FEATURES

• "Where Cultures Collide," by Ron Lush. People from different places, "tribes," and traditions are different. But in every culture, the cry for righteousness and the hunger for practical holiness are consistent.

• "The Corner That God Built," by Dean Nelson. It just seems that God wants a church on this San Diego corner-one that will reach across cultural, racial, and language barriers in an authentic return to the holiness mission of the early Church of the Nazarene.

• "Table For One," by Randall E. Davey. Eating and drinking the body and blood of Christ may be the means of grace through which we can view our world, our traditions, and our culture differently as we gaze dimly through the eyes of Christ.

• "Inside Out," by Antonie Holleman. If we are called to be the salt of the earth, why do we prefer to keep the salt collected together "in the pot"? It's time to turn the church inside out-out into a culture waiting to know about holiness.

• "Challenge: The Worship Plot," by Dan Boone. Is worship plotted? Do subversive people scheme weekly behind closed doors to make worship move sequentially like a novel? Is there an outcome toward which we are moving? A key challenge for the Church of the Nazarene in the 21st century is to gain a proper understanding of worship in an increasingly strong culture of consumer mentality and personal preferences.

• "Released! Rejoicing!" by Lane Fosnaugh. Holiness shattered the fear of people steeped in animism and superstition. The power of God spans all cultures with the same message.

• "Bring the Plant, Not the Soil," by Terry Read. To ensure that the gospel message takes root in a new area of the world, what should we bring . . . and what should we leave behind?

COLUMNS

• Heartbeat: "Press On!" by Michael R. Estep. Your church is committed to sharing the Good News with the whole world through printed materials, even while we all struggle to keep pace on the information superhighway.

• Editor's Forum: Can a Christian be demon possessed and not know it? This month's forum gives a response.

• Portraits: "Milt Silverman: Verdicts and Diplomas," by Dean Nelson. Attorney Milt Silverman's road to conversion sounds like the opening lines of a thriller novel.

• Worldview: "A Missional Church," by Chuck Gailey. As soon as we hug the gospel to ourselves, it begins to shrivel and die. The only way to keep it is to give it away.

• Touching: "All Men Will Know," by Robert Prescott. Jesus intended that Christians' love for each other would identify and mark them as His followers-across the centuries and across the cultures.

• Family Tree: "Marking Time," by Rebecca Laird and Michael Christensen. Take a look at your calendar. Are you marking time with family rituals and routines that cement your commitment to God and to those with whom you live?

• Essay: "Fascinated with the Nazarene," by Randall E. Davey. What does it really mean to follow the Nazarene?

• Commission: "What an Epitaph!" by James H. Diehl. A little-known pastor will have a long-remembered epitaph.

• In the Mirror: "To Wear or Not to Wear?" by Mark Reighard. A humorous reflection upon childhood confusion about jewelry.

• Metro: "From Hellmont to Belmont," by Fletcher L. Tink. Two worlds, once so hostile, merged into one. For God had applied His reconciling balm.

• Gen X: "Aliens From Another Planet?" by Frank Moore. Beyond the funny clothes, eating habits, haircuts, language, music, and entertainment choices are hearts that long to find their way home to their Heavenly Father.

COMING IN SEPTEMBER-"IN A CLASS BY THEMSELVES"

• Every day in Nazarene educational institutions all across our globe, students are dramatically impacted by Christian education. Godly professors and administrators, sound curriculum, and holiness emphasis combine to change lives for Kingdom purposes. Thousands of students each have a unique story. In this issue, Holiness Today presents seven of those. Overcomers, achievers, change agents-they are "in a class by themselves."