BOOK NOTES

 

Our people generally have neglected devotional readings, and we can use help for those “quiet moments.” Ouida and I enjoy using A Daily Key for Today’s Christians by Bill Bowles, minister of Central Christian Church in Arkansas City, Ks., a man highly qualified to “lead a devotional.” He gives us 365 key texts, one for each day of the year, along with a summary of its key ideas and an “action step” for that day. A 375page book, it is easily worth our price of 7.50 postpaid. If you buy it for a gift, you might want the hardback at 14.95 postpaid. Highly recommended!

I am often asked for a sound, readable book on elders. You can do no better than Waymon D. Miller’s The Role of Elders in the New Testament Church. Every relevant passage and virtually every question raised is dealt with in a reasonable and responsible manner by a man who has those same traits. 4.00 postpaid.

The Church of Christ by Thomas W. Phillips is one of the classics of our heritage and a must for those who are building a restoration library. 5.50 postpaid.

Anything F. F. Bruce writes is worth reading, especially his newest book, The Gospel of John. Being both a believer and a scholar who knows how to communicate, he is always exciting. What else, with John as his source material! 13.95 postpaid.

We can be thankful that two significant books on our history are still in print: The Campbell-Rice Debate at 19.95 and The Memoirs of Alexander Campbell at 21.95. And now we have an important reprint from College Press: The Christian Baptist, Alexander Campbell’s first journal, dating back to 1823. It is beautifully bound in one volume, with the print larger than originally. 24.95 postpaid.

You can’t get this journal for 1981-82, entitled Jesus Today, in a single volume (400 pages) for only 8.50 postpaid in hardback.