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7-1-1992 Herald of Holiness Volume 81 Number 07 (1992) Wesley D. Tracy (Editor) Nazarene Publishing House

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PEK GUNN— POET OF THE PEOPLE DECISIONS AT LIFE’S END CHRISTIAN SEXUALITY HOPE WITH “THE FAMILY W. E. McCUMBER

Jesus for Pastor? We Couldn’t Take It!

o we have a church any- of mercenaries from the house of Imagine the pastor at a church I where that would be will­ God—well, those are for the attic, board dinner girded with a towel ing to have Jesus Christ as if we keep them at all. and carrying a basin of water! Dits pastor? I mean Jesus Christ justAnother thing: Jesus preached Someone would promptly lend as He thought, spoke, and acted about money much of the time. him a library card with instructions during the years of His public min­ Check out the Gospels. He had to check out Dress for Success. istry on earth? more to say about the right use of Jesus called the power structure Think about this—He wasn’t al­ material possessions than about of His community hypocrites and ways positive. At times He was ex­ any other subject. thieves. He accused them of cal­ asperated, frustrated, and sorrow­ On the subject of money, He loused pride that scrambled for ful, and He made no effort to deny didn’t guarantee prosperity to lis­ honors while exploiting the helpless or disguise His negative moods. He teners who supported His ministry. underclasses. He did this to their wasn’t a flesh-and-blood smile but­ He never implied that tithing was a faces, not behind their backs. Talk ton. means of manipulating God for an about flunking a Dale Carnegie Certainly, He was not a grouch endless store of goodies. He never course, Jesus did it with gusto. If or a pessimist. No man could have encouraged the building of ornate your pastor showed up at city hall attracted children as He did with­ houses of worship. He had no and made such speeches, how out radiating joy. No man who be­ fund-raising sermons to in­ haved like a curmudgeon would spire the underwriting of have received so many dinner invi­ monuments to human tations as He did. I am sure that pride. He was often the most pleasant Jesus talked about using and entertaining person anyone money to meet genuine could wish for company. But He human needs. He went so alk about flunking the wasn’t always “up” and was much far as to declare, “You can­ too honest to pretend otherwise. not serve God and mam­ Dale Carnegie course, The church that expects its pas­ mon.” Imagine how that tor to live all day each day in an sounds to affluent Ameri­ Jesus did it with gusto. upbeat mood would soon com­ cans who think their plain about Jesus. A pastor once church attendance is doing said to me, “It’s hard to be ‘up’ all just that. We don’t like the time.” It’s not only difficult, it’s preachers who “harp on impossible and inhuman. Anyone money.” If they preach who seems to be always happy, al­ about it, let it be seldom and softly would you react? The district super­ ways smiling, always optimistic, al­ done. An occasional appeal for spe­ intendent’s phone would be ringing ways in a sunny frame of mind, is cial funds to reduce the mortgage within seconds. frequently putting on a front. Jesus or refurbish the fellowship hall we No, we couldn’t accept Jesus as a didn’t. His anger showed. His dis­ can tolerate. But constant warnings pastor. He was too honest, too de­ appointment showed. His exasper­ against materialism, and frequent manding, too undiplomatic. We tell ation showed. His moods were seen references to the hungry and home­ ourselves that we want pastors who on His face and heard in His voice. less—that’s no way to win friends are Jesuslike, but if they begin to Gentle Jesus, stroking a child’s and influence elections. think and sound and act like Him, head while its mother beamed—we When His disciples quarreled we are going to scream for replace­ would like to frame and hang that about who would be greatest in the ments. Aren’t we? portrait in the living room. But kingdom of God, Jesus told them, W. E. McCumber is a preacher, wrathful Jesus, withering a fig tree in effect, to get off each other’s teacher, author, and former editor from its roots, or whipping a pack backs and to wash each other’s feet. o f the Herald of Holiness. ^

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Volume 81, Number 7 FEATURE ARTICLES JULY 1992 2 19 43 Which Is More The Wind and The Grace Notes Important: the Sun of Life Quantity or A l ic e C r a n e Be h r N e il H ig h t o w e r Quality? 20 44 M a r k R L it t l e t o n Decisions at Christian Life’s End Sexuality: Law or G e r a l d O o s t e r v e e n Convention 24 T e d F. B a d e r s -m -a -r -t Discipleship S t a n M e e k 26 Pek Gunn—Poet of the People M a r k G r a h a m 12 Special Report 13 What Does It Take POETRY to M ake a Preacher? Inside Back Cover J e r a l d D. J o h n s o n Heartfelt at Dawning R u t h G l o v e r CONTINUING DEPARTMENTS COLUMNS 34 Editor’s Choice Inside Front Cover Hope with “the 5 Observer at Large W e s l e y T r a c y Family” 6 The Readers Write W. E. M c C u m b e r J. G r a n t Sw a n k , J r . 8 G eneral 14-18, 38-39, 41 News Superintendent's M a r k G r a h a m T o m F e l d e r Viewpoint 31 Because You Gave W il l ia m J P r in c e C h r is T a f t 9 Rhythms of the Spirit 37 Evangelists’ Slates M o r r is A. W e ig e l t 10 Into the Word 42 The Question Box R o g e r L. H a h n 47 Marked Copy 1 1 Christian Marriage M a r k G r a h a m Journal 48 Late News J. P a u l a n d M a r il y n M a r k G r a h a m T u r n e r T o m F e l d e r A quantity of nonquality items equals trash.

WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT: QUANTITY OR

BY MARK R. LITTLETON

ete Reiser, an outfielder with the Brook­ ods to solve ‘drop-out’ problems in schools. Amer­ lyn Dodgers in the 1940s, built a repu­ ica’s armed forces utilize hundreds of psychiatrists in tation on his hair-raising crashes into hopes of curtailing desertions. Executives of cor­ outfield walls snagging long drives. porations flee busy cities to hippie communes where Frank Gifford writes in his book, On ‘drop-outs’ congregate. . .. Few have a striving spirit Courage, about one game in July 1942. like that of Raphael. Once he was questioned, ‘What P“Brooklyn was leading the league by 13 'A games is your greatest painting?’ He smiled, saying, ‘My and the Cardinals were in town. It was the second next one.’ ”2 game of a doubleheader, there was no score and it Persistence. Perseverance. And above all, quality. was in extra innings. Enos Slaughter belted a ball We speak of “quality control,” “quality time,” deep to centerfield. Racing for it, Reiser thought, ‘If “quality products.” Detroit knows the power of qual­ I don’t get it, it’s a triple and there could go the ity. When the Japanese car invasion came they game.’ thought they had nothing to worry about. But the “He slammed into the wall at full speed, dropped Japanese had emphasized quality. Their long-lasting, the ball and knocked himself out. In the hospital, he low maintenance, easy-to-handle cars have made learned he had a fractured skull. ‘Was I being fool­ steady inroads into the American and world market. hardy in going after that ball the way I did?’ Reiser For many of us it comes down to a choice: Will I asked years later. ‘After all, we had a 13 V2 game lead. do what I do, pray what I pray, speak what I speak, ... You can slow up in those circumstances, can’t and think what I think in a quantitative or a qual­ you? No, you can’t. You slow up a half step and it’s itative sense? A quantity of nonquality items equals the beginning of your last ball game. You can’t turn trash. But a few quality products can not only make it on and off any time you want to. Not if you take millions of dollars but can also benefit millions of pride in yourself.’”1 people. A Contrast In contrast to that praiseworthy commitment to What Is Quality? quality performance, Dick Eastman laments, “Much What does it mean to do something in a quality of society has forgotten to persevere. We live in an way? age of quitters. Society constantly seeks new meth­ It’s not perfectionism. That leads to frustration

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Illustration: Jim Legge and obsessive correction of imperfections. No, qual­ quality, nothing less than the power of the Spirit will itative performance is simply doing the best you can do. Look at Exodus 31:3. “I have filled him with the possibly do. Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all Henry Kissinger, when he was secretary of state in kinds of crafts” (NIV). God put within that work­ the Nixon administration, repeatedly emphasized man a number of potent spiritual realities critical to quality workmanship to his employees. Whenever quality control o f your life: an aide came to his desk with a report, Kissinger W isdom — the ability to see the best way of would gaze at him piercingly and ask, “Is this the doing the job best you can do?” The aide knew the answer and Understanding—the ability to put it all to­ would leave, only to return the next day with a bet­ gether ter version of the same report. Again, Kissinger Knowledge— the background, research, and would fiercely query, “Is this the very best you can experience critical to success do?” Out he’d go. Finally, the third day the aide Craftsmanship— the detail work so necessary would come in triumphant. “Yes, this is the very to working with skill best I can do.” “All right,” Kissinger would answer, Without the power of the Spirit “we can do noth­ “now I’ll read it!”3 ing,” as Jesus says, in John 15:5. We get that power He demanded quality. And he got it. through communion and reliance on God in faith. Getting Quality into Your Life 2. Real quality takes thought, prayer, and medita­ tion. I once read a prayer that said, “Lord, there’s What is the price of quality? Let me delineate four never enough time for everything. Help me to do a elements. little less a little better.” In the area of quality, less is 1. Real quality calls for the power of the Spirit. If more, and more is often less. By giving a project ad­ you want to perform in the spiritual realm with equate thought, preparation, and meditation, qual­

July 1992 3 “Far better to enjoy lunch, get ready, and be there relaxed at 1:30 than to come in seven minutes late, worn, harried, and having lost my sanctification over the slowpoke!” itative results are not only possible but probable. for counseling and it’s already 11:15 a .m . There are Before Arturo Toscanini became an orchestra con­ messages to answer, a stop at the bank, books to ductor, he was a cellist. Because he was extremely pick up at the Christian bookstore. With lunch to nearsighted and didn’t like bending close to the eat, I’ll never make it! Far better to enjoy lunch, get score sheets, he memorized not only his part but the ready, and be there relaxed at 1:30 than to come in part of every other instrument as well. One night, seven minutes late, worn, harried, and having lost the La Scala conductor fell ill. Som eone suggested my sanctification over the slowpoke!” Toscanini take his place. The 19-year-old took the Larry concluded, “I have to remember I’m not the podium and promptly closed the score book, then Omnipotent. I just work for Him.” conducted the entire program from memory. Tu­ 4. Real quality requires practice, effort, energy. multuous applause climaxed his performance.4 Someone once asked Ignacy Paderewski, the famed 3. Real quality requires unhurried attention. Two pianist, why he practiced six hours a day, every day, hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin commented religiously. He answered, “If I miss one day’s prac­ on the problem of hurry, saying, “Only fraud and tice, I notice it. If I miss two days, the critics notice deceit are ever in a hurry. Take time for all things; it. If I miss three days, the audience notices it.”6 haste makes waste.” William Barclay, the distinguished New Testament Many craftsmen of the 18th century produced expositor, added to the same truth when he said, “I quality products. Those who have visited Wil­ am no genius. I have a second-rate mind. Anything I liamsburg, or collect antiques, know well the kind of have accomplished has been done by forcing myself workmanship that must have gone into such goods. to sit down and write for several hours every day.”7 Yet, how is it that such people without modern tech­ To produce anything that counts and lasts, that nology produced such magnificent work? Our ready has an impact such as Paderewski and Barclay did, answer is that they had more time. will take practice, effort, energy. People will not re­ But that’s utterly untrue! They actually had much member how quickly you finished the job. But they less. Their lifespans were shorter. They didn’t have will often recall how well it was done. modern machinery. Without good lighting their Ultimately, this choice of quality over quantity workday was curtailed.5 could be the most important one any of us ever Then how could they have made such remarkable make. Choosing quality will make our time not only contributions? It was all in the attitude: attention to productive but also enjoyable and memorable. detail; hard work; a desire to produce the best possi­ 1. Frank Gifford, On Courage, 24-25. ble commodity. 2. Dick Eastm an, No Easy Road (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1971), 96-97. Larry Dyer, a pastor in Lake St. Louis, Mo., put it 3. Q uoted in Sarnoff, Make the Most of Your Best. 4. Jam es C. Hum es, Speaker's Treasury of Anecdotes About the Famous (New York: Harper and this way: “I have to resist the temptation to sand­ Row, 1978), 137. 5. Q uoted in Reader's Digest, September 1973. wich in an appointment, or attempt more than is 6. Humes, 68 physically possible. Say I’ve got a 1:30 appointment 7. Q uoted in Christian Standard, January 7, 1979.

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What If...?

was in the middle of composing the July edi­ ception to raise funds to defeat a police reform torial when the Rodney King verdict tore up bill? our world. I felt dead inside. The riots fol­ What if, in God’s eyes, there is no real differ­ Ilowed, and I felt numb all over. Whatever it was enceI between the slow violence of poverty, hun­ was trying to write about suddenly seemed trivial ger, discrimination, and oppression that slowly in light of the ugly realities. I’m still in a sort of kills body, soul and spirit, and the quick violence writer’s stupor. What can I say about the Rodney of the rioters? King beating, the LAPD, and the Simi Valley What if Americans didn’t always see justice as jury? All I have to write and pray and think about violence? is a list of “what if” questions, so here they are. What if the only thing that can really change What if the jurors had shown common sense the hatred in our streets is the gospel of Jesus and common justice? Christ? What if all the jurors had had the courage of What if every Christian opened his heart to the Mrs. Loya? searchlight of the Spirit and permitted God to What if Simi Valley changed its name to Seamy deal with any hatred or racism exposed by that Valley? holy light? What if the government agent who moved the trial to a lily white suburb had shown more cour­ age and prudence? What if the policemen had been men enough to plead guilty to what they know they did wrong? What if policemen everywhere spoke out about W h a t if Jesus really the pitiful behavior of the cops who beat Rodney King, letting them and the world know how their meant what He said? behavior had diminished all law enforcement of­ ficers? What if the videotape had shown several black police officers beating a white traffic offender? What if the Rodney King beating had been only an isolated incident? What if Jesus really meant it when He said that What if the rioters and looters in Los Angeles if we are going to see God we must love God with had listened to their religious leaders who urged all our heart, mind, soul, and strength, and our moderation and lawful protest rather than the neighbor as ourselves? gang leaders who urged burning and murder? What if Jesus meant that we had to love from What if you had to keep the peace in the angry our hearts even those racially different neighbors? streets o f L.A.? What if you couldn’t get to heaven if you par­ What if there had been a lot more black people ticipated in or shut your eyes to oppression of like those who rescued Reginald Denny, the truck people, any people, created in God’s image for driver almost killed by gang members for “being whom Christ died? white”? What if the Herald editor stuck to sentimental What if Chief Gates had sent his officers at editorials about lilacs and roses, sunsets and sea­ once to quell the riots instead of attending a re­ scapes? ^

July 1992 5 Positive Difference minister to all people who are hungry for the message of Jesus. I I’m a missionary in Papua New Guinea and I want you to pray that we do not become a denomination that isolates and know I think you’re doing a great job with the Herald. The one estranges individuals that may have a different view, a different word I would use to describe it is “relevant.” I appreciate the politic. I would encourage all who read this to express your fact that you handle issues that are pressing on society and the views to your pastor, your district superintendent, and the Her­ church, and can be controversial. This is not always the safest ald. Please, keep the Herald politically neutral. My fear is that route, and I appreciate your taking the risk. As an official voice this type of political message (antiabortion, antigay, anti­ of the Church of the Nazarene, I believe the Herald is making a diversity) will ultimately divide us and distance us from those positive difference in the way Nazarenes think. who need to hear the gospel. Robinson Welch Keep up the good work. West Haven, Conn. Bryan Heil

Cutting Edge Reality Is the Herald Campaigning for the November Election? I appreciate the attention given in the recent Herald about I cannot remain silent any longer. I am shocked with the re­ the issue of divorce. It was gutsy, forthright, yet needed to be cent editorials, cover stories, and articles that have come out said. It is an issue we as a church are facing and need to come to against homosexuality, abortion, and cultural diversity (the real terms with. I appreciate our denomination’s sensitivity to these issue behind political correctness). What I am seeing is a move cutting edge reality issues. by the Herald to espouse conservative right-wing politics. Is this Mike Barton the stand of the church in general? Has the church and its pri­ Cedar Rapids, Iowa mary publication become a political forum for the conservative right? Do we really want the church to become political? Do we want to huddle under the same leaky umbrella with right-wing Victims of Divorce fundamentalist denominations? Do we wish to align ourselves The February issue article titled “Divorce and the Church” with a politic that runs contrary to the message of Christ and caused me real heartache. the inner-city ministry that is our heritage? Is it not our job as I am a victim of a promiscuous and abusive husband, and the Christians to live our lives as servants, ministers to the poor, the relationship ended in divorce. Thanks to the Lord’s grace, my homeless, the thirsty, the naked? I am outraged if this is the di­ son and I have come through the pain and I have married a rection the church is moving. Is this the stance of the church or good Christian man who has taken my son as his own, and we of a few powerful leaders that have taken the opportunity to use have a small daughter to complete our family. the Herald, with its influence, to preach a political message un­ On page 32, middle section, last paragraph, you state, “.. . so der the guise of holiness? (It’s very hard not to notice a con­ the church can tell divorced people that there is hope, there is nection between these editorials and articles with the upcoming forgiveness for both perpetrator and victim . . . ” November election.) The idea that the victim needs forgiveness from the church is One of the things that I have always respected about the insulting. A victim is a victim no matter what the circum­ church is its political neutrality, its willingness, historically, to stances, whether it be divorce or another situation in life. The

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6 Herald of Holiness victim needs help, understanding, and support, but certainly heard nothing but good about the Herald. 1 am a board member not forgiveness. Victims of divorce often are left with children at Bethel Church of the Nazarene in Nampa. Idaho. Since the to bring through the ordeal— insufficient resources, both finan­ H erald has had such wide acclaim, I finally laid down the cially and personally. They often do not have the skills and greenbacks for a subscription. therefore are not able to obtain a sufficiently paying job to sup­ I eagerly awaited my first issue. I took it out of my mailbox port their family. The victims often have done nothing wrong, with enthusiasm. 1 tossed it into the trash with boredom. The but come out of situations such as mine and begin putting their H erald is absolutely the most boring magazine I have ever tried lives and the lives of their children back together. to read. (Mrs.) Terri Ouim'et I am not trying to be negative but I just thought you ought to Brampton. Ont. know that the needs of all your readers haven't been met. Sorry, please don’t renew my subscription. Some Things Are Worse than Divorce Daniel G. Snethen I would like to know if C. Galen Britt or author Judith Wall- Wilder. Idaho erstein (February 1992 issue) has ever been beaten, a gun put to their heads, kept in their home a month at a time, not being allowed to look outside. Their children told not to come home Sold for Life or chased with a double-blade ax. The story could go on as I 1 love your magazine and read it from cover to cover. All the lived in such a marriage for 34 years. I asked for help to save my issues are great. You don’t have to worry about losing a cus­ marriage from therapists, counselors, lawyers, and ministers. 1 tomer or friend. I’m sold for life. was told by therapists and counselors, “You are in control of Duelene Morris your life, you can’t change another person.” The mental hospital East Dublin. Ga. where by husband went for help called me telling me that he was alcoholic, paranoid schizophrenic, and mean. They told me that I had big problems, but not how to solve them. The minis­ ters told me to “work things out.” When I became terminal with cancer, I had to get out of this marriage. 1 went to work in a shelter for battered women and THE HERALD OF HOLINESS children, also husbands that have been battered. This has helped Home Is Where the Herald Is me find answers to my questions. 1 live with and work with the pain of divorce. These people need support of the church, which Fill out this form and mail today they don’t get. They are put down for their failures. Why is the start receiving the H erald o f Church of the Nazarene not facing this problem? At first I Holiness. For faster service, thought it was my problem and then heard person after person call toll-free 1-800-877-0700. telling how they are treated and not understood by the church. My answer to the battered people I talk to is that we have to Enter my subscription for pray for the church and the people that don’t understand our □ One year, $9.00 m e ,' problems. To help those with our problems and to understand □ Two years, $17.00 that God never leaves us. He is our strength, our peace. That we □ Three years, $25.00 may have lived in this valley so we can help others that are con­ demned. □ Enter a gift subscription at cum After four years it still hurts when the people or the minister $ for year(s) and send Ito: puts you down for being divorced. That is when I have to ask God for strength and healing to take the pain away again. Name______Thank you for reading this. May God give you some of the Address______answers to this problem. Pearl (Joyce) Whitt City______State/Prov.______Zip. 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Make checks payable to: Herald o f Holiness As a mentor of mine once told me as I was heading to Naza­ The local Church of the Nazarene 1 attend is rene seminary to prepare for ministry: “If there are no cigarette Name of Church ______butts on your church’s steps, you are not doing your job as a minister." Jesus longed for and sought those who needed Him Address------most. He did not protest their proximity. Jim Wilcox City______State/Prov.______Zip Yukon. Okla. If ordering by mail, clip and send to: The Herald of Holiness Most Boring Nazarene Publishing House 1 am 26 years old and have been going to the Nazarene P.O. Box 419527 • Kansas City, MO 64141 Church since I was 8 years old. Over the last 18 years, I have

