Hello, A New Month (Already),

SORRY-I forgot to mention our national day of prayer on last Thursday. 
President Truman asked for it fifty years ago. President Reagan set it on 
the calendar as the first Thursday in October.

With Shirley Dobson (Mrs. James Dobson-Focus on the Family) as national 
chairman, it has become an evangelical event. The current leader adds his 
personal touch to it at all times, though it is supposed to be a 
non-political event.

I watched the closing reception on C-Span. The presentations and the program 
were well worth my time. The Apostle Paul listed our first area of prayer as 
"kings and all who are in authority" in 1 Timothy 2:1&2.

TEN CHAPTERS-That would transform life in the church world. My reading 
yesterday was 1st and 2nd Timothy. Paul was deeply concerned that this young 
man have clear direction as to how to move the church into the next 
generation without "diluting the product".. You could do a study of some 
length based on the general theme of Purity First of the messengers. From 
Timothy to the lowest office in the church, there must be a high standard. I 
wonder if the popularity contests of today's church rule would meet with 
Paul's approval. Second of the message. The marvellous and transforming 
power of the gospel of grace was the only message suitable for preaching and 
teaching. Thirdly of the mechanics. The program of the church had to 
consider fine details. 1 Timothy 5:9 even gives age requirements for a true 
widow. Haphazard plans and programs of today would get a Pauline "F".

A BOOK CLUB-Is not my design here. You seem to respect my choices. The 
Silent War
carries a subtitle "Ministering to Those Trapped in the Deception of 
Pornography". Henry J. Rogers is chaplain of Interstate Battery Corporation. 
New Leaf Press-ISBN: 0-89221-491-0 www.newleafpress.net

MAY 10.1886-Was the birthdate of Karl Barth one of the ten leading 
theologians of the twentieth century. His anti-fascist writings made him an 
enemy of Adolph Hitler. During his only visit to the U.S.A. in 1962 he 
authored the often quoted line in response to a request for a distillation of 
all his theology-"Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so".

STUDIES-Mike Knibbs has informed me that the studies on "End Times", that I 
promised last week, are being readied. Keep checking the website. A 
caution--of course, I am correct; but check with your pastor before using any 
part.

WILLING READERS-I am flattered nearly each week as my readership grows. I 
need to state again that either you or I can delete.

His,
Ron Krantz