OFFICE NOTES

 

We do not often recommend personal testimonials to our readers, but we are making an exception with Joni. That it has sold two million copies is to say enough for it. Joni at 17 met with an accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down. Her struggle against quadriplegia and depression is an unforgettable story. We all have a problem sometime in learning to trust a loving God. Joni learned that lesson the hard way. This is one for all members of the family. Only 2.25 postpaid.

Marvin Ford’s On the Other Side will really blow your mind, for he tells of his experience while “clinically dead.” He claims to have traveled to the other side and observed the world beyond. Published by Logos International, this is no nut book, and it raises questions that the Christian must come to terms with. Was he hallucinating, while clinically dead? You decide. 2.25 postpaid.

We are pleased that our readers continue to buy the Millennial Harbinger, the 2-volume summary of Alexander Campbell’s great journal. It contains some of the best stuff ever written on Christian thought, the best of 40 years of editing, according to his colleague, C. L. Loos, who made the selections. We can get you the 41-volume, unabridged set for 298.00 (regularly 350.00), but if you want only a thousand pages or so of Campbell at his best, we suggest the abridged at only 14.95.

Here are some excellent paperbacks, rich in information, and at the right price for your inflation-conscious budget: Jesus and Christian Origins Outside the New Testament, by F. F. Bruce at 3.75; A Second Touch, by Keith Miller for 2.10; and two books by that gifted writer, A.M. Hunter of Aberdeen, Scotland: Interpreting the Parables (3.75) and Gleanings from the New Testament (5.25), and both are terrific books. Prices include postage.

One of the most satisfying books we’ve ever recommended in this column is Dr. James Dobson’s (a pediatrician) Dare to Discipline, which is a forthright, no-nonsense book on how to deal with children, whether as parent or teacher or friend. He has a chapter just for Mom and one on teaching morality, but my favorite is the one on “the miracle tools” of discipline where he lays out five workable rules to follow, all rooted in psychological research. If you are now a grandmother, now is the time to read it, and then pass it along to you know who! A half million copies have sold, which is really something for a book of this kind. Only 3.25, and you should enclose a tip for my telling you about this one.

Did you know that there have been exactly 100 archbishops of Canterbury? Probably not, but it is interesting that the 100th one, Michael Ramsey, who is also a scholar, has published a book entitled simply Holy Spirit. He seems to think that the greatest verse on the Spirit is Rom. 5:5 where it says that God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Spirit, which he relates to the cross. This little volume will surprise you for its relevance, even if written by an archbishop! 2.75 postpaid.

Secrets of Eden by Jim Reynolds deserves a wide circulation, for it treats sex with both reverence and celebration, and it is especially helpful to those who are embarrassed by their sexuality. Its thirteen chapters with study questions make it ideal for some group study. Try it with a class of teenagers or young marrieds. 2.75 postpaid.

Delivery on our 1977 bound volume is not likely before early summer, but you should reserve your copy if you have not done so. We have only 120 copies left of our last bound volume, The Word Abused, for 1975-76. The volume for 1973-74 is now out of print, and we have only fifty copies of The Restoration Mind, 1971-72. The available ones are 5.95 and 4.50.

May 6-7 I will be in Jasper, Texas. Contact Bill Parker, Rt. 5, Box 5, for details. May 21 I am to be in Pittsburg, Pa. in a meeting with ministers and others from all three groups of our heritage. Contact Dan Griggs at Brightwood Christian Church, or call 412-835-6703. Then I fly on for a similar meeting of our people in Toronto, May 23-26. Contact O. H. Tallman, 4251 N. Ridge Rd., Lockport, NY 14094, or call 716-434-3318.