Book Talk

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     On December 4, Nell mailed out the last copy of The Question Box, the bound volume containing all of the issues of the paper for 1973. We have been getting orders for it ever since, and have had to return the money. Some readers who had been making a collection of my writings waited too long in spite of repeated urging to send for the book and they are disappointed that there will be a gap in the bookshelf.

     I mention this because Pure Speech, the book for 1974 is now available and will be mailed immediately upon receipt of your order. There were only 1500 copies bound, and by December 31, only 600 remained. The book will not last out this year, and if you want one, you should write at once. It contains 192 pages, is beautifully bound in cloth, and fully-indexed. The price is only $3.25 and we think the book will be a welcome addition to your library.

     Among the major chapters you will find these: Defining My Purpose; Who is Sectarian?; The Clergy System; Not An Ambassador; Error and Sin; Transforming Speech; The Last Prophecy; Was That Thunder?; The Changing Scene; Alice in Wonderland; Pastoral Flypaper; The Art of Nitpicking; Queen of Epistles; Simple Trusting Faith; One Body in Christ; The Ultimate Design; One Spirit; One Hope; One Lord; One Faith; One Baptism; One God; Functioning Gifts; Equipping the Saints; and Time to Change. There are other messages besides these, and some of them brought the greatest response in the mail of anything I have ever written. We trust that you will not put off ordering until it is too late and be left "holding the sack." Better send today!

     Basic Christianity by John R. W. Stott is an interesting approach to this intellectual age with the claims of Jesus presented in a way that you will appreciate. What Christ Thinks of the Church is another book by the same author, who is an excellent expositor. Stott takes up the seven churches of Asia and shows how Jesus dealt with each. You will get some new and helpful insights. Turning to God, by William Barclay, is a study of conversion in the Book of Acts and today. You will like the word studies and historical background. How to Give Away Your Faith, by Paul Little, is a powerful study in how to bear witness for the faith. We will send you all four of these books for only $6.25. They will help you!

     My own book The Parable of Telstar and Other Talks is still available and will be sent you for only $2.95. It contains sixteen talks.