There is an ancient story known as "The Foble of the Magic Skin," which supposedly gave the wearer power to get anything he wonted; but everytime it grat– ified his wishes, the skin shrank and compressed him into smaller dimensions until, by and by, with the lost wish life itself was crushed out.
Today, we hove another word for the Magic Skin, for we know it better as selfishness. How often we foil to say "no" to our own dCsires so that we may soy "yes" to the command of Christ. How often we indulge in things for our own pleasure and forget the needs of a dying world about us. Mases re– nounced the pleasures and ·treasures of Egypt for the sake of o higher recompense of reword for Moses hod a higher colling. That is why we ore so thankful doil~ to each of you for helping us to train these many hundreds of young people, who are not concerned what their personal socrifice might be so that Christ alone may be magnified in their lives, here at home as well as in every port of the world. How selfish are you with what the Lord hos given? Moy God enrich and bless each of your live• this month for His honor and glory. Sincerely yours in Christ, -bid~ God hath not promised skies always blue, Flower strewn pathways all our lives thrnugh, God hath not promised sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, peace without pain. But God hath promised strength for the day, Rest for the laborer, light on the way, Grace for the trial, help from above, Unfailing sympathy, undying love.
BEHIND THE MICROPHONE By MIKE FRITE
"I guess I'm lost without a micro– phone or a vacuum tube in my hand," smilingly pronounced BIOLA Hour engineer, David Crane in telling about his background before coming to
Los Angeles to receive his training at the Bible Institute. Born in Hong Kong, China of missionary parents in 1926, Dave lived in the Orient for ten years and still remembers some of the language and scenes of that gospel starved land. "Although born in a Christian home," he stated, •:1 made my decision to follow Christ all the way in my home town of Sebastopol, California. It was in 1946 and a visiting evangelist, the Rev. Sam Rudat so presented the need of the world for Christ that I could not hold on to my selfish interests any longer. That was it, for now I can fruly say: 'He must increase, but I must decrease.'" According to the affable technician of the BIOLA broadcasts; the brightest ray of joy came into his life when he married Elaine Lange Crane, a graduate of 1953 and together they have been working in the Museum Heights Community Church in suburban Highland Park, of which Dave is the pastor.
1954 BIOLA LETTER MONTH BEGINS MARCH lST!
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