J. Grant Swank, Jr. is an author, artist, and pastor. He has served at Nazarene churches across North America and currently lives in Windham, Maine, with his wife Priscilla. He has three children, Crystal, Heidi, and Jay.
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Resurrection and Revival, General Superintendent: Eugene L. Stowe
3 The Normal Christian Life, Frank W. Morley
4 Letters
5 Dollars that Made a Difference, Irmgard L. Williams
5 Eyes to See, Ears to Hear (a Poem), Ruth Glover
6 A New Home Mission Frontier, James R. Staggs
7 The Significance of the Insignificant, Raymond C. Kratzer
8 A Job Well Done, James Lee West
9 He Will Come Again (a Poem), Gail Palmer Harris
9 Chaplains and Changed Lives, René Escalante
02 The Undying Truth by General Superintendent Edward Lawlor
03 "Hope Springs Eternal" by J. Grant Swank, Jr.
04 Poems by C. Neil Strait, F. E. Ockert, Ovella Satre Shafer, Jack A. Robinson, and Geraldine Nicholas
06 Humor in Gethsemane? by Moody S. Johnson
07 Beauty is Spirit-Deep by Gordon Wetmore
08 Grave, Where is Thy Victory? by Louis A. Bouck
09 The Day that Jesus Came to Washington by Robert J. Hastings
10 Easter Faith in a Good Friday World by C. William Fisher
12 Faith and Fire by Forrest W. Nash
Nazarene Higher Education ...dedicated to excellence
2 THE CHURCH AND THE COLLEGE by Eugene L. Stowe
3 NAZARENE COLLEGES—MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER BEFORE By Neil E. Hightower
4 THE VALUE OF CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION By J. H. Mayfield
6 THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM: THE CHURCH’S INVESTMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION by Marshall K. Christensen
8 THE POWER OF HUMILITY by Gordon Chilvers
8 RETROSPECT by Debbie Kendrick
9 Book Briefs: GOD, MAN, AND SALVATION by W.T. Purkiser, Richard Taylor, and Willard Taylor; Reviewed by G. B. Williamson
10 DON’T JUST STAND THERE—SUCCEED! by Jerry D. Hull
"The Mighty One, God. the Lord, has spoken, and summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting" (Psalm 50:1, NASB).
2 THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE by Eugene L. Stowe
3 SERENITY by J. Grant Swank, Jr.
4 MAKE IT PLAIN by Charles Ludwig
5 GOOD DAYS by Jack Scharn
6 I BELIEVE IN SUNDAY SCHOOL PROMOTION by Richard Spindle
7 A CHRISTIAN CONCERN ABOUT ALCOHOL by William Goodman
8 THE CHAIN REACTION by Victor D. Sutch
9 THE RHYTHM OF PRAYER by Neil E. Hightower
10 THE DEVIL’S “IF” by J. V. Wilbanks
10 GOD MADE THE TREE by Edna Moore Schultz
11 Book Briefs: EASY TO LIVE WITH by Leslie Parrott; Reviewed by Wil M. Spaite
"If I rise on the wings of the dawn, ... even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast" (Psalm 139:9-10, NIV).
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Celebrating Holiness - The Personal Dimension, General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson
3 Rejoicing in the Lord, M. Rosalyn Eagle
4 Letters
5 Holiness unto the Lord, Robert Taormina
6 The Practicality of Entire Sanctification, Marion K. Rich
7 What Is That Smell?, Sidney Smith
8 Sanctification Unlimited, Albert J. Lown
9 The Lowly, Christlike Mind (a poem), J. Kenneth Grider
10 My Pilgrim Progress, Yozo Seo, Translated by Ruth Rawlings
10 Always Welcome (a poem), Mabel P. Adamson
02 “When Thou Prayest” by General Superintendent George Coulter
03 The Rough Road by Robert E. Maner
04 No More Hell? By Hal M. von Stein
04 Wasted Space by Marcia Schwartz
06 Third-Class Christians by Jim Sorrell
06 The Eyes of Love by Christina Grauman
07 A Command to Faithfulness by C. D. Hansen
08 The Perfect Runner by Louis A. Bouck
09 The Fruit on the Tree by J. Grant Swank, Jr.
10 A Fresh, Lively Translation by Robert Branson
11 The Perfect Pattern by James Hamilton
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Gifts and Fruit, General Superintendent: William M. Greathouse
3 Building Our Own Gallows, Earl C. Wolf
3 The Faithful Few (a Poem), William Walter DeBolt
4 Letters
5 He Died From Having Nothing to Do, Morris Chalfant
6 The Church within the Church, J. Grant Swank, Jr.
7 Nazarene Roots: Youth and the Church, Steve Cooley
8 A Last Message to the Church, J. B. Maclagan
9 In the Hotel Lounge (a Poem), Merle Lamprecht
10 The Grand Exchange, John W. May
11 Grandma’s Rocking Chair (a Poem), Aubrey W. Curry
2 GOD HATH SPOKEN by Charles H. Strickland
3 THE BIBLE by Odessa Oberlander
4 ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF MEMORIZING SCRIPTURE by G. Weatherley
6 COMMUNITY FOR BIBLE STUDY by Ray Dunning
7 HELP YOURSELF TO SOME SELF-HELP by Roy Austin
7 CHANGE MY MIND by John A. Wright
8 THE BOOK THAT READS YOU by Merrill S. Williams
9 THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE BIBLE by J. V. Wilbanks
10 THE LAND OF LIGHT by J. Grant Swank, Jr.
11 OUR ALL by Clessen K. Scoles
11 “TO BE A GOOD GUIDE, YOU HAVE TO KNOW YOUR BIBLE” by Keith A. Pagan
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Christmas – Its Personal Message, General Superintendent: Charles H. Strickland
3 Christmas Sonnets, Lois Blanchard Eades
4 Letters
5 Christmas Song Produces, Neil E. Hightower
6 Every Day is Christmas, J. Grant Swank, Jr.
8 Christmas: A Time for Reconciliation, Anonymous
9 “Because You Gave…”, Ray Hendrix
10 The Intercession, Marie Butler
10 If at Christmas (a Poem), Lucile Waer
11 Nazarene Roots: Christmas in Kishorganj, 1929, Stan Ingersol
"On those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned." Isaiah 9: 2, NIV/
Christmas: An Opportunity to Make a Difference/ In the Fullness of Time/ One Christmas I Met an Angel/ "Nothin'... With Sugar on It"
ARTICLES
4 In the Fullness of Time, Neil E. Hightower
5 The Hardest Time of the Year, Dorothy Tarrant
6 Christmas: An Opportunity to Make a Difference, Harold Ivan Smith
7 Advent, C. Neil Strait
8 One Christmas I Met An Angel, J. Grant Swank, Jr.
10 Walk With the Wind, Jack Conn
12 “Nothin’… With Sugar on It”, Carolyn Merrifield
13 Merry Xmas, Betty Ross
14 Training Now - More Than Ever!, David J. Felter
20 Incredible Love, Roy Stults
ARTICLES
4 Christmas Kindnesses, J. Grant Swank, Jr.
6 Happy Birthday, Randi, Curt Bowers
7 My Greatest Treasure, Ruth Wood Vaughn
10 Joey’s Christmas, Michael J. Christensen
12 Restitution Brought Peace, J. Michael Curry
14 Empty Arms, Donna Gilbert
18 How Is A Heritage Preserved?, C. Neil Strait
19 Say “No” To Alcohol Ads, William Goodman
Books & Bible Issue The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever. Isaiah 40:8
02 "...How Readest Thou?" by General Superintendent Edward Lawlor
03 Good-Bye to the Greek! by Ralph Earle
04 Rain by Jean L. Phillips
04 Your Companion by Mary M. Wycoff
05 Another Christmas Miracle by Anonymous
06 What's in a Book? by J. Fred Parker
07 Where Executive Privilege Ends by C. Neil Strait
08 Parents and the Child's Self-Image by James Dobson
09 We Have a Lot to Learn by Lyle P. Flinner
10 Making Love Real by Bill J. Prince
11 Baseball, Soap Opera, Lova, and Concern by Elsie E. Buckmaster
"...he who waters will himself be watered." (Proverbs 11:25, NASB)
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Channels of Rivers, General Superintendent: Orville W. Jenkins
3 Simultaneous Revivals ’83, Edward Lawlor
4 Letters
5 Lincoln’s Transparent Honesty, Morris Chalfant
6 I Saw the International Church, Brent Cobb
8 The Joy of Revival, John J. Hancock
9 My Daily Prayer and Gentle Power (A poem), Pearl Burnside McKinney
10 The Best Beginning, Kathleen D. Bailey
11 The Higher Reference, C. Neil Strait
12 Christian Perfection, Pascal P. Belew
13 The Name of Jesus (A poem), Mabel P. Adamson
"People are like the sunshine--many-colored. We are red, yellow, gold, brown, black, and white. Color culture often separate one group from anouth, but in Christ we are brothers.
