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SEPTEMBER 1997 VOLUME 86, NO. 9

FEATURES 2 What Makes a Marriage Christian? JEREN ROWELL 19 Make Worship an Adventure of the Spirit VICTOR M. PARACHIN 20 Is Moral Fog Engulfing the Church? RICHARD S. TAYLOR 22 The Allure of the Holy PAUL S. REES 24 Can You Be a Christian and a Scientologist? CHAD WILKS 42 Five Marks of Wise Stewardship CARL BANGS 20 44 Unbudgeted Church Expenses BILL D. HALLSTED 46 When Arshad Met a Miracle DONALD E. LINDMAN

CONTINUING COLUMNS

7 General Superintendent’s Viewpoint, w i l l i a m l p r i n c e

15 Words of Faith, r o b l . s t a p l e s

16 Over 60, c . e l l e n w a t t s

18 Nazarene Roots, s t a n i n g e r s o l

32 The Family Album, i e r r y a n d l y n d a c o h a g a n 22 34 In a Woman’s Voice, s u s a n h a n s o n b a t e s

35 Masculine Journey, m a r k m e t c a l f e

39 Creative Brooding, d e a n n e l s o n

DEPARTMENTS

6 Late News

8 Editor’s Choice, w e s l e y d . t r a c y

9 Signs, M ICHAEL R. ESTEP 10-14,37,40-41 News 17 The Readers Write

28 The Unheralded, /. w e s l e y e b y 44 30 Nazarene Family 34 The Question Box COVER PHOTO CREDIT: 36 The Quote Rack Tungwai Chau/SIS

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Nazarene Marriage Enrichment

Author Mike Mason God never intended for Christlike communica­ energizes the stale mar­ suggested that marriage, marriage to be a “hit or tion and conflict man­ riage that has succumbed at its best, is a contest of miss” proposition. Rather, agement—skills that to indifference. And it is what might be called it is a blueprinted process must be learned. They an avenue for the strong “one-downmanship,” a of good and positive re­ are not automatically en­ and growing marriage to backward tug-of-war be­ straints—a set of instruc­ dowed. excel and grow deeper in tween two wills each tions from His Word that 3. Teach and model Christ. equally determined not to liberates the couple from that Christ is the cen­ Contact the office of win. It’s all wrapped up self-imposed, self-de- ter—the third party Lord Family Life Ministries at in the haunting question, signed tyranny. of Christian marriage. Headquarters, 816-333- “Who is it that’s sitting If a church views it­ 4. Provide marriage 7000, for more informa­ on the throne of my life, self as responsible in mentoring through the tion about how Nazarene and thus my marriage?” cultivating the health of example and counsel of Marriage Enrichment If I can answer this its relationships, it will Christian married cou­ can be one of the ports question by affirming provide four strategies ples. of entry for your church. that Jesus Christ is Lord that will ensure that its Nazarene Marriage Your church will evan­ of my marriage, then the couples will “do life” Enrichment is a local gelize and enfold people relationship becomes an with each other: church equipping and fa­ in Christian love only as others-centered act of 1. Teach the substan­ cilitating process that it is healthy enough to discipleship—a man and tive issues about the provides a marital sup­ absorb them. □ woman teaching and problems couples are port system. It benefits —J. Paul Turner learning from each other likely to face. the troubled marriage Coordinator of Family for life. 2. Train its couples in that’s not too happy. It Life Ministries

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 5 New District Superintendents Selected Nazarene Leaders Die west Indiana, and Southwest Lloyd B. Byron holm Church in Mount Ver­ Wilson Elected to non, Ohio. Chicago Central District Indiana Districts. Lloyd B. Byron, 98, died in Hansen holds a B.A. from An author and composer, Brian E. Yukon, Okla., on June 8. Nielson’s published books in­ Wilson, 36, Indiana University. He was Byron pastored churches ordained on the Southwest clude In Christ, The Towel was elected in Indiana, Maine, Massachu­ and the Cross, and Family superinten­ Indiana District in 1966. setts, Michigan, Connecticut, Hansen replaced retiring Love in All Dimensions. He dent of the and Califor­ also made numerous contri­ Chicago superintendent Harold Graves nia, as well Sr., who had been superinten­ butions to scholarly journals Central Dis­ as in Illinois and periodicals. trict on the 11th ballot on dent since 1980. Graves had at College also been superintendent of Survivors include his wife, June 14. Wilson replaces Church in Marguerite Helene Mann; E. Keith Bottles, who retired the San Antonio District for Kankakee. five years. four children; John and his after 15 years as superinten­ Byron was wife, Janice; Merritt and his dent of the district. Hansen and his wife, Bet­ superinten­ ty, have three grown children. wife, Linda; Patricia Parker Wilson has served as a dent of the North Carolina and her husband, Ronald; missionary for 8 years, most District for 14 years and William and his wife, Susan; recently at European Naza- Fuller Appointed to served as chaplain for 12 grandchildren; 4 great­ rene Bible College. He also Alabama South District Trevecca Nazarene College grandchildren; a sister; and served in the South America (now University). two brothers. and Caribbean Regions. J. Roy Fuller, Byron served on the Board A 1981 graduate of Olivet 60, has been of Trustees for several educa­ Nazarene University, Wilson appointed su­ tional institutions, including also has master’s degrees perintendent Eastern Nazarene College, Ivan A. Beals of the Ala­ from Nazarene Theological Olivet Nazarene University, Ivan A. Beals, 69, died July bama South Seminary and Olivet Naza­ Point Loma Nazarene Col­ 18 in Kansas City. District. The rene University. lege, Trevecca Nazarene Uni­ An ordained elder, Beals action was taken by General Wilson and his wife, Joan, versity, and Nazarene Theo­ pastored for 22 years in Iowa Superintendent Paul G. Cun­ have two children. logical Seminary. and Illinois. ningham with approval of the He was preceded in death In 1975 Beals became of­ Board of General Superinten­ by his wife, Helen. Later he fice editor of the Herald o f dents and in consultation with married Ruth Taylor, who Holiness, working at the In­ Hansen Elected to S.W. the District Advisory Board. died in 1995. ternational Center in Kansas Ohio District Fuller has accepted the as­ Survivors include a son, City. In 1989 he transferred C arlton D. signment, effective Sept. 1. Lloyd, and his wife, Caroline; to Publica­ Hansen, 56, Fuller has been superinten­ several grandchildren and tions Inter­ was elected dent of the Pittsburgh District great-grandchildren. national, al­ superinten­ since 1984. Prior to that, he so in the dent of the was superintendent of the C o m m u n i­ Southw est­ Canada Quebec District for 4 John B. Nielson cations De­ ern Ohio years. With his wife, Nina, John B. Niel­ partment, as District on they served as missionaries in son died an editor of July 18 on the 11th ballot. Italy for 10 years. June 29 in Intercultural English projects. Hansen had been pastor of The appointment was Waterville, He retired in 1994. the Parkview Church in Day­ prompted by the resignation Vt. Beals was a prolific author. ton, Ohio, since July 1987. of Phillip Sessions, who ac­ N ie ls o n , His 10 books include Com­ He has also pastored on the cepted the pastorate of De­ 79, is per­ munion with Christ, Herald­ Upstate New York, North­ catur, Ala., First Church. haps best remembered for his ing Scriptural Holiness, and long tenure as editorial direc­ his last published book, Our tor in Adult Ministries at the Racist Legacy. He also wrote NTS Plans Memorial Service for Wynkoop Nazarene International Cen­ 120 articles on various topics. Nazarene Theological Seminary (NTS) will hold a memorial ser­ ter in Kansas City. Survivors include his wife, vice for Mildred Wynkoop on Sept. 23 in the NTS chapel. NTS is Nielson was the founding Evelyn; daughter Verna requesting letters from people who have been impacted by her rector of European Nazarene Jeanne Heavner and her hus­ life. A few letters will be read during the service; all will be pre­ Bible College. He also served band, Herbert; daughter sented to her husband, Ralph Wynkoop. Please send letters to on the faculty of Mount Ver­ Evangeline Gardner and her Rev. Ralph Wynkoop, c/o President’s Office, NTS, 1700 E. Mey­ non Nazarene College, and husband, Thurman; and four er, Kansas City, MO 64131. he started and pastored Lake- grandchildren.

6 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s = = General Superintendent’s VIEWPOINT Would You Be Rich? by William J. Prince

am both amused and appalled spend much time at any work beyond “They do not think so. They thought by the antics of some TV teaching His disciples that the king­ they were rather fortunate to have an preachers who suggest that dom of heaven was at hand. Even in ox to give.” When he returned to his viewers give money to God death. He had to rely on the mercy of home, the businessman gave his own with the expectation of receiv­ another for a burial place. pastor a picture he had shot of the boy ing more in return than they Yet, Paul tells us, Jesus gave it all and his father with their plow. As he gave. By this, such preachers up—for you and me. When I think of handed it to the minister, he said, Iusually equate “giving to God” withthis, I am thrilled at the idea of just “Pastor, I want to double my giving to making contributions to their min­ how much Jesus must love me! the church this year. I have never giv­ istries. Who knows how many have A Christian businessman who made en anything that cost me something. I fallen for this suspect form of “reli­ a trip to Korea saw a boy pulling a want to do some plow work for the gious investing.” plow, followed by a man, who appar­ Lord Jesus Christ.” Certainly there is truth to the con­ ently was the youth’s father. The busi­ Perhaps that best describes what cept that we can’t outgive God. Our nessman remarked to his guide that Paul was talking about in this passage. money, time, health, talents, and a the family must be very poor. The We have never truly given until it multitude of other blessings are all costs us something. The example of gifts from above that He has freely the Lord Jesus was that He gave with­ given to us. But there is no surefire out expectation of return. He freely formula in the Scriptures guaranteeing poured out His life, not that He might that if we give “X” to God, we will, in '0 WE GIVE ONLY TO gain something in return, but simply return, receive “X” plus “interest.” D, because He loves you and me so The apostle Paul gives us some GET, OR DO WE GIVE AS much! good advice on the real meaning of Do we give out of our surplus—on­ stewardship in the eighth and ninth DID CHRIST—WITH NO ly if we have something left over or if chapters of 2 Corinthians, the apex of it can be counted as a tax deduction? which is verse 9 in chapter 8: “For ye EXPECTATION OF RETURN? Actually, the idea here is much broad­ know the grace of our Lord Jesus er than finance. Are we also giving Christ, that, though he was rich, yet the best of our time and talents to the for your sakes he became poor, that ye furtherance of God’s kingdom, or are through his poverty might be rich.” we just giving a bit of the surplus? If we are to know Christ and to We live in an age when the gospel share His love and saving and sancti­ guide responded, “Yes, they are poor, is heard around the world via the fying power with others, we must em­ but that is not the whole story. Several power of radio. But even with this ulate this kind of self-giving ministry. months ago, when the church to wonderful technology, those around Look at the life, ministry, and death of which these people belong was con­ us—our next-door neighbors and Christ, and what do you see? He was structing a new building, the members those at the office—will not be trans­ the Creator of the universe, had power were all asked to contribute some­ formed unless Christians emulate the beyond the comprehension of mortals, thing. This father and boy wanted to selfless ministry of Jesus Christ, pour­ and yet. He laid it all aside—made help, but they felt they had nothing to ing out themselves for others, that himself powerless and walked among give, until it dawned upon them that others might see the glorious miracle men and women, surrendering His they could give up their only ox. So of self-giving love rightful place in submission to the Fa­ they killed the ox, cut it up, and sold that transforms and ther's will and dying like a criminal all the meat in the market, giving the changes lives. on a gibbet outside Jerusalem. proceeds to the church building fund. We are rich, but it Someone examining the life of This spring they have had to pull the is for a reason—that Christ could say that by today’s stan­ plow themselves.” we might give to dards He was a fool. After all, He The businessman replied, “That others what has been never laid aside any investments to must be a remarkable sacrifice for so generously given provide for His old age. He didn’t them.” To which the guide replied, to us. q.

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 7 “What Ought to Be, Can Be”

WESLEY D. TRACY tyred this quadrennium? Just a few away and study in an ivy-covered months ago in that country a campus in America.” Our 59 institu­ Nazarene pastor, his wife, and their tions of higher education are taking seven children were all beheaded by dramatic steps to take quality educa­ machete as they knelt, held hands, and tion—not quick-fix training—to died together! wherever these students await. The blood of the martyrs—not the have encountered a longing for musings of the comfortable—sends I learning among our Nazarenes Christians everywhere preaching and around the world. I could tell you sto­ teaching the gospel. ries that would make you cry about The Church has once again become the thirst for knowledge from Haiti, militant. The gospel is being preached Brazil, France, and Kyiv (formerly in nooks and crannies that have never Kiev). But this page is too short. But I been reached before. Some 4.6 billion must share one story from Santo people listen to the gospel on 2,532 Domingo. W e l i v e in t h e C h u r c h ’ s G o l d e n Christian radio and television sta­ I stood at the Regional Conference Age. Don’t talk to me about the “post- tions! in Santo Domingo. Someone from Christian era.” The Church is winning Post-Christian era? Kansas City had sent 70 packets of more people to Christ than ever be­ I call it the Golden Age of the Christian literature—in English. Most fore. According to Newsweek, 400 Church! of the people in that region speak persons per hour, 9,600 a day, are Did you know that 70 percent of all Spanish, Creole, or French. Just be­ joining a Christian church in South the missionary activity in history has fore the benediction, it was an­ America. According to Time, in happened in our century, that is, since nounced that the packets were being Africa the Church is taking in 17,000 1900? put on the altar down front, and any­ new members a day. In 1900 only 4 Further, 70 percent of all the mis­ one could take them right after the percent of Africans were Christian; sionary “going” in this today, 45 percent claim Christ. In century has happened South Korea, 30 percent of the popu­ since World War II! lation and more than half the military And 70 percent of all call Christ Savior. the missionary activity Many of the greatest strengths The number of Nazarenes in revo­ since WWII has hap­ of the Church of the Nazarene lution-torn Central America has dou­ pened since 1990! bled in recent years. Even behind the ur missionaries, can be traced to our aggressive Communist curtains of Cuba and Chi­ Oevangelists, and pursuit of Christian higher na, more than 85 million Christians p asto rs have done a pray to Jesus. The Chinese church great job. It is exciting education. grows by 30,000 every day. Already in these days to see 45 percent of the population in the Nazarene educators former Soviet Union say they are matching their strides. Christian. Right now, not counting North dismissal prayer. Post-Christian era? America, 7,000 young men and They tried, they really tried, to wait. I call it the Church’s Golden Age. women have answered the call to be­ They did not want to be irreverent Or perhaps I should call it the Crim­ come ministers of the gospel—7,000 right there in front of the general su­ son Age. More Christians have died of them are already, at this moment, perintendent. And so they tried to wait for their faith in this century than in standing in line, saying, “Please teach for the prayer to end. But they could all the previous centuries put together! me how to become a minister.” We not, could not wait to get Christian lit­ Did you know that in Rwanda alone, can’t just say, “You have to leave your erature that was not even in their lan­ 40 Nazarene pastors have been mar­ family and go a country or a continent guage. One or two persons broke

8 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s loose and came for a packet. Then five more . . . and by the end of the prayer, the packets were all gone. I Do What You Can thought of my office with 25 new Age didn’t matter either. One of the books on my to-read list. I looked at MICHAEL R. ESTEP kindergarten memories of my daugh­ my wife, a high school teacher who ter Kimberly is of this special man has to threaten and cajole to get kids who told her that she could meet any to read even the books the state pro­ of life’s challenges—just “do what vides. Tears filled her eyes and mine. you can, where you are, with what One of the highlights of General you have.” Assembly for me was the Internation­ Kids, teens, young adults, elderly- al Conference of Education. Some all have heard the statement. But the 250 Nazarene educators from around phrase is not just words to punctuate a the globe joined hands and hearts and Michael R. Estep is director of the Com­ conversation. The statement is a phi­ heads to solve educational problems munications Division, Church of the losophy of life. When tied to the good Nazarene. news of Jesus, it becomes a powerful on specific fields where tough reali­ way to help people know how to live ties make the educational challenges and work and succeed. all but overwhelming. But they Chances are if you have ever met pledged new and renewed partner­ DO WHAT YOU CAN, this man, you have heard those words ships that will forever change the face where you are, too. The words are more than some­ of Nazarene education. with what you have. thing to say. They represent how he 1 can tell you this. You can toss out You may have heard this before. It has been, and is, living. your cozy dreams of a sleepy little is an often quoted state­ Preacher’s kid, pas­ ivy-covered college that is more of a ment attributed to FDR tor, World War II chap­ sanctuary from the sanguine hubbub —or was it Winston lain, prisoner of war, Churchill? More than a of life than it is a rescue station. Dis­ professor, district super­ The man who first intendent, college presi­ card any notion that a Nazarene cam­ said it to me said it of­ dent, denominational pus is a place where good-natured phrase, it’s a ten, to anyone who executive, author, men­ kids go to hear mild-mannered profs would listen. He found tor, friend, encourager, spin fluffy, seminoble theories of long ways to work it into al­ philosophy missionary, founding ago, detached from the agonies and most any conversation university president, hopes of contemporary life. We don’t with almost anyone. of life. fund-raiser, innovator, have Currier and Ives colleges any­ You could be with husband, father, and more. They have caught the vision him at the Shell station grandfather extraordi­ and have gone “apartnering” to make discussing with the twill-garbed atten­ naire—no matter what the stage of quality Christian education happen dant the importance of octane or addi­ life or the assignment—“doing what everywhere. tives, and the first thing you know, you can, where you are, with what this man would slip in this phrase. you have” is clearly evident in this Dr. Mendell Taylor, one of my sem­ Or you might be doing lunch with man’s life. inary teachers, used to tell us young him at Grandma’s Cafe on the square. He has lived his talk. He is a role pastors in the making, “What ought to The waitress got more than an order model. And it appears he is not even be, can be.” Our educators, leaders, for meat loaf and mashed potatoes— close to being done yet with sharing and those who dig deep to fund our she heard “Do what you can, where about the Christ he loves and sharing educational ventures are showing that you are, with what you have.” his philosophy with anyone who will they have caught that same vision. By Even a puzzled bus driver in anoth­ listen. the power of the Spirit, “What ought er country who couldn’t understand The man is Mark R. Moore, a sign. to be, can be.” tq English got that sentence translated to One of the best “signs” God has ever him. allowed me to see and know. iq

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 9 Prepared by Herald Stall and the Nazarene Communications Network News A Brief Look at General Assf

Jerry D. Porter (kneeling left) and Jim L. Bond (kneeling right) were The newly elected general superintendents with their wives follow­ installed as general superintendents during the Wednesday ing the installation service: (I. to r.) Dr. Jerry Porter, Mrs. Toni Porter, evening service, June 25,1997, following their elections earli­ Mrs. Sally Bond, and Dr. Jim Bond. er that day. Standing behind them are (I. to r.) General Superin­ tendents William J. Prince, Jerald D. Johnson, Donald D. Owens, James H. Diehl, and Paul G. Cunningham.

