Would we be against aerobics if the term wearing shorts. “dance” was not often associated with it? God's standards are still the same. Christians are not Paragraph 34.4 tells why the church opposes social to indulge in worldly adornments, fancy jewelry, and and folk dancing: "We hold that such practices tend to luxurious clothes, as 1 Peter 3:3-4 instructs us. Our break down proper inhibitions and reserve between the M anual instructs us to avoid “pride” in dress and behav­ sexes." Although 1 have never engaged in aerobics, nor ior, and to dress with "Christian simplicity and mod­ attended such a session, my understanding is that aero­ esty” (27.22). To the avoiding of luxurious pride and the bic exercising to music in same-sex groups has no ele­ following of simplicity and modesty, we might add the ments that would break down inhibitions between the theme of propriety. That is. we should dress appropriate­ sexes. Unless the music was of the sort that “dishonors ly. We are an international church and we must under­ God” (Manual. 27.2), one would be hard put to disquali­ stand that what is “appropriate" in one culture may be fy on M anual grounds a same-sex aerobics class in a inappropriate in another. church gym.

Is Fasting Out? The views expressed in the responses in this column are those of the editor and do not consti­ tute official statement hy or for the Church of the Nazarene. The editor is not able to send Our church has always taught the importance of replies to questions not selected for publication. Address: Herald of Holiness, 6401 The prayer and fasting. We know that fasting is good for Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131. us both spiritually and physically; so I wonder why Matthew 17:21 was omitted in the New International Version, the Revised Standard Version, and P h illips’ New Testament. There is no conspiracy to take fasting out of the Bible or to get us to do less of it. Fasting is an important spiri­ Good Parents and Troubled Teens . tual discipline. It is taught throughout the Bible. continued from page 33 Whether it is taught in Matthew 17:21 is another matter. In the earliest Greek manuscripts of Matthew, the mater­ ial in verse 21 simply does not appear. It is not in the Greek New Testament that I have before me at this mo­ panic attacks, phobias, or sleep disturbances, for ex­ ment. Many of the ancient copies of Matthew were not ample, need professional help. Parents should seek available to the King James translators in 1600. They the services of trained mental health professionals in worked primarily from the Roman Catholic Vulgate, such clear cases or when little or no progress is be­ which was a Latin translation of the Greek texts then ing made in other seemingly less significant strug­ available. When some copies of an ancient text include gles. a sentence, clause, or word that does not appear in oth­ In spite of the continuing stigma of psychological ers, the translating team usually chooses the wording in treatment and the belief that families should be able the most manuscripts and the oldest manuscripts. Usual­ to solve their personal problems without outside ly they note, as the NIV does, regarding Matthew 17:21, help— especially in evangelical circles— mental “Some manuscripts add verse 21: But this kind does not health professionals can be extremely valuable in go out except by prayer and fasting." preparing adolescents to actualize the power of the Absentee Voter gospel and the healing comfort of the Holy Spirit. Is it acceptable for one member of the church One final word of advice. Growing up often hurts, board to cast an official vote for another member of but sometimes being a good parent can hurt too. the board who is absent? Even the best of homes have children with problems According to General Secretary Dr. Jack Stone, it is like drug abuse. You do not need to feel guilty be­ not acceptable. He cites Robert's Rules of Order: cause your teenager needs professional help. If you It is a fundamental principle of parliamentary discover you are being weighed down because you law that the right to vote is limited to the members are blaming yourself for your adolescent's struggles, of an organization who are actually present at the do not neglect your own needs. You need not punish time the vote is taken in a legal meeting. Excep­ yourself for perceived inadequacies. Seek help from tions to this rule must be expressly stated in the by­ a professional or join a parent’s support group and laws. your entire family will benefit. ^

36 Herald of Holiness December’s 4. The number of Americans who 8. The 900-page novel about the called the Butterball Turkey Talk-line coming of Christianity to England, ti­ for assistance on Thanksgiving Day tled Glastonbury, was written by which was: of these Idaho Nazarenes? 10-Point Quiz A. 4 C. 20,298 A. C. Ellen Watts B. 1,348 D. 0 B. Imogene Morton C. Donna Fletcher Crow 5. The number of Americans shot in 1. According to Harper’s magazine, the last decade by children under six 9. Students in which of the following how many years would it take a Nike is: population groups are m ost likely to worker in Indonesia to earn Michael drop out of high school? Which are A. 144 C. 138,390 Jordan’s endorsement fee? the least likely? B. 1,444 D. 97,140 A. 6 C. 666 A. Native-born whites B. 66 D. 44,492 6. Which of the following artists B. Native-born blacks 2. An American child living in a fami­ painted 75 self-portraits, including one C. Hispanics ly with both biological parents faces an of himself as one of the executioners D. Asians 11% chance of having to repeat a of Christ in a crucifixion painting? 10. The Rio Earth Sum m it called in grade in school. What are the chances A. Vincent Van Gogh June 1992 in order to save the planet that a child raised by a single mother B. Georges Seurat from pollution, created how many tons will have to repeat a grade? C. Rembrandt of garbage each day it met? A. 15% C. 5% D. Crandall Vail A. 2 C. 7 B. 25% D. 20% E. Pablo Picasso B. 22 D. 14 3. The leading producer of turkeys 7. How many trial lawyers have taken 3—0L that shall decorate America’s Christ­ acting lessons from Applied Theater id .7seai ‘o psoui— 6 ^3—8 '\/—L mas Day tables is: Techniques in Los Angeles? IQ—9 -0—9 13—P :v—0 ‘Q— Z IQ—I A. North Carolina C. Tennessee A. 8,000 C. 80 SJ3MSUV B. Texas D. Minnesota B. 800 D. 8 zmQiujOd-OL

