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belief that "the Bible interprets itself (and) is the word �f God."
The orthodox Christian will find far less to criticize in this recon
stru�tion of Jesus' life than in the presentation made every Sunday
in some "liberal" pulpits. (From the Augusta Chronicle, Dec. 1,
1977.)
THE REAL JESUS. By Garner Ted Armstrong. Sheed, Andrews & McMeel,
Inc. November 1977. $·8.95. You will read this book with mixed
emotions. At times you wonder if this is the Jesus you know, but
you will also decide the saviour is intensely h�man.
Garner Ted Armstrong has been tremendously successful on television,
and the book is written in the same manner the author uses before
an audience. You can read along, close your eyes, and get a mental
image of Garner 1ed Armstrong just as if he were speaking on the
tube.
Regular fans will .enjoy the book, and others will gain new insights.
(From "The Book Report," winter 1977/78.)
NEW GTA TV PROGRAMS On January 10 Garner Ted A·rmstrong taped "Fifty
Miles of Trouble
The Panama Canal," addressing the pros and cons of
the Panama Canal issue. In short, GTA believes the Panama Canal is as
much an American institution as the Louisiana Purchase and Alaska. The
studio is now finishing the editing of "Germany: Looking Right?" which
will be aired the first part of February.
Another note of interest is the final selection of a thirteen-program
package to be used for syndication on additional television stations which
our new agency is already signing on.
--John Lundberg, TV Production
CO-WORKERS INVITED TO COMBINED CHURCH SERVICES Working in conjunction
with Mr. Ted Armstrong, Subscriber Development has begun a new program
of inviting co-workers to church services when he is visiting in their
area. As Mr. Armstrong makes his visits to field churches, these invi
tations are able to "bring the Work closer" to many people who may
never before have seen or heard Mr. Armstrong in person. A recent
example was Mr. Armstrong's visit to Kansas City. The co-workers in
the Kansas City area were invited to be present at combined church
services when Mr. Armstrong spoke �here December 17. It is our hope
that these special church visits will help to draw many of these co-·
workers into even greater involvement with the Work and local church
brethren.
--Richard Rice, Mail Processing
PLAIN TRUTH/BOOKLETS UPDATE The Plain Truth is producing some excellent
fruit these days. Renewals are doing very well and are much improved.
Last year renewal letters alone brought in about 1/2 million dollars in
additional income for the Work! We have also found that, as a direct
result of renewal programs, over 10,000 former co-workers and donors
have begun contributing again.
After three renewals of 664,000 subscribers in the United States we
find that fully 60 percent of them have renewed. That's excellent by
any standard! To illustrate the improvement in renewal responses it
might be appropriate to mention that on one of the old tabloid renewals
the rate was as low as 8.5 percent!