Missionary Verne Ward Jr. (right) and a del­ Missionaries Amy and Greg Crofford were One of the more than 2,000 volunteers who egate from Papua New Guinea participated presented during the World Mission send­ took part in the “One Heart, Many Hands” in the General NWMS Convention. They ing service on Sunday evening, June 22. project in San Antonio prior to the General were 2 of about 900 delegates to the mis­ The Croffords, serving in West Africa, are 2 Conventions. Giving a cup of cold water in sions convention. of 24 career missionaries appointed this Christ’s name has become an integral part year. of our General Assembly and Conventions.

Communion, a longtime tradition at Gener­ al Assembly, was celebrated at the Sunday The worldwide Nazarene family gathered in the Alamodome for the Sunday morning Com­ morning worship service. More than 1,000 munion service on June 22, with attendance estimated at 24,000. Retiring General Super­ elders and their spouses served the ele­ intendent Jerald D. Johnson delivered the message, titled “Meet Me at the Cross.” ments.

10 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s ibly and Conventions 1997

The exhibits in the Convention Center, which were open for seven The Herald of Holiness booth was very busy, as evidenced by days, attracted large crowds. A wide variety of displays beckoned: the crowds and long lines. For two dollars, people could have Nazarene Publishing House, Nazarene colleges and universities, their pictures on the cover of the June ’97 Herald with individu­ International Center divisions and departments, World Mission alized headlines. The most popular captions were “General regions, as well as a variety of ministries. The Nazarene Communi­ Superintendent-Elect,” “Nazarene of the Year,” and “I Survived cations Network exhibit demonstrated the new satellite broadcast General Assembly 1997.” system, which will carry programming for the NCN channel.

The Hoyo-Hoyo Singers from Mozambique, Africa, sang on several Children enjoyed the Pro-Kids Praise Party held in the evening occasions throughout the General Conventions and Assembly. during the Sunday School Convention. The events were directed Their a cappella rendition of the “Hallelujah Chorus” brought sus­ and emceed by Steve Pennington, assisted by personnel from tained applause during the NWMS Convention. Other international the Children’s Ministries Department. music groups included the Silvertones from Barbados and Puerta del Cielo from Mexico/Central America.

Young people responded to the challenge The international Nazarene family enjoys In addition to the many business meetings at the close of the NYI evening service the fellowship provided by our quadrennial and sessions of the General Assembly and during the NYI Convention. Bruce Oldham, gathering. Gladys Zahner, retired mission­ Conventions, Nazarenes had opportunity to general NYI president, brought the mes­ ary, makes new friends from Mozambique. attend nine services of worship and cele­ sage. bration in the Alamodome.

Photographs on pages 10-14 taken by Lee Rudeen, Charles Gage, and Brent Clapp. General Board Elected for 1997— 2001 The General Board for the 1997—2001 Blanca Garcia de Unizar,* Mexico/Cen­ quadrennium was elected during the tral America 24th General Assembly in San Antonio, Texas. Members, who were nominated Finance Department Kenny Marchant, chair, South Central by their respective regions, are listed U.S.A. below by both department and region. John Q. Dickey Sr., vice-chair, Central Of the 66 board members, 43, as indi­ U.S.A. cated by an asterisk (*), are new this Charles Davis, recording secretary, Jerry Lambert (center), commissioner of quadrennium. education, presided over a two-day confer­ Southeast U.S.A. ence sponsored by the International Board Church Growth Department David Barnes, Eurasia of Education. Some 250 Nazarene educa­ Dallas Mucci, chair, Eastern U.S.A. Monte Chitwood, Northwest U.S.A. tors, representing 59 schools of higher Abel Cruz Solis,* vice-chair, Robert Collier, Canada education around the world, participated. Mexico/Central America Jonathan Fulton,* Asia-Pacific Daniel West, recording secretary, East­ Craig K. Furusho, Southwest U.S.A. ern U.S.A. Leland A. King, North Central U.S.A. NBC Board of Trustees John Bowling,* Education David McClung,* South Central U.S.A. Elected Thomas L. Goble,* Southwest U.S.A. Melvin McCullough, South Central The board of trustees for Nazarene Russell C. Human,* South Central U.S.A. Bible College (NBC) was elected dur­ U.S.A. Aguiar Valvassoura, South America ing the 24th General Assembly. The L. D. Mokebe,* Africa William Woolford, Caribbean Charles R. Prinsloo,* Africa members, which include a district Anthony Quimby, Caribbean Sunday School/NYI Department superintendent, pastor, and lay repre­ Gerald Manker, chair, Northwest sentative from each region, are listed Oswaldo Quispe Tarqui,* South Ameri­ U.S.A. below: ca D. Moody Gunter, vice-chair, Southeast Felipe Ruvalcaba,* Mexico/Central U.S.A. America Central U.S.A.: Steve Anthony, Jose Dan Ketchum,* recording secretary, Dong-hyung Ryu,* Asia-Pacific Alfaro, Selden Kelly Jr. Northwest U.S.A. Gene Snowden,* Central U.S.A. East Central U.S.A.: Richard Jordan, Carmen Luisa Checo Acosta,* Harold Graves Jr., Ralph Hodges Communications Department Caribbean Eastern U.S.A.: Roy Fuller, John Cal­ C. Neil Strait, chair, Central U.S.A. D. Maria Teresa Amado,* Africa houn, Cindy Mancini Jan Lanham,* vice-chair, Eastern P. C. Elliott,* Africa North Central U.S.A.: Jack Eyestone, U.S.A. J. Fred Huff,* Southeast U.S.A. Larry Lott, Harry Lytle Mark Greathouse,* recording secre­ Kyae-suk Lee,* Asia-Pacific Northwest U.S.A.: Leon Wyss, Holland tary, Southeast U.S.A. James Mellish,* Central U.S.A. Lewis, Gordon Olsen Geoff Austin, Eurasia Dennis Moore,* Southeast U.S.A. South Central U.S.A.: Joe Dimas, Bill Daniel R. Copp,* Southwest U.S.A. Haroldo M. Neves,* South America Coulter, Carolyn Barlow Luciano Duarte,* South America Bruce Oldham, NYI Southeast U.S.A.: Jim Bearden, Larry Paul Gamertsfelder, East Central Larry W. White,* East Central U.S.A. Leonard, William Slonecker U.S.A. Southwest U.S.A.: Roger Bowman, World Mission Department Richard Hagood,* Northwest U.S.A. Barry Cunningham, Rick Conklin Loren Gresham, chair, Education Gary Henecke,* Southeast U.S.A. D. Ray Cook, vice-chair, North Central Wally Marais,* Africa U.S.A. Mordecai Gabriel Nhabanga,* Africa Jesse C. Middendorf,* recording secre­ John W. Smith,* Asia-Pacific tary, North Central U.S.A. Jack R. Archer,* East Central U.S.A. Beverlee Borbe,* NWMS Wes Campbell,* Canada Randall E. Davey,* Eastern U.S.A. Scoffield Eversley, Caribbean Barbara Hornbeck,* Southwest U.S.A. Jacob Overduin,* Eurasia During a plenary meeting of the General Paul Tarrant, Eurasia Sunday School Convention, Talmadge Glenn F. Thome,* East Central U.S.A. Johnson, director of Sunday School Min­ Delegates Jerry Hall (left) and Harold Florencio Vargas,* Mexico/Central istries, presented a special gift to Miriam Graves Sr. considered legislation during America J. Hall for 20 years of service as director the General Assembly. Pal Wright,* North Central U.S.A. of Children’s Ministries.

12 H e r a l d o f H o l in e s s NTS Board of Trustees Actions Taken at General Assembly Elected The Board of Trustees for Nazarene Following is a summary of significant and choose the moral high road of holy Theological Seminary (NTS) was elect­ legislative action by the 24th General living. Pastors are called upon to ed during the 24th General Assembly. Assembly in San Antonio, June 23-26, emphasize the basic truth that both evil Ministerial and lay members are elect­ 1997: and good exist in various media. ed at large along with one representa­ Nazarenes must always discriminate tive from each U.S.A. region and Cana­ Divine Healing: Approved a change from a spiritually sensitive conscience da. The 1997—2001 trustees are: in Article 14, “Divine Healing,” of the in accordance with our holy standard. Articles of Faith so that it now reads: Commission on Core Values: Marion Barber, East Central U.S.A. “We believe in the Bible doctrine of Approved a recommendation from the Ron Fry, Canada divine healing and urge our people to General NYI Convention to form a Dennis Johnson, Southeast U.S.A. seek to offer the prayer of faith for the commission to study core values of the Ken Mills, Eastern U.S.A. healing of the sick. We also believe Church of the Nazarene and to make Hugh Smith, Northwest U.S.A. God heals through the means of med­ recommendations to the Board of Gen­ Woodie Stevens, Southwest U.S.A. ical science.” As part of the Church of eral Superintendents concerning the Jerry White, South Central U.S.A. the Nazarene Constitution, this change transfer of those values to the next gen­ Lee Woolery, Central U.S.A. is subject to ratification by two-thirds eration. Keith Wright, North Central U.S.A. of the district assemblies. Education for Ministers: Approved NIV Translation: Approved the use the concept of “lifelong learning” as a Ministerial members-at-large: of the New International Version of the goal for each minister and approved the Dan Boone Bible for scriptures printed in the En­ idea of recording the continuing educa­ Larry Dennis glish-language Manual. tion goals met by each pastor as part of Randall Denny Evidence of Baptism with the Holy his or her ministerial record. As a part Steve Green Spirit: Renewed Manual statement of this goal, congregations are encour­ Tim Stearman (paragraph 904.10) on “Evidence of aged to provide pastors, after seven Gene Williams Baptism with the Holy Spirit” for three consecutive years of ministry in the Lenny Wisehart more quadrennia. same church, a sabbatical or study Boycott of Disney: Substituted a let­ leave. Lay members-at-large: ter from the denominational Christian General Assembly Schedule: Voted Howard Hendricks Action Committee to Michael Eisner, to retain the quadrennial schedule for Carolyn Lunn chairman of the Walt Disney Company, General Assemblies. Brad Moore for resolutions calling for a boycott at General Board Schedule: Voted to Gerald Oliver this time of Disney Corporation and its retain the annual meetings of the Gen­ J. Dudley Powers products. eral Board. Wayne Rice Merger of Herald of Holiness and District Assembly Schedule: Voted Dan Spaite World Mission Magazines: Approved to retain the annual schedule for district the merger of the Herald o f Holiness assemblies. and World Mission magazines in the next quadrennium. District Superintendent: Rescinded General Budget Name Change: the requirement that district superinten­ Approved changing name “General dents visit each church on his or her Budget” to “World Evangelism Fund,” district on an annual basis and indicated which followed the same action by the they are to be “available as needed.” General NWMS Convention. Church Board Composition: Limits Entertainment: Modified Manual local church boards to no more than 25 language on entertainment regarding regular (non-ex officio) members. theater, television, videos, drama, and Terms for Districts: Deleted the so on, to include a position of avoid­ terms “National Mission District,” ance of all types of entertainment ven­ “Mission District,” and “Regular Dis­ Maurice Chavier Sr., pastor of New Bed­ tures and media that feature or glamor­ trict" from the Manual in favor of the ford, Mass., International Church, was hon­ ize the world’s philosophy of sensual­ terms Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 ored during a Multicultural Ministries lun­ ism, secularism, and materialism. Vio­ districts. cheon for his outstanding contribution to Amending Special Rules: Altered Portuguese-speaking people in the United lence, pornography, and profanity in all States. Chavier and H. T. Reza were the media are to be avoided. Language has the process for amending the Special first two recipients of the new award from been added to encourage safeguarding Rules so they may be modified by a Multicultural Ministries to recognize life­ our homes from the encroachment of two-thirds vote of the members present time achievement and ministry in the various entertainment forms and that and voting in a given General Assem­ Church of the Nazarene. calls for Nazarenes to preach, teach. bly.

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14 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s must eventually give account to God for his or her actions. True love never forces itself on its object. God’s love Hell means that we have freedom to accept or spurn that love. To reject the idea ROB L. STAPLES “saw that the fruit of the tree was of condemnation—and of hell— good” (3:6, n i v ). She seized for her­ would mean a rejection of freedom. self the right to do the labeling. Hell is not God’s punishment for Matthew 12:22-32 makes much the choosing the wrong road; it is simply same point in reverse. The Pharisees where the road leads. Hell is the Fa­ saw a good thing (the healing of a de­ ther’s heartbroken willingness to give moniac) and called it evil. They His prodigal children what they so re­ changed the labels. To do that is to lentlessly demand; it is a teardrop on blaspheme the Spirit, which Jesus the cheek of Grace and a sigh on the calls the unpardonable sin! It is not lips of Mercy. that God will not pardon. But persons Hell is the expression, not of God’s teaching the Christian faith as a pastor who persistently desire nothing more anger but of His agony, an agony that and as a professor at Southern Nazarene than their own way, as opposed to says: “I will give you what you want; University and Nazarene Theological God’s will, and insist on defining in life you wanted your own way, you Seminary. good and evil for themselves have lived only for self, you wanted noth­ slammed the door in the face of for­ ing but self—now take it.” It would giveness. not be erroneous to say: “If I go to Thus the biblical understanding of hell, I will be the only one there.” For sin gives us insight into the meaning hell is utter self-chosen aloneness. of hell. God never sends people to Traditional images of hell as a place W e s a y l i t t l e a b o u t h e l l these hell; hell is what we choose for our­ of “fire and brimstone” where the days, perhaps as a reaction against selves. God did not even create hell cries of the damned are heard continu­ some past preachers who used the for human beings; it was made “for ously may have value in picturing subject as a scare tactic. Maybe it is the devil and his angels” time to revisit the theme. (Matthew 25:41). But God In his play No Exit, Jean-Paul created us with freedom. Sartre, the French atheistic philoso­ When in our freedom we pher, has one of his characters say: choose a self-centered ex­ “Hell is other people!” istence, God allows us to I would say just the opposite: “Hell have what we want. It is is to be finally and utterly alone. ” Is God's respect for human Hell is utter self-chosen that biblical? Well, there are no proof freedom that makes hell aloneness. texts that say exactly that. But it is a possible. Hell expresses truth inherent in the biblical doctrine the possibility that a per­ of sin. Sin is pictured in the Bible and son can reject the love of in the historic Christian tradition as God and thus choose iso­ self-centeredness or self-rule. It is lation rather than commu­ finding the meaning of life in self nion. Hell is the ultimate expression such a horrible fate. But the most sig­ rather than in others and in the Other. of our own choice against God. C. S. nificant thing about the destiny of the Or it may manifest itself as the choice Lewis describes the condemned as finally impenitent is not the tempera­ to place ultimate trust in the wrong those to whom God, after much pa­ ture nor the acoustics. Final destiny “other.” In either case, sin is wanting tience, finally says, “Your will be will be decided on the basis of one’s to be lord over one’s own life, deter­ done” (The Great Divorce [New York: relationship to the God who is Love. mining for oneself what is good and Macmillan, 1946], 72). The really horrible thing will be that what is evil (Genesis 3:5, 22). The New Testament declares that the impenitent, of their own free God commanded Adam and Eve “God is love.” Since He loves every­ choice, will have cut themselves off not to eat from a certain tree in the one, He treats the actions of each per­ from God, from God’s people, and garden (Genesis 2:17). For them, that son as significant. This truth is safe­ from God’s good creation. Could a fruit would have been evil. But Eve guarded by the idea that every person worse hell be imagined? ^