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December 1992 37 NEWS OF RELIGION LIFE CHAINS FORMED CHURCH-AFFILIATED STUDENTS ACROSS U.S./CANADA HEALTHIER THAN OTHERS “Life Chains” involving College students affiliated ter” health than the unaffili­ more than 1 million people with religious groups are ated, making less use of were formed in approximate­ healthier and happier than health-care services. The ly 900 cities in North Ameri­ their nonaffiliated peers, study also reported that these ca Oct. 4. according to according to a recent study students seemed more satis­ Royce Dunn, president of by University of Western fied with their lives and Please Let Me Live, the pro­ Ontario sociologists Gail expressed more positive psy­ life group that organizes the Frankel and Ted Hewitt. chological states. peaceful protests. The study. Religion and Further, the study conclud­ According to Dunn, at Well-Being: A Canadian ed that students affiliated least 802 cities in the United Assessment, concluded that with Christian groups were States and approximately students affiliated with three times more likely to be UK) cities in Canada formed Christian clubs or groups involved in volunteer work Life Chains. More than reported “significantly bet­ than the unaffiliated. 985.000 people in the U.S. and about 85,000 in Canada AMERICANS GIVE MORE TO RELIGION participated. People forming Life Americans dug deeper and with only a small part from Three children participate in a gave more to the church last foundations. Virtually none Chains silently line the sides Life Chain in the Kansas City year according to a report came from corporations. of roads, holding signs with area, which included nearly released recently by the Despite the recession, pro-life messages, such as 5,000 persons in a line stretch­ American Association of Americans were more gener­ “Abortion Kills Children,” ing approximately five miles. Fund-Raising Counsel ous than usual this year. and “Choose Life.” (Photo: The Kansas City Christian) (AAFRC). The report, G iv­ Martin Grenzebach, AAFRC St. Petersburg, Fla., held ing USA, stated that giving to research director, said 1991 the largest Life Chain this The first Life Chain was religion last year amounted giving as a percentage of year with some 30,000 peo­ formed in Yuba City, Calif., to $67.59 billion, up nearly 7 gross domestic production ple participating. Last year, in 1987. Dunn, a layman, percent from the previous was the highest since 1959 St. Petersburg also had the originated the idea of lining year. and represented the highest largest group with some roads with prayerful demon­ The report says religion percentage of personal in­ 28.000 people lining 29 strators holding identical received 54 percent of the come in 21 years. miles of highway. signs condemning abortion. $124.77 billion donated to all Half of the money given to causes, including education, religion is spent for sacra­ CHURCH TAKES MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE health, human services, arts, mental or evangelical func­ If you want to reach people, said Anderson, pastor of the social and environmental tions, according to the report. take your gospel message to 1,500-member Wooddale causes. The remainder is used to pro­ the mall. That is what one Church in Eden Prairie, Almost all of the contribu­ vide services in such areas as Minneapolis area pastor did Minn. “When you go out of tions came from individuals, health and education. recently, according to a the building and function as report in the National and a church, that makes a pow­ WASHINGTON REDSKINS PLAYERS International Religion Re­ erful statement.” HOLD REGULAR BIBLE STUDIES port. The Washington Redskins tically discuss their faith with Calling the modern mall NAZARENE APPOINTED are the most religious players nonbeliever teammates. Sev­ the direct descendent of the LAUSANNE DIRECTOR in the National Football eral players have been con­ ancient Greek marketplace League, according to a cover verted as a result of those where the apostle Paul Elmer M. Wilson, 46, a story in a recent issue of sessions. preached, Pastor Leith Nazarene elder, has been Washingtonian magazine. A few of the players said Anderson took his message appointed U.S. director for More than half of the men on they did not appreciate being to more than 6,000 people the Lausanne Committee coach Joe Gibbs’ squad con­ accosted during locker room who gathered for a service at for World Evangelization, sider themselves born-again evangelism sessions, but the new Mall of America. United States. Christians, according to the most agreed that evangelical The 4.2 million-square-foot Ordained in 1984, Wil­ report. faith has been more of a uni­ shopping and entertainment son has served as pastor of Many of the team’s lead­ fying factor than an alienat­ complex in Bloomington, churches on the Upstate ers, including Charles Mann, ing one. “We’re not here to Minn., features 375 stores New York and New En­ Darrell Green, Art Monk, shove religion down people’s and an indoor amusement gland districts. He is a and Monte Coleman, attend throats,” said defensive back park. graduate of Nazarene Theo­ weekly Bible studies in each Brad Edwards. “It helps us “The church is not a build­ logical Seminary and East­ other’s homes and enthusias- rise above our problems.” ing, the church is people,” ern Nazarene College.