July 1992 7 General Superintendent’s VIEWPOINT GOD’S PROVISION FOR HOLY LIVING AND THE CHURCH’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR HOLINESS BY WILLIAM J. PRINCE, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT

he Bible speaks to us about ent condition. The plan of God for The prime seducer of our society is God, perfection was shattered by unbelief the constant appeal of consumerism, T man, and disobedience. The result was which our culture has eagerly em­ sin, death and all that is akin to death: braced. Tom Sine in his book. Wild salvation through Jesus Christ, sorrow, alienation, and despair. Hope (Word, 1991), has written, and the work of the Holy Spirit. God began to speak to humanity “The Western Church must repent. The Bible also teaches us about through the people who would re­ We must unmask the powers in our God as spond to Him such as Abraham, Mo­ lives, congregations, and the culture Creator, ses, various prophets, and finally which has seduced us. We must be Lawgiver, through the incarnation of His own awakened to the reality that we are Redeemer, Son, Jesus. not called to advance the present or­ Sanctifier, Jesus spoke more than words as He der but to be a part of the inbreaking Judge, became the Paschal Lamb, slain be­ of a radical new order” (p. 203). and Coming King. Only by careful fore the foundation of the world. The Every local congregation as the living in the Word do we learn our teachings of Jesus Christ have be­ Body of Christ can only be blessed of relationship to God and our respon­ come the foundation of God’s con­ God as it continually reaches out to sibility to each other. tinued plan for the life patterns of others with the redemptive truth of The plan of God was perfection of humanity. The Church, through the Christ Jesus. But the responsibility is holiness and love, but the disobedi­ enabling of the Holy Spirit, is also to lead these to a decision and a ence of Adam and Eve brought sin, charged as the caretaker and delivery new-birth experience. Samuel Shoe­ death, and disruption to the per­ agent of the Good News of salvation maker suggested that many church fection of the earth and of its rela­ through Jesus Christ. The Church is attenders have never definitely, in tionship to the Creator God. also called to be the imitators of God any clear-cut way, begun a Christian God came back to Adam and Eve as dear children. “And walk in love, life. at the same time and place after their as Christ also has loved us and given Our responsibility is also to disci­ disobedience to His will. And in the Himself for us, an offering and a sac­ ple new converts into the biblical “fulness of time” God sent forth His rifice to God for a sweet-smelling doctrine and Christian life-style. Son, Jesus, to our world, and while aroma. But fornication and all un­ The gospel of Jesus Christ does ful­ we were yet sinners Christ died for us. cleanness or covetousness, let it not fill the spiritual and life needs of all With His love and holiness, God even be named among you, as is fit­ humanity. Christ has not excluded had made a commitment to man­ ting for saints” (Ephesians 5:2-3, anyone, and neither should the kind, even in our fallen and disobedi­ NKJV). Church. The people I see and hear look to Every one of us who believes in the the Church for righteousness and ho­ Lord Jesus Christ has both the op­ liness. Even though many have seem­ portunity and call to share Jesus ingly rejected the Church because of Christ with others. The population its call to holy living, these same peo­ increase magnifies both the oppor­ ple are now condemning the Church tunities and responsibilities. By every because it no longer calls people to means available, let all of us who the moral teachings of Christ and to profess Him be aggressive witnesses holy living. for Christ. ^

8 Herald of Holiness MORRIS A. WEIGELT Spiritual Fitness

caption on a poster on the Disciplines [Harper & Row], 146). wall at the chiropractor’s The joggers who daily pound the A office read: TERMINAL pavement in search of fitness are FITNESS. At first sight, I assumed obviously deeply motivated. Nei­ petuate the discipline. She observed it must be talking about getting ther the heat of summer nor the that whenever a journal becomes a ready to die or perhaps readiness frost of winter prevents them from taskmaster that enslaves, we nor­ for the second coming of Jesus. chasing the elusive goal of physical mally rebel by discontinuing the Instead, the poster prescribed a fitness. process. She suggested that one key series of exercises for persons sit­ Why is that motivation often to ongoing motivation would stem ting in front of a computer termi­ missing in spiritual fitness? Why from “harvesting the journal”—a nal. Evidently, persons who ex­ are so many willing to talk and process George E Simons calls change stares with such a monster write about spiritual fitness, but “Revisiting the Journal.” need some kind of fitness. never quite able to keep the mo­ In harvesting the journal, reflec­ The combination of concern for tivation high enough to keep work­ tion upon entries gathered over a fitness and concern for the envi­ ing on it? period of time reveals patterns and ronment has begun to make a dif­ Paul, himself, observed in 1 Tim­ rhythms and insights and new di­ ference in our life-styles. Fewer othy 4:8, “Physical training is of rections. All of the energy ex­ people are smoking. More people some value, but godliness has value pended in the “regular” process is are exercising. for all things, holding promise for repaid in the harvest process. The A salesperson for a major firm both the present life and the life to insights gathered give motivation that builds exercise equipment was come” (NIV). to continue the daily process. quick to inform me that the com­ There is certainly no shortage of I shall not forget the day when a pany for which he worked had books written on the necessary dis­ student observed in class that the doubled its sales in the last four ciplines of the Christian years and expected to double them life. In fact, there is some again soon. reason to believe that In reflections I tried to estimate “how-to” books on spiri­ the amount of time, energy, and tual growth are stored in M a n y church people money that people were pouring the same closets in have stowed their books on into physical fitness. I could not which we hide the equip­ help wondering what quality of ment we had hoped the spiritual disciplines in spiritual life would result from a would motivate us to similar investment of time, money, work on physical fitness. the back closet with their and energy in spiritual exercises. At least we feel good abandoned “Exercycle” Interesting to reflect upon! about making a financial Dallas Willard, in The Spirit of investment in appropri­ the Disciplines, ponders the fact ate directions. that a number of denominations A person must have a chal­ spiritual disciplines were significant designate the book that sum­ lenging goal to keep working. The values in his life, but he was having marizes their essential doctrines quality of the goal determines the a difficult time finding time for and practices as “the discipline.” motivation. Dietrich Bonhoeffer il­ them. My teaching colleague re­ One such denomination is the lustrates that principle in his dis­ sponded: “If you don’t find time Methodist. That name derives from cussion of chastity in Letter and for them, such practices ought not the methodical “godly exercises” Papers from Prison. He writes: to be designated as values. We find spelled out by John Wesley. “The essence of chastity is not the time for whatever we really con­ Willard suggests that the glaring suppression of lust but the total sider valuable!” absence of godly exercises today orientation of one’s life toward a Although it was directed at an­ among the children of Wesley illus­ goal” (p. 163). The higher goal of other, I am still stinging from the trates “the tendency ... to admire the law of love functioning in rela­ rebuke! Would you care to join me a great Christian leader in words, tionship provides the motivation. in a spiritual jog around the spiri­ but never to think of simply doing In a seminar on the discipline of tual block? what he or she did in order to do keeping a spiritual journal, the Morris A. Weigelt teaches New Testa­ the work of the Kingdom of God” leader spent significant time dis­ ment and spiritual formation at Naza- (Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the cussing ongoing motivation to per­ rene Theological Seminary. ^

July 1992 9 ROGER L. HAHN

Portraits of Jesus in John Is Failure Required?

He said to him the third time, tant questions for Peter. All are im­ “Simon, son o f John, do you love portant questions for us. tant. This commission to carry on me?” And Peter... said to him, Though Peter gave the right an­ Jesus’ work did not come until af­ “Lord, you know all things, you swer, “Yes, Lord, you know that I ter the denial. know that I love you. ” Jesus said love you,” Jesus asked twice more People who have never wept bit­ to him, “Feed my sheep” (John if Peter loved Him. All four of the terly over their failure are less able 21:17).* Gospels contain Jesus’ prediction to weep tenderly with and for the that Peter would deny Him three wounded sheep than those who ost resumes highlight the times before the next morning. All have not tasted failure’s bitter cup. glittering successes of four Gospels clearly point out the Peter’s experience of sin and of the job candidate. accuracy of Jesus’ prediction in grace taught him what he could MHardly a resume can be foundtheir that account of Peter’s failure. not have learned any other way. mentions a person’s failures. We John 21:15-19 reveals that Jesus It is not likely that failures will don’t like to advertise our failures. gave Peter three opportunities to ever become hot items on a re­ In the spiritual realm we testify affirm his love to Christ. The three sume. But for Christians, failure about our successful efforts to live questions, “Do you love me?” seem never need be the end of our rela­ the Christian life. We are reluctant to be an intentional way of offering tionship with and ministry for the to share our failures. forgiveness and restoration to Peter Lord. In fact, failure may be re­ It would be interesting to have a after the three denials. The text quired to effectively serve God in a resume from Simon Peter in the does not say this, but it is a reason­ broken and sinful world. years after Pentecost. He probably able interpretation of the would have mentioned the encoun­ emphasis on the number ter with Jesus described in John three. 21:15-19. But would he have men­ Sometimes in our inter­ tioned his denial of Jesus? est in the three denials and Jesus asks, “Simon, son of John, the three affirmations of Whoho can weep with the do you love me more than these?” faith, we fail to notice broken and wounded better Jesus would have known Peter’s Jesus’ response to Peter’s heart without asking, but it is im­ affirmations. To each testi­ than the one who has tasted portant that Peter had to answer mony of love on Peter’s spiritual failure’s bitter cup? the question of commitment. lips Jesus responded with a Earlier that morning he had command, “Peed my jumped out of the boat to greet sheep.” Just as the Greek Jesus as soon as he recognized that word for “love” varies in it was the Lord standing on the the dialogue between Jesus and Pe­ For further study: (1) Read Luke shore. However, enthusiasm is not ter, the Greek words for “feed” and 22:24-34. Describe how those verses the same as commitment. Jesus “sheep” vary. However, the point is shed light on the dialogue with Pe­ asked if Peter loved Him more clear; Jesus accepted Peter’s affir­ ter in John 21:15-19. (2) Read than “these.” The Greek word mation of love and He gave Peter Galations 2:11-16. Describe Paul’s translated “these” allows several in­ an important ministry to fulfill. confrontation with Peter as minis­ terpretations. Did Peter love Christ John 10 had already identified try to Peter. How important for our more than he loved the boats, the Jesus as the Good Shepherd. Jesus spiritual success is accountability nets, the Sea of Galilee—the things asked Peter to carry on the shep­ to others? (3) Identify a point of of his previous vocation? herding of the people of God in spiritual failure in your life. Ask the Did Peter love Jesus more than His stead. There is no more power­ Lord to use it to make you a better he loved his friends? ful symbol of restoration and for­ servant for Him. Did he love the Lord more than giveness than being asked to share ‘Scripture quotations are the author’s own translation. the other disciples loved Christ? the work of Christ. And the fact Roger L. Hahn teaches New Testa­ We do not know which meaning that Jesus commanded Peter three ment at Southern Nazarene Univer­ Jesus intended, but all were impor­ times to care for the flock is impor­ sity. ^

10 Herald of Holiness Christian Marriage Journal J. PAUL AND MARILYN TURNER Strong, Enduring Relationships

Paul: How’s the account­ ing and dabbling in the kitchen. I ing software going? need your help. J. Paul: I'll do my best. Do the intent of the messages you meant,” then we have shared a mean­ J Marilyn: OK, I guess, send your spouse equal their impact? ing. A shared meaning summarizes but I’ve got a problem. Can They probably do. However, there is the essence of a message. I share it with you? a small but potentially volatile per­ In many routine situations, shar­ J. Paul: Sure, go ahead. centage that do not. It’s at the point ing a meaning is important if you Marilyn: It’s about having to bring of our misunderstandings where we want accuracy. For example, the fol­ work home at night. I have a dead­ must work on the relationship. Put lowing require that we understand line to get the accounts payable up into the equation one spouse who each other giving directions to your and running, and when I bring work wants instant resolution. The other spouse in a strange city; making ap­ home I need a full evening, but I also may withdraw from any sign of con­ pointments that involve your spouse; need to cook dinner. Do you hear flict. Pursue, withdraw, it becomes a dealing with checkbook figures over what I’m saying? This is a real prob­ marital life-style. the phone. When accuracy is needed, lem for me. There is a tool spouses can use to a shared meaning is useful. This tool J. Paul: Uh-huh. Unless I’m miss­ diminish that small percentage of is even more crucial in your non­ ing something, it sounds like you misunderstanding. It will never go routine issues. want to eat dinner out until you fin­ away, but you can reduce the risk and When you want some guarantee ish this project. keep your misunderstandings within that you are being heard; when you Marilyn: Could be, but let me clar­ manageable proportions. This is want to reduce guesswork; when you ify something. Here’s what I would good news, since many couples want to hear your spouse accurately; like to have happen. When we do de­ spend their days carping at one an­ when you want to track a difficult cide to come home, I would like it if other, and the carping days turn into statement; when it’s important to set you would pitch in a little more and carping years. priorities; when clarifying perspec­ help me get dinner on the table. Every misunderstanding has the tives is crucial; when movement to­ What do you think? potential of becoming a shared ward resolving a conflict is essential, J. Paul: Sounds like you need meaning. Remember the old com­ then you want to activate the process more help from me than you’re get­ munication cycle you learned in of sharing a meaning. ting, especially since you need to get school: message sent is message re­ Keep in mind that the urge to play the work finished right away. ceived.? Wouldn’t it be great if it were back messages for clarification does Marilyn: Yeah, that’s it. that simple? Something is missing in not come naturally. It takes work, J. Paul: Anything else? the cycle! It should read: message years of nurturing new skills. In mar­ Marilyn: No, you’ve got it. One sent, message clarified, equals mes­ riage, you must have a maintenance thing though. It’s really been frus­ sage received. Clarification! This lit­ mentality because misunderstand­ trating to have to bring work home. I tle fox has spoiled the vine of thou­ ings are costly, and spouses do not have ambivalent feelings because I sands of marriages. naturally talk about their miscom- love my work, but I also enjoy cook- Our misunderstandings have noth­ munication. ing to do with limited intelligence or Shared meaning is saying: “I care even a lack of goodwill. It’s just that about you." “I’m not always right.” communication is complex. When­ “I'll help you carry the load.” “It’s ever I say something important to important to me that you understand Marilyn and it comes back to me rather than always agree.” “I’m will­ | A . embellished beyond what I meant, I ing to listen.” need to share a meaning with her. Share a meaning with your spouse —enjoy! . ro r % Whenever I send an important mes­ sage to J. Paul and it comes back to J. Paul Turner is pastor of adults, Col­ V i ^ me reduced from its original intent, I lege Church of the Nazarene, Nampa, need to share a meaning with him. Idaho. Marilyn is colleague, wlfe-frlend, Whenever we clarify a message and and office manager for the Intermoun­ agree, “Yes, that’s exactly what I tain District Church of the Nazarene. ^ \\W ^ % % 11 SPECIAL REPORT Second in a series of reports about preaching in the Church of the Nazarene. These reports are based on research done by Pastoral Ministries, The Listening Post, and the Herald of Holiness.

Nazarenes like a lot about the preaching they hear, but during this Year of ast month we looked at a grade card on Nazarene Preaching they are telling us that j preaching, a grade card some changes are in order. that most students would Llike. The “consumers” of our preach­ ing gave our pastors a solid B+, just Table 5: If I Could Change One Thing short of the A - bracket. Nevertheless, Nazarene church About the Preaching I Hear ... members were not speechless when asked in our poll to name one thing Number of Percentage of Category Responses Responses they would like to change in the preaching they hear. STYLE AND DELIVERY 50 45.0% Exactly 111 lay respondents took l. Sermons too long 17 15.3 time to write out 130 changes they would eagerly vote for. The runaway 2. More simplicity 5 4.5 winner in the “change one thing” 3. Fewer stories and illustrations 5 4.5 contest was SHORTER SERMONS. 4. More illustrations 4 3.6 One respondent moaned “preachers just keep on until people turn them 5. More spontaneous, less formal 4 3.6 off.” Another chimed, “the pastor 6. More formal, less spontaneous 3 2.7 doesn’t realize that 20 minutes is suf­ ficient.” Another reverent respondent 7. More expository 3 2.7 noted that preaching involves a di­ 8. Less cheap emotion 2 1.8 vine interaction between God and the preacher and that persons like 9. More and longer sermons 2 1.8 her should not meddle with such 10. Bolder, "down the line” Judgment/Wrath 2 1.8 things. Then, in parentheses, she cau­ 11. Too loud, too scolding 2 1.8 tiously added, “Maybe if it didn't take so long.” The second most frequently re­ SERMON CONTENT 33 29.7% quested change called for more atten­ tion to the “practical problems of to­ 1. More biblically based 6 5.4 day and the Christian way of dealing 2. More holiness doctrine 6 5.4 with them.” Tied for third were two 3. More evangelistic sermons 5 4.5 “content concerns”—more biblically based preaching and more holiness 4. More expository preaching 4 3.6 doctrine. Fourth place attracted these 5. More of "God’s love” 4 3.6 concerns: more evangelistic sermons, more simplicity, and fewer (that’s 6. More intellectual, weighty content 3 2.7 right, fewer) stories and illustrations. 7. Less Bible detail 3 2.7 If the researchers had put the call for 8. Less “holiness doctrine” 1 .09 more expository preaching and the votes for more biblically based preaching together as one, the “Bi­ APPLICATION 16 14.4% ble” category would have been the second ranking concern behind, 1. Address practical problems of today 8 7.21 “Shorter, please." 2. Evangelistic appeal 5 4.5 Table 5 charts the church mem­ bers’ responses by category. They 3. Christian Service 3 2.7 want the most changes in the area of

12 Herald of Holiness WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE A PREACHER?

BY JERALD D. JOHNSON, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT, CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

hat does it take to make a preacher? That joice in this fact. Yet, at the same time, concern is being preachers are needed there is no question. expressed regarding the small number of these testi­ Churches need pastors who preach, revivals fying to a call to the preaching ministry. Wneed evangelists who preach, the world needs ministersWe have a great group of committed young people. who preach. Organization, management, financial ge­ That our colleges and seminary are committed to spiri­ nius, skilled promotion are all gifts that God can and tual excellence there is no question. Nazarene Bible does undoubtedly use. But preaching is still God’s cho­ College is endeavoring to fill the gap with second- sen method to win the world to Christ. The Scriptures career preachers in extension work. Still, the need con­ verify this; history confirms it; the tinues to mount. world cries out for it: “How shall We need to ask ourselves a ques­ they hear without a preacher?” tion: What does it take to make a (Romans 10:14). Such a small preacher? More preaching on the Many of the persons who have percentage of those need for preaching? An atmo­ influenced society for good have sphere in which our young people been preachers. The reasons for called to ministry will hear the call? More respect for this are clear. Some of the greatest the preacher and his preaching? intellects in the world have been feel called to the Should we do better than we now preachers. Many of the most gifted preaching ministry. do in taking care of our preachers? statesmen of the world have been The need for highly trained and preachers. Indeed, preachers have great-souled preachers should be­ been leaders in many fields. come a matter of sincere prayer by We dare not allow a vacuum to be created at this all of our people everywhere. point and period in history that will leave the world Whatever the answers may be, we all need to listen to without the necessary preachers to lead us. Fellow Naz- what God says to us. The need is urgent. We dare not arenes, we dare not create a vacuum at this point and delay seeking God’s answer. Furthermore, let the ap­ period in our history that will leave our church without peal go out to our young people themselves to be sensi­ the necessary preachers to lead us. The shrinking num­ tive to what the Holy Spirit may want to say to them. ber of young people who testify to a call to preach is a As one who has been called to preach, I, too, must be fact that stares us in the face and drives us to our knees. prepared to sincerely ask the question now, knowing A large number of young people in our churches and in that an answer may place demands on me. Will you do our colleges are testifying to a call to ministry. We re­ the same? tq style and delivery. Then comes ser­ mon content and organization, fol­ Table 6: What Pastors and Church Members lowed by application. The pastors, Most Want to Change About Preaching polled about what they would like to change in their own preaching, cited PASTORS CHURCH MEMBERS the same category sequence. Table 6 displays the “Top Ten” most sought- 1. Improve delivery 1. Shorter sermons after changes by both church mem­ 2. More time for sermon preparation 2. Better applications to practical bers and pastors. One item that sur­ problems 3. More and better illustrations faces here is that the second most 3. More biblically based desired change on the part of pastors 4. Shorter sermons was, “More time for sermon prepara­ 4. More holiness doctrine 5. Better application to practical tion.” There was not a syllable, not problems 5. Evangelistic appeal the slightest hint, in any layperson’s response that showed any awareness 6-7. More passion, unction, urgency 6. Simplicity of this need of pastors. Now there’s a 6-7. Produce life response 7. Fewer stories and illustrations point for dialogue. And, here’s the good news, 21.6% 8. Evangelistic appeal 8. More spontaneous, less formal of the lay respondents said they like 9. More/better education and Bible 9. Hear more of G od’s love their pastor’s preaching so well that knowledge 10. More expository preaching they wanted to “change nothing.” 10. Preach with more compassion What a breath of fresh air. and love —Wesley D. Tracy hi