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 15 thankless child. So what’s a person to do? This pinches, but they say if you want to reform a man (or negligent bride or thankless grandkid), you’ve got to begin with the grand­ Missed Maimers mother. No problem. This grandma gave birth to five, all of whom can about can we love without giving? embellish identical stories of hav­ Those columnists have a lot to ing been plunked down to write learn. Our Lord said not to worry; thank-yous while every other kid if there was getting even to be on the planet was outdoors playing. done, He’d take care of it (Romans Further among my treasures are 12:19). enough smudged epistles to prove While a thank-you basically ex­ that they too were “mean moms.” presses gratitude, a thank-you can Since the carelessness of youth also serve as a simple form of re­ is an ailment from which most of

C. Ellen W atts is a freelance writer living in payment. According to an old Chi­ us eventually recover, a new twist Nampa, Idaho. nese proverb, “Those who do a on an old scripture seems apropos: kindness because they expect to be “Do not let your left hand know repaid are always disappointed.” what your right hand is doing” The truth is, while God loves a (Matthew 6:3, n i v ). And a frustrat­ cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:7), ed gift giver need never again fret

T h e p e r s o n w h o s u g g e s t e d that and many are willing to give and over a phone that fails to ring or a cold cash or a store-wrapped gift forgive, others learn just as quick­ card missing in the mailbox. keeps one in touch with the latest ly to get and forget! With no additional help from bride or one’s own descendants Of prime example is the tale of me, my kids probably will recover must never read Dear Ann or Ab- 10 fellows who stopped Jesus in too. Likewise, those errant brides by. According to folks who thrive the middle of a journey with their and some others I care enough on columnizing their favorite hollering. After Jesus healed their about to give gifts to. gripes, there’s hardly a grandkid or 10 ailing hides, only newlywed alive who takes the time one had the grace to re­ to say thank you. To write or to turn and thank Him! phone those two magic words is (Luke 17:11-19). unheard of. Since a tenth of a How in the names of those we The advice varies with the un­ gain belongs to the thanked occasion and goes some­ Lord, could the 9 have care about can we love without thing like this: Refuse to put up figured one thank-you giving? with it. Shop no more. Grab the sufficient? Were they checkbook; pinch those ingrates ungrateful? Probably off at the signature. Phone the par­ not. Careless and for­ ents and ask, did their recently getful and excited over wed offspring living five states what had happened to them seems If they don’t? Hey, this fading away receive monogrammed nap­ more likely. At any rate, while Je­ butterfly must confess still to hav­ kins from you via the Big Dollar sus acknowledged the one and ing caterpillar days of her own. Store, or did they not? asked about the others, no record Besides, as someone has said, Whoa! Doesn’t the bottom line is given of His having written “There’s not a whole lot of grace test of good manners have to do them off. in giving that which sticks to the with one’s ability to put up with The truth is that with Jesus the fingers.” bad ones? While it is quite possi­ giving never stops. He gives and As for the 15 who call me ble to give without loving (for the gives again, and who among us Grandma, 1.5 had best mind their sake of appearance and duty), how has thanked Him enough? Still, no manners if they expect to keep up in the names of those we care one is especially blessed by a with those lepers. ^

16 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s The Readers Write

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Whatever Happened to Fannie McDowell Hunter? by Stan Ingersol, Manager, Denominational Archives

annie McDowell Hunter was West Texas camp meeting. biblical, theological, and historical ar­ there at the beginning, con­ Fannie McDowell Hunter accepted guments supporting the public min­ ducting revivals and mentor­ President A. M. Hills’s invitation to be istry of women. The later chapters ing younger women preach­ matron of women at Texas Holiness each had a call narrative written by a ers. She assisted Texas University (near Greenville, Texas), a different female minister, including Holiness University’s early parent institution of Southern Naz­ Hunter. A. M. Hills supplied the intro­ development, labored for the arene University. She remained on duction. On the cover, under the title, Nazarene Bible Institute at Pilot Point,staff there from 1901 through mid- were these words: “Who Gave Thee Texas, and then . . . vanished in 1912 This Authority?” F Mrs. Hunter moved to Dallas from the historical record. Bom in Missouri in about 1860, she around 1905, resuming evangelistic was the granddaughter of a circuit-rid­ work, often on behalf of the Rest Cot­ ing Methodist preacher to Native tage (Pilot Point) and Berachah Res­ Americans. She was raised in Fulton, cue Society (Arlington, Texas) homes Kentucky, and converted at age 12. for unwed mothers. She married Her father, John McDowell, supported Edgar Strang, a layman, and in 1907 the Holiness Movement. they moved to Pilot Point, where Fan­ At 19, she married W. W. Hunter, a nie became matron at Nazarene Bible college graduate. He died 3 years lat­ Institute. She was present at the 1908 er, leaving Fannie with a daughter and General Assembly held there. stepson. Bereavement plunged her in­ She was an elder on the Dallas Dis­ to a deep spiritual crisis, but the out­ trict through 1911, but her name is come—so painfully purchased—was a gone from the 1913 district journal. renewed faith. She became a music Here the mystery begins. evangelist and later a revival preacher. Mrs. Fannie McDowell Hunter The 1912 district journal does not Her path frequently crossed Robert survive. The Pentecostal Advocate, Lee Harris’s, founder of the New Tes­ 1903, counseling young women and serving southern Nazarenes, was sus­ tament Church of Christ. Occasionally sometimes preaching in chapel. pended in early 1912 as the transition she shared in Harris’s revival work, Mrs. Hunter’s ordination date is un­ was made to the Herald o f Holiness; and after his death in 1894 she be­ certain, but she was listed as an or­ and the early Herald, launched in the came a mentor to his widow, Mary dained minister in 1903. She pastored spring of 1912, did not carry obituaries Lee Harris, until Mrs. Harris was es­ the NTCC congregation at Rising for several months. No other district tablished in her own ministry. Mrs. Star, Texas, for nearly two years. received her credentials by transfer. Hunter joined the New Testament There she was host pastor to the union Did Fannie McDowell Hunter die Church of Christ (NTCC) in about meeting in 1904 that merged her de­ during this interim? Did she retire and 1897, after evangelizing with its other nomination with the Independent Ho­ move to the West Coast, as some of pioneer preachers in Tennessee, Ken­ liness Church of C. B. Jemigan and J. her associates had done? Did she re­ tucky, Arkansas, and Missouri. B. Chapman. At this, meeting, the Ho­ marry (assuming her husband’s death) She devoted the summer of 1900 to liness Church of Christ was bom. Pi­ and continue her ministry under a dif­ conducting revivals with Mrs. Harris lot Point, Texas, became its headquar­ ferent name? and Trena Platt in Texas, where the ters. Several researchers have tried to NTCC was expanding rapidly. She She was working on a unique book answer this question, but without suc­ was present at Mrs. Harris’s wedding — Women Preachers—published in cess. Whatever happened to Fannie to Henry Cagle later that summer at a 1905. Its early chapters marshaled McDowell Hunter? ^

18 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s MAKE WORSHIP AN ADVENTURE OF THE SPIRIT

by Victor M. Parachin

c Q ne of the clearest com­ time to meditate and pray. benevolent ministries deserve your mands in all of Scripture 5. Worship with enthusiasm. generous financial support. is found in the Book of Throw your entire being into wor­ 9. Pray for others present. Dur­ Revelation—“Worship ship. Use your firmest voice; sing ing quiet moments in the service— God” (22:9).* the hymns energetically; listen ac­ offertory, special music—offer Alfred North White­ tively to the readings; let the preach­ prayers for others. Present in every er’s words stir your soul. Resolve to head observed: “The wor­ congregation are people with deep ship of God is not a rule of safety act upon what you hear. hurts and great needs: single parents — it is an adventure of the spirit.” 6. Receive comfort. Ask God for struggling with the demands of be­ Here are 11 ways to fulfill the call of help or comfort when troubled. ing both mother and father, the re­ Scripture and to make worship an Houses of worship have always been cently bereaved, the unemployed, adventure of the spirit. sources of refuge and strength. In 1. Prepare prayerfully. Proper Scripture, even powerful people people with relationship difficulties, parents with chronically ill children. preparation honors God and paves sought out God's help. “O L o r d , the way to experience worship in God of my salvation, I have cried Ask God to provide them with spe­ greater depth. Before leaving home, out day and night before You. Let cial grace. take a few moments to pray for your my prayer come before You; incline 10. Conduct an examination of worship experience that morning. Your ear to my cry. For my soul is conscience. This exercise will purify Ask God to help you participate ful­ full of troubles, and my life draws the soul as well as invigorate the ly. Pray for your pastor and others near to the grave” (Psalm 88:1-3). spirit for a new week. Use the pre­ who will be providing leadership. 7. Accept a challenge. Remember lude and postlude time to examine 2. Know why you attend worship. that an important aspect of worship your conscience. Review the preced­ First and foremost, you are there to is not only to comfort the afflicted ing week, asking yourself: “Was I worship God, ascribing to Him the but also to afflict the comfortable. If loving enough?” “What have I done praise and honor of which He alone you hear something you don’t like, this week to help our hurting is worthy. The Church is, above all, don’t go on the defensive. Think world?” “Did I exercise patience in a a worshiping community. It exists to about it deeply. God could be calling difficult situation?” “Were all the be “a spiritual house, a holy priest­ you to make a change in your life. people that I met treated with cour­ hood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices 8. Give generously. When the of­ tesy and compassion?” “Did I yield acceptable to God through Jesus fering plate comes around, dig deep. to temptation?” Ask God for for­ Christ” (1 Peter 2:5). North Americans especially are giveness and strength to do better. 3. Be prepared to learn. Let your greatly blessed economically, and worship be a time when your spiritu­ they need to share their abundance. 11. Extend worship into your al and emotional boundaries are ex­ Contributing to God’s work is one world. After the benediction, re­ panded. “Let us go up to the moun­ way to do that. “Moreover, because I member that it is now your task to tain of the L o r d , to the house of the have set my affection on the house take the gospel out of the sanctuary God of Jacob; He will teach us His of my God, I have given to the into your home and workplace. Keep ways, and we shall walk in His house of my God, over and above all in mind the wonderful advice from paths” (Isaiah 2:3). that I have prepared for the holy Francis of Assisi: “Preach the gospel 4. Arrive early. Find a place as house, my own special treasure of at all times. If necessary, use close to the front as possible (saving gold and silver” (1 Chronicles 29:3). words.” back pews for latecomers). Use this Your house of worship and its many * All Bible quotations are from the New King James Version.

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 19 by Richard S. Taylor

re church people any different when lose its savor, that it is being “thrown out and it comes to morals? Some pollsters trampled by men'’ (Matthew 5:13, n iv )? H ow say no. We are told that the abuse, ly­ could it happen that the world no longer sees ing, pilfering, and fornicating are the Christian as a model of righteousness, let about equal among the churched and alone a magnet toward God and goodness? the unchurched. The root cause is theological. Four false­ hoods, widely taught today, shoulder the blame Let us hope these reports are exag­ for much of the moral fog churches wander in Agerated. But to the extent that they are true, we these days. are compelled to say that church people carry a One is the constant refrain that “we all sin,” heavy load of responsibility for the cataclysmic that living above sin is impossible, and that collapse of moral character in modern society those who profess to do so are liars and hyp­ and the consequent forces of chaos and anarchy ocrites. This error destroys any incentive even that are being unleashed. to try to avoid sin. Christians accept chronic How could it happen that the Church should moral defeat as the norm. become so much like the world, and the salt so Rohn Engh/Sunrise Trinity The second is the teaching that but as known disobedience and un- and delusive. “The man who says, personal holiness is not a requisite Christlikeness in attitude. ‘1 know him,’ but does not do for heaven, because if we are in We need to preach a gospel that, what he commands is a liar, and Christ, Christ becomes our holi­ as Paul taught, is the power of God the truth is not in him” (1 John 2:4, ness by imputation, and God sees for righteousness. God has chosen n i v ). us as holy in Him. Thus the Chris­ us in Christ from “the foundation Doctrinal separation of saving tian life is built on a fiction. of the world, that we should be faith from holiness, perhaps more The third untruth is the widely holy.” Not just seem to be holy, but than anything else, has spawned proclaimed assurance that if we be holy. Not holy by proxy but in the shameful looseness in the mod­ are in Christ, our sins are already personal character—“without em Church. forgiven—past, present, and f u ­ blame before him,” the Bible says ture. This error removes the fear of (Ephesians 1:4). 3. The new birth is much sin. Few people will struggle very Christ did not die to present to more than a happy religious ex­ hard to avoid the sins that are al­ God a surrogate holiness but to perience. ready forgiven and that carry no make possible in the believer a re­ It is a radical and totally super­ ultimate danger. al holiness. “You are to give him natural transformation at the core The fourth false notion abroad is the name Jesus, because he will of one’s being, which realigns the that having a happy religious expe­ save his people from their sins” soul with God, spiritual values, rience makes one a Christian. It (Matthew 1:21, n i v )—from them, and the pursuit of holiness, as well doesn’t. not in them. as heaven. If the minds of millions of 2. The notion of preforgive­ There is profound moral con­ church members could be rid of ness springs from a flawed doc­ cern in every born-again person. these four errors, we would be on trine of the Atonement. The issues of right and wrong are the way to making some change in It is the doctrine that interprets up front in his or her thinking all the shamefully low standards of the time. He intensely wants to do everyday living. the Atonement as a transaction be­ tween the Father and the Son that what is right and avoid what is 1. We must insist on the bibli­ accomplishes, rather than p r o ­ wrong. This is the “new creation” cal impossibility of combining vides, the salvation of those whom we read of in 2 Corinthians: “If sinning with being a Christian. God intends to save. But as A. W. anyone is in Christ, he is a new John says, “My dear children, I Tozer says in Paths to Power, creation; the old has gone, the new write this to you so that you will “Christ’s work on Calvary made has come!” (5:17, n i v ) . Such a not sin. But if anybody does sin, atonement for every man, but it person is not a liar, pilferer, or for­ we have one who speaks to the Fa­ did not save any man” (16). nicator. ther in our defense” (1 John 2:1, Salvation is an offer that a holy Paul reminds the Corinthians Niv). We tend to skip the first half God has made in the Son, but that that some of them were once liars, of the verse and build our theology has in it moral conditions. While pilferers, and fornicators—and on the second. We must insist that the primary condition is faith, true much more. “But you were the “will not sin” determines both faith is profoundly penitent as well washed, you were sanctified, you the norm and the privilege, not the as trusting. The upturn of the soul were justified,” he says (1 Corin­ escape hatch of the “if.” The same must be much more than a desire thians 6 : 1 1 , n i v ). This is not a “be­ Epistle declares, “No one who is to escape hell. It must be a yearn­ fore and after” with no difference. born of God will continue to sin, ing desire to become reconciled to What they had been they were no . . . he cannot go on sinning, be­ a holy God, and there must be the longer. cause he has been born of God” clear understanding that persis­ Perhaps the great need of the (3:9, n i v ). tence in sinning makes reconcilia­ day is a revival of preaching on the Of course Christians will be tion morally impossible. new birth. But it will be spurious confused if they forever define sin Such a faith, to be meaningful, unless it is accompanied by a re­ as any falling short of absolute must maintain its moral content all vival of preaching on repentance perfection. But this does not re­ the way, or it becomes a mockery. and obedience. The command to flect the New Testament, which The faith that brings eternal life is repent marked the way Jesus be­ assumes sin to be a willful break a life attitude of penitence and gan His public ministry (Matthew with God. Rather than have a doc­ obedience as well as an initial ac­ 4:17). The same command struc­ trine of sin that contradicts the ceptance and trust. tured Paul’s preaching (Acts plain statements o f the Bible, it is There must be maintained care­ 17:30; 20:21). Perhaps it is time time we revise our doctrine of sin fully a full awareness that trust in we get back to Jesus and Paul, and and see sin “properly so-called” the blood of Jesus for ultimate sal­ begin telling people that if they (John Wesley) not as a matter of vation without commitment to holi­ would get to heaven, holy living is mistakes and unintentional faults, ness and obedience is hypocritical not an option. ^

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 21 The Allure of...