38 Herald of Holiness VITAL STATISTICS vivors: daughters, Lynn Lanham, Beverly to PETER AND SHELLEY (STEWART) GALE M. ASHBY, from Edinburgh, Ind., Smetheram, Patricia Fischmann. WAGNER, Mount Vernon, Wash., a boy, to Redford, Ind. Deaths SHIRLEY JOHNSON, 61, Kearney, Nebr., Collin Nathaniel, Apr. 22 DAVID A. BAKER, from Miller (S.Dak.) M. E. CLAY, former superintendent of Oct. 3. Survivors: mother, Marie John­ to MIKE AND LAURA (BRODERICK) First, to Mandan (N.Dak.) First the Southwestern Ohio and West Virginia son; sister, Ardith Wolstenholm; brother, WREN, Great Falls, Mont., a girl, Julie Eliz­ ROGER BOWMAN, from education, districts, died June 22 at his son’s home in General Superintendent Jerald D. Johnson. abeth, Sept. 21 NBC, Colorado Springs, Colo., to superin­ St. Marys, Ohio. Dr. Clay pastored church­ REV. BILLY J. JORDAN, 64, Searcy, tendent, Los Angeles District es on the Kansas, Western Ohio, and Ohio Ark., pastor for 38 years, Sept. 14. Sur­ RUSSELL W. BRANSTETTER, from pas­ districts. Survivors include his wife, vivors: wife, Helen; son, Billy; daughters, Marriages tor, Charlotte (N.C.) Pineville, to superin­ Kathryn; daughter, Margaret, and sons, Marla Mothershed, Sonia Hudson; six DANA LYN HEINTZELMAN and HEATH tendent, South Arkansas District Everett and Harold. grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. JEROME KISSINGER at Selinsgrove, Pa., CLEO 0. BROWN, from Wheeler, Tex., ELSIE (ABBOTT) ALLER, 78, Spokane, IRA H. KING, 86, Savannah, Ga., Mar. 3. Sept. 5 to Fargo, Okla. Wash., Sept. 29. Survivors; husband, Survivors: wife, Leatha; daughter, Sarah KATHRYN LEWIS and JONATHAN GARY W. BURKHART, from pastor, Earl; son, Wyatt; daughter, Karen Spruce; Webster; son, Eugene; six grandchildren; MOWRY at Los Angeles, Aug. 1 Iowa City, Iowa, to student four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. seven great-grandchildren. MILDRED JUNE (DOUGLAS) LOVORN W. RICHARD CALL, from Lynn, Ind., to MARGARET BATEMAN, 74, Port St. DOBIE LEACH, 77, Austin, Tex., June and DR. DELBERT RAYMOND GISH at High Point (N.C.) Calvary Lucie, Fla., July 31. Survivors: husband, 19. Survivors: son, Jim; three grandchil­ Norman, Okla., Aug. 29 LARRY D. COEN, from pastor, Kalispell Rev. Victor; daughters, Arlene Rohrbacker, dren. WENDY LYNN MOORE and DAVID (Mont.) First, to superintendent, Rocky Marilyn Harper; three sisters; six grand­ TRACY SCOTT LYNCH, 29, Covington, GLYNN STANLEY THOMAS at Pickering, Mountain District children. Ky., Apr. 9. Survivors: parents, William Ont., Aug. 22 JIMMIE R. COLE, from Rialto, Calif., to LUCILLE A. BAUSMAN, 83, Moultrie, and Louise; sisters; Janie Sears, Joy Leive, JENNIFER RAY SHANKS and JAMES Dalhart, Tex. Ga , Mar. 12. Survivors: sons, Donald, Judy Glacken; brothers, Timothy, Thomas. RICHARD LAYMON, July 18 WESLEY B. FREDERICK, from Fort Clarence; daughters, Dorothy Chitty, Sher­ THELMA RUTH MENEELY, 63, Jackson, Wright, Ky., to Parkersburg, W.Va. ry Armstrong. Calif., July 21. Survivors: husband. RONALD G. FRY, from pastor, Toronto Robert; sons, Robert, Jr., Brad, Ken; CHARLES E. BLACKBURN, 68, Bucking­ Anniversaries (Ont.) Emmanuel, to superintendent, Cana­ daughter, Karen; four brothers; two sis­ ham, Va„ Sept. 15. Survivors: wife. Lois; DR. AND MRS. WALTER GREEK, Fort da Central District ters; six grandchildren; one great-grand­ son, Dale; four grandchildren. Wayne, Ind., celebrated their 65th wedding LAWRENCE A. GILL, from Grapevine. child. BILL BUTLER, 68, Streator, III., June 17. anniversary August 22. Tex., to Swartz Creek, Mich. A. 0. SHEARRER, 89, St. Louis, Mo„ Survivors: wife, Donna; daughters, Jean The couple has pastored five churches. MICHAEL E. GRIMSHAW, from St. Apple, Becky Treptow, Carol Claplick, Bar­ July 17. Survivors: wife, Edith; sons, Bill, Dr, Greek has served as trustee at Olivet Petersburg, Fla., to Bloomington (III.) First bara Segal; son, Rick; 12 grandchildren; 2 Don; daughters, Alma Kelly, Betty Voss, Nazarene University and as a member of ROBERT WAYNE HALE, from Aledo, III., brothers; 1 sister. Ruth Clerc, Naomi Hedrick; 13 grandchil­ the General Board. to associate, Sterling (III.) First VIRGINIA S. CARSON, 79, Falls Church, dren; 15 great-grandchildren. REV. FRANK AND FAUNEIL DABNEY, GARY L. HEDGES, from High Point Va.. Mar. 20. Survivors: husband, Peyton; ODA MALVINA (FAIRCHILD) VANDER- (N.C.) Calvary, to Chattanooga (Tenn.) Val­ daughter, Peggy King; three grandchildren; VORT, 101, Palm Springs, Calif. Sur­ Yuba City, Calif., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 5 with a sur­ ley one great-granddaughter; four sisters. vivors: daughters, Ruth Hartzler, Irma prise reception given by their children. STEPHEN M. JOINER, from Milan, III., to MARY JANE CARTEE, 100. Aug. 24. Carlson, Edith Bernard; sons, Vernon, Ger­ The Dabneys pastored for 40 years on Aledo, III. Survivors: daughters, Joyce Parker, ald. several districts. They have three children; JAMES T. KINGERY, from Calumet Coleen Kelly, Georgia Rice; several grand­ one foster daughter; nine grandchildren; (Okla.) Coleman Chapel, to San Antonio children, great-grandchildren, and great- two great-grandchildren. (Tex.) Tezel Oaks great-grandchildren. Births JAMES M. KRAEMER, from Mandan JUDY ANN CARVELL, 42, Selinsgrove, to LARRY AND KAY BRINCEFIELD, REV. AND MRS. GLENNARD G. GRIF­ (N.Dak.) First, to Pekin (III.) First Pa. Survivors; parents, C. E. and Virginia Ossian, Ind., a girl, Amelia Kay, May 22 FITHS, Bourbonnais, III., celebrated their SAMUEL L. MAYO, from Jackson Carvell; three sisters. to CHUCK AND BARBARA FAULK. Col­ 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 19. They CARROLL C. CORN, 76, Perry, Mich., orado Springs, Colo., a boy, Christopher have one daughter; two grandchildren; and (Miss.) Emmanuel, to Scottsboro, Ala. Sept. 1. Survivors: wife, Ella; daughters, Nicholas, Sept. 2 one great-granddaughter. KENNETH L. MILLS, from pastor, Mary (Mrs. Gordon) Delemarter, Ruth to DR. REG AND ANNETTE FINGER, The couple pastored more than 40 Nashua, N.H., to superintendent, New En­ (Mrs. Russell) Payne, Carol Sue (Mrs. Frankfort, Ky., a girl, Monica Leigh, Aug. 5 years. gland District Douglas) Cochrane; 12 grandchildren, 10 to PAUL AND STEPHANIE (WALLER) DAVID M. PERSELL, from associate, Bel JEAN AND NEIL MADSEN, Vista, Calif., great-grandchildren; 1 sister; 1 brother. FRANK, Alexandria, Va., a girl, Alexandra Air, Wash., to associate, Des Moines celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary ROBERT E. EISELE, 76, Victorville, Marie (Iowa) Eastside July 12 with a reception at the Vista Calif., Oct. 2. Survivors: daughters, Phyl­ to PATRICK AND BARBARA (MOORE) JERRY D. PORTER, from director, MAC Church. lis Wood, Michele Martin, Colette Eisele; HUGHEY, Kansas City, Kans., a girl, Region, to superintendent, Washington six grandsons; one sister. Heather Elizabeth, Sept. 18 MR. AND MRS. EVERETTE WALDEN, District ELIZABETH ENDSLEY, 86, San Mateo, to JIM AND SANDI (WIENS) MORRIS. Fort Worth, Tex., celebrated their 50th MICHAEL B. ROSS, from Fort Myers Calif. Olivet professor for 17 years, Sept. Jefferson, Pa., a girl, Laura Elizabeth, June wedding anniversary Sept. 8 with a dinner (Fla.) First, to Charlotte (N.C.) Pineville 11. Survivors: husband, Charles; daugh­ 27 hosted by their son, Stephen. KENNETH G. ROWLEY, from student, ter, Patricia Scarbrough; two grandchil­ to BILL AND PAMELA (BULLOCK) The couple, both lifelong Nazarenes, NTS, Kansas City, Mo., to pastor, Mount dren. NICHOLS, Caldwell, Idaho, a girl, Kelsey attend the Fort Worth Northside Church. Vernon (Wash.) Big Lake LAWRENCE E. SALWAY, to superinten­ MARY FREUND, 84. Hartselle, Ala., Irene, Aug. 16 REV. IRWIN AND DELORES WINDOF- to DAVE AND CHRISTIE (MILLER) dent, Southwest Indian District Sept. 17. Survivors: brother, Rufus; sis­ FER, Jacksonville, Fla., celebrated their M. V. (BUD) SCUTT, from director, ters, Lera Teague, Colean Teague, Sarah ODELL, Great Falls, Mont., a girl, Kendra 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 30 with a Evangelism Ministries, Kansas City, Mo., Sparkman. llene, Aug. 3 renewal of vows and a reception. to LANCE AND TAWNEE (PRINTY) to superintendent, Southwest Indiana Dis­ MARGARET K. GADBOW, St. Peters, The Windoffers pastored 20 years on trict Mo., pastor for more than 40 years, Sept. SMITH, Great Falls, Mont., a boy, Taylor several districts. They have three children 19. Survivors: husband, Rev. C. D.; son, James, Sept. 20 and two grandchildren. J. FRED SHEPHARD, to associate, Kent Rev. Don; daughters, Joan (Mrs. Wayne) to MOREY AND PAM (GRIFFIN) SMITH, (Wash.) First Gieselman, Jean (Mrs. Charles) Clark; Aurora, Colo., a boy, Scott Daniel, May 29 S. C. STEVENSON. JR., from pastor, eight grandchildren; three great-grandchil­ to ALAN AND TAMMY SOTZIN. Oxnard, Corpus Christi (Tex.) First, to evangelism dren. Calif., a boy, Paul Robert, Sept. 1 FOR THE RECORD GARY L. WALLER, from evangelism to REV. ODELL HARRIS, 74. Mineral Wells, to ANTHONY AND JUANITA (HAWK) Moving Ministers pastor, Enumclaw, Wash. Tex., pastor for 37 years, Aug. 16. Sur­ TIONA. Boca Raton, Fla., a girl, Mariah LARRY T. ABBOT, from Rockton, III., to MATTHEW L. WEAVER, from pastor, vivors: wife, Ruth; sons, Jerry, Coy; three Rachelle, Aug. 2 Macomb, III. Shelton, Wash., to associate, Bozeman grandchildren. to BRAD AND LINDA (FRANKLIN) VAN- STEPHEN T. ANTHONY, from pastor, (Mont.) First DORIS E. HAUPT, 58, Paxinos, Pa., Aug. DERPOOL, Nampa, Idaho, a boy, Jeremy Richfield, Mich., to superintendent, Eastern RONALD WILLARD, from missionary, 11. Survivors: husband, Robert; one son; Bradford, Sept. 10 Michigan District Africa, to pastor, Enid, Okla. two daughters; five grandchildren. to BILL AND ROSALYNN (LYNCH) DEAN B. ARNESON, SR., from student, CHARLES E. ZINK, JR., from pastor, REV. HENRY E. HECKERT, Claremont, WADE. Tulsa, Okla., a girl, Amy Elizabeth, NBC, Colorado Springs, Colo., to pastor, Owego, N.Y., to superintendent, Upstate N.H., pastor of 60 years, Sept. 12. Sur­ Sept. 30 Ellisville, III. New York District