02 Your Heart Shall Live Forever by General Superintendent V.H. Lewis
03 True Soul Brothers by Roger E. Bowman
04 Your Thoguths are Showing by Neil June McCall
04 Memory by Jean Leathers Phillips
05 Is That What Hell's Like? by J. Grant Swank, Jr.
06 Personal Evangelism in the City by Clarence Jacobs
08 The Burden of the Moral by Milo L. Arnold
09 No Closed Doors to Truth by Lyle P. Flinner
10 The Bridge is Love... Across the Color Gap by C. William Fisher
11 Faith by Shirlene Braswell
R.T. Williams See The Editor's Standpoint pg. 18/ Portrait by John E. Reed, in the R. T. Williams Holiness Collection at Bethany Nazarene College.
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Where is the “Front Line”?, General Superintendent: V. H. Lewis
3 The Christian Family and the Revival Meeting, Michael B. Ross
4 Letters
5 Scapegoat Thinking, Kenneth Vogt
5 Noble Book (a Poem), Bernice C. Heisler
6 Revivals: The Nazarene Way of Life, John L. Knight
7 I Believe in Revivals, L. Thurl Mann
7 A Little Church (a Poem), Jennifer Riggs
8 Do You Know Him?, Valkyrie Murphy
9 Nazarene Roots: The Beginning of a Tennessee Holiness Preacher; Steve Cooley
10 The Great Awareness, J. Grant Swank. Jr.
Board of General Superintendents: V.H. Lewis, Eugene L. Stowe, George Coulter, Orville W. Jenkins, Charles H. Strickland, William M. Greathouse.
02 Lifting Up Christ, The Sanctifying Savior by General Superintendent William M. Greathouse
03 Stir Us With Freshness by Dennis W. Foor
04 A Holiness Revival by Sam Brown
05 A New Prayer by C. Neil Strait
06 Make It A New Year by C. D. Hansen
06 Containers by Jerry Hull
07 Book Briefs: "Love Is The Greatest" by Audrey J. Williamson Reviewed by Vernon Lunn
08 Think on These Things by William J. Prince
09 Losing contact With The Church by Ross W. Hayslip
2 ASPIRATIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR by George Coulter
3 HOROSCOPE AND THE CHRISTIAN by Steven A. Blankenship
4 THE FUTURE IS SURE by Gordon Chilvers
6 TROUBLES OR TRIUMPHS IN 1979 by J. Grant Swank, Jr.
7 A NEW YEAR by Mabel P. Adamson
8 THE MEANING OF HOLINESS by Loren W. Gould
9 NO TIME TO WASTE! by Alice Hansche Mortenson
9 WORRY AND ITS CURE by E. E. Wordsworth
10 GOD TAKES CARE OF US by Dorothy Boone Kidney
10 HAPPY NEW YEAR by Charles Hastings Smith
11 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE by Lyle P. Flinner
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 Our Heritage Assured, General Superintendent: Jerald D. Johnson
3 Why Do They Go From Here?, J. Kenneth Grider
4 Letters
5 Jesus, Our Sanctifier, Terrell C. Sanders, Jr.
6 What Is A Seminary?, Albert L. Truesdale
8 Not A Kindergarten!, J. Grant Swank, Jr.
9 Nazarene Roots: Caravans and Camping, Steve Cooley
10 Dramatic Failures, Morris A. Weigelt
11 Whiter Shall I Flee? (a Poem), E. Ruth Glover
12 Super-Christian, Mark D. Marvin
13 The Miracle of the Cabbage Patch, Roxana Hinton
