Casual Marriage, Casual Divorce

Visits: 10[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.]             Divorce has become a casual, almost regular and normal occurrence. The only way that divorce could have become so casual is that somewhere along the line, marriage has come to…

Finances in the Home—Lavonne James McClish

Visits: 34[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] We are here getting into a delicate and touchy subject: how to handle money. This is a highly individual matter, and there is no set of rules that applies to…

A Perpetual Pitfall of Preachers

Visits: 38[Note:  This MS is available in a larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction I made my first miserable attempt at preaching a Gospel sermon in July 1954 to a Sunday evening assembly of the old Fourth and Bannock Streets Church in Boise,…

“Professional Preachers”

Visits: 32[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] It is not unusual to hear uncomplimentary remarks made about those who are supported by others while they preach the Gospel. Often we are referred to as “professional preachers” in…

“No Thanks, Anytime”  

Visits: 19[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…

Making God in Man’s Image

Visits: 23[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…

Contributions You Can Make

Visits: 23[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Some members of the church are far too modest in their assessment of what they can do to help the Lord’s cause. Many have convinced themselves that they cannot do…

Scriptural Pragmatism

Visits: 45[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction Our English word pragmatic generally connotes that which is practical, that which “gets the job done,” sometimes to the exclusion of reasonable or artistic considerations. When I was a youngster…