December 1992 39 Moving Missionaries RIGGS, REV. DENNIS and JACALYNN. P&B Update: Mozambique, Stateside address: 2419 N. BAKER, REV. STEVE and DEBBIE, Locke St., Kokomo, IN 46901 Argentina, Furlough address: c/o Elmer SANDERS, MR. TERRY and JANE, Nelson, 1739 Ridgedale Dr., Snellville, GA Philippines, Field address: Ortigas Ave. 30278 Extension, Kaytikling, Taytay, 1901 Rizal, Pensions Office Endorses Tax Helps BARTLE, REV. NEVILLE and JOYCE, PHILIPPINES Papua New Guinea, Furlough address: c/o SAVAGE, MISS KATHRYN, Swaziland, Although there are many tax helps available to B. Gordan, 62 New W indsor Rd., Avondale, Field address: P.O. Box 3. Siteki, SWAZI­ Auckland, NEW ZEALAND LAND ministers today, some do not take into consideration BENNETT, REV. STEVE and CHRISTY, SAXON, DR. RUTH, CNTC, Field the tax implications of the polity of the Church of Australia, Permanent address: c/o Mrs. M. address: P.O. Box 1245, Port of Spain, Ford, 12 Barlow Grove, Parr, St. Helens, TRINIDAD, W.l. the Nazarene. Under this polity, pastors are consid­ ENGLAND, WA9 2NP SCHUBERT, REV. KEN and JOANNA, ered employees of their local church. BRANK, MISS STEPHANIE. Australia, Korea, Furlough address: 4446 Montair Field address: ANBC, 40 Woodlands Dr., Ave., Long Beach, CA 90808 The Pensions office would like to recommend the Thornlands, QLD 4164, AUSTRALIA STROUD, REV. PAUL and NETTIE, BROWNING, REV. LINDELL and KAY, Ghana, Furlough address: 10501 Blue following for use by Nazarene ministers: Holy Land. Furlough address: No. 6 Cot­ Spruce Rd., Oklahoma City, OK 73162 tonwood Glen Dr., Edwardsville, IL 62025 SWAIN, REV. ALFRED and ARLENE, Income Tax Guide for Ministers, 1993 edition, CANALES, REV. WILFREDO and ADA, Peru, Field address: Apartado 18-330, by B. J. Worth, Worth Tax Service, ISBN 052-907- Costa Rica, Language Study, Field address: Lima 18, PERU Apartado 3977-1000, San Jose, COSTA VISSER, MISS JANNIE DE, Swaziland, 3315 ($8.99) RICA Permanent address: Weezenhof 65-34, COOPER, MR. DAVID and JODI, Costa 6536 Ba Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS Church and Clergy Tax Guide, 1993 edition, by Rica, Language Study, Field address: WELCHLY, MR. JAMES and DONNA. Escuela de Idiomas Costa Rica, Apartado Ukraine, Stateside address: 21 Citrus Richard R. Hammar, Christian Ministry Resources, 250-2010, San Jose, COSTA RICA Way, Lucas, TX 75002 EADS, MISS ANNA, Papua New Guinea, ISBN 000-001-1993 ($14.95) WILSON, REV. ALLEN and ELIZABETH, Furlough address: 225 Lebanon Rd., Dominican Republic, Field address: c/o Tax Planning for Clergy, 1993 edition, by Clarksville, OH 45113 Lynx Air, P.O. Box 5600. Fort Lauderdale, FETTERS, MISS EMMA LOU, Swaziland, FL 33340-5600 Manfred Hoick Jr., CPA, Church Management, Inc., Furlough address: 1559 Taylorsville Rd.. Hillsboro, OH 45133 ISBN 000-000-1993 ($5.95) FLIPPO. REV. DEBRA, CNTC, Field DIRECTORIES The Zondervan Church and Nonprofit Organiza­ address: P.O. Box 1245, Port of Spain, BOARD OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS TRINIDAD, W.l. tion Tax and Financial Guide, 1993 edition, by Office: 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO GASTINEAU, REV. ROGER and ROWE- 64131. John A. Knight, chairman; Donald Daniel D. Busby, CPA, Zondervan, ISBN 031-058- NA, Kenya, Stateside address: 2452 Gar­ D. Owens, vice-chairman; William J. land Way, Hemet, CA 92545 6917 ($9.99) Prince, secretary: Eugene L. Stowe. Jerald GIBSON, REV. GORDON and MILDRED, D. Johnson, Raymond W. Hum. Philippines. Furlough address: 1701 Los The Zondervan Minister's Tax and Financial Osos Valley Rd., No. 15, Los Osos, CA GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS EMERITUS: Guide, 1993 edition, by Daniel D. Busby, CPA, Zon­ 93402 George Coulter, 9310 Canterbury, Lea­ HALL, REV. JOHN and SHEILA, Costa wood, KS 66206; V. H. Lewis, 1406 Cam­ dervan, ISBN 031-058-7018 ($9.99) Rica, Field address: Apartado 3977-1000. bridge, Olathe, KS 66062; Orville W. Jenk­ San Jose, COSTA RICA ins, 2309 W. 103rd St., Leawood, KS The above publications may be ordered through HANDLOSER, MISS ROSE, South Africa. 66206; William M. Greathouse, 1179 the Nazarene Publishing House (1-800-877-0700). Stateside address: P.O. Box 327, Frederi­ Rosewood Tr., Mount Juliet, TN 37122. ca, D E 19946 Please be sure to include the ISBN number when HANNAY, MR. SCOTT and PAMELA. you order. Haiti, Furlough address: c/o Dwain Grant, CORRECTION 7901 N.W. 26th, Bethany, OK 73008 Rev. Ira E. Fowler was the founder and is IRS Publication 517, Social Security for Mem­ HAYES, REV. DAVID and SHELLY, the senior pastor of the Leonardtown. Md., Ukraine, Field address: The Ukraine, Church of the Nazarene. An item in the bers of the Clergy and Religious Workers, may be YKPAIHA, 252116 KHIB. WOJIYAEHKO, September Herald of Holiness, “Ministry requested from the IRS by calling 1-800-TAX- 16, K.B20, RUSSIA Miracles in Multicultural Extension Cen­ JAKOBITZ, MR. JEFF and MELISSA, ters,” incorrectly credited another person FORM. Be sure to request the most current edition Swaziland, Field address: P.O. Box 1460, with the sole responsibility for the planting applicable for filing 1992 taxes. Manzini, SWAZILAND of this church. We regret any contusion KELLERER, REV. ERIC and PAULA, that the article may have caused. At the end of November, “selected,” up-to-date Thailand, Field address: P.O. Box 213, Klongchan Bangkapl, Bangkok 10240, NOTICE Church Management Memos were mailed to all THAILAND U.S. church treasurers and their pastors. Memo No. McCARTY, DR. MICHAEL and RACHEL, Vital Statistics are printed as soon as Thailand, Field address: 163 Soi 4 Seri 6, possible after they are received. When 3, Tax Procedures for Congregations, included in­ submitting information, please observe the Ramkhamhaeng 26, Phrakhanong, formation on how to complete Form W-2 for 1992 Bangkok 10250, THAILAND following guidelines: MONTERROSO, REV. GIOVANNI and DEATHS: Please provide name, age, required by the IRS. ELINA, Honduras, Field address: Apartado hometown, date of death, and the names 3356, Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS of survivors and their relationship to the As usual during January, the Pensions office will MOSHER, MR. DAVID and MARQUITA, deceased. mail a complimentary tax guide to active ministers Swaziland, Furlough address: 975 N. BIRTHS: Please provide parents' names, Iowa, Olathe, KS 66061 hometown, name of child, sex of child, and in the United States. Daniel D. Busby, CPA, is the NOONAN, MISS JOAN, Argentina, Fur­ date of birth. author of the guide which is titled Preparing Your lough address: c/o Paul Noonan, 520 E. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS: Please Ohio St., Bluffton, IN 46714 submit church announcements at least 1992 Minister's Tax Return. POTTER, REV. DAVID and SYLVIA, three months prior to the issue you want Papua New Guinea, Field address: P.O. the notice to be printed in. Box 456, Mt. Hagen, WHP, PAPUA NEW Please include your name and phone GUINEA number when submitting information for Board of Pensions and Benefits USA PYLE, DR. MICHAEL and NANCY, the Vital Statistics pages to: H erald of 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131-1284 Swaziland, Stateside address: 255 N. Holiness, 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, Washington, Danville, IN 46122 MO 64131.