orship the Lord in the beauty o f holi­ there appears a word that is usually ness,” exclaims the psalmist (29:2). translated “good,” “goodness,” or The lengthening years deepen my “well.” For example, “Let us not be conviction that, when all is said and weary in well doing: for in due sea­ done, there is something beautiful son we shall reap, if we faint not” about Christian holiness. It is the beau­ (Galatians 6:9). The word may, ty of God. It is the liveliness of Christ. however, be rendered “fair” or If this conviction is well-founded, as I believe it is, “beautiful.” Holy living is beautiful then it compels me to say that much that passes for living. Purity that is negative, self- holiness—much that is grim and grumbly, much that conscious, weird, and denunciatory is sour and censorious, much that is narrowly legalis­ is like lilies that have begun to tic and pharisaically repressive— has to be ruled out as rot: ill smelling. somehow counterfeit. Those who philosophize A woman once engaged me in conversation, saying about beauty are not al­ she was concerned because in wide areas of the ways agreed in its es­ church life of today there is so little said or felt con­ sential characteristics. cerning the glowing biblical theme of holiness. I Yet some qualities joined her in deploring this. But what I missed in her have been given a was the quiet radiance of Jesus. She was gloomy, high rating in any strained, negative. definition of beauty. I listened to a Holiness evangelist denouncing mod­ For example— ernism. Turning up the heat for his final eruption of truthfulness. Perhaps indignation, he quoted an eminent modernist and vig­ today the better word orously proclaimed, “If that man is not going to hell, would be reality. Pre­ there’s no use to have a hell!” Even if eternity proves tense and sham are the evangelist to have been right, the question may beauty spoilers. The still be asked: Was Christian holiness commended to insight of David was anyone by a judg­ ment so harshly ex­ pressed? I for one believe that when C h r i s t i a n h o l i n e s s i s a n Jesus uttered the shattering austerities OVERFLOW OF THE INDWELLING of Matthew 23, there was tenderness CHRIST. IT HAS NO NEED TO BE in His voice because there was pathos in WHEEZILY PUMPED UP. IT IS ARTESIAN. His heart. At the close of a Sunday morning service, when nearly everyone had left the church sound when he told God: “Thou building, a lady said to me, “Do you have a few mo­ desirest truth in the inward ments you could give to a frustrated pastor’s wife who parts” (Psalm 51:6). says her prayers one minute and screams at her chil­ In beauty there is, too, a qual­ dren the next minute?” ity that the experts often call Why is there something incongruous about behavior richness. It is the artistic plus. It is curiously not pre­ such as this? cisely the same as excess, for that comes under the One possible answer is: it just isn’t beautiful. head of the superfluous, the extravagant; it is the full­ More than 30 times in the Greek New Testament ness that excels without being excessive. A fussy

22 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s straining after piety is not beautiful. It is pathetic. Pharisees, who went about punctiliously tithing little Christian holiness, on the other hand, is an overflow of bits and pieces of “mint and anise and cummin” while the indwelling Christ. It has no need to be wheezily neglecting such plain, obvious responsibilities as pumped up. It is artesian. “judgment, mercy, and faith” (Matthew 23:23). The beauty analysts ask for another thing if beauty This quality of proportion, by which the “beauty of is to be authentic: they insist on the quality of propor­ holiness” may be judged, wears many lovely faces: tion. The element of balance cannot be ignored, they the ability to disagree without being disagreeable, the say. Jesus must have felt the ugly imbalance of the gift of a faithful witness to truth combined with re-

lLLURING h o l i n e s s k n o w s t h e RT OF ABSTAINING WITHOUT BEING PROUD OF THE ABSTENTION.

spect for minds other than one’s own, the art of ab­ staining without being proud of the abstention or cen­ sorious toward those who fail to abstain, the discipline of maintaining scruples in a healthy conscience with­ out the neuroticism of manufacturing scruples over nonexistent or secondary issues. Blessed are the balanced! A man of God was asked how he felt about leaving a church he had served for years. His quaint and picturesque answer: “There’s a tear in one eye and a twinkle in the other!” If it had been either “all tears” or “all twinkle,” it would have been abnormal. What prevailed was not eccentricity or morbidity, but wholesome balance. The balance of a man of God through whom shone “the beauty of holi­ ness” (Psalm 29:2). Whence comes this beauty—and how? It comes from Christ. “Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me!” (Albert Orsbom) We can say, I think, that the secret is twofold: a rad­ ical cleansing and a regular contemplation. “Create in me a clean heart” (Psalm 51:10)—something deeply decisive! “We all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another” (2 Corinthians 3:18, r s v ) — something progressively transfiguring! Neither without the other is enough. Together, they insure the allure o f the holy. From An Empowered Witness: Sermons and Writings of Paul S. Rees, ed. Glen D. Black, Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1997. h|^

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S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 23 Can Yon Be a Christian and a Scientologist? by Chad Wilks

xcuse me, sir, would you would be to start his own reli­ sent to earth by a cruel like to step inside for a gion.” L. Ron Hubbard spouted galactic leader named Xenu. free personality test?” these words in 1949. Just one year Thetans had godlike powers That is what the young later, Hubbard published his book but were forced to give them woman asked me as I Dianetics: The Modern Science of up on earth. Eventually, they walked down a San Fran­ Mental Health, which would be­ evolved into human beings, cisco street. What harm come the textbook for Scientology. who could no longer remem­ could there be in taking a test?Hubbard’s My advice worked well for ber their past identity. The much wiser companion kept walk­ him. His own church admits that at Scientologist believes that E all of us have these godlike ing and told the young lady that the time of his death in 1986, Hub- we were not interested. My powers lying dor­ friend explained that the mant within us. One personality test was a front of the goals of Sci­ for recruiting members in­ I f a m a n w a n t s t o m a k e a entology is to recon­ to the Church of Scientol­ cile the human with ogy. I just nodded and pre­ MILLION DOLLARS, THE BEST his or her identity as tended to understand. a Thetan. With all the attention WAY IS TO START HIS OWN Scientology is that Scientology receives, based on the idea it can be embarrassing not that the human mind knowing who or what the RELIGION.” is divided into two Church of Scientology rep­ - L . Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology parts. The analytical resents. For example, in m ind is the rational, 1991, then Gov. Jim Edgar conscious, data-ob- of Arizona set aside a spe­ serving and prob­ cial day to commend the founder bard was a millionaire many times lem-solving half of the hu­ of Scientology. A few days later, a over. Scientology worked to fulfill man mind. The re a c tiv e nervous Governor Edgar rescinded L. Ron Hubbard’s life, but how m ind is a bit more compli­ his proclamation. Someone had does it work in other people’s cated. The Scientologist be­ explained to him what Scientology lives? lieves that the reactive mind was. Thetans Battling Engrams stores mental pictures of “If a man really wants to make a Scientology teaches that all hu­ traumatic situations in a per­ million dollars, the best way man beings are Thetans, who were son’s life. This storage takes

24 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s It is said that John Travolta would like to leave the Church of Scientology but fears repercussions from the hierarchy.

place on an unconscious level. These stored pictures are called engrains. Examples of engrams might be the trauma of one’s own birth, witnessing a horrific act, or even the conversation of the sur­ geons while one is under anesthe­ sia. Engrams are responsible for the stress and problems in a per­ son’s life. The first step in Scien­ tology is to identify engrams and move them to the analytical mind so that they can be dealt with. Once all of the engrams are dealt with, a person reaches the state of clear. Reaching the state of clear is the fifth step on the Bridge o f Enlight­ enm ent in Scientology. The first four steps consist of communica­ tion classes, education, and infor­ mation about Dianetics. These classes can cost as much as $500 per hour. Becoming clear is the primary concern of the Scientolo­ gist. A person becomes clear through a process called auditing. An auditor is usually an ordained minister in the church who is trained to help identify engrams. The auditor operates a machine called an electropsychometer or E-Meter for short. An E-Meter has two electrodes hooked to it. The preclear person holds these elec­ trodes as a very tiny flow of ener­ gy passes into his or her body. The auditor measures the electrical re­ sponse by the gauges on the E-Me­ ter. Supposedly, the auditor is able

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S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 25 to identify engrams and can begin to work with the preclear person on the moving of those engrams from the reactive mind to the ana­ lytical mind. In 1963 the United States Food and Drug Administration raided the headquarters of the Church of Scientology on the grounds that the E-Meter should be banned and had no scientific merit. The church won the case on the grounds of re­ ligious freedom. Of course if you would like to examine an E-Meter yourself, you can purchase one for as little as $4,375. The minimum cost of becoming clear is $2,500. After a person becomes clear, there are several more steps on the Bridge to Enlightenment. The next step is to make sure the person is really clear at an additional cost of $2,800. The next four steps are the Operating Thetan stages. These stages are considered advance stages o f clear. These courses in­ clude learning about the galactic The wealthy clientele of Scientology makes possible the publication of these deceptive but lavishly expensive books. These books were sent to the H erald unsolicited and without ruler Xenu, freedom from drugs charge— giveaway items aimed at putting Scientology’s best foot forward. taken in past lives, and freeing oneself from negative spiritual be­ the May 6, 1991, Time magazine Meter to interrogate her. Baker ings that have been asleep inside was titled: “Scientology: The Cult was financially strapped and oneself for millions of years. of Greed.” This article details forced to sell her house. Time goes If a person is not moving up as dozens of cases where people’s on to document many more cases quickly on the Bridge of Enlight­ lives have been ruined by Scientol­ where the Church of Scientology enment as he or she would like, a ogy, including 73-year-old Harriet used private investigators and “donation” of $1,250 can be given Baker, who was approached by high-priced attorneys to literally that will get the case reviewed by Scientologists after her husband take away people’s life savings. the church. died. They The Church of Scientology has It is esti­ offered to many celebrity spokespersons mated that h elp h er around the world. One way that if a person S c i e n t o l o g y r a n k s a u d it h er the church maintains such a good goes g r ie f for relationship with the stars is through JESUS AS JUST ONE $1,3 0 0. through its Celebrity Center club­ every stage Some houses. These are posh resorts o f the STAGE ABOVE “CLEAR.” $15,000 where celebrities can be pampered B rid g e o f later, Sci­ at the church’s expense. One of the E n lig h te n ­ entologists church’s most famous celebrities is m en t, it learned her actor John Travolta. However, ac­ w ill co st house w as cording to William Franks, the between $200,000 and $400,000. debt free, called the bank, and church’s former chairman of the Texts for a new stage have been arranged a $45,000 mortgage to board, Travolta would like to get written but not yet released, and pay for more auditing. Baker’s out of the church but is afraid of the cost is undetermined at this children finally helped their moth­ the repercussions he will suffer time. er come to her senses. When she from the Scientologists. The Cult of Greed approached the church and asked If you think money plays a key for a $27,000 refund for services What Scientologists Believe role in the Church of Scientology, not rendered, two Scientologists The Church of Scientology you are right. The cover story of showed up at her door with an E- claims that it is nondenominational

26 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s and open to all faiths. The church person cannot be truly Christian the Christian is absolutely free. goes on to assert that Scientology and a Scientologist. Christianity proclaims that we can­ does not conflict with other reli­ • Scientologists believe there is not beg, borrow, earn, or steal sal­ gions or religious practices and no need for a Savior. The remedy vation, but it is the free, gracious does not mean that there is any ne­ for sin or wrongdoing comes from gift of God to those who repent cessity to leave your current confronting one’s own actions and, and believe. A person cannot be church, synagogue, temple, or therefore, bringing salvation to truly Christian and a Scientologist. mosque. From the Christian oneself. Christians believe that the A person can, however, be truly Church’s perspective, it would be only way to be saved is through Christian by loving a Scientolo­ impossible to be truly a Christian Christ. Salvation comes to those gist. Our response to the Scientol­ and a Scientologist. who repent and accept Christ as ogists should not be one of hate or • The Scientologists believe that the Savior. Scientology places its persecution but of reflecting the their religion is the culmination of trust in human abilities for salva­ caring Christ. After all, this salva­ all the religions and philosophies tion. Christianity places its faith in tion that we so gladly claim is of history. They view Jesus Christ the one God of the universe for hu­ open to the Scientologist as well. in the same way they view mankind’s salvation. A p erso n Do not forget that Christ hung on Zoroaster, Lao-tzu, Buddha, Con­ cannot be truly Christian and a the Cross for all humankind, not fucius, and Muhammad—all men Scientologist. just the Christians. of great truth who have provided The cost of crossing the Bridge For just as we have been recon­ the building blocks of Scientology. to Enlightenment is hundreds of ciled, so should we be agents of In fact, Scientology says that Jesus thousands of dollars, but if you are reconciliation and dispensers of Christ was only one stage above willing to pay the price, you can God’s grace to all humankind, in­ clear. This is illustrated by exam­ make it. Again, salvation for the cluding the Scientologist. As we go ining publications of the Church of Scientologist comes at a heavy about our daily lives encountering Scientology. One has a picture of price. Salvation for the Christian those who do not know Christ as all the great religious leaders and came at a heavy price too. But the Savior, may everything we do and philosophers of history, including one who suffered the cost was God say reflect the God of reconcilia­ Christ, looking up a mountain at a in Christ. The cost of salvation for tion and His abundant grace. ^ minister of the Church of Scientol­ ogy. Another publication shows these same great religious leaders and philosophers, again including Jesus, all gathered around the sym­ bol of the Church of Scientology. Christians believe that Jesus was more than another good philoso­ pher but the actual Son of God. Christ did not pave the way for JUST Scientology; He is the Way! The way to salvation and eternal life FOR comes from the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ. A person cannot be truly Christian and a Scientologist. • Scientologists believe that there are many gods. Christianity is a monotheistic religion. We be­ DADS lieve that there is only one God, Fathering: A Practical Guide for Dads Dr. Grace Ketterman who is manifest in the three per­ Few roles in life are as important as being a sons of the Father, the Son, and the father— and almost none as difficult. In this Holy Spirit. We believe this one book Dr. Ketterman provides you with a God is the Creator and Sustainer blueprint of the various skills needed to be an of all life. Scientology believes effective Christian father. Fathering: A Practical that the evil galactic ruler Xenu Guide for Dads will encourage and empower banished Thetans (humans) to ALSO AVAILABLE in the Framing Better Families series: you whether you are a father or a father-to-be. earth. Marriage: First Things First, HH083-411-562X ___ $7.99 HH083-41 1-6375 ...... $7.99 Preparing for Parenthood, HH083-41 1-6197 ...... $7.99 Christians believe that God, out of His love, created humankind to To order from Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, call 1-800-877*0700. be in fellowship with himself. A

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 27 THE UNHERALDED Mill by J. Wesley Eby ‘Ruth Sumner Centenarian ‘Extraordinaire ne hundred years and still going and saying it was “time to step down.” going and going . . . The Energizer Every Sunday, Mrs. Sumner can be found bunny will bang its drum, clap its in her usual seat in the Covenant Fellowship ears, and bow in awe to celebrate Church of the Nazarene. As a staunch mem­ this remarkable saint’s 100th birth­ ber, she supports her pastor, Dwight South- day on September 21. In fact, that worth, with unflagging prayer and encourage­ elusive, never-tiring rabbit will ment. Her lifelong custom of Sunday worship probably be around to help her commemorate and her love for the Lord make church atten­ many more. dance an 1-dare-not-miss-it ac­ Besides her age, what makes tivity. this lady a remarkable saint, one Let me now sketch a picture— of the unheralded? Let me paint a though a brief one— of her life. picture of this one-of-a-kind cente­ Ruth Naomi Sumner was bom narian. to Jonas and Mary Eby in 1897 at Ruth Sumner lives alone in her Newton, Kansas. The second of apartment in Trevecca Towers, a eight children, she joined an older retirement center in Nashville. She brother, Reuben. She then wel­ cooks for herself (even entertain­ comed her younger siblings— ing on occasion), shops for her Jonas Jr., Amos, Paul, Esther, own groceries (pushing her own John, and Earl—as they became a cart), writes her own checks (tak­ part of the Eby tribe. ing care of her own bookkeeping), Coming from Swiss-Mennonite sews and crochets (now making ancestry, Aunt Ruth (yes, she real­ afghans for all her 20 grand- and ly is my relative) grew up on a great-grandkids), and stays in­ farm with a work ethic that re­ formed of current events (enjoying quired children to help support the a lively political discussion spiced family until the age of 21. With with her opinions). this religious heritage and godly This 100-year-old lady enjoys parental influence, she was con­ uncommon health. Her cupboards verted at the age of 8. contain no prescription medicines. When Ruth was a child, her par­ Headaches are as rare as peaches ents learned that holiness of heart on an oak tree. And in spite of ag­ was possible in this life—a belief ing eyesight, she reads avidly, contrary to what their Mennonite maintaining an ingrained habit of Church taught. Seeking the experi­ reading the Bible through each ence of holiness on his own, Mr. year. Eby testified to being sanctified. The Men­ In her 90s, this loves-to-stay-busy woman nonite bishop was disturbed by Jonas’s asser­ served on the Advisory Board for Trevecca tions about this “foreign” doctrine. When Towers. She finally resigned at the age of 97, Ruth’s dad refused to cease his testimonials.