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Nazarenes Respond in Aftermath of Riots LOS ANGELES FIRST CHURCH SERVES AS HUB FOR RELIEF EFFORTS As students and teachers huddled gathered in a parking lot outside. behind locked doors at the Mid- The troops were called in to help Wilshire Christian School at Los Ange­ guard the community, which had les First Church of the Nazarene, mobs experienced more than 55 deaths, began to loot stores and set fires in thousands of injuries, and several nearby buildings. Los Angeles First thousand fires. Church found itself in the middle of the As the smoke began to clear violence that swept the south central and the cleanup began a few days section of that city following the ver­ later, L.A. First Church remained dicts in the Rodney King case in late in the center of the activity by April. serving as a hub for relief efforts Shelly Gearring, an assistant teacher in the community. World Vision, at the Mid-Wilshire school, remem­ an international relief agency, bered feeling trapped on that first after­ used the church for the center of noon of violence. For the children’s its operations in the city. Nazarene sake, though, she and the other workers Compassionate Ministries also tried to remain calm, not knowing for based its relief efforts there. sure what was going on outside. Most of those relief efforts con­ Thousands of buildings in south central The following Sunday morning, sisted of providing food, clothing, and Los Angeles were burned and looted like Gearring was playing the piano for assistance in finding shelter, according these just a block from L.A. First Church. worship services at L.A. First Church. to Ron Benefiel, senior pastor of L.A. It was the monthly combined service First Church. Two large trucks loaded for the Filippino, Korean, Spanish­ with food also arrived from Arizona speaking, and English-speaking congre­ within a week of the riots. The Arizona Angeles on which to build a community gations at the church. The First Church project was spearheaded by Ron Lush, center. The center would house a food congregation was also joined by mem­ pastor of Phoenix Biltmore Church of cooperative, tutoring program, and bers of Exposition Park Church of the the Nazarene. other ministries for the community. Nazarene. The rented storefront that World Vision sponsored a dialogue Nazarene Compassionate Ministries/ served as the meeting place for the meeting May 8, at L.A. First Church. Canada and the U.S. continues to pro­ Exposition Park congregation had been The meeting included top officials of vide relief supplies to the L.A. area. All looted and burned, along with a church- World Vision and leaders of Los Ange­ contributions from local churches may operated thrift store, on the first two les’ minority communities. According count as a Ten Percent Special and nights of the riots. to Benefiel, it was a time of “repen­ should be sent to the general treasurer As the congregation worshiped and tance, sharing, and connecting.” marked, "L.A. Crisis." prayed inside, National Guard troops As the days began to pass, L.A. First “The Church of the Nazarene has Church began to focus on meeting long­ played a pivotal role in the response to The nursery at L.A. First Church was term needs in the community. The the crisis in L.A..” said Michael Mata, pressed into service as a temporary food church and district are currently search­ director of the Bresee Institute at L.A. pantry. ing for property on which to build a First Church and Los Angeles coordina­ church and thrift store to tor for World Vision. “Because of our replace the Exposition Park networking and the respect we have in Church. They are also searching the community, we had a high profile.” for property in south central Los

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Bob Sieple, president of World Vision, speaks to a group of community pas­ tors at L.A. First Church. Michael M ata, Los Ange­ les coordinator for World Vision (left of speaker), and Ron Benefiel, pastor (right), participated in the meeting.

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BY MARK GRAHAM and TOM FELDER

CHURCH OFFICIALLY REGISTERED IN RUSSIA The official registration of the Church regional director. “Our goal is to place of the Nazarene has been approved by the message of full salvation into as the M inistry of Justice, R epublic of many hearts as possible, as quickly as Russia, according to Robert Scott, possible.” World Mission division director. Scott expressed grateful appreciation “This entitles our church to work for the cooperation of the Union of throughout this vast republic, geograph­ Evangelical Christian Baptists of Rus­ ically the largest in the world, with a sia and its president. Rev. Logvinieko, population of 180 to 200 million peo­ who has assisted the Church of the ple,” said Scott. Nazarene in securing this governmental The registration also gives the registration. denomination legal permission to build Rev. and Mrs. Chuck Sunberg, newly General NWMS Director Nina G. Gunter churches, engage in evangelistic min­ appointed missionaries to Russia, will presents a commendation to missionary istry, purchase property, and do relief move to Moscow within the next two Warren Neal during the 25th anniversary and development work. months. This summer, more than 150 celebration of the Nazarene Hospital in "This may be the greatest challenge Nazarenes will go to Russia to partici­ Kudjip, Papua New Guinea. ever faced by the Church of the pate in Work and Witness projects, as Nazarene,” said Franklin Cook, Eurasia well as in evangelistic missions. CHA CONFERENCE HELD PAPUA NEW GUINEA About 50 Nazarenes attended the recent CHA-sponsored program A fla m e , on HOSPITAL CELEBRATES Christian Holiness Association annual the VISN cable network during the meeting in Harrisburg, Pa., according to coming year. This brings the total that SILVER ANNIVERSARY General Secretary Jack Stone. The Johnson has raised for the project to Nearly 600 persons gathered on the theme for this year's convention was almost $100,000, Stone said. A fla m e , grounds of the Nazarene Hospital, “The More Excellent Way.” featuring Thom Hermiz, is aired three Kudjip, in the Western Highlands of Stephen Green, senior pastor of times weekly on VISN. Papua New Guinea April 10 to cele­ Pasadena First Church, was among the "I think A fla m e is one of the most brate the 25th anniversary of the insti­ featured speakers. significant efforts ever undertaken by tution. The celebration capped a General Superintendent Jerald D. the CHA," said Stone. “It allows us to weekend of festivities that included Johnson raised about $41,000 from reach the masses with our holiness mes­ the recognition of those who have convention participants to help fund the sage.” given 10 or more years of continuous service to the hospital. LAMB’S VIDEO WINS AWARD Missionaries recognized were: Mar­ "The Lamb's: Restoring Lives in New changed at The Lamb's,” Best said, garet Bromley, 30 years; Virginia York City" was honored as the Best of “interviews with staff bring the mission Stimer, 26 years; Glenn and Ruth Festival at the recent NYC/SCE Film­ to life, and testimonies by clients and Irwin, 23 years; Jan Watson, 20 years; makers Network Film Festival, accord­ church members tell of hurting lives Vernon and Bobbie Vore, 13 years; ing to David Best, executive director of changed and relate personal victories.” Warren and Janet Neal, 12 years; and The Lamb’s Center and senior pastor of Best added that production crew Bob and Bessie Black, 10 years. The Lamb's Manhattan Church of the members, many who were not Chris­ Greetings were brought by Levi Nazarene. tians, cried during taping of the inter­ Sialis, PNG Secretary for Health; The 17-minute video was produced views. He also said that many of them Yuants Kaman, Deputy Premier of the by Cindy Dupree, a member of The cleaned out their own closets to find Western Highlands; Michael Mel, Lamb's board of directors. clothing for the homeless. They also member of the National Parliament; “Dupree and a dedicated group of offered their lunches to hungry persons and Br Tol, member of the Western film industry volunteers. Lam b’s staff, on the street. Highlands Provincial Parliament. and clients have done their best to tell Located just a block from New Nina Gunter, general NWMS direc­ the stories of lives being touched and York's Times Square, The Lamb’s Cen­ tor, gave the main address at the silver ter is a not-for-profit compassionate anniversary ceremony. She reviewed ministry organization that operates in Cindy Dupree, produc­ the hospital’s legacy and challenged conjunction with Lamb’s Manhattan er; and David Best, staff and students to continue their executive director of Church of the Nazarene. ministry in the years ahead. The Lamb’s, display The video documentary and a 16-mm Funds for the construction of the the Best of Festival film version are available for viewing hospital in Kudjip were raised by award presented by by local churches. For more informa­ NWMS as a 50th anniversary project the NYC/SCE film fes­ tion, contact The Lamb's Center at in 1964. tival. (212)575-0300.

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SMALL CHURCH CONFERENCE ATTRACTS BIG CROWD Pastors and district superintendents rep­ with other small church pastors on their resenting 70 districts in the United districts. States and Canada participated in the “Our whole concept is built around first Small Church Institute April 27-29 our delivery system,” Sullivan said. in St. Louis, according to Bill Sullivan, “Pastors of small churches who need Church Growth division director. training are not usually able to attend The institute, directed by Neil Wise­ conferences because of their financial man, focused on four areas: rebuilding situations. So, we have designed a sys­ the Sunday School, establishing a week­ tem to take the training back to them.” ly evangelistic program, understanding Sullivan hopes that the Small Church Dave Dravecky, former pitcher for the small churches, and methods for orga­ Institute will enable small churches to San Francisco Giants and San Diego nizing a multi-church evangelistic blitz. achieve economic viability and the evan­ Padres, greets members of the Trevecca In addition to presentations by Sullivan gelistic effect that comes with such via­ Nazarene College baseball team. and Wiseman, General Superintendent bility. “It is my desire to see all of our Dravecky attended a TNC baseball game William J. Prince provided the keynote churches that currently live in financial while on campus recently. He was also address, and sociologist Ken Crow pro­ desperation become large enough to pay the featured speaker at a TNC athletic vided a presentation on the single cell their pastors a living wage, keep their fund-raising dinner. church. churches in good repair, and provide Dravecky retired from major league Pastors attending the conference were basic programs that meet the needs of baseball after his left arm was amputat­ selected by their district superintendents their people." ed because of cancer. He had battled back from an initial bout of cancer to for their demonstrated ability in leading Sullivan added that the conference, pitch against the Cincinatti Reds in small congregations, according to Sulli­ which is sponsored by the Church August 1989. He was the winning pitcher van. They had agreed to take the skills Growth Division, will add new areas of for that game despite suffering a broken gained at the conference and share them emphasis each year. arm as he threw a pitch late in the game. Cancer set in and his arm had to be NAZARENE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS DEEDED amputated. Dravecky has spent the past couple of TO INDIGENOUS CHURCH years telling audiences about his ordeal The Church of the Nazarene and the Zanner, Africa regional director. S. and the way in which he and his wife, Swaziland Church of the Nazarene have Maseko and R. Mpapane, chairman and Jan, drew closer to God and each other. signed agreements donating Nazarene secretary respectively of the National health-care and training institutions in Board, Church of the Nazarene, Swazi­ Swaziland to the church in that nation, land, signed on behalf of the Swaziland LAW APPOINTED EDITOR OF according to Robert H. Scott, World National Board. The signing was wit­ Mission division director. nessed by the district superintendents of THE NAZARENE WEEKLY The recent ceremony included the Swaziland. Jo An Law has been signing of a new constitution for The action was the culmination of appointed editor of Nazarene health institutions in the King­ two years of intense and far-reaching The Nazarene Weekly dom of Swaziland and a deed of dona­ negotiations between the denomination at Nashville. Tenn., tion. The action effectively donated all and the church in Swaziland, according First Church of the the denomination’s health-care assets, to Scott. Nazarene, according properties, equipment, and facilities in “The Church of the Nazarene in to pastor Stan Toler. Swaziland to the newly established Swaziland has come of age,” said Zan­ Law succeeds Edward F. Cox who died National Board of the Church of the ner. “The worldwide Nazarene church Feb. 18 of cancer. Nazarene, Swaziland, according to has faith in the strong will and the per­ Law has served as secretary/adminis­ Scott. This includes Raleigh Fitkin sistent efforts of Nazarenes in Swazi­ trative assistant to the pastors at Memorial Hospital, Nazarene Nursing land to make Nazarene health institu­ Nashville First Church for the past 20 College, and related clinics. tions one of the best medical care net­ years. All authority and responsibility for works in this part of Africa.” Law was also appointed to the pas­ administration of Nazarene health ser­ Scott expressed best wishes for a glo­ toral staff as director of communica­ vices in Swaziland were transferred to rious future on behalf of the Board of tions. Toler said. In addition to editing the National Board of the Church of the General Superintendents and the Gener­ the 62-year-old W ee k ly , Law will be Nazarene, Swaziland. In keeping with al Board. He added that the donation responsible for all areas of greeting, the actions of the board, a newly formed was made in the strong belief that all events coordinating, marketing, media, board of trustees immediately took that had been established throughout the history/archives, and publications. administrative responsibility for the decades by dedicated churchmen and The Nazarene Weekly is one of the daily operations of these institutions. professionals in the medical field will oldest and most popular church Signing on behalf of the international continue to serve the needs of the peo­ newsletters in the denomination. More denomination were Scott and Richard ple of Swaziland. than 6,000 persons receive it.

16 Herald of Holiness I-NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS

NAZARENE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY GRADUATIONS Hundreds of students graduated from Nazarene colleges and universities this spring. The following is the first of two reports on these commencement ceremonies. Col­ leges not included in this report will be listed in next month’s issue.

EASTERN NAZARENE COLLEGE OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY Cecil Paul, president John C. Bowling, president DATE: May 25 DATE: May 9 TOTAL GRADUATES: 255 TOTAL GRADUATES: 378 UNDERGRADUATES: 191 UNDERGRADUATES: 322 GRADUATE DEGREES: 54 GRADUATE DEGREES: 64 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: James C. Dobson, founder and president of COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: Herbert B. McGonigle Focus on the Family, presented the com­ Alex R. G. Deasley President, Nazarene Theological Semi­ mencement address to graduates at Professor of New Testament, nary, MidAmerica Nazarene College. Dobson, Nazarene Theological Seminary Manchester, England whose father taught art at MANC, was invited as a part of the college’s 25th BACCALAUREATE SPEAKER: BACCALAUREATE SPEAKER: anniversary celebration. Russell Metcalfe John C. Bowling Senior pastor, Wollaston, Mass., Church of the Nazarene HONORARY DEGREES: Herbert B. McGonigle BACCALAUREATE SPEAKER: HONORARY DEGREES: John J. Hancock, Sr. Millard Reed James A. Sheets Superintendent, Illinois District Mayor, Quincy, Mass. HONORARY DEGREES: HIGHLIGHTS: Joe Ann Ballard HIGHLIGHTS: •First graduates from Adult Studies Divi­ Director, Neighborhood Christian Centers, •The first graduates from the nontradition- sion Memphis, Tenn. al LEAD program Phil Riley Director, Sunday School Ministries Divi­ SOUTHERN NAZARENE sion MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY Loren Gresham, president HIGHLIGHTS: COLLEGE •Posthumous degree was awarded to Richard Spindle, president DATE: May 17 MHR student Nina Barnes who died of a heart attack the night before graduation. DATE: May 11 TOTAL GRADUATES: 354 TOTAL GRADUATES: 432 UNDERGRADUATES: 253 GRADUATE DEGREES: 101 UNDERGRADUATES: 327 MOUNT VERNON COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: GRADUATE DEGREES: 76 NAZARENE COLLEGE Jim Bond Lebron Fairbanks, president ASSOCIATE DEGREES: 7 President, Point Loma Nazarene College DATE: May 18 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: HONORARY DEGREES: James C. Dobson L. Eugene Plemons TOTAL GRADUATES: 195 Founder and president, Vice president, Church Relations and Enrollment Management, SNU COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: Focus on the Family Richard F. Schubert BACCALAUREATE SPEAKER: Chief executive officer, Richard Spindle Points of Light Foundation TREVECCA NAZARENE COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE SPEAKER: HONORARY DEGREE: Millard Reed, president James C. Dobson Lebron Fairbanks DATE: April 25 and May 9 Dan Vanderpool HONORARY DEGREES: Associate pastor, Olathe, Kans., College TOTAL GRADUATES: 661 Garrett Mills Church of the Nazarene Superintendent, Kentucky District UNDERGRADUATES: 276 Herbert L. Rogers HIGHLIGHTS: GRADUATE DEGREES: 385 Superintendent, Central Ohio District •25th anniversary of MANC •James W. (J. J.) Jones was first seriously COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: Lee Ho-jung hearing-impaired person to graduate Stephen Nease President, Korea Nazarene from MANC. Education commissioner Theological College

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ARKANSAS CHURCH IS NEW APPOINTMENTS ON THE AIR MADE IN INDIA An Arkansas church has found a way to P. J. Meshramkar, principal of India’s share the gospel 24 hours a day, seven Nazarene Bible College, has been days a week. Every day, Waldron, Ark., appointed coordinator of theological First Church of the Nazarene provides education and church development for Christian music, sermons, and news by India, according to Franklin Cook, way of a new FM radio station spon­ Eurasia regional director. sored by and located at the church. The new position will be associated The radio station went on the air in with the regional office. Cook said. November 1991 with 16 watts of power. Meshramkar will develop a new pattern The church received permission to boost for ministerial training in centers across its signal to 250 watts and did so in India. May, according to pastor Robert Hayes. Meshramkar served as principal of The station began as a dream of three the Nazarene Bible College, located in laymen in the Waldron church. Neil central India, for 20 years. He holds an Cherry, Danny Rhyne, and Johnny M.Div. and D.Min. from Nazarene Ward approached Hayes about the pos­ Theological Seminary. sibility of the church getting into radio Santosh Dongerdive has been elected ministry. “I told them I did not see any to succeed Meshramkar as principal. reason why we shouldn’t,” Hayes said. Dongerdive has been on the teaching Later, another church member, Della A crane raises a radio tower on the proper­ staff of NBC for several years. He is a Faye Liles, joined the group, and they ty of Waldron, Ark., Church of the Naza­ graduate of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theo­ began to develop plans to get a station rene. The church operates a 24-hour FM logical Seminary. on the air. radio station that broadcasts programming Cook made the announcements dur­ From the start, the group agreed that from the Moody Broadcasting Network. ing the first meeting of the All-India regular church tithes and offerings The radio station began with 20 watts Regional Advisory Committee in Bom­ would not be used to support the station. but recently went to 250 watts of power. bay. Nazarene leaders from across According to Hayes, God blessed the India gathered to discuss issues such as ministry, and many people have given self-support, the cost of urban church monetary gifts to purchase equipment church has a 30-second spot each hour planting, budget structure, pensions, and pay for other costs. to identify itself. and other policies. Robert H. Scott. The station. K205CC 88.9 FM, is Through the Moody Network, the sta­ World Mission division director, classified as a translator station. The sta­ tion can provide a variety of music pro­ attended the meeting and made a pre­ tion does not currently produce any grams, news from the USA Network, sentation on global strategy. local programming. Instead, it rebroad­ sports, children’s and youth programs, The kickoff for the Calcutta Thrust casts programs from the Moody Broad­ and nationally known speakers such as to the Cities has been set for Jan. 5-7, casting Network in Chicago. The local James Dobson. 1993. The kickoff will coincide with celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the start of William Carey's missionary WORLD MISSION RADIO SEEKS NEW service in India, according to Cook. A goal of 10 new churches has been OPENING IN BRITISH ISLES established. The Church of the Nazarene has formed district superintendent; and Frederick a Radio Advisory Committee to explore Grossmith, pastor of Cleethorpes various possible ministries in the Church of the Nazarene. Grossmith, British Isles, according to Ray Hendrix, who is active in a number of broadcast­ coordinator of international broadcast­ ing groups, will serve as coordinator for ing. the committee. "World Mission Radio is going to do "More than 100 hours of religious what it can to assist our pastors and programming is broadcast every week churches in the British Isles by provid­ on local radio by Christians from local ing resources to explore these opportu­ churches." Grossmith said. "In many nities,” Hendrix said. "Training will cases the airtime is free. The church is play an important role, and this is simply responsible for producing the where we can help. We will also focus programs.” on the development of contacts." Grossmith added that "local radio in The committee includes John Paton, the British Isles has never been more British Isles North district superinten­ popular or available. Now is the time to dent; John Packard. British Isles South build upon our newfound freedoms.”