40 Herald of Holiness Mary Morrison receives a picture from Melissa Preston and her broth­ Close to Home er, Robert, on behalf of the children of Rose News About Nazarenes Tree Park Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Morri­ BY TOM FELDER son was honored for nearly 60 years of ser­ vice as a Sunday School teacher.

A DEDICATED TEACHER . . . retired Christian.” said pastor Mary Morrison was hon­ Paul Vail. "Mrs. Morrison ored recently for nearly 60 exhibits a life-style of loving years of service as a Sunday and serving God through the School teacher at Rose Tree church.” Park Church of the Nazarene According to Vail, one of in Media, Pa. She started Mrs. Morrison's many min­ teaching in the early 1930s istries is crocheting afghans. under a tent that was erected Therefore, in addition to MULTICULTURAL GROUP ship class included 12 by to establish the church. other honors, the church pre­ WELCOMED INTO transfer and 50 by profession “She is living proof that sented her with a large box of MEMBERSHIP . . . Sixty two of faith. there is no such thing as a wool. persons were recently wel­ “We are excited about the comed into membership of potential for numerical Horizon Church of the growth and spiritual deepen­ Nazarene in Roodepoort, ing in our 'new' South Republic of South Africa, Africa." Thorpe said. “This according to pastor Ray membership class included a Thorpe. The new member­ variety of ages and races.”

DOUBLE CELEBRATION . . . Those who participated in Campbells Creek Church of the mortgage-burning cere­ the Nazarene in Charleston, mony included (I. to r.): Ivan W.Va.. recently held a mort­ Rhodes, former trustee; Carl gage-burning ceremony to Smith, former pastor; Pete celebrate paying off not one Hanson, former trustee; but two notes. The congrega­ David Pinson, pastor; C. tion retired a debt of more Harold Smith, district super­ Chicago Central District 1992 Ordinand Class (I. to r.): General than $130,000 for the church intendent; Keith Richard, Superintendent John A. Knight, Rev. John and Laura Tader, Rev. annex and additional proper­ trustee, and Carol Perry, Lloyd and Sheila Kemble, Rev. William T. and Rora Luttrell, Rev. John and Becky Miller, Rev. Thomas E. and Lisa George, and Dis­ ty- steward. trict Superintendent E. Keith Bottles.

Kansas City District 1992 Ordinand Class: B. Joel Atwell, Jacob W. Blankenship, Gregory R. Brown, Marvin E. Dennison, Debra L. Flippo, James Keith Hampton, Jeffrey H. Knapp, Eunice N. Marlin, Timothy D. Melton, and David F. Pendleton; deacon, Arlie Terrance Gunter; and credentials recognized, Richard Beckham, Daniel A. Croy, and Thomas A. Jones. General Superintendent William J. Prince (far right) and District Superintendent Keith Wright (far left) are also pictured.

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42 Herald of Holiness W. E. McCUMBER

A Little Shoot

y Sunday School teacher His army?” Here was no big shot tolerance or outright pity upon those is Dr. Henry Smits, and who would challenge the armed who quietly invest themselves in M he is a crackerjack. Dr. might of the Roman Empire and re­ service to human need. Caesar, not Smits is a veteran professor of phi­ store political independence and na­ Christ, is our notion of greatness. losophy at the university level, and tional prestige to occupied Israel. The world talks a lot about love, he has forgotten more than 1 have Here was nothing more than a help­ but it really puts its trust in force. It ever learned. However, he wears less and mistaken rabbi who, for a tosses an occasional accolade to the learning graciously, and a kinder, while, drew big crowds, preached saint and the servant, but it reserves gentler, humbler teacher you will hard truths, performed some heal­ its constant plaudits for those who not find anywhere in the church— or ings, and got himself squashed by strut and smash and stomp around in out of it. His teaching makes me ea­ the power structure of society. boots stained with the blood of ger to he in Sunday School, and Some who watched Jesus die those they have trampled to reach that's no small accomplishment. taunted Him, saying, "Let him come their heights of “success.” On the Sunday before Christmas, down from the cross and the lesson included that great Mes­ we will believe in him.” sianic passage in Isaiah 11 about the They were ready to ac­ Branch: “A shoot will come up from cept a big shot who the stump of Jesse: from his roots a could reverse Pilate’s T h e y were looking for a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of verdict and the soldiers’ the Lord will rest on him" (vv. 1-2, execution of that verdict; big shot when they should N1V). The passage goes on to de­ who could marshal a scribe this “shoot” in His character band of rebels and lead have been looking for a and mission, which ultimates in an insurrection; who little shoot.” world dominion and world peace. could mount a throne The church rightly sees this passage and rule with an iron fulfilled in Jesus Christ. hand. They were not pre­ Speaking of the popular notion of pared to accept as Messi­ the Messiah as a military and politi­ ah one who forgave His tormentors Meanwhile, the “little shoot” cal strongman, which caused many and commended His spirit to God as from the “stump of Jesse” is alive to miss the meaning of Jesus when He died in a horrible and accursed from the dead and reigning in hearts He came, Dr. Smits said, “They manner. that trust in His redeeming love and were looking for a big shot when We make heroes of big shots. In power. His kingdom quietly and they should have been looking for business, in politics, in sports, in all steadily grows and will one day a little shoot.” 1 copied his remark of life’s activities, we laud and ap­ overspread the earth. The time is into the margin of my Bible at Isa­ plaud the “larger than life” figures, coming when all the big shots, and iah 11. for I have never heard the with their larger than life egos, who all those who idolized the big shots, truth more aptly and memorably crush the opposition and thrust a will bow before the Little Shoot and phrased. finger into the air, which silently confess that He is Lord of all— all Unbelieving men looked upon Je­ boasts, “I’m number one.” And time, all space, all persons, all na­ sus as He died on the Cross and that’s what is wrong with our world. tions, all history, and all eternity. thought, "That’s a king?” They We arc willing to make billionaires W. E. McCumber is a preacher, watched His disciples skedaddle of those who live to assert them­ teacher, author, and former editor from the scene and thought, “That's selves, and we look with amused of the Herald of Holiness. Hi

