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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). Jay Leno and other Hollywood inhabitants made the news just a few weeks ago because they were protesting on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills against the owner of some posh hotels in the area. The Beverly Hills
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[The following book review was also published in 1984 in the Southside Mirror (June 3). The book remains highly recommended—especially for those who do not have much of a concept of Mormon history.] Irving Wallace has written several books with recognizable titles such as The Prize and The Chapman
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[Editor's note: The following article was written for the Southside Mirror (Peoria, Illinois) and published January 1, 1984.] In 1949 George Orwell published his futuristic novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Now that year has come and gone, and as yet none of the dire predictions is a reality. Orwell&
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). In Spiritual Perspectives we have frequently challenged the advice columnists that appear in the daily newspaper. The practice is not recent; it goes back to the days of Ann Landers and Dear Abby, but it has continued
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By way of review, something new was tried in our Bible Classes last week. The adults competed against the college and high school students during our class time Sunday morning and Wednesday night. 103 questions covering material from Genesis-Ruth was used. Everyone had a great time. The adults came
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). On Sunday, April 20, the Orlando Sentinel published on the front page of the newspaper, “Two Views of Forgiveness.” Yes, it is unusual to see a spiritual topic given such a prominent position in the newspaper, but
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When atheists put forth messages on signs or make such statements in classrooms, Christians must be armed with answers (1 Peter 3:15). As it pertains to, "Nobody died for our 'sins,'" a few questions to challenge them with are: 1. Do you know for a
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"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24). The Freedom From Religion Foundation, according to The O'Reilly Factor (April 17, 2014), sought and received permission to place a sign in Madison, Wisconsin, the state capitol, which reads: Nobody died For our
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). It’s that time of year when nearly everyone pauses to be religious for a few hours. Maybe they will attend worship for the first time in a long time. If not, they may devote themselves to
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“Wouldn’t it be great if more Bible movies were made?” Sure, if they were relatively true to what the Bible teaches, but all that has been produced lately is, well, judge for yourself. The tremendous success of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ undoubtedly caught the attention
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). In case you missed it, in Friday’s newspaper (4-5-14) the announcement was only one paragraph long (and then on page 14): The CEO of Mozilla Foxfire, Brendan Eich was forced to step down after
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By way of review, something new was tried in our Bible Classes last week. The adults competed against the college and high school students during our class time Sunday morning and Wednesday night. 103 questions covering material from Genesis-Ruth was used. Everyone had a great time. The adults came