28 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s he and his family were removed from raged, but “Major” Sumner wouldn’t membership of the local Mennonite con­ budge, even if it meant losing her pastor’s gregation. So Jonas, with the help of his tRuth Sumner favor. She was the victor. Later, he apolo­ brother Noah, purchased a church building gized for his attitude and actions. and formed the Holiness Association of stays informed of Aunt Ruth’s formal education, limited to Newton. the eighth grade and a business certificate, When the Church of the Nazarene was did not restrain her from lifelong studies. founded in 1908, Mr. Eby visited Pilot current events Self-taught, she excelled in the business Point, Texas, to investigate the new holi­ world. ness group. Elated with what he learned, he (enjoying a During World War II, she accepted a job encouraged the Holiness Association of as a seamstress with a large department Newton to unite with the fledgling denomi­ [ivety pofiticaf store chain. When she suggested a change nation in 1909. Eleven-year-old Ruth added in procedures that saved the Florida-based her signature to the charter of that Nazarene discussion spiced company money, she was made manager of Church. the alterations section. Soon she rose in the Jonas and Mary decided to move to zvitfi her opinions). company ranks until she was promoted to southern Florida in 1913 to escape the manager of the exclusive Miami Beach harsh Kansas winters. Ruth heartily agreed, store. and it was her vote that resulted in the Eby In this role, Mrs. Sumner observed the migration southward. Later that year, Ruth need for improved accounting. She pro­ signed her name on another charter when ceeded to design such a system, which was Miami First Church of the Nazarene was duly implemented throughout the store organized with 28 members. chain statewide. Not only was she asked to This beautiful young lady avoided any train personnel, she became the company serious romances until, at the age of 21, she troubleshooter. She flew all over Florida, met Luther Sumner, the son of a Holiness handling problems that needed her exper­ Methodist minister. Luther claimed her tise. heart and hand, and they married on April The company’s owners, who were Jews, 11,1920. had the highest regard for their gifted Seven years later, the Sumners moved to Protestant employee, so much so that they Tampa, Florida, which was the area of granted her both Jewish and Christian holi­ Luther’s roots. Again, Ruth helped orga­ days. They often commented: “Mrs. Sum­ nize a Nazarene church, and she along with ner practices what she preaches.” her husband penned their names on the After working for more than 40 years, Tampa First Church charter. she announced that it was time to retire. Ruth Sumner When the great depression of 1929 stag­ 15 years old The company’s response was one of con­ gered the U.S. economy, the Sumners re­ cern: “You can’t retire, Mrs. Sumner, turned to Miami—her home for the next 50 you’re not old enough.” When she in­ years until she moved to Nashville. formed them she was 82, the owners were Through the decades, Aunt Ruth has astounded, as she had carefully kept her modeled churchmanship through serving age a secret. Their mandatory retirement Christ, the church, and her family. For ex­ age was 65. ample, she served as NWMS treasurer on ‘The 6att(e o f zviChs Like any mom, Mrs. Sumner takes great the Florida District for 28 years. And she pride in her children: sons, Robert and taught Sunday School for 66 years, a record Donald; and daughter, Mary Louise Tracy. difficult to match. rayed. “Major” But they are quick to call her “blessed,” for Even when she reached the traditional they know their saintly mother has impact­ retirement age, her pace did not slow down. Sumner zvouhdn’t ed them and their families for God and ho­ In her 80s, she still sang in the choir and liness and the church. Robert and his wife, served as church treasurer. 6udge, even if it Louise, are retired from ministry in the Ruth Sumner’s ministry has always been Church of the Nazarene. Mary Louise and characterized by integrity. One year while meant hosing her her husband, Joe, and Don and his wife, she was treasurer, her pastor wanted to take Sarah, are active Nazarene laypersons. control of the church’s funds, even writing pastor’s favor. Ruth Sumner—centenarian extraordi­ the checks. Ruth Sumner, assuming a mili­ naire? Most definitely! Remarkable saint? tant stance, let the minister know his pro­ Unquestionably! Mrs. Sumner is an inspira­ posed strategy was clearly against the tion to everyone who seeks to leave an im­ Nazarene Manual. The battle of wills print— God’s imprint—behind them. ^

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 29 Couple Celebrates 70th Wedding Anniversary

Thomas and Minerva Carnobas of Reading, Pa., celebrated their 70th wedding anniver­ sary this year. They are members of the Read­ ing Calvary Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Carnobas has been a Nazarene for al­ most 70 years. She has taught Sunday School for 50 years and has been the NWMS president for 25 two children, Miriam Stephens and Nazarene Teens Honored As years. Mr. Carnobas, a convert from Charles Carnobas, their spouses, two Greek Orthodoxy, has been a grandchildren, and one great-grand­ Cosalutatorians Nazarene for more than 30 years. child. Rebekah Peterson and Beth Tum- Helping them celebrate were their mons, members of the Rolla, Mo., Church of the Nazarene, were cosalu­ Thirteen couples tatorians at the Rolla High School this from First Church year. The girls tied for the academic of the Nazarene in honor in their class of 260 graduates. East Liverpool, Ohio, were hon­ Rebekah has served as the local ored for being NYI president, senior high representa­ married 50 years tive on the District NYI Council, and or longer. One delegate to the 1997 NYI Convention couple has been in San Antonio. She has been a mem­ married 62 years. ber of the district quiz team, a middler The couples rep­ resent a total of Sunday School teacher, and a choir 668 years of mar­ member. This fall she will enroll in riage. Del and the University of Missouri—Kansas Dorie Sanford City School of Medicine. were hosts for the occasion.

The 13 couples were: Bob and Doris Allen, Thurm and Fern Allen, Jim and Doris Eynon, Gor­ don and Elva Hall, Keith and Viv Harmon, Jim and Erma Harsha, Kyle and Wilma McPherson, Norm and Gyla Nicely, Del and Dorie Sanford, Dick and Myrtle Sanford, Willard and Mary Strum, Frank and Lee Tice, and Ted and Virginia Tucker.

Ordinations

Rebekah Peterson (left) and Beth Tummons Beth served as the local NYI presi­ dent during the past year. She sang in the church choir and was active in various ministries. She will attend MidAmerica Nazarene University this fall. Both young ladies are active in school activities as well as their 1997 Louisiana District ordinand (I. to r.): Gen­ 1997 Louisiana District ordinand (I. tor.). Gen­ eral Superintendent Jerald D. Johnson, Rev. eral Superintendent Jerald D. Johnson, Rev. church, and they have received nu­ and Mrs. Delbert Terry, District Superinten­ and Mrs. Ron Sherer, District Superintendent merous awards and scholarships. dent Ralph E. West. Ralph E. West.

30 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s Ordinations

(Above)'WSJ British Isles North District ordinand class (I. (Above) 1997 Alabama North District ordinand class (t. to r.): General Superinten­ to r.): District Superintendent Colin H. Wood, Rev. and dent James H. Diehl, Rev. and Mrs. Kipp McClurg, Rev. Jeffrey Woods, Rev. and Mrs. Trevor Hutton, Mr. David and Rev. Carolyn McAfee, Mrs. Jeffrey McCay, Rev. and Mrs. Mark Wilcox, Rev. and Mrs. Todd Thomas, Rev. John and Rev. Ann Webster, General Superintendent Rev. and Mrs. Marcus Wilson, and District Superintendent Bob Broadbooks. Donald D. Owens.

iAbove) 1997 Canada Pacific District ordinand class (I. to (Aboraj 1997 Georgia District ordinand class (I. to r.): General Superintendent Paul r.): District Secretary Elwyn Grobe, District Superinten­ G. Cunningham, Rev. and Mrs. William Spencer, Rev. and Mrs. Al Eddy, Rev. and dent Wesley Campbell, Rev. Doreen and John Greenwood, Mrs. Earl Horne, Rev. and Mrs. Wayne Miller, Rev. Joyce Smith, District Superin­ Rev. and Mrs. Marty Taylor, General Superintendent tendent J. Fred Huff. James H. Diehl.

(Above) 1997 Southwest Oklahoma District ordinand (I. to (Above) 1997 Metro New York District ordinand class (I. to r.): District Superinten­ r.): General Superintendent William J. Prince, Rev. Jon dent Dallas Mucci, Rev. and Mrs. Cliff Kretkowski, Rev. and Mrs. Andres Hernan­ Branstetter, District Superintendent Carl B. Summer. dez, Rev. and Mrs. David Verzyl, Rev. Kenrick Pinder, Rev. Sylvia Edwards, Rev. and Mrs. Chae Dong Han, General Superintendent Jerald D. Johnson. (Missing from photo are Rev. and Mrs. Kouadio N’Goran.)

(Above) 1997 Intermountain District ordinand class (I. to r.): iAbove) 1997 Oregon Pacific District ordinand class (I. to r.) General Superinten­ General Superintendent Donald D. Owens, Rev. Ken and dent Donald D. Owens, Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Abbott, Rev. and Mrs. Peter Carlson, Rev. Michele Solts, Rev. and Mrs. Lennie Spooner, Rev. Rev. and Mrs. Robert Hunter, Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Mahon, Rev. and Mrs. Harvey and Mrs. Craig White, District Superintendent Ronald K. Richards, Rev. and Mrs. James Thornton, Rev. Donna and Frank Chandler, Dis­ Kratzer. trict Superintendent Gerald Manker.

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 31 Adventures in Christian Parenting

the tube. Chase was completely awed by Tori’s courage. And we learned that it is OK to make the messy times Standing Together a family affair. None of us thought Tori had it in her. We all grew that his blood drawn. Suffice it to say that day. We were all proud. We were the energy output of Chase’s thrashing standing together. legs could have powered a moderately- We had some good practice that day sized substation. Not a pretty picture. in standing up together. It’s good we Between Mom, Dad, and the four nurs­ get in the practice now so “standing es, we finally pinned Chase down for up” will be second nature when the is­ the count. In the aftermath, the nurses sues are a bit messier than singing out looked more like a rugby squad ready of tune. And we know the “messy” is to hit the showers than composed sure to come. If we practice a little agents of the medical profession. now, we hope that when the “truly Jerry Cohagan is one half of the comedy- Eventually, Jerry carried the whimper­ messy” gets to us, we won’t falter; we drama duo, Hicks and Cohagan. Lynda is ing, blubbering Chase to the car. And won’t fall; we’ll stand firm. a high school English teacher in Olathe, during the entire episode, Tori ob­ The other day Chase had a friend Kansas. served it all in wide-eyed shock. over, and they were sitting at the We didn’t realize until later the counter while Lynda was working in ramifications of making the Well Visit the kitchen. We don’t remember the a family affair. With only 20 months’ context, but Chase said to his friend in I n a p o p u l a r B e a t l e s t u n e o f t h e difference in the ages of our children, a conspiratorial tone, “My mom’s a ’60s, an entertainer asks if he sang Tori was certainly aware that it would little crazy.” off-key, would you get up and walk not be too long before it was time for Lynda leaned in close to Chase and out in embarrassment? Jerry was her Well Visit. For the next 20 replied, “I learned it from you.” singing the song around the house one months, Tori would periodically get Chase responded, “I got it from day and had only sung the first line teary-eyed and quivering-chinned for Dad.” A moment’s pause, then he when Tori, without a moment’s hesita­ no apparent reason. When asked what added, “Dad got it from the church.” tion, piped up and said, “I’d stand up was wrong, she would whimper, “I’m Now we’re not quite sure what he and sing with you!” Oh, the total, un­ scared of the shots.” wavering loyalty of a five-year-old. We had talked long and And there seems to be no shortage of hard to Tori about staying those “out of tune” moments. relaxed and not crying un­ Do you have any idea how terribly til after it hurts. But re­ If we practice a little now, we traumatic and painful turning five in markably, what brought the modem world can be? Let us clue her through the whole hope that when the “truly messy” you in. When Chase turned five, we thing was Chase. When gets to us, we won’t falter; we made the obligatory doctor’s appoint­ push came to shove, he ment—the Well Visit. After all, we “stood up.” Perhaps it was won’t fall; we’ll stand firm. had to have the forms signed for his constant attention: school; the inoculations are required. “Just look at me, Tori, It sounds so benign, so nice—the Well don’t look at what they’re Visit. Believe us, no greater misnomer doing,” or maybe it was her desire to meant by that—we just laughed. But it was ever used. It did not go well! handle it better than Chase had, but gave us pause to think. Sometimes the It all started with three— count ’em, for whatever reason, Tori was able to church is a little crazy. Sometimes we three—inoculations! The last time he’d “stand up” too. After the first shot, wish certain things were different, or at had shots, he was 15 months old and she announced to the nurse, “That least sung to a different tune. Some­ really couldn’t articulate his discomfort didn’t hurt at all! Now, you squeezing times we even think the church is a lit­ and indignation. This time, however, my arm, that hurts!” She was working tle sick. But we love it. And it’s the on­ he was five, and the nurse wasn’t even herself up to a pretty good chin-quiver ly place we know to go for our Well done with the second shot when he in the lab until the nurse got that nee­ Visits. The church can be a family of started articulating. Boy, was he articu­ dle into her vein. She immediately faith whose members trumpet lating! After the shots were done, we shut up and was spellbound by the unashamedley: “We’ll stand up and had to go downstairs to the lab to get sight of her own blood flowing into sing with you!” tq

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Q Does all the emphasis on starting new churches mean that we believe our existing churches cannot get the job done evangelistically? A The emphasis on starting new churches is not intended to leave anyone with the impression that our existing churches are not reaching people with the good news of Jesus Christ. All our churches must do all they can to win to Christ as many people as possible—and many are doing just that in a variety of traditional and creative ways. So this is no time to drop personal evangelism classes, or to stop taking a pie to the home of everyone who visits your church, or to disband Sunday School and tell teachers they don't need to call on their students anymore, or to sell the church van and stop picking up neighborhood kids, or to put less emphasis on the outreach of youth ministry, or to remove the sign with service times from your front lawn! Now is the time for every church to redouble all those efforts. But NewStart does provide the ongoing challenge that strong new church starts reach more people for Christ than any other evangelism method— and for some that will mean leaving the comfort of the local church!

The leaders of every church must ask themselves the question: What is our church doing on purpose to reach the lost for Jesus Christ?

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S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 33 In a Woman’s Voice THE QUESTION BOX You Are What You Wear CONDUCTED BY WESLEY D. TRACY, Editor Q • I heard Rev. Charles Stanley SUSAN HANSON BATES abounding love for God, we find it difficult to love one another. Why is preach a sermon on heart cleansing. this? I am sure it is not an accident He said the heart is cleansed from that the primary area that Satan at­ all sin at conversion. Could it be tacks is that of our relationships. In that we Nazarenes have been too John 13:35, Christ told His disciples adamant about a second work of that the world would know we are His grace? Maybe it does come all at by our love one for another. If the en­ once. What do you think? emy can destroy that, he can destroy our witness. .A .* I did not hear the sermon, but it So what is the answer? It helps me Susan Hanson Bates is a freelance writer sounds as if the Rev. Stanley was de­ and a frequent speaker at Christian to remember that I am called as a fending a point of view that many Women’s Clubs. She attends First Church Christian to “accept one another, then, Calvinists have abandoned. Those of of the Nazarene, Flagstaff, Arizona. just as Christ accepted you" (Romans his theological school used to fight 15:7, n i v ). When I came to Christ, I was not perfect. Quite the opposite. I the Holiness folks by insisting that was filthy with sin, ragged with igno­ “full salvation” came at conversion. I t w a s p a s t t i m e t o l e a v e . The car rance, and odorous with ego. But He But most contemporary Calvinists was packed, the baby-sitter had her in­ took me anyway. No criticism, no that I have read have dropped that ar­ structions, and I was anxious to go, in condemnation, no questions as to gument. Most sincerely believe that order to arrive at my where I’d been. And there is a deeper work of God some first retreat engage­ now it's my turn to time after being born again that brings ment promptly. But Let us choose do the same with my one into the deeper life. Thus, “sec­ Teri, my traveling sisters in Christ. One ondness” has not been a battleground support group of one, to model compassion, thing I’ve sensed in among Evangelicals for some time. could not disentangle every church I’ve Most people see in their own experi­ herself from her five- visited is that the kindness, humility, ence the truth of what we have labeled year-old son. He was body of believers, secondness, the need for a further giving her every ar­ gentleness, and now more than ever, gument under the sun needs to be built work of God beyond the wondrous why he should be al­ patience to each other. up by the loving en­ gifts bestowed in conversion. lowed to come with couragement of the If God gave us all that He ever has us. As a last resort, Christian family. to give us up front at conversion, then Teri reminded him that the retreat was The Bible promises that in the end this phenomenon confirmed in every for women only. In total resignation, times there will be persecution, trials, age would not exist: “Every Christian he looked at his mother and sighed, and suffering for the Christian. For generation has produced two kinds of “OK, Mom, I’ll wear a dress.” some of us, those times are already Christians. The common, ordinary, We laughed. How cute for him to here. We need one another. We need garden variety, on the one hand, and think that just by donning a dress he to focus on our common cause of lift­ those who have found a deeper spiri­ could pass for a woman. That’s about ing up Jesus, that all may be drawn tual life for whom God is all in all.” as silly as Christians thinking what we unto Him, instead of tearing one an­ When John Wesley personally inter­ wear tells people who we are. Or does other down. viewed 1,000 “deeper life” Christians, it? As we dress our bodies each day, he discovered that, without exception, The Bible admonishes “God’s cho­ carefully mixing and matching and they all entered into the sanctified life sen people” to “clothe yourselves with making up, let us each commit to in a “twinkling of an eye experience” compassion, kindness, humility, gen­ clothing our spirits as well. As an act tleness and patience,” to “forgive as of love for our Savior, let us choose to some time— usually years— after con­ the Lord forgave you." It goes on to model compassion,' kindness, humili­ version. say, “And over all these virtues put on ty, gentleness, and patience to each Again and again, regardless of a be­ love” (Colossians 3:12-14, n i v ). other, so that the world may see Christ liever’s denomination, experience val­ As I am privileged to travel around and marvel at His beauty. And above idates God’s usual method of dealing the Southwest, it seems that there is all, let us be adorned with uncondi­ with the not-yet-sanctified Christian. one theme that continually surfaces. tional love, that they may know we He opens the heart to its need for Though we have an intense and are His. tfc

