He has 75 tackles or something like that. He is now in the defensive player of the year, not just rookie of the year, player of the year conversation. This dude who has just transitioned into a pass rusher in the middle of his NFL career and said, yep, I'm gonna go ahead and take it over and become the best at it.  And if that offense, okay, can get going, I feel like Micah can keep you in any single game that you need to be in.   But him walking by, it's great. Micah Parsons, getting a chance to watch him fully.  And congrats to the Cowboys, okay?


You know, I had a case one time when I was a prosecutor where the person that I was attempting to put in prison Didn't take kindly to me. So I'm in the middle of the trial. I am giving my opening statement He objects jumps out of his chair and starts chasing me around the inside of the courtroom That was some problematic sense.


What is going on guys welcome back to the channel critical overlord here? So recently John Carpenter came out and basically gave his stamp of approval for the upcoming slasher film Halloween kills the sequel to the 2018 David Gordon-Green Danny McBride collaboration that we got and we know it got pushed back from this year to 2021 October 15th a lot of us are disappointed about that myself included We think that there's a chance that we could get something this year still given what happens with Mulan tenant Antebellum Quite a few people myself included I still am holding out hope that they reverse the decision and Surprisingly, they'll put it out this year that's just say That's just us wishing at this point because I honestly don't think it'll happen But anything's possible these days in 2020 But recently he had this to say about Halloween kills basically giving it very high praise when you're using this word Because this word is like one of my favorite words John Carpenter had this to say by Halloween kills during a sit-down at Fantasia 2020 he said it's the quintessential slasher film. It is so intense. Oh my god It even stuns me how incredible it is David just did a great job can't wait to have you see it now Quintessential You're when you're using that word you I honestly you got to be careful when you're using that word you're basically saying that this movie is Damn near perfect It's up there When I'm hearing that I'm I'm gonna be looking for a movie like The Shining or the original Halloween or the original Nightmare in Elm Streets or the thing or You know like scream the original scream those movies that stood out amongst the crowd they just Are just so well done and they're so unique and there's just a vibe that they give off they hit almost every box that you would check for in a movie and There just are like the films that you will talk about for the rest of your life such as The Shining many people Still talk about The Shining all these years later and that movie is 40 years old at this point And that's one of my favorite horror films and when I'm hearing you use a word like quintessential to describe Halloween kills David Gordon Green better have brought his a game and this better be one of the most action-packed intense Emotional rides of a Halloween movie we have gotten ever this has to be The best movie not I'm not I'm not gonna say it has to be but I'm expecting this to be like one of the better sequels and right up there with Halloween 2 from 1981 or Like this should be the movie we put next to Halloween 2 from 1981 if you're using that word you want to use that word When I get done looking at Halloween kills, I should be able to sit down and definitively say I can put Halloween 1978 Halloween 2 1981 Halloween kills Right there and then right after that Halloween 2018 Those should be like our four movies that we can pick out of this franchise and say you know what these are the movies You need to sit down and look at the most because these are the ones that actually matter. This is the These are the best entries a lot of people the when you're talking about this franchise They always like to talk about Halloween from 1978 and then it's sequel Those are the two movies from this franchise that get praised the most That's the those are the two main ones that will get the most attention from this franchise And that a lot of people will just not have any issues saying that okay, these these movies here are great they're almost flawless they have stood the test of time and You're using quintessential to describe Halloween kills a movie that's already been getting hyped up as being very emotional very gory very Just different and it sounds like it's gonna be Michael Myers on steroids. Honestly. I don't know how I feel about that But