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My next book is in the process of being published. It is due from the printer on May 1. It will be different from any other volume I have written. The title will be Adventure in Faith. The thesis of the book is that man has been made for adventure. He is creative and concerned. He dreams and fantasizes. If he is thwarted and his wings are clipped by circumstances, he becomes less than a man. He must be reaching out to “the regions beyond.” The worst part about modern life is that it seems all to have been lived. There are no new mountains to climb, no other jungles to survey. Even the moon has footprints on its surface and a flag planted in its dust.

But there is an unexplored frontier in each of us. It is the realm of the spirit. The book will deal with the adventure of relationship with Jesus, with the Holy Spirit and with our fellows as children from another planet who are strangers and pilgrims on earth. The purpose of the volume is to give meaning to life, to lift us out of the doldrums, to rid us from the Sargasso Sea of frustration. It is expected that the book will be the size of The Twisted Scriptures. We hope to hold the price at $3.25 which will include postage. We think it will be the kind of gift you will like to send to those who are about to “throw in the towel” to Satan!

We have less than 100 copies left of One in Christ. This contains the last year of Mission Messenger. It is clothbound and has a dust jacket which contains a picture of Nell and myself. We will mail one free to any college student in the world upon request. Others may secure a copy, while they last, for $3.50 … The College of the Bible which I conducted at Escondido, California was a genuine success. Brethren from all segments of the restoration heritage attended and participated. The open forums were especially meaningful. I am scheduled to return for another session in January, 1980, if the Lord wills … I was the speaker at the Senior Week of Inspiration at Kentucky Christian College. January 25-27. We were hard hit with the worst blizzard in many decades, but enthusiasm was undimmed and it is possible the storm brought us all closer together… It is apparent that many from the United States will take their vacation and attend the camp near Macrorie, Saskatchewan, where Knofel Staton and I will be teaching. The camp starts July 28 and information may be obtained by writing to Elgin Banting. Box 147, Macrorie, Saskatchewan, Canada … Nell and I will celebrate our fiftieth wedding anniversary, Saturday, June 24. if God wills. Our oldest grandchild, Dawn Burton. will be married the same day, and I will be able to preside at the wedding. We eagerly solicit your prayers for all of us! … Teddie Renollet and myself are teaming up to conduct meetings at Fenton, Missouri, April 30 May 5, and Bonne Terre, Missouri, June 4-9. —W. Carl Ketcherside, 139 Signal Hill Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63121

A system of fixed concepts is contrary to natural law. It prevents life from flowing. It blocks the passage of the universal law. —Dillaway