34 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s Masculine J ou H i sanctifying grace. In the joy of sins forgiven, one may imagine inward sin is gone for good. But as life wears on, the Christian finds within a “foeman’s heart,” to use Adam Clarke’s term. Unworthy motives, selfish inclina­ Good Grief tions, a thirst for praise, and a dozen other things make the believer aware was consoled a bit by the shortest that there is work yet to be done in his MARK METCALFE verse in the Bible, “Jesus wept” (John or her heart. The closer the believer 11:35). When tears flow unabated, this draws to God, the more the need for verse is most powerful because it com­ inner cleansing becomes apparent. municates a God who is in touch with Such a believer then becomes a seeker our deepest and strongest emotions. after heart holiness. God leads the We may wonder if Jesus can really seeker gently, step by step, to the know our anguish. After all, how point where he or she truly loves God could He really be sad when He knew with all the heart, mind, soul, and Lazarus was not lost? Jesus knows what it is to be sepa­ strength, and the neighbor as self. At Mark Metcalfe is a senior technical writer, rated from those He loves, because of that point, God speaks the second husband, and father of four who lives in sin. We who mourn catch a fresh time, "Be clean.” Pepperell, Massachusetts. glimpse of Jesus’ sorrow over lost To teach that inward holiness oc­ loved ones when He cried, “How of­ curs at conversion rather automatical­ ten 1 have wanted to gather you . . . ly sharply reduces the likelihood of My w i f e a n d I h a d d i s c u s s e d the under my wings, but you would not!” becoming a seeker for full sanctifica­ eventuality of having a parent die, hop­ (Luke 13:34, author’s paraphrase). tion. Or it encourages believers to ing to meet it with open eyes. We even More than feeling our grief, Jesus profess a work of grace for which had some forewarning owns our loss through they never felt the need. when my mother-in- true empathy and sor­ The typical position of those from law was diagnosed row. Rev. Stanley’s tradition speaks of im­ with terminal cancer, Stiff-upper-lipping It helps when some­ puted holiness rather than imparted giving us just three one actually knows holiness, anyway. That is, Christians weeks before she was it through the what you are going are never truly holy, but God, for taken. We had the through. The prophet Christ’s sake, regards them as holy. blessing of time to say Isaiah wrote, “Surely last things; she had the deep waters is he has borne our Of course, some cleansing does oc­ mercy of a swift ill­ griefs and carried our cur at conversion—the “washing of ness. Despite our not manly, nor sorrows” (53:4, r s v ). regeneration” (Titus 3:5). Sanctifica­ preparation and brief Jesus really does un­ tion also begins at conversion. Our advance notice, the is it healthy. derstand the difficul­ theologians call it “initial sanctifica­ news of her death on ties we face, and He tion.” But entire sanctification and April 30, 1997, was empathizes with us. full cleansing, God chooses to make a jarring and devastating. We were invol­ I am glad for a Savior who can subsequent gift. untarily inducted into the membership weep with me when I am bereaved The cleansing and sanctifying that of the mourning. Millie Crawford left and broken. Stiff-upper-lipping it occur at conversion form a marvelous, us behind when God called her home. through the deep waters is not manly, transforming miracle. There is no rea­ I got the news at work. As I rushed nor is it healthy. We grieve and we son to belittle this gift of grace while home, I choked out a very difficult cry because God created us emotional at the same time opening the heart to prayer of thanks for God’s mercy. beings in His image. And we must go all that God wishes to bestow in due Then I wept as I have never wept be­ on. There is a time for everything. time. fore, overcome with a grief that I had Knowing Jesus does not mean He not previously understood. 1 learned in The proper way to “wait” for sanc­ has taken away our grief or our loss. a moment the stark difference between But we do not grieve as others who tification is to pour our lives into what sympathizing with someone in mourn­ have no hope. Our loss is only a tem­ Wesley called acts of piety (prayer, ing and experiencing it for myself. porary separation. Jesus is the Resur­ worship, etc.) and acts of mercy Before the services, the family rection and the Life; not even death (feeding the hungry, clothing the gathered privately around the casket can separate us from the love of God. needy, instructing the sinner). One is that contained my mother-in-law’s Grief and joy are intermingled be­ not to stand around waiting for some body. A new wave of sorrow over­ cause our Companion has assured us second bus of salvation to stop before whelmed us all, and we wept again that He will never leave us nor for­ flinging oneself into Christ’s work. uncontrollably. Not for the last time. sake us. He has promised to see us During those numbing few days, I faithfully through.

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 35 “My remnant of days I spend to His praise, / Who died preservationists in America, Israel, Iran, or India the whole world to redeem; / Be they many or few, my have no choice but to make war on the present to se­ days are His due, / And they all are devoted to Him.” cure a future more like the past: depluralized, mono­ John Wesley on his 85th birthday cultured, unskepticized, reenchanted. ” Benjamin R. Barber “The spiritually-minded would rather appear to lose Jihad vs. Me World an argument and keep their poise than to win an argu­ ment and lose their temper. Ill temper is the refuge of “Good morning, Lord! the insecure and the vain. ” I love you. Paul S. Rees What are you up to today? Well, I want to be a part of it! “[Some Evangelicals] preach a kind of religious Thank you, God! Amen.” Reaganomics: ‘Ask yourself: Are you spiritually bet­ Prayer of a Sudanese Christian ter off, more comfortable and tranquil and satisfied Homiletics than you were four years ago? If not, you need our church.’ They read McDonald’s ads more carefully “We have the form of religion, but lack the power than they do the Bible, then declare, ‘You deserve a thereof. This is ju st as we prefer it. ” break today, and the whole purpose of God’s existence Zeb B. Long and Douglas McMurry is to give it to you.’ They [do] not . . . question the The Collapse of the Brass Heaven dominant culture . . . they embody it.” Rodney Clapp “Gambling on the God who has so gambled on us A Peculiar People does not seem so risky in the end.” Sara Maitland “When you have loved as she has loved, you grow old A Big-Enough God beautifully. ” W. Somerset Maugham “Put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give. ” “There is one single fact which we may oppose to all Eleanor Roosevelt the wit and argument of being an atheist or agnostic, namely that no man ever repented of being a Christian “You can become the balm in someone’s Gilead.” on his deathbed.” Maya Angelou Hannah Moore “Spill not the morning . . . in recreations . . . sleep is a “Be not the first by whom the new are tried, recreation .... Pastime, like wine, is poison in the Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. ” morning .... sow the head, which hath Iain fallow all Alexander Pope night, with some serious work. ” Thomas Fuller “God utters me like a word containing a partial thought of himself. A word will never be able to com­ “Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion prehend the voice that utters it. But if I am true to the there is. How awful to be caught up in the terrible concept that God utters in me, if I am true to the squirrel cage of self.” thought in him I was meant to embody, I shall be full Millicent Fenwick of his actuality and find him everywhere and find my­ self nowhere. I shall be lost in him.” . “If you want to meet new people, pick up the wrong Thomas Merton go lf ball. ” New Seeds of Contemplation Adam Houghton

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36 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s Bible Society Cancels Plans Boy Scouts Win in CDA Declared to Change NIV San Diego Unconstitutional Amid speculation that the most popular In 1992 an El Cajon, Calif., police offi­ On June 26, 1997, the Supreme Court of Bible version ever published will be re­ cer, Chuck Merrino, told a homosexual the United States declared that the placed, International Bible Society rights gathering that he was a homosex­ Communication Decency Act (CDA) (IBS) and Zondervan Publishing House ual. Several months later, the Scouts no­ was unconstitutional. In Reno v. ACLU, (ZPH) announced that they are “un­ tified Merrino that he could no longer the Court decided that CDA’s prohibi­ equivocally committed to continue to be a leader. Merrino filed a discrimina­ tions against knowingly sending or dis­ publish the current NIV [New Interna­ tion suit. In support, the El Cajon and playing indecent material to minors via tional Version] San Diego police departments severed the Internet were overly broad and text without any ties with the Scouts. Merrino, 41, an vague and, therefore, violated the First NEW change or revi­ Explorer leader for four years, said his Amendment. INTERNATIONAL sion,” according lawsuit had educated the public “about The ruling means that computer VERSION to Media and these outdated and homophobic policies pornographers can open their doors to BIBLE Public Relations of the Boy Scouts.” children, and parents are left alone in Services. At the In May 1997, a California appeals the fight to shield their children from same time, IBS court upheld the right of the Boy Scouts pornography’s influence. and ZPH will to dismiss Merrino. The three-judge The Court did reaffirm that the gov­ “continue to panel overruled another judge who had ernment has a legitimate and important move forward declared the Scouts a “business organi­ interest in protecting children from this with plans for the zation” subject to the state’s gay rights kind of harmful material on the Internet, possible publication of an updated edi­ law barring discrimination based on so new laws will be possible. tion of the present NIV” after the year sexual orientation. 2001. This decision came following a pub­ lic outcry of reports that an NIV revi­ sion would include “gender-neutral” or A VALUABLE TOOL FOR PASTORS "unisex” language. Steve Johnson, di­ rector of communication for IBS, said, "It is clear that the Evangelical church said: "Don't mess with our NIV.’ IBS has said: ‘We hear you.'” A G u i d e According to Christianity Today, the controversy was started by a series of f o r S a c r e d T h e articles in World magazine in which the proposed revision was called “The O c c a s io n s Stealth Bible” and a “feminist seduction C h u r c h of the Evangelical church.” The Church Rituals Handbook In a joint policy statement, IBS and A valuable tool for pastors that provides mean­ Zondervan stressed that they “never have ingful guides for the services they perform. Cov­ considered, nor ever will consider” any R it u a l s changes in the NIV text that would use ering a wide array of rituals, each section con­ feminine pronouns to describe Deity, tains an order of service, suggested hymns and that neuter the masculinity of Jesus, that Scripture passages, and a recitation. Included diminish or eliminate the divinely or­ are the rituals of Communion, Baptism, Mar­ Ha n d b o o k dained uniqueness of men and women, riage, the Reception of Church Members, or that are contrary to the original mean­ ing of the biblical text in any way. Calls to Worship, Offertory Ideas and IBS is the international copyright Prayers, and others. Designed with a black holder and Zondervan is the principal kivar cover and gold lettering, this helpful North American publishing partner. book fits into your pocket, yet utilizes large lettering for easy pulpit reading Since its introduction in 1978 and sub­ HH083-411-6278 ...... $14.99 sequent revision in 1983, more than 100 million copies of the NIV have been sold. In a sense, the NIV has become "the people’s Bible.” To order from Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, call 1-800-877-0700.

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^ S tew ardship development m inistries 1-800-544-8413 vsnAnv.nazarene.org/hfo/sdm THE READERS WRITE Continued from page 17 Creative Brooding abundant grace of God, I simply could not make it, but He is always there. Donald E. Bland Pueblo, Colo. Homosexual Problem I was very moved by the article in Feb­ ruary’s issue “Evangelicals and 'The Ho­ mosexual Problem.’” I am studying to be a social worker at Arizona State Universi­ ty, and I am faced in my classes daily with the issue of homosexuality. We are Thinking Small told over and over that we need to not be bigoted, and I completely agree. My DEAN NELSON It was during this time of physical, problem is where they compare homosex­ mental, and emotional challenge for uality to race or sex, saying that it is the him and his family that he introduced same type of thing, and that people are bom with it. I do not know what the sci­ a philosophy I will carry with me the entific facts are, but personal responsibili­ rest of my life: Think small. ty can’t be removed from anything God That didn’t win him any invitations calls sin. as a motivational speaker. No church I started wondering last semester if I growth seminars wanted that as their even wanted to continue in the pursuit of logo. It’s never been chanted across a social work degree if I was going to be the stadiums filled with Promise bombarded with this type of stuff, and Dean Nelson teaches journalism at Point Keepers. then I realized that Jesus would definitely Loma Nazarene College. But during the years after his acci­ not have abandoned the gays or lesbians. dent, he saw countless people give his In fact, He would have been hanging out with them, sharing the Father’s Word kids rides to rehearsals, give his wife with them. He would have loved them gasoline credit cards, run errands for just as He loves me, and I have been IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE TOUCHED by the her, do things around the house. Day charged by Him to do no less. This prin­ life of a person you’ve never met? after day, people did small things to ciple is difficult to grasp sometimes, and Through books, of course. But what help them live their lives. It was in the the article helped to reinforce it. When about knowing someone simply by small things that the miracles oc­ we become discouraged by what is going word of mouth? curred. It was in the small things that on in the world around us, how the That’s how I feel about Steve God came near. morals we are taught in the Bible are be­ Lamb. Steve pointed out that Jesus’ first ing bashed and discredited constantly, we Many of my favorite people knew miracle was a small thing— improving just need to pray and invite lost souls into him. They talked about him as if the house of the Father, who sees nothing I the drinks at the wedding in Cana. It but the children He created and loves. knew him. Then when was a “busboy” kind We are all to take responsibility for our they found out that I of miracle, he said. sin, but, as the article says, the way to get didn’t, they looked at Those are the kinds of this through to sinners is not to have sem­ me as if I had never It was in the miracles that change inars and sermons telling us Christians really seen the human people’s lives. about how bad the others are, or how to race at its best— as if I small things that Steve died unex­ distance ourselves from them. We are to had never ridden my pectedly in June. I love them as Christ loves them, and pray bicycle without the the miracles found myself grieving for their healing. Jana P. Bums training wheels. He along with those who Tempe, Ariz. was creative, funny, occurred. knew him well—those athletic, and deep. He at Bethany First Trusting could sing and write Church of the Naza­ The article by John Bowling in the Jan­ songs about anything. I’ve heard tapes uary '97 issue encouraged me. It made me rene where he continued working, us­ realize that I am allowing an uncomfort­ of songs he’d written about water pu­ ing his creative mind and sensitive able situation to discourage me because rification systems. And then I found heart; those at Southern Nazarene I’m looking around rather than up. I real­ myself singing them for days after­ University, where he worked in the ize through reading Psalm 121 that the sit­ ward. office of spiritual development; those uation might not change or go away, but Steve was hit by a drunk driver in who called him Dad and husband; my perception can be through God’s eyes 1991 on a Sunday morning and had those who saw him cruise down busy rather than my own. . . . I intend to trust massive head and spinal injuries. He streets in his motorized chair. that “my help comes from the L o r d , the was in a coma for months. He spent Jesus said to Peter, “Do you love Maker of heaven and earth.” the last five years in a wheelchair. His me? Then tend my sheep.” I appreciate your magazine, especially friends and family felt privileged that the Bible study articles. We love God by doing things—usu­ Karla Slonaker they had him—even in this altered ally small things—for His sheep. Wenatchee, Wash. form—for a while longer. That’s what I learned from a Lamb, ifc