given how they go about it Maybe they'll combine the original stalking because I one thing that was lacking from the 2018 film was how We didn't really get Like tonally it wasn't like the best follow-up to the 1978 movie There are certain things about the 1978 film that just like the vibes just weren't present in the 2018 movie So hopefully those vibes like the stalking and several other things that if you know what I'm talking about You know what I'm talking about Hopefully we'll have those vibes from Halloween kills. Otherwise Halloween 2018 again was probably one of the better sequels that we've gotten It is amongst amongst the good entries in this franchise But we're using quintessential after I'm done looking at Halloween kills. I should be able to take it Sit it right next to Halloween 2 and then say, you know what these are the top three films in this franchise This is the holy trinity of Halloween films right here. You have Halloween Halloween 2 1981 and then Halloween kills now Hopefully Halloween ends is just as good of a follow-up and then we can all sit down and definitively say this timeline is the best Timeline to watch because it's the most consistent. It's the most heartfelt. It's the most Driven the just the most overall put together Timeline and it honestly will be at the end of the day in my honest opinion Look at the other timelines and then look at this one. We have John Carpenter and his team that worked on the 1978 movie and then we have a set of three movies where we pretty much have the same gist of that same creative mind mentality from Halloween 2018 all the way to Halloween ends these other timelines. We're getting different different creative crews We're getting different scripts. We're getting different inputs different everything For the most part though, this timeline is being consistent. That's what I always like to say Before even before the 2018 movie came out I like to make a mention of that the biggest issue with this franchise was the consistency And how inconsistent it was with its creative mentality And just how I understand you bring in different people for different you bring in different people for movies sometimes but when I don't because I'm not in the industry, of course I don't know why it has to be so different like the way it was with these these films I'm I honestly in positive it. There's a way that it could have Maintained some consistency with its creative team because every other movie we have a different director different writer Different person doing this different person doing that. But with this timeline We have a sense of we know what we want to do and we're going to go in here And we're going to give give this a home run and we're going to show you why our reimagining and why our addition to this well-recognized Is going to be one of the best and why we're going to outdo what came before And I like that mentality because that's that's a clear mentality that these people have with this. They don't want to Do anything that tarnishes the reputation Uh for them being follow-ups to that original film 28 the 2018 movie was great for what it was Tonally wasn't the best follow-up But overall a solid movie that is a worthy sequel to that 1978 original halloween kills and halloween ends could be just Two other additions to this new timeline that could Defensively and when you're using the word quintessential john carpenter going out there using the word quintessential because he's already seen it uh when you're saying that There's a pretty good chance high chance that this is going to be the definitive timeline that many people will talk about You're not going to talk about the thorn timeline as much as you do this one I mean when I say you won't talk about it the same way or as much as you do the thorn timeline what i'm saying is The creativity involved in this is going to be much more Much more consistent than the other timelines. It's just abundantly clear Go and look at these other projects in this franchise. You have different writers different directors different this different that This timeline we finally have that consistency that I have honestly thought Was one of the biggest issues with this franchise. You're constantly bringing in new people that want to do these different things Now we have a group of people who know what they want to do They have an image of how long it would take to get there And they're going to do it and they've already started off on the right foot And they're going to continue on that right foot. Hopefully it sounds like with what john carpenter says with halloween kills This just makes me even more excited for halloween kills. I can't