JulyJuly 24,24, 19971997 AnchorPoints Rim to Rim How diet and exercise kept Donald Casebolt hiking through the Grand Canyon Love ’Em to Life Leslie Kay: All the Way Home LETTERS Beyond Cards and Flowers Adventists and Roman Catholics his death I have been going through Our family really appreciates your good I read with amazement the Adventist his many file folders and notebooks work—especially great Church’s public relations statement filled with clippings and quotations, are articles like Karl regarding the Roman Catholic which he used in his teaching. Some Haffner’s “Beyond Church (see “How Seventh-day quotations were referenced by a small Cards and Flowers” Adventists View Roman “o” inside a large “C,” which I did not (May 22). Help with Catholicism,” Newsbreak, May 22). understand. practical issues is so It seemed to be very deceitful, Recently, looking for something to appreciated. because it does not share the honest read, I found a well-used 1935 edition Adventist view of Roman Catholicism of Chambers’ book. As I read through, —Sally Dillon and the pope. Certainly if in public I ran across many familiar quotations— TIMBERVILLE, VIRGINIA evangelistic meetings you are going to and realized what the small “o” inside a call him the antichrist, you should say large “C” stood for! what you believe to be true in the Thanks for “Beyond Cards and press release. It seems very duplicitous —Beatrice E. Green Flowers.” After my mom died last to me. MIDLAND, MICHIGAN August, people brought food and offered their homes for relatives to stay —Mark Martin, PASTOR in—but one gift touched me more CALVARY COMMUNITY CHURCH Ella Rydzewski’s “Chat With Roger than any other. PHOENIX, ARIZONA Morneau” was very interesting My mom had lived with my aunt reading. It gives a nice overview of and uncle, but because they were out this humble man’s life experience. It of town, their two-acre yard had not One on One With God also says something about the persona been mowed. Without being asked, a Your May 29 special, “One on One of the writer. When something more dear Adventist man cut the grass so With God,” is the best issue yet of the is known about you writers beyond the home and yard would be “new” Review! I want the quality of your sentences, it is so presentable when everyone arrived. to secure additional much more interesting. Rydzewski’s The part that touches me most deeply copies for family sharing of her “flying phobia” and its is that because of the timing of her members. cure will help us enjoy her future clips death, the day he cut the grass was a I enjoyed Ella all the more. Sabbath afternoon. Many members Rydzewski’s “A Talk would likely condemn this man for With Roger —Bert Cooper his actions, but I believe Jesus Morneau.” I have read his first book VIA E-MAIL understood and would likely have and now want to read his others. I can been on the tractor Himself! relate to his answered prayer regarding It is “gifts” like these that I believe toner lasting until the next check Jon Dybdahl’s article on meditation, Karl was referring to in his list of arrives; it happened to me this month “Louder and Clearer,” included “gestures of grace.” Kudos for a very on a much smaller scale. Ignatius Loyola’s book The Spiritual practical piece! In “A Word in Season” I was Exercises in a list of 11 books delighted to see Dwight Nelson’s recommended for spiritual growth. —Ruth Anne Labate endorsement of Oswald Chambers’ My Surely a mistake has been made! ABBOTSFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA Utmost for His Highest. My husband, Ignatius Loyola was the founder of the Dick Green, died in 1994, and since Jesuits, the infamous Roman Catholic 2 (978) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 24, 1997 order dedicated to promoting absolute The Tyranny of the Majority obedience to the pope as God on To one deeply interested in the earth. If Loyola’s meditation exercises relationship between religion and led him to be the leading Papacy government, Clifford Goldstein’s “The advocate in history, I would say his Tyranny of the Majority” (May 22) meditation technique was suspect and gave a sound and serious warning. COVER STORY should be avoided like the plague! Democracy can become dictatorial 8 Rim to Rim Certainly in our devotional life we depending upon the mind-set of the Answering the question: Does it all need to draw into a closer majority. really matter what we eat? fellowship with God. Unfortunately This was brought home to my heart BY DONALD E. CASEBOLT most “Christian meditation” being several years ago while visiting the promoted today is nothing less than mansion of founding father James ARTICLES dangerous Eastern mysticism cleverly Madison in Montpelier, Virginia. disguised in a veneer of biblical Before embarking on the shuttle tour 12 God’s Guiding Gift vocabulary. We do well to heed the to the spacious domicile, visitors were Without the Holy Spirit, we’re all words of Christ: “Watch out that no escorted to a small theater to view a in the dark. one deceives you” (Matt. 24:4, NIV). slide show containing biographical BY JUAN CARLOS VIERA information on Mr. Madison and the 16 Love ’Em to Life — W ill Baron, CULT RESCUE historical setting of this brilliant We thrive on being loved, and MINISTRIES statesman. nowhere is that more true than NORWALK, CALIFORNIA One slide stood out—the well- with our children. known first page of the United States BY DON N. BACCHUS Constitution. Like a huge warning One Special Mom 24 Mama’s Legacy beacon, the first three words—“we the She wanted the best for her family, A small sample of the “legacy” left by people”—jumped out at me and but how was she going to get it? Myrna Tetz’s mother (see “Spring proclaimed two truths. BY BESSIE SIEMENS LOBSIEN Without Mother,” May 8) is this First, the people of America were picture of a wedding dress. “Admiring embarking upon a revolutionary and DEPARTMENTS her thoughtfulness” was my experience. historic path in the development of 2 Letters As a struggling student at Canadian the greatest nation on earth, a nation Union College, I governed by the people, for the people, 7 Give & Take was planning to in which we were truly free from a 11 On the Home Front wed at the end of monarchy. 19 Clifford Goldstein my studies for a Second, the people would not two-year associate only be making history, but 20 World News & Perspectives degree in music. preparing a future in which the 27 Leaving the Comfort Zone Buying a ready- freedom they championed and loved 28 Children’s Corner made dress was would be restricted by themselves T out of my budget. against a minority. Since humans are 29 Bulletin Board Sewing one was imperfect, even the best govern- 30 Reflections ASEBOL the only solution. ments will succumb to human E. C Even with such a weakness. It would be the people EDITORIALS ONALD busy schedule, who would indeed reestablish the D 5 The Silent Thief BY INDEBTED: Rose this wonderful tyranny they had once fought to be Reimche-Stickle lady took on the relieved from. 6 A Higher Standard INSET , project. When Only God’s perfect and holy ISC D the dress was completed, I found a government will promote and preserve NEXT WEEK surprise sitting beside it—a beautiful true life, liberty, and the pursuit of HOTO negligee fit for any bride-to-be. happiness. Let us remember that as We Still Care, Don’t We? © P The challenges and rewards of being Mrs. H. T. Johnson was a mother to children of God we are citizens of the PHOTO many others besides her own three kingdom and set our hopes, dreams, partners with Christ. 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