In the parallel universe of old comic book ads, huge muscles, deadly karate skills, hilarious pranks, and pet monkeys could instantly be yours for a dollar or less. Among these low-cost miracles was the amazing Hypno-Coin and its eerie power to thrill, amaze, and command those around you!(click on the ad for a thrilling and amazing view)Despite being one of the ugliest ads to ever appear in a comic book, the pitch clearly worked on someone...as page 20 of my copy of Thor #127 (1966) demonstrates
Tags: Book Ads, Classic Ads, Comic Book, Dollar, Hilarious Pranks, Huge Muscles, Hypno, Karate Skills, Miracles, Parallel Universe, Pet Monkeys, Pitch, Thor
I am deeply concerned about a perceived attitude accompanying our rising awareness that miracles are a part of the normal Christian life. The danger in the resurgence of the miraculous, especially in so-called “healing-evangelism”, is an outlook that says all we need to prove God’s existence, and solve all our apologetic needs, is to believe, pray for a miracle, and let God do the rest. The inadequacy of this as a principle in healing-evangelism and Christian practice is obvious. Consider the
Tags: Attitude, Evangelism, Existence, God, Inadequacy, Miracle, Miracles, Normal Christian Life, Principle, Resurgence
