Dear Friend,
Criticism of Mel Gibson's movie, The Passion
of the Christ , often reflects widespread misunderstandings
about the controversial figure of Jesus Christ. To
help dispel those misunderstandings and significant myths
about Jesus Christ and His life, the United Church of God
has released a free 132-page booklet, Jesus Christ:
The Real Story . It describes the true, yet little-understood
story about Christ and His surprising message that few
comprehend today.
 The booklet illustrates how Jesus Christ
and His original followers were maligned, discredited
and persecuted. Even though the same is true today, very
few people understand why. The booklet asks and answers such
questions as: Who was Jesus Christ? Where did He come
from? What did He teach? Was He God in the flesh? Was He
only a man? Why did He die? What was the real message He
brought? You are welcome to request a free copy of this new
booklet at www.ucg.org/realstory or by writing to P.O. Box
541069 , Cincinnati , Ohio , 45254-1069 .
 Also,
the United Church of God Web site ( www.ucg.org )
set a new milestone in January and February with a record
number of Web site visitors. Each month, over 180,000 visitors
browsed through the Church's Web site, visiting on average
four Web pages per visitor. This number represents both
new and returning visitors to the Web site. On March 26,
2004, we had almost 10,000 visitors in one day. This is
the most visits the Church's Web site has received in a single
day. If this trend of daily visitors continues, then possibly
some 225,000 visitors will access the site for the month
of March.
Finally, we recently conducted an Internet advertising campaign
through Ampere Media and myfree.com. This effort proved to
be a great success. From December 2003 through March 8, 2004
, 42,600 new subscribers to The Good News magazine
were added to our files-all at a cost of just 94 cents each.
During the upcoming 2004-2005 fiscal year we intend to do
more of this type of Internet advertising.
Thanks for your continuing
interest in The Good News magazine.
Please don't hesitate to let us know how we can be or further
service to you!
Sincerely,
Roy Holladay
President
United Church of God, an International Association
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