December 1992 43 ON TO PERFECTION The Old Testament Roots of the Doctrine of Christian Perfection

Third in a Series on Christian Holiness

BY WILLIAM M. GREATHOUSE, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT EMERITUS

A s with the teaching of holiness, the doctrine of Protestant formulation in the thought and teaching of Christian perfection is best approached John Wesley. / Mk by examining its Old Testament roots. You are invited to turn for a few moments, there­ “Most essential concepts of the Chris- fore, to the Old Testament roots of this distinctive tian creed grew at first in Judaic soil. tenet of our Wesleyan faith. Uprooted from that soil, these basic concepts cannot Holiness and Perfection be perfectly understood.”1 This is eminently true of While the terms holiness and perfection are used to the concept of perfection. describe the same experience of grace, an examina­ To permit the Scriptures to speak for themselves is tion of these two terms in the older testament reveals to question the world’s dictum that “Nobody’s per­ that they reflect two different aspects of this grace. fect!” For those who take seriously God’s will for “While the terms associated with ‘holiness’ stress the their lives, “perfection" is a vital concept. More than contrast between Jehovah and man, which can be a dozen words are translated “perfect” in the King bridged by an act of cleansing, those associated with James Version of the Old Testament. In their various ‘perfection’ point to man’s kinship with God and the shades of meaning, they are applied to persons like possibility of fellowship.”2 you and me who, in light of the ethical thinking of Modern versions translate the several Hebrew their day, endeavored to obey God’s call to Abraham: words rendered “perfect” in the King James Version “Walk before me, and be thou perfect” (Genesis by such terms as “blameless,” “whole," "sincere,” 17:1). “upright,” and “upright in heart” to avoid the mislead­ An open-minded reading of the Old Testament ing connotations of our English word “perfect,” leads to the conclusion that the concept of spiritual which suggests a state of grace reserved for glory. perfection— understood as blamelessness before God These and kindred terms help us to understand what and uprightness of heart and life— lies at the heart of John Wesley believed to be the scriptural idea of per­ Hebrew piety. This concept is the root of the New fection. Testament teaching of perfection. And it is the under­ Relative Perfection standing of perfection that found expression in the Only in five instances, where the reference is to writings of the great saints and teachers of both East­ God, is “perfect” used in the strictest sense.5 Only ern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism and came to God is absolutely perfect; we are relatively “perfect” as we “walk with God” in sincerity and fidelity. “Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.”4 And "before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.”5 Of Noah, we read he “found favor in the sight of the Lord. . . . Noah was a righteous man, blameless [‘Perfect,’ KJV] in his generation.”6 FOUNDATIONS Two points must be noted. First, it is only "before St God” that Noah and other Hebrews were "perfect.” Second, this perfection was relative to the ethical FOR THE HOLY LIFE standards of their “generation.” In contrast to his neighbors Noah was “righteous.” But judged by

44 Herald of Holiness G od’s perfect law, he fell far short (just as we!). Per­ Q. But do we not [then] set sincerity on the level fection among us mortals is always relative to our fi­ of faith? . . . nite understanding of God’s law. A. No, . . . we do not put it in the place faith. It is Explaining John Wesley’s doctrine, Colin Williams by faith the merits of Christ are applied to the soul, wisely observes: but if I am not sincere they are not applied.10 In terms of sin in the absolute sense, as measured Listen to Paul’s testimony to the Corinthians: “For by the “perfect law,” there is no such thing as per­ our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience that fection in believers. It is in terms of the sin of con­ we have behaved in the world, and still more toward scious separation from Christ that you, with holiness and godly sinceri­ there can be perfection— a p erfec­ ty, not by earthly wisdom but by the tion of unbroken conscious depen­ grace of God” (2 Corinthians 1:12, dence upon Christ J RSV, emphasis added). “Godly Sincerity” it Godly sincerity is A Single Intention "Godly sincerity” is, therefore, an an appropriai appropriate synonym for perfection le synonymJ J cautioned,h e HS“ that m,° we n °k"* beware M° of T practic- ’ JT S in Scripture/ Of course, one can be for perfectionl. ing our piety before others “to be sincerely wrong and go to hell! But seen by them.” Rather, we must give, you cannot be insincere and enjoy the pray, and fast in the sight of God fellowship of the Holy One and the cleansing of Je­ alone." "If therefore thine eye be single, thy whole sus’ blood. These promised blessings demand that we body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy “walk in the light as he is in the light.”9 whole body shall be full of darkness.”12 This is why sincerity is a premium for Wesley. The The term single eye, says Richard Foster, has a rich 1746 Conference Minutes are explicit: connotation. “It refers both to a single aim in life and Q . Whom do you term sincere? to a generous unselfish spirit. The two ideas have A. One who walks in the light as God is in the such a close connection in the Hebrew mind that they light----- can be expressed by a single phrase.”12 Q. Is not [sincerity] all in all? John Wesley comments: “What the eye is to the A. God gives everything with it, nothing without body, the intention is to the soul . . . Tf thine eye be it. . . . single,’ singly fixed on God, Thy whole body’ . . .