18 Herald of Holiness THE WIND AND THE SUN

BY ALICE CRANE BEHR

he wind and the sun had dren are worthy of our concern a quarrel.” If your early and esteem. reading experience pre­ Barnabas, whose name means dates the Dick and Jane “son of encouragement,” had the Tmaterials, this may sound famil­ability to see the potential in oth­ iar. I was exposed early to one of ers. He saw in young Mark the life’s most valuable lessons, and latent strengths that promised this fable has often come to mind. great leadership, even though he Here is a book that will help you ef­ In this personification of the sun had been a dropout. He believed fectively focus your interpersonal and the wind, each boasted of his in him, gave him a second chance, witnessing skills in the workplace. power, trying to establish his su­ and perhaps changed the entire From the boardroom to the switch­ premacy. They agreed the ulti­ course of a young m an’s life. I am board, this book will provide valuable mate test would be to see who thankful for those teachers and encouragement to be a living exam­ could remove the coat from a others in my life who encouraged ple of Jesus Christ. and disciplined me and were tow­ HH083-411-4305 $7.95 man down in a field. So the wind blew and blew with ers of strength and inspiration. all his m ight and fury, Goethe taught that but the man only drew if you treat an individ­ his coat closer. You all A person ual as he is, he will stay know the success story as he is, but if you treat of the sun’s penetrat­ tends to him as if he were what ing warmth. become who he ought to be and The sun had a way could be, he will be­ to make the man shed he thinks you come what he ought to his coat. There is a les­ think he is. be a n d c o u ld be. A son here for those who person tends to be­ want to help others come who he thinks change—not to win a you think he is. power contest, but to bring others An educator, stressing the im­ to their best destiny. portance of self-esteem, spoke of Warmth, encouragement, and the way of loving encouragement the power of suggestion—the sun­ as “putting drops into the other shine way—lead to growth, har­ person’s pail”—compliments and mony, and peace, while the wind’s drops of appreciation to create a way of force chills the soul and climate of well-being and growth. causes stubborn resistance. Perhaps our national pastime Author Neil Wiseman provides 60 Respect for others affords them of criticism and put-downs is giv­ proven methods for reducing stress a feeling of dignity and worth, but ing way to more positive attitudes in our lives. The underlying theme the cruel winds of blame and of hope and looking for the good. points out our need to develop a negative rebuke warp the inner Let’s hold back the harsh wind deeper friendship with God to help kernel of one’s being and cause it of destructive criticism and let the us in fighting the external pressures to shrivel. sun of honest appreciation help of the world. The Virginian in Owen Wister’s others grow. To be able to see the HH083-411-4291 $14.95 book by that name was inspired promise in a young life, the possi­ to do and be his best by an older bility of change in an older one, Order your copies today! lady who believed in him and and the effect Jesus could have in “thought of me more highly than a misused or ineffective life is to 1- 800- 877-0700 I deserved.” Jesus was willing to have a precious gift. suffer and die for us although we There is no greater service in Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City were undeserving, because He life than the ministry of encour­

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July 1992 19 DECISIONS AT LIFE’S END

BY GERALD OOSTERVEEN, CHAPLAIN, CHRIST HOSPITAL, OAK PARK, ILL.

irst it was Karen Ann Quinlan, for years subject of anguished debate

F whether she should be allowed to die. More recently, Nancy Cruzan was on everyone’s mind. A hospital in Minneapolis asked a court’s permission to discontinue life support for 87-year-old Helga Wanglie, who is virtually brain-dead. But Helga’s family wants motions, discoveries, and spectacular everything continued as long as possible. achievements. But we can’t avoid those Meanwhile, in Indianapolis, a right-to- tales of the dark side of life. More than life group went to court to force con­ ever, we are confronted with death in tinued tube feeding (against the wishes We must the midst of life. We are left troubled of her family that wants it stopped) for and confused over these dilemmas that SueAnn Lawrance, a 42-year-old wom­ decide confront us daily, while satisfying an­ an profoundly brain-damaged since age swers escape us. Because we believe all nine and in a persistent vegetative state whether life is a sacred gift from God, something (PVS) for the past 4 years. in us wants to prosecute those who help We’ve read of Dr. Jack Kevorkian we are someone die. But after hearing the who, with his suicide machine, helped whole story, juries can rarely be per­ Alzheimer patient Janet Adkins find supporting suaded to convict. Their caution seems death. There was “Debbie,” a 20-year- to reflect a growing consensus that old dying of cancer, who received a fatal life or what’s being done by the Kevorkians, injection, supposedly at her request. the Gilberts, and the Linareses in our The Dutch parliament decided not to temporarily country is deeply tragic, but perhaps prosecute doctors who actively help not wholly wrong. their patients find an early release from delaying Decisions about life and death used terminal or painful disease. In Florida, to be made for us. When people were Roswell Gilbert shot to death his wife of death. ill, their families could do little more 51 years when she screamed for him to than wait and pray. Machines to sup­ end her suffering. And in Chicago, an port life were nonexistent, drugs few, anguished Rudy Linares held a gun on and surgical procedures primitive. Be­ hospital staff while he disconnected his cause they could not see into the body, nearly brain-dead son from life-support doctors guessed, often wrongly, on the systems. basis of symptoms that could represent We’d rather read stories about happy people—of20 weddings, graduations, pro- Herald of Holiness The doctors wanted to know how aggressive we wanted to be in treating our young sonfs terminal cancer. It was a choice between making him comfortable or death-prolonging experimental treatment. a host of causes. When death came irre­ that surgery was successful and the pa­ sistibly and swiftly, often the only tient is on the way to health. Working choice for patients and families was with long probes that crawl through whether to accept with faith or fatalism. tiny arteries and with lasers, virtually Today, by contrast, almost nothing no part of the body is beyond a sur­ seems impossible. Against X rays, CAT geon’s reach. Surgery is even being done scanners, and Magnetic Resonance on babies still in their mother’s womb. Imaging, the body holds few secrets We begin to think that death can be anymore. With drugs to combat almost held at bay almost indefinitely. any disease or correct virtually all defi­ The ultimate optimism is held by ciencies, more and more medical ene­ proponents of cryonics, “the practice of mies have gone the way of the dino­ freezing a dead, diseased human being saurs. in hopes of bringing him back to life at With life-support systems, we can some future time when a cure for his continue body functions while the heart disease has been developed,” to use the is temporarily stopped for repairs. In dictionary’s words. the past, a stopped heart meant death; Despite these modern medical mira­ now it merely represents a long morn­ cles and a longer-than-ever lifespan, it is ing of anxious waiting until word comes continued on page 32

July 1992 21 Herald Campaign Winners Enjoy Cruise

onald and Mary Lou campaign. Ralph West is the dis­ DeRidder, La., Church of the i Walker and Larry and trict superintendent. Rev. Hucker Nazarene. “The speakers, the ’ Jolene Hucker had led the Illinois District. John Christian entertainers, and sing­ never been on an Hancock is the Illinois superin­ ers—all were inspirational. 1 Docean cruise, but they spenttendent. the Louisiana competed would give it a five star rating!” second week of February 1992 on with other districts with an aver­ The Huckers, who celebrated board the Star Ship Atlantic with age Sunday morning attendance their 26th wedding anniversary other Christians. The Walkers of 6,000 or less, while Illinois while on the cruise, said it was a and Huckers received their ocean competed with districts averaging time to remember. “We were vacation compliments of the Her­ more than 6,000. thrilled,” said Rev. Hucker. “It is ald of Holiness and Nazarene “We enjoyed good fellowship a time we will never forget.” Rev. Publishing House. Rev. Walker with so many other Christians,” Hucker pastors First Church of led the Louisiana District Herald said Rev. Walker, pastor of the the Nazarene in Olney, 111.

(Left) Jolene and Larry Hucker with a friend on board the Star Ship Atlantic. (Right) Donald and Mary Lou Walker arrive in Nassau.

Herald of Holiness Kansas / Louisiana Winners!

ouisiana and Kansas led the Kansas District. Quito, Ecuador, on the South other districts in the Louisiana, representing dis­ America Region, compliments of . Herald of Holiness sub- tricts with Sunday morning at­ the Herald of Holiness and Naza­ scription campaign this tendance of less than 6,000, rene Publishing House. Mr. Dick­ year, according to Wesley reached D. 105.9 percent of its goal erson has generously passed the rTracy, editor o f the Herald. (the highest percentage of any award along to his district super­ Donald Walker served as the district in either category). Kan­ intendent, W. T. Dougharty. district campaign coordinator in sas won in the 6,000 and up cate­ the Louisiana District. Dr. Ralph gory with 91.2 percent of its goal. The men will be hosted by West is the district superinten­ As a result of their accom­ South America Regional Director dent. Harry Dickerson was the plishments, Rev. Walker and Mr. Louie Bustle and his wife, Ellen, district campaign coordinator for Dickerson will receive a trip to later this year. Congra tula tions!

The winning district coordinators of this year’s Herald subscription drive will have an opportunity to visit the spot marking the equator, just outside Quito. SMART DISCIPLESHIP

BY STAN MEEK, PASTOR, CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, PRYOR, OKLA.

ot again,” I pro­ notch condition. I had just been that regularly scheduled mainte­ tested to myself, so busy. I was preoccupied with nance keeps minor problems pumping the ac­ other interests. There was no from becoming major and ex­ celerator pedal, plan. No reminders. pensive ones. That makes sense but finding no One of the leading car manu­ for Christian living too! 1 mean, if power. facturers has a maintenance plan we have times to let the Master N“This dumb car is going to kill called SMART. It stands for Technician run His sophisticated me yet,” I said out loud this time, Scheduled Maintenance At Regu­ analysis on our Christian lives, as I engaged the clutch and hit lar T im es. They advertise that He can identify minor problems the starter. “protection is smart for one of early. Fortunately, the motor started your larger investments—your It might be a simple apology and I cleared one of the busiest vehicle.” that needs to be made before it intersections in town without get­ And now I’m asking myself, leads to a major carbon build-up ting clobbered. I spent the re­ of resentment. Neglect of Bible maining time on the drive home reading, prayer, or church atten­ wondering why this sophisticated dance can clog up our spiritual machine called an automobile fuel injectors. A failure to confess was failing me. I needed per­ some sin may lead to spiritual formance and dependability, and Inspiration is great, foul-out. I thought I was paying for it. SMART discipleship will seem Pulling into our driveway, I expensive at the time, but it will swung the car door open, when it but tambourines actually avoid enormous cost suddenly occurred to me to check down the road. the service sticker on the door­ can be fickle and Our cars may not need daily post. A quick glance back to the care, but our souls do. odometer startled me. “Surely Our relationship with God is not! Thirteen thousand miles? moody. personal and involves choices That can’t be,” I muttered. “I made out of love—not feelings. wouldn’t go that long between Like the marriage relationship, tune-ups!” But I had. it cannot be ignored for a single I knew this car was performing day without suffering. “Planned badly because “someone” had ne­ “Do 1 have a larger investment togetherness” is essential in keep­ glected simple car-care pro­ than my spiritual-life vehicle?” ing a relationship alive, whether cedures. I didn’t need a mirror to Wouldn’t it be smart to have a with your spouse, your children, discover who that someone was. plan for my spiritual life too? A or with God. Togetherness Now mind you, my car-care in­ kind of “soul-care plan”? doesn’t just happen. tentions were very good. I had a Preventive Maintenance Admittedly, the idea of a daily desire to keep this car in top- This car manufacturer insists quiet time does not excite the av-

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Tom Felder erage action-oriented Westerner. Recalling Miriam’s beautiful moody. We need to build our If it comes early in the day, the song of deliverance in Exodus 15, lives on something substantial. lure of all those important assign­ Miller comments that, “Moses SMART discipleship will consist ments and chores clamor for our was less of a spiritual cheerleader of a disciplined study time. attention. SMART discipleship is not a If our quiet time is at the close novel idea, only a neglected one. of the day, it is too much like an Desire, creativity, and resource­ amen to all the real work of the fulness can liven up one’s daily day. And how sleepy we can get S m art quiet time, but the battle will saying that amen! probably be won in the trench of Time Trap discipleship tough-minded discipline. There Another enemy of SMART dis­ must be a stern rebuke to the cipleship is the time trap. We are yields flesh and a resolve that says, “1 victims of a culture that has will have a carefully guarded time never had more time-saving de­ high-octane of togetherness with my Lord. vices and less time. There is only Nothing shall steal that from me.” one cure for this malady. We performance. That is SMART discipleship. It must simplify our lives and refuse will protect you. It will prevent much of this glittering clutter. major spiritual breakdowns. It Conditioned by a culture of will give you high-octane per­ comfort and ease, studied disci­ formance for your daily Christian pleship has little appeal to the than his sister Miriam. It is not living. masses. In his book, The Taste of recorded that he played the tam­ Remember, the next time your Joy, Calvin Miller says, “Never bourine, but he did write down Christian life sputters, backfires, have there been so many disciples the books of the law. . . . they or malfunctions in any way, who did so little studying,” but he used these laws for the next 3,000 check your service sticker. It may also cautions that “no lazy stu­ years.” not be your dumb car. It may dent ever felt good on report card Inspiration is great, but tam­ simply be that the one behind the day.” bourines can be fickle and wheel isn’t too SMART! hh

July 1992 25 PEK GUNN— Poet of the People

BY MARK GRAHAM

Apostle of Sunshine” is the draws tears with his favorite story Ever dutch an unfilled stocking designation a former of a depression era Christmas. Double-darned at heel and toe / % governor of Tennessee Christmas Disappointment After trusting in his goodness -A- JA.. gave him. But to thou­ Wonder why he failed you so. sands of persons who have lis­ Were you ever disappointed Then a kid on bike a shining tened to him reciting his poetry, In the things that life had dealt Peddled right up to your door he prefers to be known simply as And you suffered on in silence With the pain your heart had felt Said Ole Santa Claus had left it “Uncle Pek.” At his house the night before Richard M. (Pek) Gunn is the Did you ever long for something poet laureate of Tennessee, a posi­ Like a glove, a bat or ball He had other pretty toys tion bestowed upon him by the Hope that Old Saint Nick would Glove and ball and bat and Tennessee General Assembly in bring them such 1970. Twenty-two years later, at A n d he d id n ’t com e at all. Just the kind that you had asked the age of 88, he continues fo r to crisscross the United And had wanted O! so States and the world, bring­ much. ing a smile and an occa­ H e’d been meaner than all sional tear to young and old git-out alike. Every day throughout the He refers to his work as year “America’s Remembered ’Cause he killed a little Values.” He uses simple chicken words in deftly crafted verse Hung a kitten by its ear. in which he upholds such values as honesty, kindness, He sassed his Ma until she loyalty, and devotion to had God. An awful case of weeps Pek has the unique ability And he won a big red agate to take his listener back to In a sinful game of keeps. his growing-up days in the He had robbed the little little community of Tum- birdsnest blin’ Creek, about 60 miles Stirred the forest ranger’s west of Nashville. It was ire there that Pek and his family ’Cause he left some leaves of three brothers and four ab tim ing sisters learned lessons from That had set the woods Christian parents that he has on fire. tried to pass on through al­ He cut-up in all his classes most half a century of tell­ And he worked a lot of ing stories and quoting sham s rhymes. Tennessee Poet Laureate Richard M. “Pek” Gunn in For he brought the teacher He stirs the hearts of his his Tumblin’ Creek room. (Photo: Mark Graham) apples audience as he tells how he But he cheated on exams. would sign the name for his dad, an illiterate sharecropper, as his We would never tell things on father touched the pencil. Or he him

26 Herald of Holiness Pek pauses to reflect as he visits a spot near his boyhood home. (Photo: Mark Graham)

That’s the reason he could do his verse. “I write to try to touch And he tagged along behind us All the had things that he wanted people, and I write for the com­ Everywhere that we would go. And could still play goody too. mon man, of which I am a part.” At the monthly country singings Pek loves to make people Then I wondered why the “Uncle M o” was always found, laugh. He discovered he had this difference Sampling of the tasty dishes gift at an early age when he In this other kid and me At the dinner on the ground. When I ’d tried to be the fellow would share stories of his child­ That a good guy ought to be. hood on Tumblin’ Creek with When he found one to his liking “Mo" would take a bowl and I had never sassed my Mama sit, And at school was never late I write to touch To the housewife’s consternation Didn't cut up in my classes He would eat up all of it. Made a grade of ninety-eight. people, and I When the bully jumped the new When we went to church on boy write for the Sunday And for fun he blacked his eye “Mo" sat on the foremost pew, I took up for that new fellow common man, From a twist of burley homespun He’d bite off himself a chew. And I whipped that bully-Guy. of which I Guess somebody wrote to Santa While the offering plate was Told him I was just a flop am a part.” passing Put a black-mark on my roof-top “Mo" changed seats and So the reindeer wouldn’t stop. moved about, I just straightened up my others. Persons would sit for He reduced the church collection shoulders hours and listen to him. It wasn’t By the money he took out. Made out like I didn’t care long before he and his wife, Aunt When the preacher preached on But I couldn't keep the tears back Frances (Thompson) Gunn, were sinning ’Cause a hurt in’ heart was appearing at club meetings across Special kind that scorched the there. middle Tennessee. Usually Pek pew, It was double kind of hurlin’ would speak and they would do a “Mo” would point and say to And what made it all so bad hilarious routine known as the som eone Santa failed to come to my house nervous politician. “He’s uh preachin straight at And the kids all knew he had. Getting a job at a Nashville fire you. ’’ hall, Pek found that the fire chief Little did I know the value would often send him out to de­ Mama blushed as folks were O f the disappointment then liver after dinner talks. His repu­ watching That such things when met if tation as a humorist and as a “Mo’s” accusing finger roam, conquered wholesome speaker spread rap­ Pointing as the preacher’s sermon Turn the boys into men. idly. Matched the things he’d heard (copyright 1971, used by permission) “Uncle M o” at home. “I don’t try to impress people,” M ama’s brother was a moron It caused a stir among the Pek explains, when asked about We all called him “Uncle Mo, ” m em bers

July 1992 27 And the preacher couldn’t quell Church in downtown Nashville it finds him eating at a table with But it stopped the spicy gossip ‘If the word I choose the assistant to the Speaker of the ’Cause they knew that “Mo" is the right one, House of Representatives. While would tell it. they eat, a prominent state sena­ (copyright 1972, used by permission) he’ll curl up and tor walks over to greet Pek. Oth­ Pek sits back in a Queen Anne ers walking into the room, from chair in his Tumblin’ Creek room go to sleep like judges to city councilmen, give on the lower level of his east a baby in his hearty hellos to the smiling poet. Nashville home. The room is The teens working at W endy’s overflowing with awards and mother’s arms.” just down the street from where memorabilia of a career spent in Pek lives know him well. He service to others. Pek has been a jokes with them as they get his fireman, a grocery store manager, and was presented to more than order—a burger, fries, and a an autoworker, a writer of ads, a 600,000 young people. Pek was “Frosty,” with a stack of sliced on­ campaign worker for politicians, later appointed by Gov. Frank G. ions on the side. Pek smiles and a newspaper columnist, a travel­ Clement as the first secretary of talks to everyone he passes in the ing salesman, a lay preacher, a the Tennessee Alcoholism Com­ restaurant. He asks a young Sunday School teacher, a singer mission treating alcoholism as a mother if he can give her little in a barber shop quartet, and a disease. The program he devel­ boy a stick of gum. She agrees, publisher. oped gained international recog­ and Pek makes a new friend. As director of prison services nition. Children at Nashville First for the State of Tennessee, he de­ A close personal friend of Billy Church of the Nazarene, where veloped a crime prevention pro­ Graham and the members of Pek has been a member for more gram. Training five prisoners (in­ Graham’s evangelistic team, Pek than 60 years, flock around the cluding one death row inmate) in coordinated 18 trainloads of per­ alert, smartly dressed, blue-eyed public speaking, Pek took them sons from Tennessee to Graham gentleman as he enters the fellow­ across the country, where they crusades in the United States, ship hall for dinner before the shared their stories with high Canada, and even Great Britain midweek prayer service. Chewing school and college students of (they took a train to New York gum and hugs are bestowed on how petty crimes led to greater where they boarded a plane). each one, along with a special ones. The program was adopted Pek is a friend of politicians handshake and a phrase, “You’re as a model for the entire nation and entertainers. A lunch at Var- my buddy from now on. Nothing by the U.S. D epartm ent o f Justice a llo ’s R e s ta u r a n t a t 7 th a n d can change this. I’m your buddy,

(Left) Pek shares a special handshake and a piece of gum with a friend at Nashville First Church. (Photo: Mark Graham)

