BOOKS THAT PLEASE BENEFIT ANO BLESS The Crying Heart By Clara Bernice Miller
A book that will not only please and en lighten you, but also help you to find a deep faith, wholesome family relations and healthy human senti ment. Presents au thentically the life of an Amish family. The author, an Amish woman, weaves many situations from life into the plot, hence the story of dedicated Christian living rings true. $3.50 Satisfies the growing hunger to understand and experience the work of the Holy Spirit. Helps release the fullness of Spirit power in the • lives and hearts of Chris tians everywhere. The author shows how God works in the life of the believer and pro duces abundant fruit through the Holy Spirit. This book speaks to the need of all of us in clear, sound, practical ex position of Scriptural truths. $2.50 corn they decide to try buckwheat, but none of them know buckwheát except in pancakes. To Martha this was a minor problem. She wrestled with others more im portant such as get ting to know a foreign neighbor’s daughter, meeting the mortgage and win ning folks to accept her as an individual —thus the “ buck wheat summer” turned out to be full of surprise and in terest, Z9.1K capable study will bring you knowledge, benefit and blessing. Defines the people of God, how they come to be, how they re spond to God and how they grow in spirit. Rich in footnotes (eight pages) and four-page list of re cent writings on the nature of the church. This volume is impor tant for teachers, preachers, and every C h ristia n se e k in g knowledge of what his church member ship means. $3.50
gun at about the turn of the cen tury, has somewhat stemmed this tide so that now some young men pre paring for the ministry are looking forward to fulfilling their calling for the rest of their lives in the town and country areas. Probably the best and most com plete work on this subject is one re cently published under the above ti tle by the Judson Press, and authored by Dr. C. R. McBride, a friend of long standing of the writer of this review. The book is divided into three parts with chapter headings relevant un der each division. The first part is an Introduction to the Rural Church Movement. Part two embraces Town- C o u n t r y Church Administration, while part three deals with Pastoral Administration. Written in a very readable style with an excellent flow of language, the book is readily adaptable to pro ductive reading for all Christian workers and for college and seminary classroom study. One does not have to agree with the author in every de tail of this work to enrich his life by absorbing the contents of this very informative and thought provoking treatise on rural church work. 334 pages; cloth; The Judson Press, Val ley Forge, Pa.; $4.95. —- Reviewed by Kenneth B. Daniels, Christian Service Department, Biola College. In the nineteen centuries of church history, much has been written about the relationship between the Christian and the law. Some writers have obli gated the Christian to a rigid adher ence to the Mosaic Law, while others have taught antinomianism. Both ex tremes are in error partially because of not making a distinction between the moral law, which is the same from age to age, and the Mosaic law. Dr. Roy Aldrich, President of the De troit Bible College, surveys both Scrip ture and discriminating literature to remind the Christian that grace liber ates from the Mosaic law, but at the same time it imposes the law of grace. This new law of grace, based on love, carries no death penalty for non- Holding Fast to Grace By Roy L. Aldrich
Leading Little Ones to God: A Child's Book of Bible Teachings By Marian M. Schoolland This book is an excellent guide to parents who want their children to know and love God. Many of the profound truths of the Word of God are presented in simple yet revealing language that young minds can eas ily grasp. The Scripture verses, songs, and il lustrations are all coordinated to pin point and verify each individual truth. Miss Schoolland, also author of Marian’s Big Book of Bible Stories and Marian’s Favorite Bible Stories, has supplied us with another valu able book to aid in fortifying our children with the truths of God’s Word. 286 pages; cloth; William B. E e r d m a n s Publishing Company, Grand Rapids; $3.95. — Reviewed by Gerald L. Gooden, Reference Librari an, Biola College. Don't Park Here: Discussions on Dynamic Christian Living By Paul Erb In the five parts comprising 124 chapters, under this striking title, the Mennonite preacher, teacher, writer, and retiring editor of the Gospel Her ald calls the Christian’s attention to the fact of the forward motion which characterizes the Christian life. Some of the other catchy and pro vocative titles are “How big is your map?” “ Our Homeless age,” “ Never off duty,” “A graveyard for gossip,” “ Sand or lubricant,” “Majoring in minors.” Buy this one for that bed side table to help crown the day, or as a challenge to start the new day. 182 pages; cloth; Herald Press, Scott dale, Penn.; $3.00. — Reviewed by Gerald L. Gooden.
Quench Not The Spirit By Myron S. Auqsburger
Buckwheat Summer By Ruth Unrau
A most enjoyable story of Martha, a girl “ growing up.” A midsummer ¡ hailstorm destroys the crops of her farm family. Too late for wheat or !
These Are My People By Harold S. Bender Clearly depicts the nature of the church and its discipleship according to the “ New Testament.” This earnest
For Rural America Protestant Churchmenship By C. R. McBride
Many of the major denominations have become aware of a lack of in terest in rural churches resulting in the closing of many of the places of worship formerly serving the spiri tual needs of town and country peo ple. The rural church movement, be
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