December 1992 45 shall be filled with holiness and happiness.”14 The forces of evil then began to batter Job. While his “perfect” Christian is one who does “everything for “friends” taunted him with accusations of wrongdoing the glory of God.”11 Singleness of intention is a clas­ (otherwise why would God be punishing him?). Job sic definition of perfection. As Spren Kierkegaard put steadfastly maintained his integrity. Although he felt it unforgettably, "Purity of heart is to will one thing— abandoned of God’s presence in the depths of his tri­ the Good.”16 And the New American Bible assures us, als and sufferings,10 yet he could say, “I have not de­ “Blest are the singlehearted for they shall see God.”17 parted from the commandment of his lips; I have trea­ Blamelessness and Wholeness sured in my bosom the words of his The Lord appeared to Abraham and mouth.”11 Satan was wrong. Job’s was said, “I am God Almighty; walk be­ ) a disinterested love that could say, fore me, and be blameless."Ix My Old “Though he kill me, yet will 1 trust in Testament professor, J. Philip Hyatt, J+ him."17 He was indeed perfect! insisted God was saying, “Walk before “Purity of heart Nevertheless, when he beheld God me in integrity.” The Hebrew tamim is to will one thing— in His m ajestic holiness. Job's lips suggests the idea of being "blameless” were silenced. Then he could only say: as well as “complete, whole, having the Good. ” “Now my eye sees you; therefore I de­ integrity.”'1’ Two modern versions re­ spise myself, and repent in dust and tain “perfect,” which carries within it both meanings. ashes.”11 The final proof of Job’s perfection was the The New English Bible says, "Live always in my admission of his folly and shortcomings. To see and presence and be perfect." Similarly, the New feel the full weight of this paradox is to acknowledge Jerusalem Bible reads, “Live in my presence, be per­ with Charles Wesley, fect.” It is in the gracious, empowering presence of El Every moment. Lord, I need Shaddai that Abraham would be enabled to be “per­ The merit o f Thy death. fect.” Reference Notes Blamelessness is an oft-recurring concept in the 1. Statement of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1975; cited by Walter New Testament.7" Perfection is not faultlessness be­ Harrelson and Randall M. Falk, Jews and Christians: A Troubled Family (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1991), 14. fore others, it is blamelessness before God. God has 2. George Allen Turner, The More Excellent Way (Winona Lake, Ind.: Light and Life chosen us in Christ “to be holy and blameless before Press, 1952), 31. 3. Deuteronomy 32:4; 2 Samuel 22:13; Psalm 18:30; Job 37:16; Psalm 19:7. him in love.”71 The Greek word (amomos) is a sacrifi­ 4. Genesis 5:24, RSV. cial term. An animal offered in sacrifice was to be 5. Hebrews 11:5. “whole,” “without blemish,” “with no part left out.”77 6. Genesis 6:8, 9, NRSV. 7. Colin W. Williams, John Wesley's Theology Today (London: Epworth Press, 1960), To be amomos as Christians means that our whole 179 (emphasis added). person must be offered to God. As Barclay says, “It 8. Joshua 24:14; 2 Corinthians 1:12. thinks of taking every part of our life, work, pleasure, 9. John 1:5-9. 10. Albert Outler, John Wesley (New York: O xford University Press, 1964), 157, 158 (em­ sport, home life, personal relationships and making phasis added). them all such that they can be offered to God. This 11. Matthew 6:1-18, NRSV. word does not mean that the Christian must be re­ 12. Matthew 6:22-23. 13. Richard J. Foster, Freedom of Simplicity (San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, spectable; it means that he must be perfect. . . . It 1981), 36. means that the Christian standard is nothing less than 14. “On a Single Eye," Sermon CXVIII, in Works of John Wesley, ed.. Thomas Jackson (Kansas City: Nazarene Publishing House, 1979), 7:297, 298. perfection.”71 And Paul assures us that for the Church 15. 1 Corinthians 10:31, NRSV. Christ gave himself, “so that she may be holy and 16. Soren Kierkegaard, Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing (New York: Harper and Broth­ ers, Publishers, 1956), 72. without blemish.”74 17. Matthew 5:8, The New Testament of the New Am erican Bible (Paterson, N.J.: St. An­ thony Guld Press, 1970), 14. The Paradox of Perfection 18. Genesis 17:1, NRSV; also “blameless” in NASB, NIV, RSV, NKJV. Another important synonym for perfection, found 19. Stephen Green, Biblical Resources for Holiness Preaching, ed. H. Ray Dunning and about 160 times, is “uprightness."71 It is applied to Neil B. Wiseman (Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1990), 105. 20. Luke 1:6; 1 Corinthians 1:8; Ephesians 1:4; 4:27; Philippians 2:15; Colossians 1:22- both God and to men who are “upright in heart."7"The 23; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 Peter 3:14. verb means “to please, to be right in the sight o f’ 21. Ephesians 1:4, NRSV. 22. Theological Dictionary of the Bible, ed. Gerhard Kittel and Gerhard Friedrich (Grand God.27 Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1972), 8:73-77. While the Book of Job addresses the problem of 23. William Barclay, “The Letters to the Galatians and Ephesians," in The Daily Study Bible (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1977), 78, 79. unjust suffering, it is also a treatise on perfection. It 24. Ephesians 5:27, NRSV. opens with the categorical claim that Job was a man 25. George Allen Turner, The Vision Which Transforms (Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1964), 45. “blameless [‘perfect,’ KJV] and upright, one who 26. The phrase "upright in heart” occurs six times in Psalms 7:10; 11:2; 32:11; 36:10; feared God and turned away from evil.”7* 64:10:94:15. Although Satan admits Job’s uprightness, he is cyn­ 27. Turner, The Vision Which Transforms. 28. Job 1:1, NRSV. ical about Job’s motive: “Does Job fear God for noth­ 29. Job 1:9-10, 11, NRSV. ing? Have you not put a fence around him? . . . But 30. Job 23:1-10. stretch forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, 31. Job 23:12, NRSV. 32. Job 13:15, NRSV, margin. and he will curse you to your face."71’ The unleashed 33. Job 42:5-6, NRSV. Hi

