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Let me thank you for all the articles and publications. All of the things I read in The Good News are by far the most practical and easy to grasp-even if I don't necessarily agree sometimes. Please forward a thank you to Gary Petty for his article "A Lesson in Prayer."
Despite praying daily and some awesome prayer moments, the article allowed me to regroup and refocus how I pray and develop my conversations with God. So many people, including myself, have overlooked Jesus' intent with the "model prayer." If we only thought about what we are reciting when we are speaking the Lord's Prayer. I've challenged myself to pray in conversational tone using this model prayer as a pattern.
-G.S., Baldwinsville, New York
The article in which you break down each portion of the Lord's Prayer was quite a revelation to me. Until I read this article, I had never realized its importance. It made me understand how true it was. Shortly afterwards I made peace with some family members. Previously I certainly was doing the devil's bidding without realizing it. Thank you for helping me to understand better what the Lord expects of me. Now when I say the Lord's Prayer, I no longer will just be mouthing words. Instead my heart will be speaking.
-M.D., Ocala, Florida
Thank you for this wonderfully insightful article about prayer. I confess I am the "drone" you refer to. I must have recited this prayer many times. I just can't believe I never figured out this was an actual outline or model for prayer. How simple and how wonderful-it just makes perfect sense.
Sometimes in prayer I stumble over my thoughts, repeat things over and over, but now I feel like one of those blind men in the Gospel accounts who asked to be healed-and was. I was blind; now I see. The best part about it is now I can teach my kids how to properly pray so they don't stumble like I did.
-J.Z.K., Augusta, Georgia
We have recently been receiving The Good News and we find it a wonderful journal, giving positive tips on how to cope with life's daily problems. It is so necessary in these anti-Christ times that we Christians stand up for our faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
-D.H., Muenster, Germany
It's been good news indeed to get to know The Good News. Last year when I was about to fill out one of your subscription cards, I wondered whether you would send the magazine to Iran or not. And I was in doubt if Iran's postal service would cooperate in receiving a U.S.-based magazine. Now I am really happy to have the third issue at hand. I'm just married (about five months) and your supplementary publication Marriage and Family: The Missing Dimension is our favorite.
-A. & B., Iran
Thank you for continuing to send me The Good News. I really appreciate your professional reporting, especially when it highlights the relevance of God's Word in our time as much as in ancient times. I really appreciate that you keep providing your service without asking for anything in return-the true Christian values in action. Please accept my donation towards the costs of printing and postage.
-Reader, New South Wales, Australia
Many thanks for your continuous support in my search for salvation. I have been mentally wandering around for so many years. Your clarification is so wonderful. I look forward to receiving your magazine and can never put it down when I do receive it. Your literature is the calm amidst the storm. I hear so much religious confusion and yet it is soothing to know that there is one church out there that is so selfless in its works.
-Reader, Victoria, Australia
I must emphasize that I await your splendid publication, The Good News, and truly enjoy every single article. I personally believe and am convinced by your explanation that Saturday is the true Sabbath according to the Bible.
-Mrs. M.B., Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Other readers may wish to examine our explanation by requesting our free booklet Sunset to Sunset: God's Sabbath Rest.
The way to peace everywhere is by dialogue and discussion, not by death and destruction. Israel should give up its nuclear weapons, agree to a two-state solution and stop building settlements on disputed land.
-J.H.G., Isle of Man
For the most part Washington would agree with you, but our free booklet The Middle East in Bible Prophecy presents a much more complex picture.
Thank you so much for proclaiming the Word of God. I love all the booklets I have received from you and your free Bible Study Course. We need to get back to God in this country. So many have turned away from Him. Why, after Christ paid the ultimate penalty by dying for our sins? He loves us all!
-S.B., Bessemer, Alabama
I have found some of your programs really great, helpful and enlightening, especially the episode titled "Is Your Future Secure?" I hope that you'll consider posting program transcriptions over the Internet.
-J.V., Philippines
How do I become a member of this church? I've been receiving your magazine for two years already. So far, considering all the different denominations I've attended, I find that this church fits what a church is supposed to be.
-N.M., Internet
Just a word of thanks to let you know just how much I appreciate your booklets. I have learned more from them than all the time I've spent in church and Bible study. I think you people have it right, as it's all in the Bible. I surely wish that we had a church nearby.
-C.W., Tawas City, Michigan
I really don't know how you received my name and address initially, but I'm glad you did. Please continue to send the Bible Study Course. I've lived in the Bible Belt for 10 years and have visited many churches. But they never felt quite right. But I've learned of a Church of God in the next county, so I plan on attending.
-Y.Z., Columbia, South Carolina
I have recently been reading lots of your materials. My wife and I both grew up going to church. She grew up Catholic and I grew up Apostolic. She and I went our own way once we became adults and left church behind. We started going again about six months ago.
As I have received more and more of your material and begun to compare it with Scripture, I have been going through a lot of changes. I began asking questions of our minister on many things I have read from your publications. I am not really satisfied with the feedback.
Currently we do not attend a church. Some of my questions to you are: What do we do if there is not a Church nearby? If there is one, what do I do about my business since Saturdays are normally good business days? I am nervous and scared right now. I don't have anyone to come to for questions. I need guidance, and I just don't know what to do at this point in time.
-R.B., Belleville, Michigan
We are very grateful for each inquiry about attending a United Church of God congregation. As a first step, please request or download our free booklets The Church Jesus Built and This Is the United Church of God. To honor specific requests, we normally forward the contact telephone number of our minister in the location nearest to where the reader resides.
Those who live outside the United States should write or otherwise contact our office in the country nearest to them. Addresses are listed on page 2 of every Good News magazine. Other free booklets that would be of help are You Can Have Living Faith, Transforming Your Life: The Process of Conversion and Sunset to Sunset: God's Sabbath Rest.
I signed up for your Good News e-letters because I realize how much more cost-effective it is for you than postal mailing. However, if you ever discontinue your Good News magazine, it is going to be greatly missed by many more than just myself.
When I have finished reading them, I take them to a Christian-owned and -operated coffee shop. The local crowd there has become used to my leaving The Good News magazines on the tables and even looks for them when they arrive. Conversations often start as one of the patrons reads an article over a cup of coffee and then begins to share its contents with others at his table.
Many times we do not foresee how God will use our efforts wrought in faith. Thank you and God bless all of you for your faithful service.
-T.V.C., Hurricane, Utah
I would like to make a donation to your church. I have been a subscriber to your publications for some time now and am happy to read them each month. Please provide me with an address where I can send my donation. Thank you for the wonderful articles that make my walk with our Savior more meaningful and God-inspired.
-C.B., Indianapolis, Indiana
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