The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1961

June, 1961 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST BOOK REVIE TI fE OUT, Daily D evotions for Young People, by Al Bryant Zonder– , ·an Pub]. H ouse , Grand Rapids , I ich. - $1.95 Here is an ideal gift for high school and college graduates, with dail 1· readings for a ,,rhole year. Each begins ,,rith a Bible verse, often gi,,– en in the extended Amplified I ew Te t?ment ; the11 follo,,,s a t er e and challenging thought for the day that can be read in a minute. A f e \v of them are quotations from great \\ 1 rit– ers, like Sptirgeon. but most of them are \\·ritten b}' 1 1r. Br)'an t a fter read– ing and diaesting the devotional thoughts of other s. 1r. Brvant is himself a )'Oung ma11 , a membe'r of a fundamental church , and for ten vears editor and compiler " for Zondervan. * * ... -:- * EFFECTI\' E READI TGS for Special Da\'S and O ccasions, by Laura S. ., Emerson, Zondervan Publ . House, Grand Rapids , Mich . $1.95. ~f iss Ernerso11 is Associat e Professor of Speech a t Marion College, and the daughter of a minister; so sh e is \vell qualified to put out h er several books for Christian Readings and the ru-t of story telling. This lates t of h er books provides suitable readings in both prose and poetry for rew Year's Day , Easter, Mother's D ay, F ather's Day, Jndeper1dence Day , Thanksgiving , l1ris tmas , missionary meetings and for various church a11d community occasio r1 s. . Tot onl}' do they carry spiritual and social messages, bt1t as ca11 l)e ... xpec. ted , they read wel] . o 1nt1c l1 poetry does 11ot r :)ad \\- el] ex– c pt for thc)SC tr,ti11ecl i11 re,1<l1rlg l)u t ~ II }1 >r select io11s <l<> . 'fl1 sa1ne ( •,111 l> :a saicl f c)r lier pi <)S ~ se lec t ior1s . 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H e undoubtedly means the public r eading of the Scriptures first of all , but the reading of good Christian b ooks is also worth while. Our minds are not springs, but cisterns , and they only hold what we put i11 them. Don' t le t your mind lie empty of ideas! HOW CA THESE THI GS BE? and other messages by Bill H . L ewis , e , ·a11gelist. Zonc1e1,·an Pt1b– lishing Hot1se , Grancl Rapids , Mich . Price $1.95. The value and plnn of saI,,a tion is compared , vith the \ 'air1 attPn1ptc; in \\ 1 hich the 11a h1ral man seeks to find µ eace of soul . F ollo,ving this Mr. L e\,,is p oi11ts ot1t the criptt1ral d oc– h·ine of the b eliever's e ternal security in Christ. 1' ea1 i11g of ch11rcl1 n1e1nbership is xplainecl \ 'ery clearl 1,. He sa)"S it mt1sl b e attai11ec1 tl1ro11gh co11\'ersion, l ,aptism a 11cl cooperatjon . 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Sharpless, ~ ' illard, Ohio 0 0 PROPHECY FOR TODAY, by D"vight P entecost , Th.D ., Zonder– van Publishing Hot1se. Grand Rapids , ~1ich . Price $2.95. ,vithout a doubt any born again believer \vho desires a b e tter under– standing of Bible prophec)' should read this book. Dr. Pe1 t ecos t , a ,,,ell-kno\,·n au thor– ity in his field presen ts this exposition in such a rna1111er that a ll cri n t1nde:-– stand . H e disct1s es the 11ext e,·P11 t ir1 th ':' prophetic program and de\ 1 0tes a great c1ea1 of hi atte11 tion to the Tribt1l ation in relation to the Je,\' , tl1e Gen tile and the Cht1rch . H e elab ora tes on the characterist; of the coming great \'\'Oriel dictator. the h arlot , a1 d the f alse prophet. ' ' ' ha t \\rill be the nah1re of the ca1n– paig11 of Armageddo11? \ \ 1 h at type of jt1dgme11t does the belie,·er h a,'e b e– fore the judgme1 t se,1 t of Christ? \\"'ho is the La1nb tl1at sp eaks like a drago11? \ \ 'he re '"'ill the 1nan·iage feast of the Lan1b tc1ke place? The e and numer– ot1 otl1er qt1e tio11 are a11 ,,,erec1 b) Dr. Pe11teco t . I rael' title deed to Palesti11e a11d l1rist 's title cleecl to tl1e thro11e ,u·e e:-xplai11ec1 ,,,itl1 clarit}. At tl1e clo. e of tl1e majorin of tl1e . e, e11tee1 cl1apter a11 ,1ppeal 1~ 111,lcle to tl1e t111belie, er to recei, e .l1r1st Re, ie,, eel 1))/ L,lrr, D l1 .. 111)le~~. ,,.il lnrcl , Ol1io. 0 0 ..,l' IIE HA 1,TER i l) \~ LL' '- allie l .,ce I~cll (Zc)11clt' 1, ,111 l)tll)l1~l1i11g I l ot1se , (;ra11cl 11,11)1cl , . ~ l ic·l1i~~111 ). }) ri c e .. :?..3() . 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