Views: 164[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] A “norm” is a standard, a rule, a pattern. That which is “normal” is that which conforms to the norm or recognized standard. Departure from the rule or standard is…
Views: 78[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] Topsy-turvy refers to anything that is upside down, wrong side up, inverted or reversed from the norm. The topsy-turvy phenomenon in morals and religion has been around almost as long…
Views: 79[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] Pontius Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth” (John 18:38)? Many today echo his question. Many have been persuaded to believe there are no absolutes, but that all principles and values…
Views: 77[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] No person ever lived that never became discouraged, including such spiritual giants as our Lord and the apostle Paul (Mat. 23:37; Acts 28:15; 1 Cor. 2:3; et al.). When perverse…
Views: 79[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] In the 1980s, “Magic” Johnson obtained great fame and wealth by his basketball exploits with the Los Angeles Lakers. He has been named one of the fifty greatest basketball players…
Views: 74[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] Harold Kushner, a Jewish rabbi, wrote a book titled, Who Needs God? According to reviewer, Don Feder, (a syndicated columnist) in Kushner’s view of deity and religion, “absolutely no one.”…
Views: 83[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] A frequently seen bumper sticker depicts a cocktail glass and the message, “No thanks, I’m driving” (I once saw one of these on one of “our” church vans!). This message is…
Views: 90[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Many grievously misunderstand the nature of revelation/inspiration. Some aver that only the words of Jesus (those in red letters in some Bibles) are authoritative, and the remainder of the writers…
Views: 70[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller wrote a song thus titled, and Peggy Lee made a hit recording of it in 1969. Its lyrics somewhat reflected the cynicism and cultural breakdown…
Views: 79[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Paul wrote to the Roman brethren: “I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, . . . that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints…” (Rom. 16:1–2). I…
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