FEATURES

• "The Word in the Workplace," by Dean Nelson. A fast-track U.S. defense executive sees his faith as the connecting link between work, home, and church.
  
  
• "Holiness for the Rhythmically Impaired," by Jeff Crosno. In a society where speed and convenience reign supreme, the genuine rhythm of holiness is a careful and attentive two-step of crisis and process.
  
  
• "This Business of Holy Living," by Brad Moore. Are "career" and "holiness" compatible terms? What does it mean to live a holy life in today's business world?
  
  
• "Steering through the Japanese Fast-Track," by Makoto Mark Sakamoto. A Japanese pastor looks at the great need of his culture for holiness.
  
  
• "There is Another Way," by Rick and Bonnie Ryding. Do we have a choice about living in the fast lane? There is a better way.
  
  
• "Transformed Values," by Richard F. Zanner. In the dusty lane of an African village, far from the fast-track world, a moment of true compassion, spontaneous and unrehearsed, reveals the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.
  
  
• "Getting Holiness and Today Together," by Stan Meek. Whatever the current problems of the individual and the culture, today and always, human hearts still need the purity of holiness.
  
  
• "Now What?" by R. Franklin Cook. The editor in chief of Holiness Today answers the question, "Why merge two magazines of long history and useful contribution to a growing denomination?"

COLUMNS

• Commission: "The Challenges and Possibilities of Change" by John A. Knight. Those who abide in the unchanging Christ will find power to adapt without compromise, to evangelize without fear of failure, and to live triumphantly in hope of the eternal.
  
  
• Portraits: "Carl Birchard & Larry Hull: On Call for God" by Debbie Salter Goodwin. The surgical practice of these two Nazarene doctors has been dedicated as a launching pad to help take the healing ministry of Jesus to places not quite as comfortable as home.
  
  
• Worldview: "What if They've Never Heard?" by Terry Read. A missiologist explains the Wesleyan perspective on the fate of those who have never heard a clear presentation of the gospel message.
  
  
• Editor's Forum: This month's panel of experts answers questions about creation and sending money overseas for missions.
  
  
• The Deeper Way: "Living Out the Holy Script," by Dan Boone. Like a cast of novice thespians, disciples today seek to be empowered to live holy lives.
  
  
• Family Tree: "The Goodnight Blessing" by Jerry and Lynda Cohagan. "We're big believers in family traditions. We believe traditions started early can provide structure for our kids and also build a sense of security, comfort, and belonging."
  
  
• Touching: "Just Rearranging the Status Quo?" by Hermann L. Gschwandtner. It is a simple fact - people respond to the love of God touching them in a practical way, whether or not they are Christians.
  
  
• Heartbeat: "By All Means Save Some!" by Louie E. Bustle. Without a passion to evangelize, are we really fulfilling the Great Commission of Jesus?
  
  
• Essay: "Can We Talk?" by Randall E. Davey. What happens to our conversation when we become "kindness-challenged"?

COMING IN FEBRUARY - MILLENNIAL CELEBRATION: BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE

• "Our World Parish" by David L. McKenna. A leading scholar speaks to Wesleyan-Holiness people everywhere about the challenges of considering the world as our parish. To reach our world in the next millennium, every nation must be our mission field, every congregation must be a sending society, and every member must be a missionary.