wait to see how it ends up now If it's not as good as what that word is making it to be that he used that's fine It's still going to be in my honest opinion. It's probably going to be a great horror film Probably one of the greatest slasher films that we've seen of this decade, of course since we're in the early 2020s But I can't wait let me know what you guys think about all of this down in the comment section below I'll have a link to this facebook group. You can join if you want to talk about anything horror related But of course if you haven't already make sure you subscribe turn on post notifications that never is a video in the description I have links to my social media accounts on my facebook twitter and instagram You can message me there to let me know if there's any movies news or reviews You have me to cover in the future without ending my guys. I will see you in the next video


J-E-L-L-O The Jell-O program starring Jack Benny with Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, and yours truly, Don Wilson. The orchestra opens a program with Relax. Every week, ladies and gentlemen, we receive a number of letters from listeners, many of them saying that Jell-O can't be beat. That it's so delicious it just can't be improved. Well, the makers of Jell-O appreciate that, of course. But all the same, they look at the matter a little differently. Forever since this grand new dessert was first introduced more than 40 years ago, the Jell-O people have been constantly working to improve it. To make those six delicious flavors even more delicious. To make those grand glowing colors even gayer and more festive. To make it thriftier to buy and easier to prepare. In other words, to make Jell-O even better than the best. And your thank you to us has been Jell-O's steady growth and popularity. So remember those big red letters on the box spell Jell-O. And Jell-O assures you of the finest enjoyment, rich flavor and glowing colors, America's favorite gelatin dessert now better than ever. And now, ladies and gentlemen, our program tonight will be devoted to a further description of our trypto yosemite. Yes, sir. As you may remember, last week Jack, Mary, Dennis, and myself piled into the Maxwell and left Oakland with Rochester at the wheel. Phil Harris was not a member of our little party as Jack, in a fit of anger, canceled his invitation. It wasn't a fit of anger, Don. He just had to be disciplined, that's all. Nevertheless, Phil left... That guy has to be put in his place once in a while, you know. Nevertheless, Phil... I'll teach him to get smart with me. Nevertheless, my goodness, Jack. Excuse me, Don. Nevertheless, Phil left in his own car six hours later than we did and much to our surprise soon passed us on the road. Much to who's surprise? Quiet. Go ahead, Don. Anyhow, realizing we couldn't reach Yosemite that night, we pulled into an autocourt only to find that Phil Harris had taken the last cabin. Who cares? We found a much better place to stay. Some place. I rang for a bellboy and a coyote came in. Well, it was rather primitive. It is now the following morning and we are once more on the road headed down the highway toward Yosemite. Killers, now that you've got me loving you. Killers, killers in everything you do. Are you just killers as you seem to be? Or do you just killers for me? I said for me... Very good, Rochester. Very good. Now sing Scatterbrain. Now wait a minute, boss. Rochester, I said sing Scatterbrain. I'm tired singing for you all the time. Why don't you put a radio in this car? Because I only want to hear what I want to hear. That's why. Oh, Jack, let him rest. He's been singing for an hour. I don't mind singing, Mr. Livingston, but at eight o'clock he wants me to imitate Hamerson Andy. Well... I can't do that blackface stuff. You can try. That's all I ask. You don't have to be perfect. There's a car coming, Rochester. I think we better let it pass us. I think it's inevitable.  He ought to get a ticket. Oh, you're jealous of every car that's got cylinders. I am not. Boy, what a ride. Two days to make 180 miles. Listen, Mary, if you don't like it, get out and walk. How can I walk after two days in this cocktail shaker? Oh, this car doesn't vibrate so much. It doesn't. You've been trying to get that cigar in your mouth for the last five miles. Don't worry. I'll make it. Yeah, never saw anyone like it. It's funny Don and Dennis aren't complaining. I'm fine, Mr. Benny. There you are. Are you all right back there, Don? Well, to tell you the truth, Jack, I'm still a little sleepy. You're sleepy? What about me? You're a nice fellow, Don, but that's the last time I'll ever share a bed with you and Dennis. I didn't have much of it. That's right. You were wedged in pretty tight there. Incidentally, Dennis, what was the idea of wiggling your ears all night long? I dreamt I was a butterfly on my way to a daisy. Well, that's rather odd. You know, Jack, I had a dream, too. I dreamt I was lost in Mexico with Clark Gable. Oh. Mighty nice country down there. Yes, especially this time of year. Another car wants to pass us, Rochester. OK, boss. Let's look nonchalant. Never mind. Let him go, the fools. There's another guy that ought to get pinched. Oh, he wasn't going so fast. He wasn't, eh? He passed us. An arc speedometer says 65 miles an hour. I thought you were going to have that fixed. Never mind.  