(Right) Pek delivered a special oration as part of the inaugural ceremonies for Trevecca Nazarene College’s new president, Millard Reed. (Photo: Mark Graham) One of the highlights of the 18 train trips to Billy Graham crusades was the Tennessee Country Ham Breakfast, also coordinated by Pek. (Left) Pek speaks at one of several breakfasts held at New York City’s Waldorf Astoria. The late Ethel Waters is at his right. (Center) Pek at another breakfast with Roy Rogers and Billy Graham. (Right) Pek ana his late wife, Frances (foreground), arrive at a Billy Graham crusade in Los Angeles with a trainload of Tennesseans. and you’re my buddy. I love you, and treasures of a lifetime The cruel lash, the thorn, the and you love me, and Jesus loves spent, spear both of us.” Some men and When all about your world Our full redemption to restore women of First Church, now with explodes Makes all our pain seem less children of their own, still retain and all that’s left is broke or severe. pieces of gum along with fond bent Though days all reach to memories of loving hugs given to When suffering reaches souls tiresome length. them by a younger Pek Gunn. travail And months drag on that seem Pek is known best as a humor­ and needed help is so remote as years, ist, but he says he uses his hum or When praying seems to no avail He sees our weakness, gives us for a purpose. “If 1 can get people and pain defies the antidote. strength to laugh with me and get them to When imps of doubt who make To triumph with a smile, listening, then they open up their afraid, through tears. hearts,” says Pek. “When they do (copyright 1972, used by permission) invade the room, stand by your that, they’ll listen to the serious bed, Born with flaming red hair, things that I want to say to them. And laugh at earnest prayers Pek’s buddies at school said he When I close, I always wrap up you’ve prayed looked like a woodpecker. When with something serious, and they And sincere words of praise a grade school sweetheart started always accept it.” you’ve said. calling him Pek, the name stuck Certainly Pek has known dis­ You’ve never passed this way and has been with Richard ever appointments in life. His only before since. son, Richard M. Gunn, Jr. (Little “I started out telling stories just Pek), was born a “blue baby.” He You’re tossed upon an unknown blue to my friends,” says Pek. “One died at the age of four. Pek’s be­ So tired, yet straining at the oar day a woman came through who loved wife of 51 years, Frances, was booking a certain person to Through waters that are suffered from cancer twice before entertain in the schools. She lis­ strange to you. losing the battle to lymphoma in tened to me and said, ‘Mr. Gunn, 1978. Pek felt the loss deeply, but Yet faith and hope behold a cross did you know that’s salable he wanted her homegoing to be a With outstretched arms, one stuff?' She went on to say, ‘People celebration, which it was. hanging there, enjoy that kind of thing. You’ve Whose losing far exceeds our loss really got a gift.’” Triumph with a Smile, With pain beyond that which To see Pek in action is a de­ Through Tears we bear. light. He looks rather laid-back When sorrow comes or health While gazing on the wounds He sitting in a chair on a stage, but erodes bore, when he steps up to the podium,

July 1992 29 he becomes a dynamo. With I have heard the ump call ’em in Tomorrow will even the score. sparkling eyes, raised voice, and pinches, So I ’ve lived all my life as I ’ve an uncanny sense of good timing, when the game was still fo u n d it, Pek resurrects the characters of hanging on fate; And to me the game has been Tumblin’ Creek for his audience. I ’ve heard him scream "Out!” good. Pek loved poetry as a child, es­ when by inches Some of the players have cheated pecially such writers as Longfel­ The runner was safe at the But most played the best that low and Scott. But he chose to plate. they could. develop his own style using the language of the common man. And then the scene changed with And if you should ask me one He sums up his approach to writ­ the inning; question, ing this way: “I’d rather take sim­ The grandstand came up with And give me no room for to ple words and paint pretty pic­ a shout; rave; tures that will gladden I ’d have to be honest the hearts of those who and tell you— have long since ceased to I ’ve received a lot smile and die unknown more than I gave. as a writer, than to have (copyright 1963, used by permission) the acclaim of the liter­ ary world with everyone F r e t t i n ' “When I start out, trying to figure out what R ic h a rd M. Fek G unn there seems like there is I had in mind when I ft>«t Laureate oI Tennessee an awful crust, and I wrote.” se been frettin' 'bout de future * start digging through it,” And de things dat l'se been told; J {,( Pek says in explaining The Evened Score 'Bout uibat happens to us folkses how he writes his verse. When we starts to gittin'old. I have lived all my life “After a while, I get as I've fo u n d it But 1 took a little journey through that crust, and I To de eastern part of state; Amassed neither silver Gazed at all dat pretty scenery. fall into a great reservoir nor gold; ‘Til de time was dittin' late. .1 of all kinds of material, 1 And I find as the years Sakes alive what gorgeous colors; y , and the words become close around it, Like de rainbow in de sky; ■— — like little people. They’ll I just caint explain my feelin's/'( The things that count But I couldn't help but cry. J o come around saying, most, I can hold. . 7 i , L p y z P i t A ‘Let me in! Let me in!’ If As I_stared at dem bio mountains — I stop and let one in, and I have played the game Trees and flowers every where ^ he isn’t the right one fair as I ’ve seen it, my heart there welled up praises' 5 'Cause my Lord had put 'em there. he’ll just scream and According to my point carry on until I have to o f view; , Now, I'se ain't frettin' any l°nge^G^z i', „ For there's one thing dat I See; S: cA; move him. But if he is But realize that others ny good Lord made aem mountains who saw it te can shore take care of me^^ ^ the right one, he’ll curl up and go to sleep like a May choose to take baby in his m other’s issue— and do. I. V arms.” I have seen good men P e k ’s b o o k s , a lo n g pitch when their Written in the vernacular of the Tennessee cotton fields, with framable prints of pitching “Frettin’” uses simple language to reverently reflect on some of his best-loved Was tops, and they God’s providence. It is one of Pek’s best-loved poems and the one he uses to close every presentation. poems, may be found in gave all they had; a special rack at Cracker And lost, not because of Barrel Country Stores their pitching, along interstates across But because all the fielding The umpire yelled “Safe!” for the the United States. They are also was bad. runner sold at the 10 Tennessee state Another man pitched and his When everyone knew he was parks and at bookstores in Nash­ pitching out. ville and Gatlinburg, Tenn. Was poor— still he got the But somehow these things will be The octogenarian continues to hurrahs— righted, maintain a slate of appearances And he won, not because of his We reap what we sow perhaps at conventions and in schools. pitching, more; The honorarium that he receives But because of the person he And the things that today seem for speaking is usually sent to was. benighted— help Nazarene missionaries. Pek

30 Herald of Holiness lives on the money received from the sale of his books. He usually Because You Gave spends an hour or so after every appearance autographing copies WHAT GENERAL BUDGET MEANS TO ME for the scores of persons who BY CHRIS TAFT come up to buy them. As a product of your giving through the General Budget, I share A humble man, Pek has time these.thoughts with my Nazarene family with a great sense of for everyone he meets. He has an indebtedness and appreciation. I am an Australian and know the uncanny memory, perhaps culti­ Lord today as a result of missionary giving by Nazarenes around the vated through the memorization world. of whole books of the Bible along Because you gave, the Church of the Nazarene came to Australia with his many poems, that en­ in 1946 and, despite great difficulties, the work of holiness was estab­ ables him to remember the lished and is being propagated today. Although I am an Australian names of most persons he meets. and naturally love my country, my greater love is for my- church that At the age of 85, Pek was in­ cared enough about those who had not heard the gospel to send the ducted into United Poets Lau­ message to the ends of the earth. reate International. The group In the fast-paced society in which we live, it is hard to equate cold, financial statistics with Christ’s love and the eternal destiny of bestowed its highest honor, a those who have heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. I speak for all Naza­ crown of golden laurels, on the renes in world areas when I say thank you for caring enough to give poet at his birthday party. That sacrificially so that someone could bring the message of full salvation party, by the way, was thrown by to Australia and 94 other areas around the world. Pek for a few friends at the Grand Although my heart is full of thanks and gratitude, I am so aware Ole Opry House in Nashville. Al­ that millions have not heard this great news—millions who will only most 2,500 showed up for the cel­ hear and receive Christ when Christians sacrificially give to the cause ebration. of missions. Despite his age, Pek shows no I attribute everything and everyone of value to me directly to interest in slowing down. He sel­ God’s love because you gave through the plan of General Budget, dom declines an invitation to which is simply Nazarenes giving sacrificially so that others may share the great joy! speak to a teachers’ organization, a district preachers’ meeting, or a school assembly. He recently vis­ ited his ancestral home in Caith­ ness County, Scotland, and he is now working on a third book to N ew accompany his earlier works, Tumblin’ Creek Tales and Keep on Laughing. fo r “When the doctors at Mayo Clinic told me several years ago Women that 1 had skin cancer,” says Pek, “I told the Lord, ‘I’ve got a lot of Carolyn Lunn. things I would like to do, and I’m Many times throughout going to put my case in Your our lives we experience hands. Whatever Your judgment pain, tragedy, and heart­ dictates, I’ll be happy and abide ache. It’s difficult to find peace and joy in our hearts by it.’” during these times. The cancer was removed, and Through her own life, Pek recovered, but he says he Lunn has discovered the made a resolution at that time. “I meaning of joy: “An in­ told my doctor that I’ve spent my dwelling glad energy that life as a humorist making people inspires an inner serenity laugh and forget their troubles. not dependent on outward I’ve decided that whatever comes circumstances.” or goes. I’m going to keep on IIII0H 3-41 1-4410 making them laugh as long as I Order from: can stand on my feet.” Let’s pray that Pek can stand BEACON HILL PRESS • P.O. Box 419527. Kansas City. MO 64141

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July 1992 31 Decisions at Life’s End. continued from page 21 still, according to the Bible, appointed consider thoughtfully whether the doc­ for women and men to die. When death tor’s definition of death as the absence comes, however, is increasingly de­ of brain function is the one that should batable. The definition of death com­ govern our choices. monly agreed on says: An individual At this point, I admit to a twofold who has sustained either (1) irreversible Is it right bias. Almost 25 years ago, I was sud­ cessation of circulatory or respiratory denly and painfully thrust into this life- functions, or (2) irreversible cessation of support arena when doctors asked how all functions of the entire brain, includ­ to deny aggressive we wanted to be in treating ing the brain stem, is dead. A doctor the cancer discovered in our young son. doesn’t have to guess about any of this permanently They offered no hope; it was simply a since machines can determine what question of making him comfortable or functions are left. When pulse and brain­ subjecting him to uncertain experi­ breathing have stopped and the brain mental treatment. We chose comfort shows no activity, the person is obvi­ damaged, over chance, a choice I still judge cor­ ously dead, unable ever again to think rect, and he died at age 9. or make voluntary choices, even if life- comatose Today, in my work as hospital chap­ support systems continue to circulate lain, I frequently deal with families of blood and oxygen through the body. persons the comatose patients who must decide But what of people, like Nancy Cru- what to do about life-support systems. zan, SueAnn Lawrance, or Helga Wan- Increasingly, as I stand at the bedside of glie, where brain function has not en­ opportunity these patients, I wonder if the joke isn’t tirely stopped but is so impaired that on us, and we are trying to sustain an they are unlikely to regain the ability to to glorify empty shell while the person whose it think and speak? If we artificially sup­ was has long since returned to the Cre­ port patients who are in a persistent God in ator. vegetative state, how long should this Our choices would be so much easier continue? Months? Years? Must their heaven when if the Bible gave a clear definition of families wait month after long month death. But in Bible times, too, someone until at last a brain flow test shows no they can was considered dead only when a more function? knowledgeable person said so. Today, Must doctors meanwhile spare no ex­ no longer the definition keeps changing, but we pense, but use everything at their dis­ still trust the decision of a knowledge­ posal—pacemakers, respirators, tube able person, the doctor. Legally that is feeding, dialysis, antibiotics—as long as glorify appropriate, but it doesn’t help us in a trickle of activity continues? Is there a that agonizing twilight zone where a limit to what people may demand from Him here? person is neither wholly dead nor truly their hospital and doctor? As we fine- alive anymore and we must make a tune our skills, should we build facilities decision about life-support systems. (that I want to call vegetariums) where It is time for the Christian commu­ we maintain these nondead bodies? nity to see death in a broader context Who shall pay for all this—the patient's than mere biological or brain death. estate, the family, insurance companies, Psalm 139 says we are “fearfully and society, the church? wonderfully made.” God created our It won’t do anymore to simply say “inmost being” as well as our “frame.” that we may not play God or that, as A human being is more than the total long as the doctor’s definition of death of his functions, more than heartbeat has not yet been met, we must actively and breathing and brain flow com­ support the comatose person because bined. Life is relationships with God anything short of that would be taking and human beings. The Westminster a life, that is, murder. We m ust decide Catechism says, “Man’s chief and high­ whether we are supporting life or tem­ est end is to glorify God, and fully to porarily delaying death. More impor­ enjoy him forever.” The apostle Paul tantly, it is past time that Christians said in Philippians 1:23 (NIV), “1 desire

32 Herald of Holiness to depart and be with Christ, which is dying process? If we truly believe that better by far.” The question today con­ “this world is not our home, we’re only fronting every thoughtful believer is passing through,” how can we justify de­ whether it is right to deny permanently laying the going home of a dying per­ brain-damaged persons the opportunity son? to enjoy God in heaven when they can When all is said and done, in this age no longer glorify God here. As the evi­ of life-support systems and tube feeding dence mounts that a loved one will and brain How tests, it comes down to never again have a meaningful rela­ this: Do we love our loved ones enough tionship with another human being on to let go, and do we trust God enough earth, is that person alive or dead? to let our loved ones enter into His When my son was mere days from presence? Or is our frantic, fruitless life- dying, we read the description of heav­ support activity affirmation, after all, of en in Revelation 21 and 22. It hints at Satan’s words in Job such beauty, joy, and happiness that my 2:4 (N IV ), “ A m an little son exclaimed, “Dad, it will be so will give all he has for beautiful there. I can hardly wait to see his life” (or that of a it.” Have we, as committed Christians, loved one), even if the the right to bring to the bedside every life rem aining is hard­ possible machine, drug, or procedure ly life? 4, that cannot change the ultimate out­ come but only serve to prolong the Gerald Oosterveen

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July 1992 33 HOPE WITH “THE FAMILY”

BY J. GRANT SWANK, JR.

he clutched her Bible walked into the room. Yet, this was 18 years old. It was about the and then entered the time she seemed more at ease. second coming of Jesus. God study. Once again, no one pried. Each spoke to my heart recently to ask regular attender simply meshed me if I were ready to meet Jesus in with the lively exchange con­ if He returned. I knew that I was No one had ever cerning the Bible section exam­ far from God. Yet I did not want S seen her before. ined that particular night. my soul to be lost forever,” she It was evident that this young After the study was finished, explained. woman felt awkward breaking Jean lingered. My wife sensed “So you sought us out?” into this new circle. She did not that she wanted to share some­ “Yes, I would pass your church appear comfortable with church thing; so we made ourselves par­ months on end. There I would folk. ticularly available when everyone see the sign that lists the times of “Please, have a seat,” someone else had left. your services, and I would say to invited. “Could I speak with you for a myself that I would walk through She sat down gingerly looking those doors one day. But I kept about, trying to be strong within. putting it off. Then, finally, I con­ What was her name? Where did cluded that I could not wait any she live? A t times the longer. I had to start living for “Would you sign our guest church family God. book?” another offered. “I got my Bible, which had She signed the sheet, but only wondered if this been stashed away for a long her first name. No address. No time. I dusted it off, took it in remark under the heading “Com­ pioneer spirit hand, and started to head for my ments.” car. It was then that I was The evening proceeded with could make it. tempted to turn back, not going the usual midweek Nazarene Bi­ to church. But then I knew that I ble forum. Everyone, sensing the had to follow my conscience to­ mystery of the situation, tried to few minutes?” she stammered. ward Jesus. Therefore, I put one appear as if all were usual; how­ The three of us pulled up our foot in front of the other and ever, we all knew otherwise. chairs and settled in to uncover ended up with you people. At the close of the session, Jean the intrigue that surrounded this “I am so glad that I did. You was greeted by everyone present. visitor. people have been very friendly “Please come back again.” “We What was it that we learned? toward me, without being prying. are so glad that you joined us this We came to understand that I appreciate that very much. evening.” “Good to meet you.” this was a woman who had been There is too m uch about my life She smiled gently, obviously battered by an extremely cruel of which I am not proud. There­ appreciating the kindnesses husband. He thrived on por­ fore, I need some time to find my shown. nography. She had borne several way.” Would she, in fact, return? children. She had lived too long We stared into the eyes of this Would she even dare to join the in awesome fear for her own life. young lady who had walked dark believers for worship? Was she “What brought you to our Bi­ alleys, stumbled down passage­ married? Did she have children? ble study?” I asked. ways. What scars were hidden The next Wednesday this “I remembered several weeks within? How could she discover woman appeared again for Scrip­ ago a sermon I had heard when I healing? ture study. She held her Bible 34close to her body when she Herald of Holiness f ' X ’S'

She had been battered by a cruel husband who thrived on pornography. She had lived too long in mortal fear for her life.

“We are happy that you found own children. This cluster had in­ her family apart, those attacking our Bible study too. We will deed found their way home to her offspring. surely give you all the time you family. Our congregation felt grat­ Some months were spent on want to find your way back to ified to have been the shelter in welfare, living with other aban­ the heart of God,” I assured her. which they could hide. doned selves in state-run housing. She smiled her weary smile, Years have passed since that A small motel room proved to be grateful to hear comforting words first midweek study. The church home for one season when she of sincerity. My wife reached over folk have walked with Jean and otherwise would have been out to touch her arm gently. her children through mazes. on the streets. As time passed, Jean became a There have been frightening Women within the congrega­ regular enthusiast at our church. nights when she was threatened tion became her surrogate moth­ Tagging alongside her were her by those who would have torn ers and sisters, providing counsel

July 1992 35 and comfort. wavered. She clung to every op­ life,” she testifies. “It m eans more Would she fall by the wayside portunity the church offered her to me than any other life-style. I when days became particularly for empowering. have found a church that leads difficult? Could she find the Today, this woman stands tall me into the ways of holiness. 1 courage to continue when it in our church’s history. She is am so thankful for these treasures seemed hopeless? There were confident. She is an example of that my soul has come upon. I times when the church family G od’s might. She is reliable. could never turn back.” wondered if this pioneer spirit Her husband abandoned her Today she is married to a could make it, even with all the when he finally realized that he preacher. They minister to others help from caring hearts. could not force her away from who have lost their way. Now Yet, service after service, study Jesus. Her commitment had been Jean can speak boldly when she after study, Jean and her children cemented into the cause of the says, “I know where you are com­ were always found within church Cross. ing from,” as she looks into the walls when the lights were on. We “I have come upon not only faces o f those wanderers who seek could count on her when others salvation but also the sanctified her out. ^

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Who makes the decisions about pensions? The present Board of Pensions and Benefits USA was incorporated in 1952. However, a board to “oversee the disbursement of funds to retired ministers” has existed since 1919 when the General Board of Ministerial Relief was established. In 1923, this board became one of the original six departments of the General Board: (1) Department of Foreign Missions, (2) Department of Education, (3) Department of Publication, (4) Department of Church School, (5) Department of Home Missions, and (6) Department of Ministerial Relief. Contact us for help in building a solid Although the names changed, those six original Will or a sound Charitable Giving plan. departments continued until the 1980 reorganiza­ Rev. tion which established the present five divisions of Mr. the General Board: (1) Church Growth Department, Mrs____ Miss (2) Communications Department, (3) Finance De­ Address. partment, (4) Sunday School Ministries De­ C ity. partment, and (5) World Mission Department. The Board of Pensions now reports to the General Board State. .Z ip . through the Finance Department. Telephone ( ). The Board’s membership is based on regional Birth Date______representation. From nominations of the Board of (Month) (Day) (Year) General Superintendents, the U.S. members of the Spouse's Birth Date -— General Board elect one representative from each Please send information on □ Writing a Will □ Gift Annuities □ Trusts of the U.S. regions and one member-at-large for a total of 9 members. No fewer than 4 of the members are to be ministers and no fewer than 4 are to be laypersons. Call Toll Free P l a n n e d Questions about benefits may be sent to the 1-800-544-8413 f t GIVING 6401 THE PASEO Board of Pensions and Benefits USA, 6401 The KANSAS CITY, MO 64131 Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131-1284.

