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Leave Judging to the Judge Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. 1 Corinthians 4:5a Recommended Reading Matthew 7:1-6 In a 1993 Christianity Today article (April 5, p. 17), Stephen…

3/10/2003 An Excellent point about judging people on their appearance. Too bad for >Harvard. > > >A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun >threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly >without an appointment into the Harvard University President's…

Officials from a cemetery in Bellevue, Massachusetts reported that flags were missing from the graves of veterans. When the new flags disappeared, cemetery workers asked the local police to investigate. What do you think was happening? My first thought would be that a subversive element was trying to…

Many publications prepare copy for high profile news stories ahead of time, speculating on how the story might play out. Though this is common, a few British publications made the error of actually publishing news that turned out to be false concerning the acquittal of American Amanda Know by an Italian…

To many baseball fans, George Steinbrenner was the emperor of the “evil empire.” He fired more people than most will ever hire. But to Rick Cerrone, former P.R. Director of the Yankees George was someone entirely different. He says, "Not a lot of people know this, but he would hear of a story, read about…

The Archimedean Point 12 What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those outside. "Expel the wicked man from among you." 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 (NIV) From time to time throughout history, those calling themselves “Christian” have…

When we discern that people are not going on spiritually and allow the discernment to turn to criticism, we block our way to God. God never gives us discernment in order that we may criticize, but that we may intercede. Chambers, O. (1993, c1935). My utmost for his highest : Selections for the year (November…

A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out. A SUBJECTIVE person came along and said: "I FEEL for you, down there." An OBJECTIVE person came along and said:” It’s logical that someone would fall, down there." A CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST came along: "You only THINK that you are in a pit." A PHARISEE…

The novel Hold Tight The Thread, by Jane Kirkpatrick is an historical fictionalization centering on the lives of real people living in the Pacific Northwest during the 1840s. The book explores the forces acting on individuals due to the interplay of French, Native American, English, and American cultures…

Before you criticize someone, make sure you've walked a mile in their shoes. That way, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes! Mikey's Funnies 5-27-08

In 1865, the Chicago Times wrote this about Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: “The cheek of every American must tingle with shame as he reads the silly, flat, and dish-watery utterances of a man who has to be pointed out to intelligent foreigners as President of the United States.”

I was shocked, confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven's door, Not by the beauty of it all, by the lights or its decor. But it was the folks in Heaven who made me sputter and gasp-- the thieves, the liars, the sinners, the alcoholics, the trash. There stood the kid from seventh grade who swiped my lunch…

A few years ago Tony flew to Hawaii to speak at a conference. The way he tells it, he checks into his hotel and tries to get some sleep. Unfortunately, his internal clock wakes him at 3:00 a.m. The night is dark, the streets are silent, the world is asleep, but Tony is wide awake and his stomach is growling.…

In the Chronicles of Narnia Aslan says “I only tell you your story. I don’t tell you anybody else’s.” (Paraphrase)