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 39 Glendora, Calif., Nov. 25. Survivors: Leonard; daughter, Leah Kensey; three have three children and six grandchil­ Deaths son, John; daughter, Nancy; brothers, grandchildren; two great-grandsons. dren. OLIVE M. ALLEN, 95, Tallahassee, James and Carl Whitaker; sisters, Ber­ RUBY ALISE WRENN, 91, Victoria, HUGH and EFFIE SPENCE, Bearsden, Fla., June 17. Survivors: sons, Rev. nice Layton, Geri Whitaker, Juanita Va., June 16. Survivors: sister, Hyler Scotland, celebrated their 50th anniver­ Arthur, James; four grandchildren; six Whitaker; three grandchildren. Stewart; nieces and nephews. sary May 30 at the home of their daugh­ great-grandchildren. DR. HOWARD T. LEWIS, Altadena, ter and three grandchildren. EDITH BARRICK, 101, Macomb, III., Calif., June 8. Lewis was president of REV. JAMES and MILDRED TUCKER, Apr. 10. Survivors: son, Rev. John; the International Gospel League and a Births Cape Coral, Fla., celebrated their 50th daughters, Mary Woods, Helen Stroud, former pastor and evangelist. Survivors: to RON and CATHY CARLSON, anniversary June 22 with a reception at Mae Hoskins; 18 grandchildren; 39 wife, Irene; sons, Dale, Bruce; four Greenville, S.C., a girl, Ashley Kate, Apr. New Life Fellowship Church of the great-grandchildren; 6 great-great- grandchildren. 9. Nazarene. grandchildren. REV. RUSSELL R. MERRIMAN, 92, to BILL and CAROL (HODAM) REV. RAYMOND M. BOX, 78, Covina, longtime pastor and for­ CASTILLO, Kindsbach, Germany, a boy, Calif., May 28. Rev. Box mer Sunday School William Chad, June 12. Announcements served in the ministry chairman on the Pitts­ to GREGG and RACHELLE (JOHN­ ABERNATHY (TEX.) FIRST CHURCH 40 years, including 26 burgh District, Corry, SON) DAVIS, Southgate, Mich., a girl, will celebrate its 70th anniversary Sept. years of pastoral service Pa., Mar. 26. Survivors: Kelsie Delane, June 16. 6-7 with a Saturday noon lunch, 7 p.m . and 14 years as a hospi­ wife, Clara; son, Ray; to HAROLD and NICHOLE (SMITH) Saturday service, and 10 a .m . Sunday tal chaplain. Survivors: daughters, Jean John­ LERCH JR., Danville, Pa., a boy, Christ­ celebration service with General Super­ wife: Rev. Maureen; son, son, Ruthie Galindo; 13 grandchildren; ian Grady, Apr. 10. intendent Emeritus Orville W. Jenkins Stephen; daughter, Sharon; three broth­ 15 great-grandchildren. to TAU and DENISE (MALLERY) MA- speaking, followed by an all-church bar­ ers; four sisters. EVELYN DELORES PERDUE, 61, IAVA, Independence, Mo., a girl, Victoria becue. JOHN W. BRUMBAUGH JR., 64, Bon­ Mustang, Okla., Feb. 15. Survivors: hus­ Allison, Apr. 3. Former pastors, members, and ners Ferry, Idaho, Nov. 22. Survivors: band, Jim; mother, Myrtle Trimble; son, to CHRISTOPHER and SANDRA friends are invited. For more informa­ wife, Velma; son, John; daughter, Jenny Timothy; daughter, Camille Williams; NEWMAN, Dayton, Ohio, a girl, Olivia tion, contact the church, 501 Ave. E, Garcia; six grandchildren. brother, Lonnie Trimble Jr.; sister, Doris Claire Louise, May 8. Abernathy, TX 79311, 806-298-2971. THELMA ULDENE CARROLL, 93, Ok­ Crider; three grandchildren. to LONNIE and MELODY (WOOD) CHANUTE (KANS.) CHURCH will cele­ lahoma City, Okla., June 27. Survivors: ARMIDA (TINY) POPLIN, 90, Nampa, RICHARDSON, Shawnee, Kans., a boy, brate its 85th anniversary Sept. 28 with son, Bill; sister, Juanita Kanedy; four Idaho, Oct. 23. Survivors: son, Duane; Carter Scott, Apr. 22. a 10 a .m . unified service followed by a grandchildren; one great-grandson. daughter, Ginny Cowley; one sister; sev­ to STAN and DENISE (GERST) covered dish dinner and a 2 p .m . service. PAUL CLIPSON, 73, Wichita Falls, eral grand- and great-grandchildren. WOOD, Shawnee, Kans., a boy, Graham District Superintendent Pal Wright is the Tex., June 24. Survivors: wife, Bonnie; REV. TROY CARLTON POTTS SR., Bradley, Nov. 15. featured speaker. sons, Dan, Tim, David; sisters, Mary 78, pastor and evange­ Former pastors, members, and Switzer, Alice Sherrill; five grandchil­ list for 33 years, Farm­ friends are invited. For more informa­ dren. ers Branch, Tex., May Marriages tion, contact the church, 1313 W. 14th, LOIS MARY (WATCHORN) COLLINS, 15. Potts pastored BREE ANN ARBOGAST and KEVIN Chanute, KS 66720, 316-431-2040. 102, Almonte, Ont., May 31. Mrs. churches in Oklahoma, LYNN SOLOMON, June 14 at Selins- CLE ELUM (WASH.) CHURCH will Collins was active in NWMS on both the Arkansas, New Mexico, grove, Pa. celebrate its 75th anniversary Oct. 4-5. district and general levels. Her husband, and Texas. Survivors: TAMMY S. BAKER and J. MIKE Former pastors, members, and A. E. Collins, former superintendent of wife, Nina; sons, Troy GRICE, Apr. 26 at Lansing, Mich. friends are invited. For more informa­ the Canada Central District and presi­ Jr., Delton; daughters, Vera McCreary, LINDA KAY HOOVER and BRUCE tion, contact the church, P.O. Box 7, Cle dent of Canadian Nazarene College, pre­ Millie Highfill; sisters, Nova Houch, ALLEN TEATS JR., June 7 at Selins- Elum, WA 98922, 509-674-2954. deceased her in 1982. Survivors: several Hazel Yeager; nine grandchildren; six grove, Pa. DURAND (MICH.) CHURCH will cele­ nieces and nephews. great-grandchildren. JENNIFER JOYE KEISTER and TODD brate its 75th anniversary Sept. 21 at an JEAN LOIS (IRWIN) CONDON, RUTH LOUISE RAMEY, 47, Indi­ ROY HOFFMAN, Apr. 12 at Selinsgrove, 11 a .m . celebration service with District Paynesville, Minn., June 19. Survivors: anapolis, Ind., June 23. Survivors: Pa. Superintendent C. Neil Strait speaking husband, Rev. Robert: sons, Gary, Ron, mother, Mary; brothers, Rev. Paul, CRYSTAL AMELIA JANE MANN and and a concert by Forever Free. Wendell, Dwayne; eight grandchildren; Phillip; sister, Esther Cooper. JASON WILLIAM BOUDREAU, July 6 at Former pastors, members, and four great-grandchildren. CURTIS ZOTTO SIMPSON, 86, Maple Ridge, B.C. friends are invited. For more informa­ DONNA D. DAVIS, 55, Union, Mo., Kansas City, Mo., May 7. Survivors:, tion, call the church, 517-288-2369. June 2. Survivors: husband, Ed; mother, wife, Esther; sons, Roy, Dr. Dene; step­ GASTONIA (N.C.) FIRST CHURCH will Helen Holland; sister, Beverly Gerling. daughter, Janet Mountjoy; brother, Anniversaries celebrate its 50th anniversary Nov. 9 WILFRED H. DOMMER, 92, Ottumwa, Clyde; sister, Frances Gibbs; 11 grand­ REV. VIRGIL and GLADYS BORDEN, with a special celebration service featur­ Iowa, June 6. Survivors: sons, Will, De­ children; 21 great-grandchildren. Portland, Oreg., celebrated their 50th ing the Restoration Quartet followed by wane; daughters, Ruth Miller, Arline MERLYN ROY WALCHER, 46, Las anniversary Aug. 23 with a reception dinner on the grounds and a concert. Thomas, Joy Dommer; several grand-, Vegas, Nev., May 30. Survivors: wife, hosted by their four children at Portland Former pastors, members, and great-grand-, and great-great-grandchil- Anita; son, David; parents, M. A. and In­ First Church. friends are invited. For more informa­ dren. ez Walcher; sisters, Joyce Munroe, Pa­ REV. WINSTON and MERRETA tion, contact Rev. Butch Sutton, 1500 HAZEL ELIZABETH FRIBERG, 82, tricia Russom. KETCHUM celebrated their 50th anniver­ Linwood Rd., Gastonia, NC 28052, 704- Port Orchard, Wash., May 9. Survivors: WILEY WEBB, 59, Riverbank, Calif., sary Aug. 17 at Nampa College Church. 867-7521 or 704-864-1855. daughter, Bonnie Babcock; two grand­ Mar. 30. Survivors: wife, Teresa; daugh­ Letters of congratulation may be sent to GREELEY (COLO.) FIRST CHURCH daughters; two great-grandsons. ters, Kathy Stephens, Shelly Williams, 2513 S. Meyer St., Nampa, ID 83686. will celebrate its 90th anniversary Oct. MAE GOREHAM, 84, Stockton, Calif., Teresa Webb, Sandi Smith; mother, GABE and ELVIRA (VI) MARTINEZ 3-5 with a Friday evening concert, Sat­ Bertha; 10 grandchildren; 1 great-grand­ June 3. Survivors: daughters, Loree celebrated their 50th anniversary Aug. urday evening banquet, 10 a .m . Sunday Goss, Charlotte Scriven; sister, Merkle child. 30 with a reception given by their two service with General Superintendent Alcorn; four grandchildren; eight great­ EVELYN E. WEBSTER, 84, Rogers, children and three grandchildren. Greet­ James H. Diehl speaking, and an after­ grandchildren. Ark., June 7. Survivors: sons, Harold, ings may be sent to 4318 Bareback Ln., noon reception. JESS HAMILTON, 103, Springfield, Dale; sister, Ruby Collings; six grand­ Bakersfield, CA 93312. Former pastors, members, and Mo., June 7. Survivors: sons, Ramon, children; nine great-grandchildren. BERT and MARY KAY MCDONALD friends are invited to attend or send Rev. Jack, Boyd, Dr. James. OLA WHITE, 97, Bethany, Okla., Apr. celebrated their 50th anniversary June greetings. For more information, contact ERLENE CURL "MA” HOOKER, 81, 4. Mrs. White22 with was a receptiona given by their three the church, 2515 W. 16th St., Greeley, Gardendale, Ala., June 22. Survivors: longtime teacher of pi­ children and seven grandchildren at CO 80631,970-353-0944. son, James; daughters, Rubye Marlowe, ano at Bethany-Peniel Grassland, Tex., Church of the NORWALK (CONN.) FIRST CHURCH Mae Morton. Holiness College (now Nazarene. will celebrate 50 years in its current lo­ MARY E. JONES, 85, R iverb a nk, Southern Nazarene Uni­ REV. E. E. (GENE) and SALLY MOR­ cation Oct. 24-26. Calif., Mar. 23. Survivors: daughter, Lila versity) and moved with RELL, Chelan, Wash., celebrated their Former pastors, members, and Watson; several grandchildren and the college from Peniel, 50th anniversary June 25. The Morrells friends are invited to attend or send great-grandchildren. Tex., to Bethany. Her husband, Rev. have three children, eight grandchildren, greetings. For more information, contact V. MARIE KING, 71, Oklahoma City, Kendall S. White, predeceased her in and one great-grandchild. the church, 146 Main St., Norwalk, CT Okla., May 21. Survivors: brother, 1965. Survivor: son, Steve. REV. EDWARD and DARLEEN RED- 06851, 203-847-4432. Claude Pittenger; nieces and nephews. MAUDE O. WOODS, 93, Merrillville, MON, Louisville, Ky., celebrated their OMAHA (NEBR.) CENTRAL CHURCH RUBY WHITAKER LAWSON, 85, Ind., June 17. Survivors: husband, 50th anniversary Aug. 16. The Redmons will celebrate its 70th anniversary Nov.

40 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s 15-16 with a Saturday evening banquet intendent Ron Fry speaking. pastor, Tullahoma (Tenn.) Westside Moving Missionaries and two Sunday morning services with Former pastors, members, and BRENT W. CLAPP, from associate, Seat­ former pastor Rev. T. Dan Casey speak­ friends are invited. For more informa­ tle (Wash.) First, to pastor, LaGrange, BROWNING, LINDELL and KAY, from ing. tion, contact Jean Vella, 1990 Whites Oreg. Anderson, Ind., to Israel Former pastors, members, and Rd„ Pickering, ON L1V 6P5, 905-837- JOHN B. CLAYTON, from Mount Vernon, BYNUM, RANDY and KATHY, from Do­ friends are invited. For more information 2849. Va., to Wells, Maine minican Republic to Nampa, Idaho or to make reservations for the banquet, WHITTIER (CALIF.) COLLEGE AV­ JOEL C. DANIEL, from Jasper (Ala.) COOPER, DAVID and JODI, from contact the church, 8206 Blondo, Oma­ ENUE CHURCH (formerly Whittier First Northside to Lawrenceburg (Tenn.) Guatemala to Houston, Tex. ha, NE 68134,402-393-8040. Church) will celebrate its 90th anniver­ Grace CORDOVA, RUTH, from Guatemala to PASADENA (CALIF.) BRESEE AV­ sary Oct. 8-12 with Dr. B. Edgar John­ KEITH T. DANIELS, from student, North­ Chicago, III. ENUE CHURCH is celebrating its 75th son speaking and several events sched­ west Nazarene College, to associate, FERNANDEZ, RUBEN and MONICA, anniversary Sept. 21 with District Super­ uled. Walla Walla (Wash.) First from Argentina to Costa Rica intendent Roger E. Bowman speaking, Everyone is invited. For more infor­ KEVIN DOUGLAS, from pastor, Level- GUANG, ALBERTO and LILLIAM, from followed by a luncheon. mation, contact the church, 8221 S. Col­ land, Tex., to associate, Lubbock Vicksburg, Mich., to Mexico Former pastors, members, and lege Ave., Whittier, CA 90605, 562-698- (Tex.) Monterey HANE, DAVID and KIM, from Waukomis, friends are invited. For more informa­ 8378. HOWARD G. ESTERLINE JR., from Saf- Okla., to the Philippines tion, contact the church, 1480 E. Wash­ WOODLAND (CALIF.) FIRST CHURCH ford (Ariz.) Mount Graham to Live HANNAY, SCOTT and PAM, from ington Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91104, 818- will celebrate its 60th anniversary Sept. Oak, Calif. Guatemala to Bethany, Okla. 797-1129. 21 with former pastor Ray Sanders TOM EVANS, from Grand Island, Nebr., HENSKE, LOWELL and JUDY, from PEKIN (ILL.) FIRST CHURCH will cel­ speaking in the 10:30 a .m . service. to Shattuck, Okla. Beaverton, Oreg., to Japan ebrate its 70th anniversary Oct. 19 with Former pastors, members, and LARRY G. FASIG, to associate, Roseville JOHNSON, JAMES L. and MARY, from a 10 a .m . worship service and 2 p .m . cel­ friends are invited to attend or send (Calif.) First Mexico to Lakeland, Fla. ebration service. greetings. For more information, contact JOHN M. FILES, from associate, San JOHNSTON, GORDON and PAT, from Former pastors, members, and Pastor Bob Hargrave, P.O. Box 998, Jacinto, Calif., to associate, Roseville Jordan to Silver Springs, Md. friends are invited. For more informa­ Woodland, CA 95776, 916-662-7166. (Calif.) First KARAHADIAN, MILTON and MICHELLE, tion, contact the church, 3514 E. Broad­ SHAWN M. FOUTS, from Snyder, Tex., from Russia to Santa Rosa, Calif. way, Pekin, IL 61554, 309-346-3053, E- to Plainview (Tex.) First LINGENFELTER, RANDY and KAREN, mail: . FOR THE RECORD TIM GERDES, from associate, Dorris, from Guam to Norris, III. SALLISAW (OKLA.) FIRST CHURCH Calif., to associate, Vacaville, Calif. Moving Ministers LONG, THOMAS and BARBARA, from will celebrate its 85th anniversary Oct. JAMES K. HAMPTON, from associate, ERIC W. ATNIP, from Lodi, Mo., to Chile to Olathe, Kans. 25-26 with a Saturday evening sharing Olathe (Kans.) Westside, to general Mountain Grove, Mo. service and Sunday morning celebration assignment PRICE, DERYL and BEVERLY, from On­ MARK BECHTEL, from Tell City, Ind., to with District Superintendent Ark Noel DAVID L. HARRIS, to associate, Rose- tario to Nigeria Mitchell, Ind. speaking, followed by lunch. burg (Oreg.) First RUNYAN, DOUGLAS and PAMELA, from Former pastors, members, and DONALD E. BOESE, from Dayton (Ohio) RICHARD E. HARRISON, from Fall- Clearwater, Fla., to Cote d’Ivoire First to Temple (Tex.) First friends are invited. For more informa­ brook, Calif., to Dorris, Calif. SWAIN, ALFRED and ARLENE, from tion, contact Pastor Jim Armstrong, PO TODD A. BRAMHALL, from Snohomish ALLEN D. HUGHES JR., from associate, Ashland, Ohio, to Peru Box 266, Sallisaw, OK 74955, 918-775- (Wash.) Clearview to Pomery, Wash. Yukon (Okla.) Canadian Hills, to pas­ 9685 or 918-775-3542. BRENT J. BUESS, from student, tor, Blytheville, Ark. Recommendations SCARBOROUGH (ONT.) KENNEDY Nazarene Theological Seminary, to JACK LOWE, from Amarillo (Tex.) Val- ROAD CHURCH will celebrate its 40th associate, Bedford (Ohio) First leyview to Enid (Okla.) Maine The following have been recommend­ anniversary Oct. 25 with District Super­ MARVIN W. BUNDE, from evangelism to JESSE A MADAFFARI JR., from stu­ ed by their respective district superin­ dent, Nazarene Bible College, to pas­ tendents: tor, Skiatook, Okla. EUGENE BRANTLEY, evangelist, 326 ROBERT L. MILLER, from Jet, Okla.. to S. Reinway Ave., Waterford, CA 95386, Newbury Park (Calif.) Conejo Valley 209-874-3720, by James M. Bearden, GARY W. MOORE, from Eugene (Oreg.) South Carolina District. Fairfield to Yuba City (Calif.) First BOB and BECKY GRAY, song evange­ SCOTT W. OLSON, from Wisecasset, lists, 808 S.W. 112th St., Oklahoma Maine, to Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Lud­ City, OK 73170, by Carl Summer, South­ low Hill west Oklahoma District. MICHAEL A. OVERSTREET, from Fairview, Okla., to Isabella, Okla. Notice WESLEY PATRICK, from student, Nazarene Bible College, to pastor, Vital Statistics are printed as soon as Seagraves, Tex. possible after they are received. When HERMAN H. PLOTT, from Bonney Lake, submitting information, please observe Wash., to Levelland, Tex. the following guidelines: HARDY J. POWERS III, from Joplin DEATHS: Please provide name, age, (Mo.) First to North Little Rock (Ark.) hometown, date of death, names of sur­ First vivors, and their relationship to the de­ FRANKLIN REESE, from Bishopville, ceased. S.C., to Cayce, S.C. BIRTHS: Please provide parents’ STEPHEN P. ROBINSON, from Belton, names, hometown, name and sex of Mo., to Portland, Ind. child, and date of birth. DAN ROBISON, from associate, Science CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS: Please Hill, Ky., to pastor, Tell City, Ind. submit church announcements at least MARK ROUTT, to pastor, Jefferson three months prior to the issue you (Ind.) First want the notice to be printed in. GARY A. 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SEPTEMBER 1997 41 Five Marks of Wise Stewardship by (arl Bangs