What do we do? What do we do? Climate, of course. It's pretty steep, you know. Rochester, this car's made hills much steeper than that one. Not doing my regime. Just give her the gas. We'll make it. OK. Hang on, everybody. There you are. We're doing fine. Uh-oh. Well, don't let it die on. You throw it in the second. There ain't no second. Then throw it in the first. What are you waiting for? OK, boss. It's OK. Keep calm, everybody. Don't get excited. We're near the top. We're making it. Brighten the nose. You wouldn't dare.  No, sir. That was fun. Let's do it again. Won't be necessary. Hey, Jack, now the excitement is over. Let's stop at that lunch room up ahead and get something to eat. OK. There's a gas station alongside of it. Good. We'll put some water in the radiator and some air in the tires. Yeah, and you better put some of that stuff they make a little profit on in the gas tank. I was going to get some gas, Rochester, so mind your own business. Well, here we are. Let's stop. Gee, I'm hungry. Rocky Chris, 10 minutes here, folks. Rochester, you're not driving a bus. Now get out, everybody. Oh, boy, it feels good to stretch. Yes, sir. I'm stiff as a board. I feel wonderful. Simply marvelous. You don't have to be so sarcastic, Mary. What about the women that used to ride across the planes and covered wagons? I envy them. Well, I'll tell you... I'll tell you one thing, Mary. If I ever ask you to take a trip with me again, I'll go right out and have my head examined. And if I say yes, I can throw a net over both of us. I've got to get some gas away from me in the lunchroom. And if it's not too much trouble, order me a peanut butter sandwich, will you? Okay. Come on down. Right with you, Mary. See you later. Now, where did Dennis disappear to? Oh. Oh. Say, young fella... Yes, sir? I want five gallons of gas, please. Ethel, pethyl, or schmethyl? The regular gas will be all right. Five gallons, please. Ethel is much better for your motor. Now, look, buddy, I know what I want. Put in five gallons of regular gas. Okay. You're the doctor. You remind me of a fella that waited on me in a sporting goods store in Oakland. That's my brother Egbert. Isn't he priceless? He sure is. Oh, Mr. Benny, where'd the gang go? They're in the lunchroom, Dennis. Okay. La, la, la, la, la, la. I never saw such a happy kid. Say, Rochester. Rochester, see what else the car needs. I'm going in and eat. Don't forget the driver, boys. Oh, yes.  What do you want, Rochester? I'd like a stuffed pork chop under glass. You'll get a hamburger under mustard and pic a lily. Now, check the tire so we can leave as soon as possible. Okay. Please pass the ketchup, will you, Mary? Here you are, Don. Oh, you're eating already, eh? Do you order my peanut butter sandwich, Mary? Yes, and it was delicious. Oh, fine. Now, order me another one. Say, Mr. Benny, look what I found on this record machine. What, Dennis? Look at number 12 here. It says, darn that dream with a vocal refrain by Dennis Day. Oh, one of your records, eh? Well, let's hear it. Put in a nickel. Okay.  They lift me on track, mine. With our factory, my never would have. And bless it too. With our factory, my never would have. It's me and it won't come true. Oh, darn. Dennis, that was swell. I didn't know you made records. Shall I play it again? No, don't bother. But it was a grand number. You ought to sing it on the program sometime. You're darn right. Gee, the food's good here, isn't it, Jack? Well, we were pretty hungry, Don. Oh, Miss. Yes, sir? That peanut butter was delicious, but I'm still hungry. Give me a T-bone steak for myself and a hamburger to take out. Okay. Two cows. Torture one. Oh, my God. And by the way, Miss, I want my steak very rare. The T-bones for Tarzan. Well, they understand each other, anyway. Let's hurry up, neat fellas. I'm dying to get Yosemite. Gee, I'll bet Mr. Hasse is there already. Oh, Phil? Oh, he's still sleeping in that autocourt. He might have passed us yesterday, but we'll beat him into Yosemite. We will, eh?  