36 Herald of Holiness 16-26'; Lancaster, OH, 30—Aug. 7'; Frazer, PA SMITH, C. HASTINGS: East Tennessee District (Philadelphia), 8-16; Sacramento, CA, 17-23; Camp, July 6-12; Iowa District Camp, Aug. Las Vegas, NV (Henderson Grace), 24-28; 11-13 Roanoke, VA, 30— Sept. 7’ SMITH, DUANE: Scipio, IN, July 9-19'; Ellicott City, MANN, THURL A MARY KAY: White Springs, FL MD (Washington), 25—Aug. 2; Imperial, PA, 7-9; (Suwanee River), July 20-26; Monroe, LA (First), West Baden, IN (Springs Valley), 16-19 29—Aug. 3; Colorado Springs, CO (Indian THE SPEER FAMILY, BROCK: Leesburg, VA, July 10; Heights), 18-23; Pawhuska, OK (First), 26-30; Central Ohio District Camp, 14; Eckerman, Ml, Georgetown, IL, Sept. 1-6 18'; Xenia, OH, 19; Greenville, SC, Aug. 8'; McMAHON, MICK A HELEN, VICTORY MINIS­ Bear Creek, AL, 21' EVANGELISTS’ SLATES TRIES: Sheffield, AL (First), July 5; Libson Falls, STANIFORTH, KEN: Barstow, CA, July 27—Aug. 2; ME, Aug. 2-7; Gardner, ME (First), 26-31 Long Beach, CA, Children's District Camp, McWHIRTER, G. STUART: Tyler, TX (Lakeview), July 17-22; Chula Vista, CA, Children’s District 7-12; North Central Ohio District Camp, 15-19; Camp, 30—Sept. 4 Butler, PA (Pittsburgh), 26—Aug. 2; Bethany, OK STREET, A. DAVID: Iowa District Assembly, July ARMSTRONG, LEON & LINDA: Malden, MO (First), Mena, AR, Aug. 1-6 (Southwest Oklahoma), 5-9 13-17; Cedar Falls, IA, 20-26; Waukegan. IL July 6-12; Roanoke, VA (Garden City), 13-19; FADER, WES A MARY: Canada Central District MILLHUFF, CHARLES R.: Vienna, VA, July 5'; Cir­ (First), 29—Aug. 2; Lexington, KY (Lafayette), Roanoke, VA (Grandview Heights), 20-26; Camp Meeting, July 11-19,24—Aug. 2; Keyser, cleville, OH, 13-19' 10-16; El Paso, IL, 18-23 Craigsville, VA (Estaline Valley), 27—Aug. 2 WV, 14-16'; Tangier, VA, 22-23'; Tamagua, PA, MONK, JIM: Yuba City, CA, July 16-26; Allison, PA, TAYLOR, BOB: Ohio District Assembly, July 15-18; 2 9_ se p t 7* BAGGETT, DALLAS W.: Madison, AL (First), July 12; Aug. 16-19 Dayton, OH (Parkview), 19; Indianapolis Camp Decatur, AL (Bethel), 19-26; Hartselle, AL (First), FRANK, RICHARD A.: Columbiana, AL, July 5; Mis­ MORGAN, EARL L.: Upstate New York District Meeting, 22-26; Camby, IN (Indianapolis), Aug. 7-9; Lexington, AL (Marys Chapel), 14-16; sissippi Teen Camp, 5-10; North Carolina Teen Camp, July 6-11; Sumner, Ml (Center), 25-26; 27—Aug. 2 Camp, 13-17; Tennessee NYI Convention, 24- Decatur, AL (Larkwood), 23 Streator, IL, Aug. 23 TAYLOR, CLIFF-FAMILY EVANGELIST: Seattle, 25; West Virginia Teen Camp, 27-31; Florida Teen BALLARD, DONALD It: Millington, TN, July 5 MORRIS, JAMES A.: West Virginia Children's Camp, WA, July 7-12; Hermiston, OR, 20-26; Con- Camp, Aug. 3-7; Donalsonville, GA (First), 9 BAPTISTE, MATHIEU J : Naples, FL (New Haitian), July 6-10; Seth, WV, 13-19; Butler, PA, 25—Aug. conully, WA, 27—Aug. 2'; Hermiston, OR, 3-9 July 19-26; West Palm Beach, FL, Aug. 9-16' THE FREY FAMILY, DONALD: Alabama, Concerts, 2; Northeastern Indiana Boys' and Girls’ Camp, TAYLOR, MENDELL L.: Michigan District Camp, July BLUE, DAVID & DANA: Fishkill, NV, July 10-12; July 5,12; Cullman, AL (First), 6-10; Manton, Ml, 3-7,10-14; Welch, WV, 24-30 12-19; Indianapolis, IN (Westside), Aug. 9-30 Northwest Indiana District Camp, 21-26; New 19-26'; Southwest Indiana Children's Camp, MOSS, UDELL G.: Hyndman, PA, July 20—Aug. 2' TSO, ALVIN C.: Pinon, AZ, July 13-19', 26-31', Aug. Mexico District Camp, Aug. 4-9 Aug. 4-7; Bloomington, IN (First), 9 AM .; Bed­ MURPHY, MARK: Georgia District Camp, July 6-12 1-2'; Sanostee, NM, 11-15'; Bluff, UT, 17-29' BOCK, DON: Mount Carmel, OH, July 29—Aug. 2'; ford, IN (Valley Mission), 9 pm ; Seymour, IN NAJARIAN, BERGE A DORIS: Sanford, FL (First), ULMET, ALECK G.: Van Cleve, KY, July 24—Aug. 2'; Chrisman, IL, Aug. 18-23 (First), 16; Oaklawn, IL (First), 17-23 Aug. 28-30 Bonnie, IL, 6-16' BOQUIST, DOUG A DEBBIE: Southwestern Ohio GESSNER, DON A SHIRL: Fern Creek, KY, July PETTIT, ELAINE C.: Michigan District Assembly, WELLS, LINARD: SURINAME, South America, June District Camp Meeting, July 1-3; Maine District 10-19'; Chattanooga, TN (First), 20-23; Lexing­ July 8- 9; Michigan District Camp, 12- 19; North­ 30—July 24; McGehee, AR, 28—Aug. 2; Gra­ Camp Meeting, 6-11; Indianapolis District Camp ton, KY, 24-31'; Salem, IL, Aug. 3'; Mayfield, KY, western Ohio District Assembly, 26— Aug. 2; ham, TX (First), 4-9; Drumright, OK, 11-16; Meeting, 20-25; St. Albans, VT, 29—Aug. 2; 10-16; Southeast Oklahoma District Assembly, Napoleon, OH, 3- 9; Pittsburgh District Boys’ Clarksdale, MS, 18-23; Cory, IN, 25-30 Ithiel Falls, VT, 5-16' 18-23; Maybee, Ml, 24-30' Camp, 10-14 a m .; Pittsburgh, PA (Ohioville), 14 BRISCOE, JOHN B.: New England and Maine, Con­ HAINES, GARY W.: Flint Ml (First), July 11-15; Bur­ p m - 16; Pittsburgh District Girls' Camp, 17- 21; WILLIAMS, CURTIS D.: Fairfield, OH, July 5; West certs, July 1-5'; Livermore Falls, ME, 7-12; ton, Ml (Flint South), 16-19; Northwestern Ohio Muskegon, Ml (First), 24-30 Carrollton, OH, 12; Hillsboro, OH, 19; Nich- Rockland, ME, 14-19; Maine, Massachusetts, Family Camp, 25—Aug. 2; Amarillo, TX (First), PFEIFER, DON: Eastern Kentucky District Camp, olasville, KY, 26', a.m.; Lexington, KY (Lafayette), pm.; Connecticut, Concerts, 22-31'; Pennsylvania, 8-12; St. Augustine, FL (First), 22-26 July 20- 26; Center Valley, PA, 28— Aug. 2' 26, Xenia, OH, Aug. 12 Concerts, Aug. 2'; Harrisonville, PA (Pleasant HALBERT, KIRK A JOYCE: Missouri and Kansas, RUNYAN, DAVID W.: Casey, IL, July 8- 12; Nevada, WRIGHT, E. GUY & LIL: Front Royal, VA, July 1-5; Ridge), 4-9; Berkley Springs, WV, 15-16; West Concerts, July and Aug.; Kansas City, MO (St MO, 17- 19; Duncan, OK (North Heights), 22- 26; Summersville, WV, 8-12; Arbovale, WV, 16-26'; Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Concerts, 19-31' Paul's), Aug. 23 Ringing, OK, 29— Aug. 2' ; ALBANIA, 4- 24; Warsaw, OH, 29—Aug. 2; Hortense, GA, 6-16'; BROWN, ROGER N.: Cowden, IL, July 17-26'; Ken- HANCOCK, TIM: East Kentucky Youth Camp, July Davenport, IA, 26-30 Asbury, WV, 19-23'; Barberton, OH (Mount dallville, IN, Aug. 2; Bethel Park, PA 5-16' 6-10; Southwest Oklahoma Youth Camp, 13-17; RUSSELL j- REYNDAL Crowley, LA (Ellis), July Summit), 26-30 BURKHALTER, PAT I DONNA: Altus, AR, June Mount Vernon, OH (First), 26; Bonnie, IL Aug. 23-26 'Denotes Non-Nazarene Church 30—July 5; Charleston, MO, 14-19; Oklahoma 6-16'; Wisconsin District Camp, 19-23; Creston, City, OK (Oakcliff), July 28—Aug. 2; Blanchard, OH, 30-Sept. 2 LA, 4-9; Dallas District Assembly, 12-14; Madill, HARRINGTON, MILTON: Roseville, CA (First), July OK, 18-23; Vivian, LA, 25-30 19—Aug. 16 BYERS, CHARLES A MILDRED: University Park, IA, HICKS, JOHN DAVID: Wilmington, NY, Aug. 5-16; July 1-5'; Iowa District Assembly, 15-17; Cen­ San Pedro, CA (Peninsula), 20-23; Eureka, CA terville, IA, 20-26; Montrose, IA, 27—Aug. 2; (First), 27-30 Falls City, NE, 17-23 HOLSTEIN, J. TED: Mercer, Wl, July 14-19 CASWELL, GERALD: Irma, NJ, Aug. 19-30' JETSTREAM MINISTRIES, PAUL A TRISH: South CHAMBERS, LEON A MILDRED: Camby, IN (Indi­ Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Illi­ anapolis), July 27—Aug. 2; Circleville, OH, 7-16' nois, Kentucky, Concerts, July 8-15; Wilmore, CHANEY, REEFORD A BARBARA: Leesburg, VA, KY, 16-25'; Kentucky, Tennessee, Concerts, July 12; Virginia District Assembly, Aug. 5-6 28-31, Aug. 2-11; Cookeville, TN, 12-16 CLAY, M. E.: Warrenton, GA, July 16-26' JONES, GRACE L.: Guadalajara, MEXICO, July CLEGG, DARRELL W.: Titusville, PA, June 30—July 9-12, Aug. 18-30 5; Arborvale, WV, 16-26'; Union Point, GA, JONES, TERRY A LAQUITA: Nebraska District 29—Aug, 1'; Hortense, GA, 6-16'; Barberton, Camp Meeting, July 9-12; Salina, KS (Belmont OH (Mount Summit), 21-23 Boulevard), 19; Cheyenne, WY, 24-26'; Okla­ CORENSON, KEN A PATTI: Eugene, OR (Faith), homa District Camp Meeting, Divide, CO, Aug. Aug. 29—Sept. 3 3-7; Littleton, CO (Denver Columbine Hills), 16; COVINGTON, NATHAN A.: Gilmer, TX, July 14-19; Colorado Springs, CO (Southgate), 19-23; Stuart OK (Friendship), 28—Aug. 2; Louisville, Mount Enterprise, TX, 26-30" KY (Trinity), 4-9; Greenbrier, AR, 11-16; Clinton, JUNEMAN, JOHN A TRINA: Annapolis, MO, July OK, 25-30 1-5; Columbus, OH (Mifflin), 7-12; Crown Point, DELL, JIMMY: Carson, WA, July 12-19; Prescott Val­ IN, 14-19; Columbiana, AL, 21-26; Guthrie, OK, ley, AZ, 25-29; Patchogue, NY, Aug. 2-7; New 28—Aug. 2; Torrington, WY, 5-9; Worland, WY, York District Camp, 8-16; West Monroe, LA 18-23; Green River, WY, 25-31; Laramie, WY, (First), 19-23 Sept. 1-6 DENNISON, MARVIN E.: Hixson, TN (Chattanooga KEENA, EARL E.: Sacramento District Family Camp, Grace), June 30—July 5; Newton, IA, 6-9; New Aug. 17, 23 York District Boys’ and Girls' Camp, 13-18, KELLER EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES, GREG A 20-25; Rock Hill, NY, 28—Aug. 2; Greensburg, SUE: White House, TN (New Life), Aug. 15-19; KY, 4-9; Carrollton, MO, 11-16; Topeka, KS Erin, TN, 22-26 (First), 25-30 LAXSON, KIP: Michigan District Camp, July 14-19; DESKINS, GROVER C.: Arcade, NY (Crossroads), Parrish, AL, Aug. 5-9; The Plains, OH, 19-23; July 31—Aug. 9 Salem, IL (Grace), 26-30 DOCTORIAN, SAMUEL: REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, LAXSON, WALLY A GINGER: Mount Vernon, OH July 1-8'; Baton Rouge, LA, 11-19'; Beirut, (North Central), July 15-19; St. Mary's, OH LEBANON, Aug. 2-12'; Sidney and Perth, AUS­ (Northwestern Ohio), 26—Aug. 2; Houston Dis­ TRALIA, 14-31' trict Camp, 4-9; Salem, IL (Grace), 26-30 DOROUGH, JAMES D.: Blossom, TX, July 21-26; LOMAN, LANE: Crowley, LA (First), July 5, 7-12; Jacksonville, TX, Aug. 18-23 Tilden, IL, 16-26'; Toronto, OH, 30—Aug, 9'; DUNMIRE, RALPH & JOANN: Indianapolis Camp Valley, AL (First), 16-19; Bowling Green, KY Meeting, July 27—Aug. 2; Mount Vernon, OH, (New Life), 23-26; Gallatin, TN, 30-Sept. 2 6-16'; Antioch, TN (Nashville Cherokee Hills), MANER, ROBERT E.: Northwest District Camp, July “This is Sherry’s answering service. Please leave your 26-30 7-11 name, age, length of your hair, and whether or not DUTTON, BARRY A TAVIA: North Carolina District MANLEY, STEPHEN A DELPHINE: Pleasant Hill, CA Camp, July 2-12; Maine, Concerts, 14-26; (Northern California), July 6-12; Pelion, SC, you have an earring, at the sound of the heep!”

July 1992 37 VITAL STATISTICS PATRICIA CAUSEY, 60, Leavenworth, EVA WOODRUFF, 85, Columbus, Ohio. ROSCOE G. BOONE, JR., to associate, Kans., May 2. Survivors: husband, Calvin; Survivors: daughters, Donna Faye (Mrs. Sterling (III.) First Deaths sons, Calvin, Nathanael, Charles; daughter, James) Gee; Verneilia “Tudie” (Mrs. Harry) VICTOR M. BUFFEY, from Tucson, Ariz., to Carol. Shields; 6 grandchildren; 14 great-grand­ Tucson (Ariz.) Northside EDWARD F. COX, 72, Nashville, Tenn., children; one sister; one brother. TERRY W. CHAPMAN, to pastor, Fair- Ronald Denton former chaplain and professor at Mount WILLIE MAE THOMPSON WRIGHT, 66, grove, Mich. Former Nazarene mis­ Vernon Nazarene College, died Feb. 15. Brunswick, Ga., Apr, 3, Survivors: hus­ DONALD L. FISHER, JR., from associate, sionary, Ron Denton, Survivors: wife, Dorothy; daughter, Martha band, Rev. Bill Wright; daughter, Sharon Wooster, Ohio, to associate, Garden City 66, died Dec. 8 in Nash­ Eby; son, John; five grandchildren; three Driskell; sons, Charles, Clifton; four grand­ (Kans.) First ville, Tenn. Death was great-grandchildren. children; one brother. JAM ES R. FITTS, fro m B ennettsville, S.C., attributed to cancer. BRADLEY DELONG, 73, Tomahawk, Ky„ to Summersville, S.C. He is survived by his Jan. 18. Survivors: wife, Mary Crisp; CHARLES A. FOUNTAIN, SR., from Jack­ wife, Sarah; three daughters, Ella Mae McKitrick, Irene sonville (Fla.) First, to Lake City (Fla.) daughters, Marsha Ellen Rolte, Joyce Anne Hunter, Juanita Russell; sons. Ken, Holly; Births T rinity Morend, and Valerie Heather Denton; two 10 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. to TIMOTHY AND SUSAN (KERR) DAB­ GLEN L. FRESHOUR, from Jackson Center, sons, Ronald and Daniel; and six grandchil­ ALVIN W. ERICKSON, 83, Jupiter, Fla., NEY, Lindsay, Calif., a girl, Kelsey Alison, Ohio, to Springfield (Ohio) Maplewood dren. Mar. 30. Survivors: wife, Francis; sons, M ay 1 GARY D. GERSTENBERGER, from associ­ Denton joined Nazarene Publications David, A. William, Jr.; two sisters; four to REV. DAVID AND DEBORAH (WIEC- ate, Venice, Fla., to associate, Sterling International as sales and promotion man­ grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. ZOREK) FREES, Littleton, Colo., a boy, Joel (III.) First ager in October 1989. He was director of REV. GERALD T. GRINDLEY, 53, Owos- Russell, Mar. 22 STEPHEN G. GREEN, from Cincinnati the Spanish section at Thomas Nelson so, Mich., song evangelist, died Feb. 6. to CHRISTOFER AND LINDA HUGHES, (Ohio) Springdale, to Pasadena (Calif.) Publishing Company in Nashville (1980- Survivors: wife, Janice; one brother. Spring Hill, Kans., a boy, Michael David, First 86). From 1973 to 1980, he worked for REV. DAVID L. HUNTER, 70, Wathens, Feb. 24 JAMES H. INGALLS, from Mount Laurel, Publications International. The Dentons Kans., pastor for 35 years, died Apr. 17. to TODD AND MARGARET (BENNETT) N.J., to Ashland (Ky.) First served as missionaries for 23 years to Survivors: wife, Dorothy; daughter, Mary LANGLEY, Peoria, Ariz., a boy, Cameron FRANK H. JOHNSON, from chaplaincy to Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. Jane Jensen; sons, Ben, Donald; 10 James, Mar. 27 pastor, Palmdale, Calif. grandchildren; 1 great-granddaughter; 1 to GARY AND DENISE (NESS) O'NEILL, WILLARD C. McCOMAS, from associate, brother. Everett, Wash., a girl. Paige Rochelle, Apr. Peoria, Ariz., to pastor, Youngstown Jim Knear JACK MOORE, 69, Chanute, Kans.. Feb. 19 (Ariz.) Grace Mission Jim Knear, 46, associate 15. Survivors: wife, Eva; son, Mark; daugh­ to STEVEN AND KELLY (KOEHN) PARK­ CYRIL G. McKAY, from Tuttle, N.Dak., to professor of speech at ters, Mary Ann Myers, Janice Dunn; eight ER, Colorado Springs, Colo., a boy, Joshua Mount Pleasant, Iowa Trevecca Nazarene Col­ grandchildren; two brothers; five sisters. Thomas, Feb. 9 A. GLENN MESSER, from Dumas, Tex., to lege, died May 2, in MAUDE ELLEN NORRIS, Mabank, Tex., to STEVEN AND BRENDA PARKS, Enid, Winston-Salem (N.C.) First Nashville. Death was the Feb. 27. Survivors: husband, Richard; son, Okla., a boy, William Howard, Mar. 27 JERRY L. MORRIS, from Clovis, Calif., to result of a heart attack. Larry; daughter, Carolyn Norris; one sister; to GREG AND BETH (WATERS) PEM­ Lompoc (Calif.) Trinity Knear is survived by one brother. BERTON, Nashville, Tenn., a boy, Seth RANDELL T. MYERS, from district his wife, Sharon; and a son, Christopher. REV. RAY N. (R. N.) RAYCROFT, 86, Gregory, Mar. 10 assigned, Tennessee, to pastor, Phoenix Ordained in 1975, Knear served as pas­ Howell, Mich., pastor for 45 years, died to WILLIAM AND STEPHANIE (Ariz.) Deer Valley tor of three churches on the South Florida Oct. 1. Survivors: wife, Vera; daughters; (ALBRIGHT) REBLE, Security, Colo., a boy, STEPHEN R. QUANSTROM, from associ­ District prior to joining the TNC faculty in Joyce, Betty, Lois, Bethel, Beverly, Faith, William David Reble IV, Dec. 8 ate, Dayton (Ohio) Parkview, to pastor, 1978. During his tenure at TNC he also Donna; son, Ray; 28 grandchildren; 15 Gregory (Mich.) Southwest served as chairman of the Communica­ great-grandchildren; 1 sister. GAVIN C. RAATH, from Little Rock (Ark.) tions Department. He was a graduate of VIOLET RUCKMAN, 78, Westmoreland Marriages First, to Calgary (Alta.) First TNC, Tennessee State University, and Uni­ Tenn., May 5. Survivors: husband, David; LARRY S. SCOTT, to pastor, California CAROLE SARAH ROGERS and versity of Missouri-Kansas City. son, Frank; daughters, Jan Atkisson, City, Calif. CHRISTOPHER GENE ARCHER, June 13 A scholarship fund has been established Frances Golden; seven grandchildren; nine RONALD J. SEIGMAN, to pastor, Green­ in his memory. great-grandchildren. wood (S.C.) Mission CONSTANCE SPRUCE, 85, Bethany, B. CURTIS SELLERS, from Sumter (S.C.) Okla., Apr. 20. Survivor: sister, Rhoda Anniversaries First, to Ironton (Ohio) First Timothy Russell Newman. MR. AND MRS. THOMAS HARLEY SHAWN SIEGFRIED, from associate, Tope­ Timothy Russell, 17, the LENA M. STONE, 83, Feb. 12. Survivors: BYNUM, Pittsburg, Tex., celebrated their ka (Kans.) Fairlawn, to pastor, Hooker, son of Rev. and Mrs. husband, J. W. "Bill”; son, William; daugh­ 50th wedding anniversary Apr. 26, with a Okla. William Russell of Her- ter, Ann (Mrs. Robert) Burdick; six grand­ reception given by their children and PAUL M. SOTO, from pastor, South shey, Pa., was killed children; four great-grandchildren; one grandchildren. The Bynums have attended Pasadena (Calif.) Angel Kamp, to South Jan. 23 in a traffic acci­ brother. Pittsburg Church of the Nazarene since Pasadena, Calif. dent. The young man REV. RANCEFORD NOAH WEBB, 90, they were teenagers. LARRY SPRAKER, from Summersville, and a classmate were en pastor for over 60 years, died Apr. 21. Sur­ JOHN AND BEBE ROGERS, Hampton, S.C., to Clarksville (Tenn.) Park Lane route from the Hershey Church to the Rus­ vivors: wife, Alberta; daughter, Pauline; 5 Ga., celebrated their 50th wedding anniver­ JAMES M. TODD, from Indian, Md., to sell home when the mishap occurred. stepchildren; 5 grandchildren; 11 great­ sary Apr. 5 with a renewal of vows. They Mount Laurel, N.J. Tim was a junior at Hershey High School grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchil- have four children and eight grandchildren. TERRY TOLER, from associate, Nashville and was a star on the school track team. dren. REV. AND MRS. ALECK G. ULMET, Bella (Tenn.) First, to pastor, Bethany (Okla.) He was also involved in his local church, as JOHN WESLOW, 81, Frostburg, Md„ Vista, Ark., celebrated their 50th wedding First well as in district and regional church activ­ Feb. 9. Survivors: wife, Minnie; daughter, anniversary July 18 with an open house JOHN D. TROTTER, from student to pas­ ities. Dolores; sons, Ed, John. given by their five children. The Ulmets tor, Roseville, III. He is survived by his parents, William HEIDI JOLENE WIEDERRICK, 14, have pastored for 50 years. Rev. Ulmet RICHARD C. WAGNER, from Melbourne and Paula; and two brothers, John, 20, and Republic, Wash., Oct. 25. Survivors: par­ was district superintendent of the Ken­ (Fla.) Eau Gallie, to Jacksonville (Fla.) Christopher, 12. ents, Frank and Pam Wiederrick; sister, tucky District for 13 years. First A memorial fund has been established at Juli; brothers, Frank, Jeramy; grandpar­ DAVID E. YOUNG, from Lexington (Ky.) the Hershey Church of the Nazarene. Gifts ents, Jerry and Mabel LaCelle. Calvary, to Augusta, Ky. and messages may be sent to the same RALPH EMERSON WILLIAMS, 81, Gard- address: P.O. Box 502, Hershey, PA 17033. nerville, Nev., Jan. 11. Survivors: wife, FOR THE RECORD Bessie; son, Ronald; daughters, Vivian Recomendation Irenga, Shirley Schreckenghost, Bernice Moving Ministers The following have been recommended Rodgers, Deanie Maine, Connie Fong; 22 VERNON R. ADAMS, from evangelism to by their district superintendent: REV. J. PAUL ALEXANDER, 77, Mesa, grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren. pastor, Flatwoods (Ky.) First C. ED AND REBECCA IRWIN, evange­ Ariz., pastor for 38 years, died Apr. 27. SHIRLEY J. WILSON, 44, Huntsville, TERRY L. BOGER, from Newport, Tenn., to lism and music, P.O. Box 3374, Brent­ Survivors: wife, Virginia; daughter, Marilyn Ala., Mar. 4. Survivors: husband, David; Johnson City, Tenn. wood, TN 37024-3374, (615) 661-6956 or Fisher; son, Thomas; four grandchildren; daughters, Jennifer. Amanda, Tiffany; KEN BOLTON, from pastor, Fremont, Iowa, (615) 377-9008, by W. Talmadge Johnson, one sister; one brother. mother, Alice Dool; one brother. to associate, Davenport, Iowa Tennessee District.

