Editor’s Note from October 7, 1977

I have been reading Lamentations lately. Jeremiah expresses his personal pain and anguish over the tragic fate of Zion though recognizing that the judgment of God is righteous and deserved. Then he bursts forth with a glorious and thrilling word for any day of adversity. “But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness” (3:21–23). What a note on which to begin each day!

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Christianity Today October 7, 1977

Scotland: A Path Still Overgrown

J.D. Douglas

The Episcopal Spirit of St. Louis

Billy in Budapest: Hungary Opens Its Heart

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‘Unhooked’ Christians

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The Seasons of Vineyards

Edith Schaeffer

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Where the Action Isn’t

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Thailand’s Religious Roots

William D. Carlsen

Truth by Any Other Name

Ronald H. Nash

Laughter without Joy: The Burlesque of Our Secular Age

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Eutychus and His Kin: October 7, 1977

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