Anything that contradicts the truth is a lieâbut, of course, to call something a âlieâ is to pass judgment. To call adultery or murder a sin is likewise to pass judgmentâbut itâs also to agree with God. When Jesus said not to judge others, He did not mean that no one can identify sin for what it is, based on Godâs definition of sin. And the Bibleâs command that we not judge others does not mean there should be no mechanism for dealing with sin. The Bible has a whole book entitled Judges. The judges in the Old Testament were raised up by God Himself (Judges 2:18). The modern judicial system, including its judges, is a necessary part of society.
Dust storms were the result of drought and land that had been overused. Drought first hit the country in 1930. By 1934, it had turned the Great Plains into a desert that came to be known as the Dust Bowl. In Oklahoma, the Panhandle area was hit hardest by the drought. The land of the southern plains, including Oklahoma, was originally covered with grasses that held the fine soil in place.
Historians generally point to the fall of 1939 as the end of the Dust Bowl, which in many ways was a manmade disaster spurred by a decade of drought. At the time, people were driven to entertain apocalyptic thoughts.