38 Herald of Holiness Announcements Walnutporl, PA 18088 wood, KS 66206; V. H. Lewis, 1406 Cam­ BIRTHS: Please provide parents’ names, ZURCHER, REV. NORMAN and CAROL, bridge, Olathe, KS 66062; Orville W. Jenk­ hometown, name of child, sex of child, and BROOKFIELD (MO.) CHURCH w ill ce le ­ South Africa, Furlough address: 305 ins, 2309 W. 103rd St., Leawood, KS date of birth. brate its 50th anniversary July 12. Hiram Riverside Dr., Huntington, IN 46750 66206: W illiam M. Greathouse, 1179 CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS: Please sub­ Sanders will be the speaker for the 10 a .m . Rosewood Trail, Mount Juliet, TN 37122. mit church announcements at least three service. There will be a special celebration months prior to the issue you want the service at 2:30 p .m . All former pastors, DIRECTORIES Notice notice to be printed in. members, and friends are invited. For Please include your name and phone more information, phone (816) 258-3845. BOARD OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS Vital Statistics are printed as soon as number when submitting information for Office: 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO possible after they are received. When SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (PA.) CHURCH w ill the Vital Statistics pages to: celebrate its 50th anniversary July 18-19. 64131. John A. Knight, chairman; Donald submitting information, please observe the For more information, write the church at D. Owens, vice-chairman; W illiam J. following guidelines: Herald o l Holiness 220 W. Main St., Schuylkill Haven, PA Prince, secretary; Eugene L. Stowe, Jerald DEATHS: Please provide name, age, 6401 The Paseo 17972. D. Johnson, Raymond W. Hum. hometown, date of death, and the names Kansas City, MO 64131 CLEVELAND (OKLA.) CHURCH w ill cele­ GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS EMERITUS: of survivors and their relationship to the brate it 85th anniversary Aug. 16. Bob George Coulter, 9310 Canterbury, Lea­ deceased. Smith will speak in the morning service, followed by a dinner and afternoon music celebration featuring the Silver-tone Quar­ tet All former pastors, members, and friends are invited to attend or send greet­ NEWS OF RELIGION ings. For more information, write the church at 104 E. Wichita, Cleveland, OK 74020, or phone (918) 358-2154. NEA HEAD WILL NOTE PUBLIC SENSIBILITIES MEXICO RALLY TESTS The concerns of taxpayers Imelda Radice said. NEW FREEDOMS Moving Missionaries and Congress will be taken Radice replaced John Nearly half a million people COOPER, DR. JIM and BETTY, Brazil, Field into consideration in future Frohnmayer, who was fired attended an evangelistic address: Rua Jose Portolano, 171, grant-making decisions by by the White House in Febru­ Jordim da Imbuias, 04829 Sao Paulo, rally in Mexico City recent­ SP, BRAZIL the National Endowment for ary after three years as head ly, presenting an early test FARRIS, DR. RON and ANITA, Cote the Arts (NEA), the agency’s of the NEA. Frohnmayer of Mexico’s new religious d'Ivoire, Furlough address: 910 new head told a House resisted critics who insisted Carnoustie, Kansas City, MO 64131 freedoms. The rally featured FELTS, MR. MELVIN and MARY LOU, appropriations committee that public money should not evangelist Luis Palau, who Swaziland, Furlough address: 6401 The recently. be used for art that outraged was in the city for a three- Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131 “If we find a proposal that public morals. FOSNAUGH, MR. LANE and JANELLE, week crusade. Papua New Guinea, Furlough address: does not have the widest Radice showed a willing­ “This is a triumph beyond 2215 Bryant Ct., Fort Wayne, IN 46819 audience . . . even though it ness to veto grants for sexu­ anyone’s imagination— a tri­ HARRIS, REV. PAUL and LILLIAN, Oki­ may have been done very ally explicit art. “When a nawa, Japan, Furlough address: 6401 umph for the resurrected decision has to be made by The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131 sincerely and with the high­ Christ and a triumph for HEAP, REV. STEPHEN and BRENDA, est intentions, we just can’t the chairman, the decision evangelical Christians,” Brazil, Furlough address: c/o Rev. afford to fund that,” Anne- will be made,” she said. Palau said. Charles Pickens, 200 Brittany, Olathe, KS 66061 REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS HOLD Evangelicals have been JAKOBITZ, REV. ARLEN and JOYCE, India, targets of violence and per­ Furlough address: 1990 Rocksprings SIMILAR RELIGIOUS ATTITUDES secution in Mexico for many Rd , Decatur, IL 62521 There is very little difference church membership. Demo- KRATZ, REV. ELDON and KAY, Brazil, Field years, according to Mike address: C.P. 123, Porto Alegre, RS in religious attitudes and crats, however, are slightly Umlandt, spokesman for the 90000, BRAZIL preferences between Repub­ more likely than Republicans Luis Palau Evangelistic McCARTY, DR. MICHAEL and RACHEL, licans and Democrats, to say that religion is very Thailand, Furlough address: c/o Robert Association. However, pro­ according to recent surveys important in their lives. Dykhouse, 2951 Black Bridge Rd., posed constitutional amend­ Osseo, Ml 49266 conducted by the Princeton Political independents are ments would provide new RYAN, REV. MARK and KRIS, Guatemala, Religion Research Center. somewhat less likely to be freedoms for the church. MAC Regional Office, Field address: Republicans tend to be church members and to con­ Apartado 820-A, 01909 Guatemala, “This festival is a historic GUATEMALA Protestants, but a majority of sider religion very important moment for Mexico,” said SCHUBERT, REV. KEN and JOANNA, Democrats also are counted in their lives. Accordingly, crusade chairman Julio Korea, Furlough address: c/o Irene Hol- among the Protestant faithful. they also tend to lack confi­ dren, 4509 Ashworth, Lakewood, CA Cesar Perez, superintendent dence in organized religion 90712 Republicans and Demo­ of the Mexico Central Dis­ STOTLER, REV. DALE and PATRICIA, crats are almost identical in and are less likely to feel reli­ trict of the Church of the South Africa, Furlough address: 84 their religious behavior as gion is relevant in the mod­ Wendell Ave., Wollaston, MA 02170 Nazarene. SUNBERG, REV. CHUCK and CARLA, Rus­ measured by attendance and em world. sia, Field address: 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131 Religious Profile of Political Parties TEAKELL, DR. GARNETT and MARILYN, Preference Republicans Democrats Independents Costa Rica, Field address: Apartado 3977-1000. San Jose, COSTA RICA Church member 72% 73% 60% WHITED, MR. JIM and KATHY, Swaziland, Religion very important 59% 64% 51% Furlough address: 34 Derhenson Dr., Naples, FL 33961 Great deal or quite a bit of ZIEGENFUSS, MR. DAVID and CATHY, confidence in the church 63% 61% 48% Papua New Guinea, Furlough address: c/o Alton Ziegentuss, 4116 Wood Dr., Bible is inspired Word of God 50% 48% 44%

July 1992 39 1992 Seminary Offering Nazarene Theological Seminary wants to thank the hundreds of churches that have contributed to the January 1992 Seminary Offering. As of April 30, 1992, over $235,000 has been received. This generous offering has enabled each Nazarene student to receive a scholarship for the 1992-93 academic year.

We would like to recognize the following churches and districts that have led the way.

TOP CHURCHES 1,000 or More Members

Church Pastor Amount Nashville (Tenn.) First Stanley Toler $6,156.00 Bethany (Okla.) First Melvin McCullough 3.400.00 Kansas City (Mo.) First Jesse Middendorf 2,736.00 Olathe (Kans.) College Paul Cunningham 2,535.00 Nampa (Idaho) College Bruce Petersen 1,125.00 Denver (Colo.) First Jim Diehl 1,000.00

500 to 999 Members n i

Cincinnati (Ohio) Springdale Stephen Green $2,003.34 Overland Park. Kans. Randall Davey 1,725.00 Indianapolis (Ind.) First Charles Kirby 1,610.00 Puyallup. Wash. J. Wayne Eyestone 1,500.00 Indianapolis (Ind.) Westside J. K. Warrick 1,010.00 Richfield, Mich. Stephen Anthony 876.25 Marion (Ind.) First David Wilson 800.00 Flint (Mich.) Central James Spruce 678.77 Kankakee (111.) College Dan Boone 654.00 Nashville (Tenn.) Grace David Graves 618.19

200 to 499 Members

Charlotte (N.C.) Pineville Russell Branstetter $6,000.00 Mason (Mich.) First Winn Allison 1,225.00 Bedford, Ohio Timothy Pusey 800.00 Elkhart (Ind.) First Edwin Abla 682.00 South Portland, Maine James Mullins 670.00 Princeton. Fla. Myron Wise 554.39 TOP DISTRICTS Richardson (Tex.) First Larry Dennis 525.00 Over 7,000 Members Columbus (Ga.) Macon Road Eugene Wiseman 525.00 Woodward, Okla. Lynn Holmes 500.00 District Superintendent Amount Belair. N.J. Quentin Caswell 500.00 Kansas City Keith Wright $ 11,956.38 Under 199 Members Tennessee Talmadge Johnson 10,051.34 Miami (Fla.) South Miami Heights John Sluyter $5,063.00 Southern Florida Robert Spear. Jr. 8,290.89 Fairfield, Ohio Timothy Gocha 1,130.00 Kansas W. T. Dougharty 7,440.05 Brantford, Ont. Wes Cobum 681.00 Washington Roy Carnahan 6,468.63 Denair-Turlock, Calif. Danford Alger 640.00 Grandview, Mo. Richard Neiderhiser 506.00 Under 7,000 Members Pukalani, Hawaii Dale Kreps 493.93 North Carolina D. Eugene Simpson $8,096.67 San Francisco (Calif.) Chinese John Liu 411.00 Canada West Glenn Follis 3,465.06 Moncton (N.B.) First K. Clair MacMillan 402.50 Upstate New York George Teague 2.615.65 Des Moines (Iowa) First Dale Humble 363.00 Iowa Gene Phillips 2,596.92 Abbotsford, B.C. J. J. Ross Johnson 360.00 Canada Central Lome MacMillan 2,295.25

Office of Development— 1992

40 Herald of Holiness PENNSYLVANIA CHURCH PROVIDES ACCESS FOR Close to Home HANDICAPPED . . . War ren, Pa., Church of the News About Nazarenes Nazarene held a dedication service recently for the BY TOM FELDER installation of a new elevator to be used for a ministry to NAZARENE HONORED AS TOP holds masters the handicapped of the area. COUNSELOR . . . M ary and specialist N eedham , school counselor, degrees from the Jennifer Huck (front) cuts the The dedication was the has been named Middle University of ribbon for the new elevator at climax of several years of Minnesota and Warren, Pa., First Church of planning by the church School/ Junior High Coun­ the Nazarene. She is joined by board, according to pastor selor of the Year for both the the University of (I. to r.) Tim Greenlund, Warren G. A. Hankins. The board city of St. Paul and the state Idaho. She is an County commissioner; Ray had wanted to reach out to of Minnesota. active member of St. Paul Schermerhorn, associate pas­ those in the community who Needham was recognized Church of the Nazarene. tor; Hadean Huck; Denny had limited access to the for her selflessness, integrity, Needham is the 1992 pres­ Sorensen, contractor; J. Roy church’s sanctuary and base­ reliability, and thoroughness. ident-elect of the St. Paul Fuller, Pittsburgh district ment classrooms because of A graduate of Northwest School Counselors Associa­ superintendent; G. A. Hankins, Nazarene College, Needham tion. pastor; Kathy Rapp, MECCA handicaps and infirmities. representative; and Linda The total cost of the proj­ Franklin, Tenn., Peercy has Bartholomew, director, Warren ect was paid for by gifts NAZARENE YOUTH LEADS County Department of Human from members and friends STATE GROUP . . . A n ­ been active in the T.S.C.A.R. Services. of the church. drew Peercy was elected for several years. He has president of the Tennessee served as state first vice pres­ Society of the Children of the ident, editor of the SCOUTS HONOR MISSOURI American Revolution at the T.S.C.A.R. newsletter, and as NAZARENE . . . A. Ralph recent state conference. local society B oxell, a Nazarene from president. He Clinton, Mo., was recently Peercy is a member of honored with the Boy Monterey, Tenn., Church of received the Scouts' God and Service the Nazarene. which his Outstanding Award. The national recogni­ great-grandfather, A. P. Society Presi­ tion was presented to Boxell W elch, founded in 1903. dent Award for in recognition of his distin­ A sophomore at Battle the past year. guished service, as an adult, Ground Academy in in ministry to young people through both the church and SNU TEAM CAPTURES sei," which means new life in Boy Scouts. BUSINESS TITLE . . . The Japanese. Boxell is an Eagle Scout Southern Nazarene Universi­ The preliminary competi­ and has been involved with tion included decision-mak­ the Boy Scouts program for ty business management 54 years. He was awarded team captured the national ing processes based on a the Silver Beaver award by championship at the recent variety of variables in man­ the scouts several years ago. Intercollegiate Business Poli­ aging the company, including cy Competition in Reno, sales forecasting, production Nev. This was SNU's second planning, market strategy, 1992 British Isles North Dis­ title in five years. finance, and investments. trict Ordinand Class (I. to r.): The competition included SNU competed against 20 General Superintendent Jerald establishing a "test business." universities over a l()-week D. Johnson, Rev. P h yllis SNU’s business was called period prior to the IBPC Hanna, Rev. and Mrs. Edward nationals. Davis, Rev. and Mrs. Richard Cambridge Corporation and Haggarty, Rev. and Mrs. Ivan it marketed a new cure for Miles, and District Superin­ cancer called "Jin- tendent John Paton.

1992 British Isles South Dis­ trict Ordinand Class (I. to r.): The SNU gaming team General Superintendent Jerald included (I. to r.): D. Johnson, Rev. and Mrs. Danny Thomason, Alan Robinson, Rev. and Mrs. Denise Watson, Lori Gordon Thomas, Rev. and Bennett, Greg Hall, Mrs. Barry Hall, Rev. and Mrs. Warren Isom (judge), Tony Tamburello, and District Blaine Vsrsaw, and Superintendent John Packard. professor Larry Mills.

July 1992 41 THE QUESTION BOX Conducted by Wesley D. Tracy, Editor ‘HONORING THE TRUST AND Unsaved Family Members “SERVING THOSE Can I claim Acts 1631 as a promise that if I believe in Christ WHO SERVE" all the members of my family will someday be saved?