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December 1992 • Whole No. 3556 • Vol. 81. No. 12 Notes from an editor’s journal by Mark Graham, Managing Editor EDITOR Wesley D. Tracy MANAGING EDITOR Where Are All the Mark Graham ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Shepherds? Judith Perry or some reason (perhaps it was Dale, and me, we did what we had to foreknowledge on the part of the do. The three of us shoved “Moose” DIRECTOR program director) I was never se­ onto the stage. He fell on his face, DIVISION OF Flected as a wise man for the Christmas turned, looked back at us muttering COMMUNICATIONS pageants at my church something about getting Paul Skiles when I was a kid. even. We all snickered Now that I think about When was the last onto the platform, all. GENERAL it. I’m not surprised that I time you saw that is, except for SUPERINTENDENTS was never selected as an children reenact “Moose." who never Eugene L. Stowe angel either. White the Christmas quite regained his shep- Jerald D. Johnson sheets draped around lit­ herdly composure. John A. Knight tle boys don’t stay white story? Our little dramas were Raymond W. Hurn very long, and I am posi­ simple, stage props were William J. Prince tive that my halo would have drooped. minimal (usually a manger, doll, and a Donald D. Owens Anyway, we were rowdy boys, and star), and the songs that we sang were rowdy boys don’t dress up in white the standard religious Christmas carols Bible quotations in this issue: with aluminum foil wings and halos. that we still love to hear and sing today. Unidentified quotations are from KJV. I recall secretly wanting to be My recollection of those rehearsals Quotations front the following translations Joseph. He got to travel from the back and the annual Christmas play are as are used by permission: of the sanctuary and to various points warm and pleasant as hot chocolate on (NEB) From the New English Bible, © The across the stage to learn that there was an icy December evening. Delegates of the Oxford University Press no room in the inn. Joseph got more ac­ So why do I mention all this? I guess and The Syndics of the Cambridge Univer­ tion and a touch of dialogue, plus he it’s because I can't remember the last sity Press.'1961. 1970. and Mary got more stage time than any time I saw such a program at a church. (NIV) From The Holy Bible. New Interna­ of the other children. But Joseph need­ I have seen kids dressed up like mice tional Version, copyright © 1973. 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. ed to be someone tall who could stand and cats, singing songs that were cute, still for a long time. Such requirements but it’s been forever since 1 had the (NRSV) From the New Revised Standard Version, copyright © 1989 by the Division left me out of the running. pleasure of sitting back and watching of Christian Education of the National Alas. 1 was always pegged as a shep­ the children in their ill-fitting robes Council of Churches of Christ. Published by herd, dressed in my father’s burgundy crudely and innocently acting out the Thomas Nelson, Inc. bathrobe, with one of Mama's bath drama of that first Christmas. (RSV) From the Revised Standard Version towels safety-pinned around my head. I'm not opposed to children’s musi­ of the Bible, copyrighted 1946, 1962, © Our program director wouldn’t give us cals, but 1 think kids miss out on one of 1971, 1973. our copper tubing staffs until the actual the great passages of life when they Cover & Inside Front Cover: Fred Sieb night of the program. She was a wise spend their entire childhood without lady. She understood that six-foot-long being part of a Nativity play. Herald of Holiness (U SPS 241-400) is published monthly by the NAZARENE sticks in the hands of kids become for­ “But my church is so big and there PUBLISHING HOUSE, 2923 Troost midable weapons. are so many children." you say. No Ave., Kansas City, MO 64109. Editorial Our usual approach to the Christ problem. We had the same plight when offices at 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, Child was made down the center aisle. I was a child. Just put the boys in MO 64131. Address all correspondence Our most memorable entrance was the concerning subscriptions to Nazarene Pub­ bathrobes, the girls in white sheets, and lishing House. P.O. Box 419527, Kansas time we were stationed in the side room let them stand there with their copper City, MO 64141. Copyright 1992 by stage right. At our cue. Mike. Dale, tubing staffs and aluminum wings. Nazarene Publishing House. POSTMAS­ “Moose." and I were to anxiously pur­ Kids could do worse than practice at TE R : Please send change of address to sue the "star in the East" onto the stage. being angels and shepherds. Herald of Holiness. P.O. Box 419527, Kansas City. MO 64141. SUBSCRIPTION But when the cue came, we all got cold PRICE: $10.00 per year. Second-class feet. No one wanted to go first. postage paid in Kansas City, Mo. With “Moose" being in the stage Litho in U.S.A. doorway, surrounded by my brother,

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EASTERN NAZARENE COLLEGE ELECTS PRESIDENT FIRST SERVICES HELD IN MOSCOW Kent Hill, 43, has been elect­ research center founded by At least 200 persons attend­ the new congregation. ed president of Eastern Protestants and Catholics, the ed services Sunday, Oct. 4, Although he is still involved Nazarene Col­ IRD promotes religious free­ at the first Nazarene Church in language study, Scott said lege, accord­ dom, democracy, and re­ in Moscow, according to that Sunberg is working ing to Dallas sponsible Christian involve­ Robert H. Scott, World Mis­ very hard in his new assign­ Mucci, chair­ ment in society. Hill will sion division director. Ser­ ment. man of the continue as president of that vices began in Moscow in The services are currently HENC Board of organization until other early September with held in rented facilities in a Trustees. Hill, arrangements are made. approximately 40 persons Moscow apartment building. a scholar on religion in Rus­ A native of Nampa, Idaho, present. Plans are underway to pro­ sia and an expert in Christian Hill earned his bachelor of Missionary Charles Sun- vide for more permanent apologetics, recently returned arts degree from Northwest berg is serving as pastor of facilities, Scott said. to the U.S. following a seven- Nazarene College in 1971 month stay in Russia where and was honored as alumnus he lectured at Moscow State of the year there in 1978. He OHIO PARSONAGE BURNS University. served three years in the U.S. The parsonage of Newton clared the home and all its “I am honored to be Army as a Russian language Falls, Ohio, Church of the contents a total loss. The selected as ENC’s next presi­ translator before earning a Nazarene was totally de­ house was insured, but its dent,” Hill said. “I am firmly master of arts degree in Rus­ stroyed by fire Oct. 21. The contents were not. committed to working with sian Studies and a Ph.D. electrical fire apparently In addition to their one the faculty and board of from the University of Wash­ began while Pastor Dwaine child. Trump and his wife, trustees to preserve and ington in Seattle. He did Trump and his family were Judy, serve as foster parents enhance ENC’s reputation as doctoral research in Paris and attending midweek services to two other children. The both an academic institution Moscow in the late 1970s as at the church next door. state of Ohio will purchase and a community that fosters a Fulbright Scholar and is an Trump's nine-year-old daugh­ new clothes for the foster unequivocal Christian com­ International Research and ter, Susan, discovered the children. Churches on the mitment.” Exchanges Board Fellow. fire when she returned home Akron District have begun Hill has served as director Hill and his wife, Janice, after the service. collecting cash and furniture of the Institute on Religion have two children, Jonathan The fire department de­ for the Trump family. and Democracy (1RD) in and Jennifer. They are mem­ Washington, D.C., for nearly bers of Gaithersburg, Md., seven years. A Christian Church of the Nazarene. BONUS CHECK VOTED FOR “ BASIC” PENSION RECIPIENTS CHURCH DAMAGED BY BLAZE The Board of Pensions and ble by a delay of certain pen­ Harvester Church of the and water caused damage Benefits USA has voted to sion regulations by the Inter­ Nazarene, near St. Louis, throughout the structure. double the amount of the nal Revenue Service, which Mo., was severely damaged The church was insured. December 1992 check mailed would have made such bene­ to pension recipients on the fits inappropriate. by fire in the early morning The sanctuary, which was “Basic” Pension Roll as of "There are not enough dol­ hours of Oct. 20, according constructed in 1988, has to Hiram Sanders, Missouri Dec. 1, 1992, according to lars to express to any one of been condemned. “1 have no district superintendent. Dean Wessels, board direc­ the more than 3,800 ‘Basic’ idea what the dollar loss is,” Sanders said the fire was dis­ tor. This action represents a pension recipients the value said Sanders. “But I am sure covered by a janitor at about one time “ 13th month” bonus of their service to the King­ it is significant." The D.S. 7:30 in the morning. benefit for 1992. dom,” Wessels said. "How­ said it will probably take a Sanders said a fire official According to Wessels, the ever, it is hoped this bonus week or so before the gym believes the blaze was the action was taken because will remind them that the can be cleaned up for use as result of spontaneous com­ there has not been a benefit church is honoring their trust a meeting place. In the mean­ bustion, originating in one of increase since 1989. The and remembers and loves time, the congregation wor­ the offices beneath the sanc­ bonus was also made possi­ each one." tuary. Persons playing bas­ shiped in the parking lot. ketball had left the adjoining Harvester Church is pas- gym at the church at 9:30 on tored by Gene Grate, who For the latest in news about the evening before the fire. founded the congregation in The heat from the blaze 1978. Located near St. the Church of the Nazarene, was so intense that it warped Charles, Mo., in the metro­ phone the Nazarene TeleNews at the steel joists supporting the politan St. Louis area, the sanctuary floor. As a result, church has a Sunday morn­ (816)333-8270. the sanctuary floor dropped ing attendance of around several inches. Smoke, heat. 300.

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