y very first published article in board elected by the members of the the Herald of Holiness, in 1946, church. The board can be held account­ was titled “The Other Side of able for its stewardship. If donors have Stewardship.” It made the point no chance to participate in the selection that just as Christians are to be of the fund’s administrators, they have no A local generous stewards, the church way of knowing who really controls the boards that administer their funds. Although self-perpetuating boards church tithes and offerings are to be informed of trustees are better than none, they are and wise about the work of the Lord. not subject to the open, democratic There should Fifty years later, the issue is still before process of standing for election by mem- board can us. An earnest and faithful Christian re­ ber-donors. cently asked this question: “When I hear Is there public disclosure of the be no beheld appeals for money for apparently worthy expenditures of moneys received? causes at church, on the radio, and on Without this, a donor has no way of secrecy television, how can I know which are knowing how properly and effi­ accountable worthy of my trust and financial help?” ciently the funds are disbursed. There This time I would call the donor as should be no secrecy at any level. Sensi­ at any level. for its well as clergy and boards to be informed tive matters may be withheld from the and wise. Flere are five questions to ask: general public on occasion, but they Is the cause administered by should not be hidden from those who are stewardship. leaders or trustees chosen by a responsible for oversight and review. democratic or representative Are the books of the agency au­ process in which the donor par­ dited annually by a licensed inde­ ticipates? For example, financial gifts to pendent auditor? Even some ma­ a local church are administered by a jor denominations have been

“Personally, Pastor, I Ifcn think special tithers’ parking is worth a try!” occasionally careless, to their loss and church undertakes to monitor the charac­ embarrassment. In dealing with the ter and conduct of its ministers. Indepen­ Lord’s money, it is as spiritual to attend dent and parachurch ministries can func­ to the auditor’s report as it is to hear the tion with no such oversight. report on evangelism and church growth. Are salaries established and dis­ here, then, can one turn to a cause A healthy closed through proper channels? that passes all these tests? Primari­ Outside the Some major denominations, for ex­ W ly, to a local church in an estab­ ample, publish annually the salaries lished religious denomination. It will be church and benefits of all clergy. There have attending to its local ministry and sharing local church, been scandalous accumulations of per­ its resources in worldwide evangelism sonal fortunes where salaries are kept se­ through its denominational connections. monitors cret. Another point is that the numerous Outside the local church, even the wor­ even the low salaries should be known as well as thiest of causes is likely to lack safe­ the character the occasional high salary. Donors will guards. A private board of trustees, for worthiest of learn that they are not the only ones mak­ example, can turn over a ministry to a ing sacrifices. successor in whom there is little trust on and conduct Are the leaders’ characters re­ the part of the people who have made it causes is viewed periodically by superin­ wealthy. of its tendents or ministerial col­ Receiving agencies have an obligation likely to lack lea g u es? The late Jim Jones of to be wise, open, and democratic in the ministry. Jonestown fame, who led his people to management of tithes and offerings en­ commit suicide, had not been under regu­ trusted to them. Donors have an obliga­ safeguards. lar review. In fact, one denomination had tion to be not only generous but also in­ turned him down because of perceived formed in the placing of their tithes and psychological problems. The church that, offerings. in a moment of inattention, had granted Carl Bangs is professor emeritus of historical the­ him ministerial credentials has since ology at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas tightened its procedures. A healthy City. ^

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S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 43 astor Grimshank? May I speak “Oh my, that’s too bad. What unex­ with you?” pected expenses are we talking about here, Pastor?” “Well, we had to buy a new boat for the Fisherson family. Their old one was “Well, smaller than they wanted.” Mr. Skwezdry’s confusion was instant­ “Who are you? How did you ly evident. “Excuse me? The church get past my secretary?” bought this family a fishing boat?” P “My name is Ken Skwezdry. we had to “Yes. It wasn’t in the church’s budget, Your secretary had her head in­ but they felt they needed it. Then we had side the copier muttering some­ to pay for four or five minivacations at thing about dinosaurs and Noah’s ark, so buy a new the lake for the Playwell family.” I just walked in. Do you have a few mo­ “I’m sorry, Pastor. I seem to be con­ ments?” fused. You’re saying the church paid for “Well, if it’s important, I suppose. boat for the getaways?” How may I help you?” “Oh, no. That was for the Playwells. “I need to talk with you about some We financed a summer cottage for the past due bills the church has. A number Getaways.” of your creditors— seven to be the Fisherson “You have a family named Getaway?” exact—have retained our firm to collect “Of course. We wouldn’t pay for a their delinquent accounts. I work with summer cottage for a family that wasn’t Skweezem, Bleedem, and Grinch. We’d family.” even part of our church! Oh, then we like to settle the matter amicably, without bought the Blossom family a third car. having to take your organization to Their daughter got her license, you know, court.” so the two vehicles they had weren’t al­ “I see. Well, I’m afraid I can’t really ways enough.” do a lot about those past due bills. We “You’re just not making any sense, simply don’t have the money to pay Pastor. Why is the church paying for them. You see, we’ve had a lot of ex­ penses we didn’t count on, and those un­ expected expenditures have left the trea­ sury without even enough to pay my own salary in full.” 0 U 6 0 D 6 ETE 0 Church Expenses

by Bill D. Hallsted

44 H e r a l d of Holiness these things? I came to talk about the You see, they don’t take the money back church’s past due bills, not things the out of the treasury. They just have these church has no business buying for its things they decide they really need, but m em bers.” they can’t afford them, so they take their “But you asked why we can’t pay the tithe, which belongs to God, that the bills, and I’m attempting to explain that. church counts on to pay its bills, and they It’s the matter of these unexpected ex­ use that money to pay for their own penses. The Fardroves planned a six- things.” week tour of the northern states and “Oh.” Canada, so we helped pay for that. We “As it is, and “So I’m afraid that’s why I can’t offer had to put a new roof on the Drenches’ you anything on the bills the church house, a third bath in the Upscales’ owes. My hands are tied, as it were.” house, and a deck and barbecue grill on the Smokeloves’, and—” ever shall be, “As it were,” Skwezdry echoed. “As it “Whoa, whoa! Wait a minute! These is, my good man, I’m afraid we’ll see are absolutely not church expenses at all. you in court.” Why is the church buying things like that woes “As it is, and ever shall be, woes with­ for people when you can’t even pay your out end,” Pastor Grimshank intoned in bills?” his very best liturgical voice. “Good day, “Well, we weren’t really given a Mr. Skwezdry. Oh, as you go by, would choice.” without end.” you jiggle the copier while my secretary “What do you mean, you weren’t giv­ holds the parts together? We really need en a choice? Do these people control the to use it today.” church board, so they can vote church And so unfolds another day in the life funds for their own personal use? I think of First Church of the Perpetual that’s patently illegal, if that’s the case. Quandary. Tune in next week as we ex­ IRS Code 501(c)(3) and all that.” plore who these people really are who are “Oh, no. Nothing like that,” the pastor robbing God. I’m certain you’re surely protested. “It’s perfectly legal, I’m afraid. not one of them. Are you? ^

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 45 everal decades have passed, ing of companionship, so he picked but I still remember Arshad. it up and took it back to his room, He showed up at church one stopping only long enough to spend Sunday morning with a his last money on a loaf of bread. glow on his face that told Arshad hadn’t eaten in three days. the world something won­ What happened after that could derful had happened in his only be described as a miracle, life. His olive skin accented even by an atheist. dark eyes that flashed with As he sat on his bed looking at the spark of excitement and the want ads, the first job he spot­ framed a smile that just ted was one he could do, and it wouldn’t stop. was only a few blocks from his ho­ When Before long, we knew his tel. He applied the next morning story. He could hardly wait and got the job on the spot. After to tell it. And as he told it, several months he had saved some we discovered that life hadn’t al­ money, and his thoughts began ways been so happy for him. turning back to Detroit. Not many months earlier, He wanted his family back. He Arshad’s life had been a felt differently about them now. So disaster. Within weeks, he he called his wife, told her what had lost both his job and had happened, and asked if she his family. Alone, without would take him back. Her curt, Arshad work, and rapidly running cold response was no. out of money, he left De­ But Arshad wasn’t about to take troit and headed for that that no for a final answer. Decid­ mecca of the despondent and de­ ing to go home again, he quit his spairing— California. job, packed his few belongings, But Los Angeles didn’t and headed out of Los Angeles, offer Arshad any more than hitchhiking. His first ride took him he had left behind in the to San Antonio. The second got Midwest. There were no him to St. Louis. And the third was jobs or friends waiting for heading all the way to Detroit. Met a him in the City of Angels. Back in Detroit, he made contact With nothing more to live with his wife. She still wanted noth­ for and nothing left to live ing to do with him. But Arshad was on, it wasn’t long before he found persistent. His new smile and the himself leaning over the railing on peace that had replaced his hostility the pedestrian walkway of a and restlessness finally won her bridge, thinking about how over. She moved back in with him. easy it would be to jump He found a new job. The world and end it all. couldn’t have been a better place. For some unknown rea­ And the atheist headed for Miracle son, he didn’t jump. A self­ church. professed atheist, Arshad That’s where I met him. We didn’t even have God to were thrilled by his testimony, and turn to. Yet that’s exactly what he Arshad was thrilled with God’s did. While thoughts of suicide miracles in his life. He was read­ flooded his mind, he prayed, ing the Bible and praying with an “God, if there is a God, intensity and enthusiasm that put help me!” And with that most older Christians to shame. by Donald E. Lindman prayer, he stepped away Arshad was in church every from the edge and began Sunday, you could count on it. At walking back to his dingy skid- least, you could count on it for a row hotel room. couple of months. But then he’d As he came to the foot of the miss an occasional Sunday. Soon it bridge, he spotted a newspaper on was every other Sunday. Before the pavement. A discard like him­ long, we were missing Arshad and self, it seemed to offer a little feel­ his family most of the time.

46 H e r a l d o f H o l i n e s s He had excuses, but we could gether what had happened. The miracles, there was no use for God. tell they were just that—excuses. miracles that had filled his life and At least, that was his thinking. The glow was gone from his face, been the foundation for his faith Eventually we lost track of Ar­ the sparkle from his eyes, and the had stopped. Life was rapidly be­ shad. I’ve often wondered what smile from his mouth. coming normal for Arshad, and he happened to him. It’s one of those We finally were able to piece to­ couldn’t handle it. If there were no things I may never find out—not

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 7 47 even in the endlessness of eternity, mature, the question of how to live when we no longer see as through victoriously with the problems of a glass darkly and shall know as life became more important than we are known. finding out how to escape life’s But Arshad did at least one normal pitfalls and frustrations. thing for me: he got me thinking Sickness is a part o f life. It takes about what faith really is. We who more faith to live victoriously with September 1997 • Whole No. 3561 • Vol. 86, No. 9 face problems beyond our ingenu­ a debilitating illness than it does to ity, ask questions beyond our wis­ be rescued from the crosses every­ Editor, Wesley D. Tracy dom, and bear burdens beyond our one else is called on to bear. We all strength often daydream of how wish for the easy way out, but it is a Managing Editor, J. Wesley Eby nice it would be if the Lord would greater witness to stand strong in just work miracles in our lives as the storms of life than to be excused Administrative Secretary He did in New Testament times. from having to face their fury. Carolyn S. Hampton We watch television programs Amy helped teach me that les­ and hear preachers talk about hav­ son. In her late 20s, with three ing faith to believe in miracles. We small children, Amy had severe Director Division of Communications hear testimonies of people being arthritis. Twice a year she would Michael R. Estep healed or getting incredible sums check into the hospital to have the of money unexpectedly or being joints in her hands and feet tremendously success­ cleaned out so she General Superintendents John A. Knight ful at their jobs, all be­ could move them. William J. Prince cause of miracles the A self­ Whether they moved James H. Diehl Lord has performed in well or not, they gave Paul G. Cunningham their lives. Wistfully, her constant pain. Jerry D. Porter we wonder why we professed With 50 to 60 years Jim L. Bond can’t believe that way of life still ahead of too. her and the prospect Bible quotations in this issue: Unidentified quotations are from KJV. Quotations Why is our faith so afheisf, Arshad of her illness only get­ from the following translations are used by permis­ small? Why can’t we ting worse, she always sion: just trust the Lord in greeted me with a ( c e v ) From the Contemporary English Version. Copyright © by American Bible Society, 1991. faith for those mira­ didn't have smile on her face and 1992. cles that seemingly a song in her heart. (niv) From the Holy Bible, New International happen to other peo­ Version9 (niv®). Copyright © 1973,1978,1984 by She had pain, but she International Bible Society. Used by permission of ple? And we forget God to turn to. had Jesus. He was her Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved. that Arshad would Friend, her Lord, her (nkjv) From the New King James Version ( nkjv). Copyright © 1979,1980,1982 Thomas Nelson, probably have been on Companion, and He Inc.

one of those programs had they was greater than any pain or in­ ( r s v ) From the Revised Standard Version of the known about him. convenience she might encounter. Bible, copyright 1946,1952,1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Miracles happened during the The Bible tells of a time when the Churches of Christ in the USA. ministry of Jesus and in the early Jesus miraculously calmed a raging chapters of Acts, during the infancy sea for His frightened disciples, but of the Christian Church. But even He let them know that it was their for Bible people, the miracles lack of faith that had made this Herald of Holiness (ISSN 0018-0513) is seemed to slow to a crawl by the miracle necessary. Someone who published monthly by the NAZARENE PUB­ LISHING HOUSE, 2923 Troost Ave., Kansas closing years of the New Testament really believed would have ridden City, MO 64109. Editorial offices at 6401 Some people explain this by out the storm with Him. The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131 saying that the brightly burning Arshad didn’t understand that. (816-333-7000, ext. 2302). E-mail: . Address all corre­ flame of faith was already begin­ He had the idea that real spirituali­ spondence concerning subscriptions to ning to go out in the lives of those ty should be a continuous parade Nazarene Publishing House, P.O. Box of miracles. 419527, Kansas City, MO 64141-6527. people. Worldliness, lukewarm­ Phone: 1-800-877-0700. E-mail: . Copyright 1997 by starting to take their toll. derstand it. Or at least I have to re­ Nazarene Publishing House. Subscription price: $12.00 per year. POSTMASTER: Please But 1 wonder if it wasn’t really mind myself of the lesson Amy send change of address to Herald of Holiness. just the opposite. Spectacular mir­ taught—that real faith is riding out P.O. Box 419527, Kansas City, MO 64141- acles were needed to bolster the the storm with Jesus in the boat, 6527. Periodical postage paid at Kansas City, Mo. Canadian GST No. R129017471. faith of spiritual infants. But as not constantly asking Him to calm their faith grew deeper and more the sea. ^

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