A Look at the “You-Can’t-Legislate-Morals” Myth

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our New Uploads page.] Every time someone wishes to perpetrate or justify some kind of societal moral evil, his or her watchword is, “You cannot legislate morals.” This has been true of the protagonists for unlimited…

Who’s Murdering Creativity?

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.] The editor of one of the newer brotherhood journals wrote the following terse paragraph in his editorial some time ago: Creativity, murdered by dogmatism, leaves behind a burned out, disillusioned corpse…

Seeking Peace Too Soon

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] There are some perverted folk who enjoy strife and controversy. Some actually revel in a good fight or even in warfare. I am sure that most folk prefer peaceful relations with…

It’s That Time Again

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.]         The end of the school year always brings with it the school prom, reviving the question of whether dancing is appropriate behaviorfor a Christian. Whether the older “cheek-to-cheek” style or…

The Same Subjects, but New Applications

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction Occasionally I review some of the sermon material I preached as a young man several decades ago (and am still preaching). I am often impressed with a striking phenomenon: Several of…

Sounds Like Some of Us

[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.” The…

Sinful “Surnames”

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] The idea for the following article is from one authored by Steve Gibson several years ago. At the time he wrote it, Steve was sound in his teaching and behavior. Lamentably,…

Separation

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page The Bible teaches the doctrine of “separation” throughout. God requires His people to recognize that they distinctly belong to Him and to behave accordingly. God gave Israel His Law through Moses…

Making God in Man’s Image

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] In 1978 the Mormon Church decided to accept black men into its priesthood for the first time. This was a direct repudiation of previous Mormon doctrine and practice. By official news…

Parental Abdication

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.]             Without a doubt parents can be too stern and severe with their children. Paul referred to this possibility when he warned, “Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not…