The what? The tortoise. You know, turtle. One turtle? Wait a minute! I didn't order any soup. Oh, pardon me. Scuttle the turtle.  What's that? There's a parrot over there, isn't it cute? Where? Oh, yeah, in that cage. Let's go over and talk to it. Gee, I love parrots. That one's a beauty. It sure is cute. Hello, Polly. Hello, Polly. Isn't that marvelous? Polly want a cracker? Oh, I want a cracker. You talk to Mary. Okay. Hello? Fred Baker. Your steak is ready, sir. Thanks. Gee, Mary, isn't it wonderful the way that bird talks?  Well, it won't take me long. Oh, Miss, will you please fill this thermos bottle with coffee? I want to take it with me. Yes, sir. Very little cream. Thank you. Gee, you folks measure everything around here, don't you? Stop talking, Jack. We want to get going. I'll be through in a minute, Don. Pardon me, but aren't you, Jack Benny, from the radio? Yes, I am. I thought so. Would you mind autographing this piece of rye crisp for me? I'll be glad to. You know, Mr. Benny, you're my favorite comedian. Well, thanks very much. I like them, too. The parrot's a little fresh there. Here's your autograph, Miss. Thanks. And if you want to know something. Oh, yeah? Yeah. Oh, Jack, you're arguing with a parrot. I don't care. He started it. Let's get out of here. Give me the check, please. For everybody? Yes, it's my treat. And here's 50 cents for you, Miss. Before we go, Miss, I want to congratulate you on the marvelous dish of jello you served me. Thank you. You can see now why it's America's favorite gelatin dessert. It's tempting and appetizing, easy to make, and, as you know, comes in six delicious flavors. By the way, Miss, where's that hamburger? Here you are. It's in this bag. Oh, yes. Goodbye. Goodbye, Mr. Benny. Come on, gang. Let's get out of here. I'd rather have a canary any day. You had a canary and took it back because you couldn't sing rigoletto. Well, it was in the guarantee. What a guy. He expects Nelsonetti with feathers. Oh, quiet. Hey, Rochester, here's your sandwich. Thanks, boss. Is everything all set now? Everything's fine. All ready to go. Good. How much do I owe you, young man? It'll be $2.10 for gas and $12 for the tire. The tire? What tire? Hop in, boss. Let's get going. Wait a minute, Rochester. What's the idea of buying a new tire? Well, you told me to check them and the right front one was a little low. Yes. So I put some air in it, then kicked it to see if it was hard. Uh-huh. I never should have done that. Well, that's no excuse for buying a new tire. If it blew out, you could have patched the inner tube. Patch it? We couldn't even find it. Well, here's your money, mister. From now on, Rochester, before you buy anything, please consult me first. Come on, everybody. Let's go. Where's Dennis? Oh. Well, pile in. Pile in, fellas. I'll get the car started. Are you going to drive, boss? Yes. I'll drive for a while so you can eat your sandwich. Are you ready to go, Mr. Benny? Yes. Hop in, Dennis. Come on, everybody. I'm driving. Now, let's see. Where's the starter, Rochester? Right there on the floor, next to the mousetrap. Oh, yes. Mike, I'm getting out of here. Don't worry, Mary. There was one little mouse living in the toolbox. Little mouse? He came out and hit me with a hammer, didn't he? Oh, stop exaggerating. Now, hold on, everybody. We're off. Silly with those goggles on. I do, eh? And turn your cap around. Who do you think you are? Barney O'Field? Now, wear my cap any way I want to. Uh-huh.  Oh, Don, you're not nervous with me driving. Are you? No, Jack. But what makes the car weave from side to side? With this new tire on, it's gone nuts. Well, it does throw me off a little. I'll hold the wheel tighter. Pull over at the side, Rochester. You're driving, boss. Oh, yes. Come on, come on. How can people drive that fast? I like that ought to get a ticket. Was that Phil Harris, Mr. Benny? No, Phil's got a red sport model with a blonde siren. Hey, fellas, you know, it's fun being at the wheel for a change. Hey, Jack, pull over. Somebody else wants to pass us. Okay, okay. Do you mean to say you're going to let a team of horses pass us? They weren't ordinary horses. Down the one on the outside looked like Indian broom. Hey, fellas, look at that sign. Yosemite National Park, 23 miles. Gee, I just got time to knit a sweater. You have not. Allowing for the hills and everything will be there in a couple of hours. Say, boys, you want me to drive for a while? No, I don't want to bother changing seats. You don't have to change. Just hand me the wheel. Don't be smart. I'll drive, Rochester. Everybody has to be so comical. Good heavens. Another speed demon. It looks like Phil Harris' car. It is, Phil. Pull over, Jack. Pull over nothing. He's not going to beat me to Yosemite. I'm going to hob the road. Keep on honking, Phil. That ain't going to help any... Come on, pull that eight-beater out of the way. Oh, boy, it's hard.  