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Malala Yousafzai, mentioned on page 3, boarded a school bus (in Pakistan) on October 9, 2012. Shortly thereafter, according to Wikipedia, a man with a colt 45 asked for her by name and shot at her three times, hitting her once. The bullet traveled through her forehead, lodging in her
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). Let’s begin with a refreshing dose of sanity. Eric Reinhold wrote a letter to the Orlando Sentinel (published on October 8, 2014) that was well crafted and spoke the truth. He was responding to what a
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Last Saturday was a great spiritual day for members of South Seminole and others in the area who attended this tenth lectureship. At least 75 were present, and ten congregations were represented. Three of these were speakers; so, besides ourselves, brethren from six other area congregations participated in the event.
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). Does anyone doubt that some people will believe anything? They will—if it comes from a scientist, a doctor, or someone claiming to have the power of God. All a scientist needs to do is to don
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Malala Yousafzai, mentioned on page 3, boarded a school bus (in Pakistan) on October 9, 2012. Shortly thereafter, according to Wikipedia, a man with a colt 45 asked for her by name and shot at her three times, hitting her once. The bullet traveled through her forehead, lodging in her
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On an episode of Dragnet years ago (the one that ran from 1967 to 1970), Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Bill Gannon were dealing with a citizen skeptical about the need for the police to have guns. (The conversation below is only an approximate one.) An officer had been
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). In the November election, 2014, residents of Florida will be called upon to vote on medical marijuana for this state. The Orlando Sentinel gave on September 26, 2014, a page-long column to those both for and
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The following report of a telephone conversation that occurred on Monday is not intended in any way to demean the woman who called. She was pleasant and not really argumentative; undoubtedly, she believes herself to be a sincere person, yet she would not consider the evidence of the Scriptures. A
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). On August 17, 2014, Spiritual Perspectives published a review of a tract on the subject of Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage, which dealt with the alleged “waiting game,” which is a misnomer relating to a Biblical teaching. A
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Malala Yousafzai, mentioned on page 3, boarded a school bus (in Pakistan) on October 9, 2012. Shortly thereafter, according to Wikipedia, a man with a colt 45 asked for her by name and shot at her three times, hitting her once. The bullet traveled through her forehead, lodging in her
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In discussing the aftermath of the Restoration Summit that took place August 7-9, 1984, one more occurrence is of interest. After I reported on the Joplin Unity meeting published in the Southside Mirror (October 20th and 27th, 1984), I wrote an open letter to Rubel Shelly and printed it
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). The Restoration Summit (as it was usually billed), held in Joplin, Missouri, on August 7th-9th, 1984, involved 50 members of the Independent Christian Church and 50 from the churches of Christ. It is ironic that almost