B O O K ENDS (A Review of Current Publications) THE FURNACE OF AFFLICTION by W illiam S. Deal. 80 pages; paper; Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids; $1.00. Encouragement to endure affliction for the finer qualities and values that can come from it. WHEN GOD INVADED HISTORY by Guy D. Newman. 119 pages; cloth; Zondervan Publish ing House, Grand Rapids; $2.00. Eleven mes sages from Old and New Testaments by the former President of Howard Payne College, Brownwood, Texas. THE DOORWAY TO HEAVEN compiled by Inez Kemper. 153 pages; cloth; Baker B ook House, Grand Rapids; $2.50. One hundred fifty daily devotional selections with a little more solidity than many. Quotations abound. THE SOON COMING OF OUR LORD by Dale Crowley. 166 pages; cloth; Capital Voice Press, P.O. Box 1, W ashington, D.C.; $2.00. Messages given via radio in our nation's capitol. BASIC BELIEFS; AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY by Donald E. De- maray. 140 pages; cloth; Baker Book House, Grand Rapids; $2.00. A sort of first book in Christian doctrine written from a rich educa tional heritage but simple in statement and essentially biblical. There is an Arm inian bias. The author is Associate Professor of Religion at Seattle Pacific College. TURBULENT WORLD, TRANQUIL GOD by Reuben K. Youngdahl. 157 pages; Revel I, West- wood, N.J.; $2.50. Twenty-six messages de veloping God's adequacy for all needs of the spirit and soul. Dr. Youngdahl is pastor of the 8,500-member congregation of M ount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. STREAMS OF HEALING; A BOOK OF COM FORT compiled by Lester R. Liles. 160 pages; Revel I, Westwood, N.J.; $2.50. A devotional collection of prose materials coupled with Scrip ture passages on m any themes and from many sources, but all designed to bring consolation. BEYOND CONFORMITY by W. Curry Mavis. 160 pages; cloth; Light and Life Press, W inona Lake, Ind.; $2.75. The evangelical faith and proctice is presented afresh by the professor of practical work at Asbury Theological Seminary. A safe and sane establishment. The processes and emphases of the Christian life are ex amined with condor and frankness. The ene mies of spiritual victory are delineated. RENDEZVOUS W ITH ABUNDANCE by Hugh C. Benner. 126 poges; cloth; Beacon Hill Press, Kansas City, Mo.; $1.50. The general super intendent of the Church of the Nazarene gath ers up his observations from 47 years in the Church and challenges his Church as it faces its Golden Anniversary. LAD WITH SUMMER EYES: A STORY OF THE GRACE CHILDREN'S HOME by Frieda and Paul Barkm an. 128 pages; cloth; M oody Press, Chi cago; $2.25. The true story of o boy who lived in a children's institution. The fam ily system, instead of the cottage system, is used at this institution and the study is worth the time of sociol workers and any interested in Christian welfare. TEACHING THE WORD OF TRUTH by Donald Grey Bamhouse. 189 pages; cloth; Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., Grand Rapids; $2.50. Eighth printing of this useful manual for children's Bible classes. SERMONOTES by Wendell Stearns. Unpaged; paper; Baker Book House, Grand Rapids; 85c. Introduction to the taking of notes while lis tening to sermons and blank pages for such notes. THE STORY OF THE CHURCH by A. M. Ren- wick. 222 pages; paper; Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., Grand Rapids; $1.25. For those who have never been through an introduction to church history this little survey volume will be found to provide on inexpensive and comprehensive outline of the major movements and influences thot have characterized the progress of Chris tianity. Attention is paid to the missionary expansion of the church, its organization, doc trine, and its effects on hum an life. A bibli ography and index add to the value of the book. THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF PETER by Alan M. Stibbs. 192 pages; cloth; Wm. B. Eerd mans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids: $3.00. The outhor is vice-principal of O ak Hill Theological College, London, England, and a contributor to o number of significant works. A closing chapter takes up the theological teachings of the Epistle, which is in line with the increasing trend toward Biblical theology. GOD HATH SPOKEN by T. Roland Philips. 181 pages; cloth; Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., Grand Rapids; $3.00. Twenty messages on texts from both testaments on a variety of subjects.
Harper’s Great Jungle Missionary Classics
JUNGLE PILOT The Life and Witness of Nate Saint By RUSSELL T. HITT Editor of Eternity
From a harum-scarum, gadget-minded boy, Nate Saint grew into the inventive genius of “ Operation Auca” and one of the 20th century’s most unique witnesses for Christ. This is his story, enriched from his own diary and letters—beginning with his fabulous family, his experience in the Air Force, then his pioneering for American inventiveness and the Gospel with the Missionary Aviation Fellowship, and his martyrdom with the Ecuador five. “ An honest and believable account of the brief, but adventure-packed life of the human and lovable J ungle P ilot , Nate Saint. f ^ ^ H i s life is memorable because he was ¥ a typical American fellow who :'yas2f dared to leave his life in the y p jy Hands of Jesus Christ.” —E ugenia P rice With 16 pages of photographs $3.75
Through Gates of Splendor
Shadow of the Almighty
By E lisabeth E lliot . The in spiring companion to Through Gates of Splendor based on the rich devotional material of Jim E llio t’s diary. “ A fascinating portrayal of a modem mission ary martyr.”— F rank E. G aebe - lein . 16 pages of photographs. 5th printing. $3.75
By E lisabeth E lliot . The dra matic story of the five missionary martyrs in Ecuador. “ Inspired . . . Under the author’s guidance we pass into a spiritual experi ence that is beyond time and space.” — D aniel A. P oling . W ith the Cornell Capa illustra tions. 8th printing. $3.75
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