Letters

New Hymnal

I am really impressed with and grateful for the new hymnal, as I’m sure you are. Many, many thanks to the lyricists, composers, arrangers and all the many people that contributed to the selection, reviews, design and publication of the songs, including Steve Myers heading up the big team. Thank you to United Church of God for doing this and providing us with such a wonderful hymnal.

I’m pleased with everything about it—the choice of selections, the beautiful layout and printing of each page, the cover, the thorough commuication at the bottom of each page making it clear who composed the music and the source of the lyrics, the verse at the top, and…I was surprised and greatly pleased to see that it has several different types of indexes—interesting and very helpful!

— Don Hooser
Sedro Woolley , Washington

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Thanks for Cards, Calls, Tapes, etc.

I truly want to thank so many for making my stay-at-home Feast time so pleasant. The cards, phone calls and the giant card with so many messages.

The sermon tapes were all excellent.

I could never let everyone know how I was blessed by them. There were notes, etc., from most states.

— Ruby Seale
Texas

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Feast Brochure; Parenting Articles

Thank you for the Feast brochure. Even though I have grown up going to the Feast of Tabernacles and love doing so, the articles were very helpful. I appreciated the one on appropriate tips. In order to be lights in the world at the various sites we go to, this will be a great tool to have as a Christian.

Thanks again for all the preparation and time the coordinators and others involved do to make it so nice for everyone.

Thank you for putting Nancy Capo’s articles in both United News and The Good News. They can hopefully be a help to parents, aunts, grandparents, etc.

— Colorado

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“Lessons From a Bridge”

Thanks for the superb article from Gregory Dullum on “Lessons From a Bridge” [September/October 2007 United News, page 11]. Lots to think about!

— Michigan

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The New Covenant Booklet

A surprising and pleasant gift came in the mail, The New Covenant —180 plus pages, nine chapters. We have passed it around to all of us in the family.

My mother would get booklets on very important subjects like this decades ago before the 1986 death of Mr. Armstrong.

All the workers there are in our prayers. We know all of the members of Christ’s Body are in your prayers.

— Alabama

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World News and Prophecy

Regarding World News and Prophecy, I really enjoy “This Is the Way,” but all the articles are interesting and helpful. It’s good to have a nonpolitical, biblical perspective on news items and to see where current events fit in prophecy.

— England

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— Researching Christmas

I just wanted to write to tell you that your magazine is wonderful! I found it online by accident. I was doing some research on Christmas being a pagan holiday when I came across an article about the same thing in your magazine online. I was glad to see that there were people publishing the “truth” about the holidays that we all grew up with generation after generation.

My mother thought that I had lost my mind when I told her, almost two years ago, that I would no longer decorate my house for Christmas. She had just about forgiven me for not wanting my son (who just turned 6) to have an Easter basket. Now I tell her that I am denying him a Christmas tree? It was like she thought that I was abusing him by denying him Christmas. Then she thought, are you a Jehovah’s Witness? I said of course not, but I am following the word of Christ, so you should support me.

Long story short, she doesn’t give me a hard time much anymore, but she still does not understand it. All around me professing Christians are participating in pagan rituals, and they see nothing wrong with it. I had a conversation with a friend of mine who is a Christian and proud of it. Even she is reluctant to let go of the silly traditions that we do that are actually against God’s Word because they were made for other gods.

But the power that tradition has over some people is really scary. They would rather risk being disobedient to God than be “different.” But we are supposed to be different. I feel like even though I have only had my eyes opened in the last three years, that no one else is seeking the truth. And sometimes even when the truth is there for them to see, they would rather rationalize it away.

Now I don’t want to sound like I think that I am the perfect Christian, because I am not. But I just wish there was some way to help others to be able to accept the truth and stand strong in it. Your magazine shows me that there are others out there telling the truth even though it is not favorable. Thank you.

— Internet

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“Amazing Discussions!”

I absolutely love this Web site. A friend and I lead a Bible study for some of our fellow high school friends. This Web site has been a great source for us. We have had amazing discussions! Thank you so much for making all of this available to the public!

— Internet

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Sabbath and Evolution

I’m a science teacher (biology and chemistry). After reading many Good News magazines, I was shocked to find out I have followed and practiced ungodly practices. Now my main worry is which day one has to observe based on the Fourth Commandment. Should I also continue teaching my students about evolution as the syllabus requires?

— Internet

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