I wish I could say yes. But there is nothing in this verse that Dr. Dean Wessels guarantees the salvation of the relatives of believers. You refer, of course, to the words of Paul and Silas to the repentant Philip­ pian jailor. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be YOUR PENSIONS AND BENEFITS saved, and thy house.” FUND IN ACTION What is reflected here is an old Hebrew tradition of receiving Your support of the Pensions and Benefits Fund whole families of Gentile proselytes into the Jewish religion through the rite of baptism. The apostles, everyone of them makes possible the "Basic” Pension Plan for over raised in the Jewish tradition, were just carrying forward into 3,700 retired Nazarene ministers and widowed early Christian practice the Jewish practice of baptizing whole spouses of ministers. Since your support has made households into the faith. Note that everyone in the jailor’s this pension possible, you deserve to know the household was instructed in the gospel before they were bap­ results of the over $6.7 million paid from this Fund tized (verses 32-33). This indicates that each member of the in 1991. The following excerpts from letters household heard the gospel, accepted it, and made this public by receiving baptism. Our unsaved family members must also received recently by the Pensions office demon­ hear and accept the gospel if they are to be saved. strate the impact of your faithful giving. Although this verse does not mean what your aching heart so . . . Thank you for the very generous check. It is desperately wants it to say, the sacred Word does assure us that God loves our not-yet-saved family members even more than almost a life-saver for us and has eased the strain we do. We know He will meet them at every corner, and con­ considerably. God bless our Church of the Naza­ tinue to call them to himself. rene. We still need your prayers. . . . My husband passed away recently. / w ant to Does the Pastor Tithe? thank the Board of Pensions for the many things A few months ago I became the treasurer of our church. Imag­ that were done for us over the years. It made us ine my shock to discover that our pastor does not pay a full feel so good to be remembered. tithe. I can tell by the weekly amount that he puts in that he is not tithing on the $50.00 per week car allowance we give him or .. .We really do not know what we would do if we on the $490 payments we make on the parsonage he lives in. I'm didn't know that you loved, cared, and prayed for disillusioned. What should I do? us. I am afraid, dear friend, that you are not only disillusioned, . . . Thank you and the Board of Pensions for but ill informed. Please understand that the $50.00 car allow­ ance is a reimbursement of expenses and not salary. Not even everything you have done for me. The checks you the IRS regards reimbursement of corporate expense as taxable send to me every month help out so very much. income. The pastor’s car allowance is not personal income, but a regular expense of the church, just like the light bill. ... I have told folks for years that the Church of the The payment that you make on the parsonage that your Nazarene is wonderful to all of its retired ministers. church owns cannot be regarded as the pastor’s personal income I think I am one of the oldest on your list. I will be either. The pastor certainly benefits by the church's provision of 98 this year. living quarters, but the parsonage belongs to the church, not the pastor. The parsonage benefit, to quote a tax agent, “is one part . . . Thank you for your faithfulness in sending us of the pastoral support package that the church keeps when the our church pension check every month. We do pastor leaves or retires. The church always keeps the equity." appreciate it so much. Pastors also have many other professional expenses, many of which are not refunded by the local church. But the pastors that The “Basic” Pension Plan and related services I know don’t count pennies on these matters, rather they gener­ are made possible through the Pensions and ously pay more than a strict accounting of a 10% tithe would Benefits Fund received from local churches on require. Most pastors that I know give 15% to 30% of their in­ come year after year, counting tithes and special offerings. Some participating districts. Your church’s payment of its pay even higher percentages. Fund amount is essential to keep your Pensions and As to your question: "What should I do?” You should talk to Benefits Fund in action. your pastor about these matters—which is what you should have done in the first place instead of writing me. BOARD OF PENSIONS AND BENEFITS USA The views expressed in this column are those o f the editor and do not constitute official statements by or for the Church o f the Nazarene. The editor is not able to send replies to Church of the Nazarene • 6401 The Paseo questions not selected for publication. Address: Herald o f Holiness, 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131-1284 Kansas City. MO 64131.

42 Herald of Holiness THE GRACE NOTES OF LIFE

BY NEIL HIGHTOWER

race notes are those lit­ gives is sordid, cheap, and gro­ with our Christian walk? To me, tle musical notes set tesque; but, on the other hand, the application is that we live in a ■ down in a musical there are moments and places world that challenges every step score as “extras,” where the attractive and noble we take in Christ. However, God whichG may be played at the vault through. This is especially gives His grace, a benefit over choice of the musician if he sees true where the old meets the new. and beyond any clever striving them as useful for communicat­ There is, for instance, a chaotic we may make. Our Lord never ing the message of the song. They charm and energy generated be­ forces us into some cul-de-sac, are a gift from the mind of the tween the old Bangkok and the but rather bestows His loving fa­ composer, saying, “There’s no ne­ new Bangkok. The traditional vor without any determinism or cessity, but if they will help you city is still alive and well, we are necessity. We may gratefully re­ communicate, my friend, use told in Portfolio, with country ceive this added benefit to en­ them .” markets and narrow canals, and hance the music of our lives. This meaning springs out of golden palaces and temples. Both Grace is the harmony and the original usage of the Greek quaintness and “quackery” sur­ beauty of Jesus settling upon us, word from which the New Testa­ healing our restlessness and calm­ ment gained its word for “grace.” \ S»! ing our irrational fears. Grace is The word in Greek was charis, j -/T the smile of God breaking in and meant “attractiveness or upon us in the moments of — r 1 charm; easy, natural elegance or gloom. Not to be irreverent, but it harmony; beauty of line or move­ is the “eye” of God winking at us ment.” Those ancient peoples in­ when we stub our toe and stum­ . . . 7 . . F. 7 ...... z ...... 7 stinctively saw that real beauty or J J ble, and saying to us, in the words harmony was not a human of John’s first letter, “But if any­ achievement, but rather a gift of body does sin, we have one who God. W h e re wcmid we speaks to the Father in our de­ At every step we take along the be without God’s fense—Jesus Christ, the Righ­ pilgrimage o f life, G o d ’s grace is teous One” (1 John 2:1, NIV). given to us as a free expression of “grace not es” Grace is the theme of gratitude the happiness that flows from His written in I ove that rumbles in our souls as it in­ love and mercy. Perhaps unthink­ terweaves the song of mercy pen­ ingly, because of the Puritan or throughoult the etrating there and gushing forth Pietistic background from which from our character as a peace and we spring, we tend to link som­ score of o ur lives? a mellowness. To use a term con­ berness and pain with spirituality. nected with guitar-playing, grace In fact, God has attached much is the clamp across the bridge of joy to the saving work of His round this traditional setting. our life, setting the key for w hat­ grace. However, the traditional setting is ever tune we ought, in God’s will, An article in Northwest Air­ being challenged, as it is every­ to play. The composition is a co­ lines magazine, Portfolio (D ecem ­ where on this planet, by hotels operative affair, for God’s salva­ ber 1988), described some inter­ and automobiles, office towers tion is by grace through faith. esting things about Bangkok. It and executive suites, computer God takes the initiative, but man told me that “Sanuk, sabaay, sad- banking and plastic credit cards. responds in free involvement. In the midst of this collision, uak” is a motto often repeated in Where would any of us be to­ the Thai concept of sanuk still this city of 6 million. Freely trans­ day, if it were not for God’s prevails. Roughly equivalent to lated, it means, “Savor your fun “grace notes” written in divine the English word fu n , it really and well-being. Go with what life love throughout the score of our transcends that concept. It is gives you.” lives? As in every megacity, whether rather the philosophy that the Western or Oriental, developed or real values of life can best be Neil Hightower is administrator of the developing, life in this context found “in its grace notes.” Canadian National Board, Church of “gives” a lot. Much of what it What does all this have to do the Nazarene. ^

July 1992 43 CHRISTIAN SEXUALITY: LAW OR CONVENTION?

BY TED F. BADER, M.D., LAKEWOOD, COLO.

od made sex. He created the anatomy, biology, and exciting emotions. There- " fore, He should know best how to use it. GIs the Christian code of sexual morality a whimsical set of conventions or does it describe practical rules of behavior? There are two types of “laws.” One is a convention or agreement by groups of people, which may or may not describe re­ An example of practical reality being violated was ality. For example, in some states one may turn right the concept represented by Nena and George on a red light and in other states one may not. This O’Neill’s book, Open Marriage, published in 1972. type of law is merely convention and can be The thesis of this book was that a marriage rela­ changed at any time. Natural laws are laws that de­ tionship could endure multiple sexual partners of scribe reality. For example, placing a finger on a hot both man and wife and that this would represent an burner causes a painful burn. No agreement be­ open marriage. This is in contrast to a traditional, or tween people can change the fact that placing skin closed, marriage relationship where the man and and fire together will result in a burn. This is a natu­ woman have sexual relations only with each other. ral law. Open Marriage hit the New York Times best-seller Medical and social data are increasingly support­ list for many weeks, and the idea swept the country ing the idea that there are some natural laws that de­ by firestorm. As a college student, I realized this scribe practical reality in the area of sexual mores. idea was wrong. I decided that perhaps God (the We no longer have to endure the whining com­ manufacturer) knew something about adultery. As plaint heard in the 1950s and ’60s against sexual re­ C. S. Lewis wrote in 1939, “[Are we] immune from straint voiced by liberal intellectuals in the form of the great cataract of nonsense that pours from the “if we didn’t have all these Victorian inhibitions press and microphone of [our] own age?” about sex, then all of our psychological and social Most authorities agreed by the early 1980s that problems would disappear.” Our society no longer the open marriage concept was a disaster. In Nena has these inhibitions, but have things improved? De­ O’Neill’s own words in a preface to a 1984 reprint­ cidedly not. Divorces are at an all-time high. Vene­ ing of her 1972 book, “It [open marriage] proved real diseases are epidemic, and child abuse is ram­ neither a panacea or a viable life-style. Jealousy and pant. Our society has learned the hard way about honesty proved to be the most formidable imped­ the utility of Christian mores over the past 20 years. iments. ... [It is] no longer popular.”

44 Herald of Holiness The full-scale retreat made by this school of new sexual freedom has by no means led to thought is dramatic. Nonetheless, can they retract greater pleasure, freedom, and openness, more and repair the thousands of marriages they surely meaningful relationships between the sexes, or ex­ destroyed with their fictitious proposition about hilarating relief from stifling inhibitions. Clinical adultery? experience has shown that the new permissiveness The same comments apply to premarital sexual has often led to empty relationships, feelings of intercourse: self-contempt and worthlessness, an epidemic of Many who have worked closely with adoles­ venereal disease, and a rapid increase in unwanted cents over the past decade have realized that the pregnancies. . . . They have noted that students caught up in this new sexual temple prostitutes. If this was freedom found it “ un­ not enough, in cities such as satisfying and meaningless.” “Except for the Corinth, these prostitutes In a more recent study of would come into the city in the normal college students common cold and flu, evening to knock on doors and (those not under the care of a invite inhabitants to come wor­ psychiatrist), Nicholi found sexually transmitted ship. that although their sexual be­ Abortion was not a question havior by and large appeared diseases are the in the first century, since un­ to be a desperate attempt to wanted infants were left to die overcome a profound sense most common in the street (i.e., infanticide) of loneliness, they described without any adverse legal ac­ their sexual relationships as diseases in the tion. less than satisfactory and as It was in this background of providing little of the emo­ United States.” moral filth that the early Chris­ tional closeness they desired. tians made their call to purity. They described pervasive The attractiveness of purity feelings of guilt and haunting may have been part of the rea­ concerns that they were using son for the explosive growth of others and being used as “sexual objects.” These the Christian faith in the first few centuries. students’ experiences underscore Freud’s obser­ Thus, Christian morality is closer to a natural law vation that, when sexual freedom is unrestricted, of sexual satisfaction rather than an arbitrary con­ “love [becomes] worthless and life empty” (Har­ vention. vard Guide to Modern Psychiatry). The Manual of the Church of the Nazarene has an Medical reasons also support the law of Christian excellent statement on human sexuality. It reads in morality. part: Statistics show that if a person has more than two The Church of the Nazarene views human sex­ sexual partners, there is a strong likelihood they will uality as one expression of the holiness and contract a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Many beauty that God the Creator intended for His cre­ of these diseases are incurable and wreak havoc both ation. It is one of the ways by which the covenant physically and emotionally. “Except for the com­ between a husband and a wife is sealed and ex­ mon cold and flu, sexually transmitted diseases are pressed. Christians are to understand that in mar­ the most common diseases in the United States” riage human sexuality can and ought to be sanc­ (American College of Obstetricians and Gyne­ tified by God. Human sexuality achieves cologists). fulfillment only as a sign of comprehensive love Josh McDowell likes to ask audiences whether and loyalty. Christian husbands and wives should they have ever seen an actor on TV contract an STD view sexuality as a part of their much larger com­ from his or her illicit sexual behavior. The response mitment to one another and to Christ from whom is a deafening silence. The agony and widespread oc­ the meaning of life is drawn.. .. currence of STDs is not gener­ Our ministers and Chris­ ally apparent to society. As a tian educators should state physician, I see the deep pain clearly the Christian under­ and damage these diseases standing of human sexuality, cause, and wish we could sound urging Christians to celebrate more effective warnings. its rightful excellence, and The proper control of sexu­ rigorously to guard against its ality has always been a chal­ betrayal and distortion. lenge. Current college students Sexuality misses its pur­ like to moan about the diffi­ pose when treated as an end culty of purity in a porno­ in itself or when cheapened graphic society. In response to by using another person to this, we need to point out that satisfy pornographic and per­ Christianity was born in a v erted sexual interests. We Greco-Roman society of un­ view all forms of sexual in­ believable debauchery. The timacy that occur outside the prevalent worship of fertility covenant of heterosexual goddesses in the first century marriage as sinful distortions a .d . involved sexual relation­ of the holiness and beauty ships with male and female God intended for it. ^

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Notes from art editor’s journal EDITOR Wesley D. Tracy by Mark Graham, Managing Editor MANAGING EDITOR Mark Graham Missed Opportunity ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Judith Perry t didn’t happen overnight, but we honks the horn, and the boys scram­ DIRECTOR were surprised when it came. ble out—arms loaded with sleeping DIVISION OF We weren’t being snoopy, but as bags, pillows, and toothbrushes— neighbors,I we began to notice things. headed to their Dad’s apartment for COMMUNICATIONS Paul Skiles When I took Missy (our slightly ad­ the weekend. dled Shih Tzu) outside, I observed Louanne apparently is dating a GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS that things looked different across guy, w ho com es to call from tim e to Eugene L. Stowe the street. The house seemed darker. time. Jerald D. Johnson Something was amiss. It is a sad situation, compounded by the fact that I had felt com pelled John A. Knight It became most evident around Christmas. Bill’s* house is usually for a long time to try to become Raymond W. Hurn covered with strings of brightly col­ closer friends with Bill and Louanne. William J. Prince ored bulbs. I know because Joey, my I knew they didn’t attend a church, Donald D. Owens son, annually asks me, “Dad, why but I never invited them to go with don't you put lights on our house like us. I was content to occasionally bor­ Mr. Robertson?” I usually mumble row Bill’s ladder and to talk to him something about the chances of elec­ about such things as white grubs and trocution and hope sod. Not very con­ nothing is said until sequential topics in Bible quotations in this issue: This year, there were next Christmas. But terms of time and Unidentified quotations are from KJV. this year, there were no lights on Bill’s eternity. Quotations from the following trans­ I’m not saying that lations are used by permission: no lights on Bill’s house— not one. house— not one. they would have gone (NIV) From The Holy Bible, New Inter­ to church with us or national Version, copyright © 1973, I also noticed that 1 1978, 1984 by the International Bible didn’t see Bill’s kids outside much. that their going to church would Society. We have watched their oldest boy, have prevented the divorce, but it (NKJV) From the New King Jam es Ver­ Jon, grow up during our nine years wouldn’t have hurt them. sion, copy rig h t© 1979, 1980, 1982, on this street. In fact, I figure we have Last weekend, Louanne came over Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers. bought about $1,000 in magazine and asked if I could lend her a hand. She was having trouble getting the Cover Photo: Mark Graham subscriptions, candy, and assorted other wares that Jon has hawked to mower started. It was the first time raise money for school or scouts. we had talked since she was divorced. I began to miss Bill’s truck in the I was glad for an opportunity to help. garage. When Louanne would get My wife and I are hoping we can en­ home, she would pull her car into the courage her and the boys as they face garage and hurriedly close the doors. the future. Herald of Holiness (USPS 241-400) is Waves of hello were not acknowleged. The experience has made me more published monthly by the NAZARENE Bill an d L o u a n n e ’s five-year-old, aware of the fragility of marriages PUBLISHING HOUSE, 2923 Troost Keith, finally solved the mystery for and of how many times we only see Ave, Kansas City, MO 64109. Editorial offices at 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, us. He was playing games with my the superficial side of others. It has MO 64131. Address all correspondence son one warm winter day when he also impressed upon me the im­ concerning subscriptions to Nazarene matter-of-factly stated, “Mommy portance of being Christ to those few Publishing House, P.O. Box 419527, and Daddy got divorced.” I don’t people who comprise my world. I Kansas City, MO 64141. Copyright think he knew w hat it m eant. think I let God down in this situ­ 1992 by Nazarene Publishing House. POSTMASTER: Please send change of Talk about being surprised. We had ation. I don’t want to do it again. address to Herald of Holiness, P.O. Box suspected separation, but not a di­ 419527, Kansas City, MO 64141. SUB­ vorce— and it was already final. SCRIPTION PRICE: $9.00 per year. We now watch the boys involved Second-class postage paid in Kansas City, Mo. Litho in U.S.A. in a new ritual. Their father pulls up in front of their house in his truck.

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COEN ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT WETMORE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF SEMINARY OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT Gordon Wet- Nazarene College since Larry D. Coen. Heights; and Rupert, Idaho. more, 61, has 1983. Prior to this, he was 51, pastor of A graduate of Northwest accepted the senior pastor of Kansas City K a I i s p e 1 1 , Nazarene College, Coen I call to serve as First Church for five years. Mont., First attended Nazarene Theologi­ the seventh Other churches pastored Church of the cal Seminary. He was president of include Columbus, Ohio, Nazarene, was ordained on the Intermoun­ Nazarene The­ First; Quincy, Mass., Col­ elected super­ tain District in 1969. ological Seminary. Wet- lege; and Monroe, Wis. He intendent of the Rocky He and his wife, Judy, more was elected president was also dean of students Mountain District Thursday, have two children, Russell by the NTS Board of and chaplain at Eastern May 20. The election came and Chris. Trustees, Saturday, May 30, Nazarene College for three on the fourth ballot, accord­ The election was prompt­ according to Wil Spaite, years. ing to General Superinten­ ed by the retirement of chairman of the board. A member of the General dent John A. Knight, who Arnold R. Carlson. Carlson Wetmore flew to Kansas Board, Wetmore is a gradu­ presided at the assembly. had served as superintendent City June 1 to meet with the ate of Eastern Nazarene Col­ Coen accepted the call. of the Rocky Mountain Dis­ administration and faculty lege. He holds a bachelor of Coen has served as pastor trict since 1983. of NTS. He announced his divinity from Nazarene The­ of Kalispell First since 1989. Prior to this, he pastored decision to accept the call ological Seminary and a Prior to this, he pastored churches, including: Casper, doctor of ministry from on Wednesday, June 3. Honolulu, Hawaii, First Wyo., First; Springfield. “The trustees feel very Fuller Theological Semi­ English Church for seven Oreg., First; Redwood City, positive about Dr. Wet- nary. He was ordained in years. Other churches pas­ Calif.; Riverside, Calif., 1961 on the Wisconsin Dis­ m ore’s acceptance by pas­ tored include: Kona, Hawaii; First; and Bakersfield, Calif., tors, students, the academic trict. Las Vegas, Nev., Charleston East. community, and by the He and his wife, Alice church at large,” said Spaite. Jean, have four children, Wetmore was elected on Gordon, Jr.; Tim, Paul, and HEALTH INSURANCE RATES LOWERED the fourth ballot by the Judy. board. Melvin McCullough, Wetmore is expected to Many participants in the tive risk of the various age- senior pastor of Bethany, assume his new assignment Nazarene Health and Hospi­ groups," Wessels said. “It is Okla., First Church, and Bill in early or mid-August, talization Program will be hoped it will also make the Sullivan, Church Growth according to Spaite. paying lower rates following Nazarene Health and Hospi­ division director, were elect­ The election was prompt­ actions taken recently by the talization Program more ed on earlier ballots. Both ed by the retirement of Ter­ Board of Pensions and Bene­ attractive to some who have men declined the call. rell C. (Jack) Sanders, Jr. fits USA. According to Dean been tempted to go outside Wetmore has served as Sanders had served as presi­ Wessels, board director, the the group plan for coverage." president of Northwest dent of NTS since 1981. rate calculations have been In a related m atter, the restructured based on the age board voted to continue par­ of participants. ticipation with the Church SEARCH BEGINS FOR NNC PRESIDENT Those 35 years old and Healthcare Network, a coop­ The search for a replacement "I'm hopeful we can have a younger will receive a 35 erative effort of 15 denomi­ for Gordon Wetmore has president selected before percent savings over the national boards. The goal of begun, according to Leon school starts." standard rate, Wessels said. the group is to find solutions Doane, chairman of the NNC Doane. who served as Those 36 through 50 years to certain healthcare chal­ board of Regents. board chairman when Wet- old will experience a 10 per­ lenges and develop areas of Doane announced June 4 mor was selected, said the cent savings. cooperation that would bene­ that the search for a new same process will be used "This was done to more fit all participating denomi­ president of NNC would again. This includes a search equitably allow for the rela­ nations, Wessels said. begin immediately. committee to determine a “We accept this action profile and to submit a list of DISTRICT CHANGES NAME with regrets because of the names to the regents. The New York District has district superintendent. The great leadership provided by Wetmore was the eighth changed its name to the name change was approved Dr. Wetmore during his nine president of Northwest Metro New York District, at the recent district assem- years at NNC,” said Doane. Nazarene College. according to Dallas Mucci, bly.

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48 Herald of Holiness HEARTFELT AT THE DAWNING

Would dawn touch the horizon half so fair without the night? Would peace so sweetly be embraced without the flight?

And would a crust be honey on the tongue without the fast? Or happiness so dearly treasured till the sorrow’s past?

I revel in Your rescue, Lord, because I was so lost; And marvel that for one so poor, You’d pay so great a cost.

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