EXHIBIT 99.1





                        CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                         18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                         AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
              SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Thomas Nelson, Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2002, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Sam
Moore, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

(1)     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
        15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
        material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
        of the Company.



  /s/ Sam Moore
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Sam Moore
President
November 14, 2002