Jack, you're right in the center of the road. I know what I'm doing. I'll teach that guy to show off. Come on, Jackson. I'm in a hurry. Let me by. Oh, no, Phil. Get in line. From now on, this is going to be a parade. Who, me, officer? Yes, you, and make it snappy.  It's too late now, boss. That's the idea, blocking the highway. Don't you know it's against the law? Well, gee, officer. Let me see your driver's license. I'm glad you got that guy, officer. He's a menace to safe driving. I was only kidding, Phil Harris, and you know it. Look, officer, we're friends. Friends? I never saw this guy before in my life. I think he's crazy. Why, Phil Harris? You mean to say that... May I go now, officer? I'm a physician, and I'm on a rush call. Go right ahead, doctor. He's no more doctor than I am. By the way, officer, I'd inspect the trunk in the back of his car. I think there's a body in it. Why, Phil Harris? Go along, officer. Goodbye, doctor. Now, look, officer. I've had about enough out of you. Let's have that driver's license. Now, look, officer, you see, I'm taking my little family to Yosemite. I worked hard all year and saved up every penny, and this was to be our vacation up in the snow. You say one word, Mary Livingston. I realize, officer, that I've broken the law, but I'd just hate to have anything upset the vacation plans of my little family. I see. Well, I'm a family man myself, and I appreciate what this trip means to you, so I'll let you go this time. But in the future, keep to the right. Oh, I will, officer. I will, way over to the side. Gee. Thanks very much. Oh, welcome. Goodbye. Goodbye. That was a close call. All right, relax, fellas, and let's get started. Can I drive now, daddy? Drive till we get there. Well, here we are, fellas, coming into Yosemite. A fine time to be getting in. 10 o'clock at night. Well, we had mountains to climb. There were a lot of curves. A Rochester, where are you? Right beside you, boys. It's dark. Either open your eyes or smile. Well, it's Yosemite National Park. What fun we're going to have. We'll check in at the Awani Hotel, have a nice hot shower, a little supper, and get to bed so we can get up early in the morning and go out and play in the snow. Oh, boy. How are we going to get through that gate? It's closed. Well, naturally it's closed. You've got to pay $2 to get into the park. There's the rangers station right there. Here comes the ranger now. Good evening, folks. Good evening. We're on our way. We want to go to the Awani Hotel to spend a few days there. That's $2 to get in, isn't it? Yes, but you can't get through tonight. The park closes at 10 p.m. What? I'm sorry, but we... We don't open until 6 o'clock in the morning. 6 o'clock in the morning? What are we going to do to Len? There's a lovely auto camp just 40 miles back. I know. We stayed there last night. Can't you make an exception just for tonight? I'm sorry. I'd like to help you out, but rules are rules. I see. Good night. Good night. Well, this is the last straw. What are we going to do now, Jack? I don't know. I've got a couple of tents in the back of the car. We can put them up.  Oh, everything is fun to you. Well, Dennis is right. It won't hurt to rough it once in a while. It'll be good for us. Oh, my goodness. Don't tell me it's going to rain now. That's all we need. Well, we might just well spend the night right here in the car. We're all tired anyway, and we'll sleep till morning. That's right, Jack. It'll only be a few hours. Gone, it looks like it's really going to rain. My burning's bouncing if that means anything. Here it comes. Well, good night, fellas. Good night, Jack. Good night, Mr. Benny. Good night. Dennis, you don't have to put your pajamas on. Good night, Mary. Pleasant dreams. Keep them. Hmm. Groups sleeping peacefully with the rain beating a lullaby on top of the car. What will happen in the morning? Will they finally reach Awani Hotel in Yosemite? Will they go skiing? Will Jack fall down and break his crown? I hope so. Tune in next Sunday night and find out. Play, Phil. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to pretend I'm the postman delivering a Valentine to your home. Just tear open the envelope and you'll find it's a Valentine from all of us to all of you. A brand-new Jello recipe for Valentine's Day. It's called Jello Valentine Hearts. Rich crimson hearts made of delicious cherry jello, strikingly arranged on heart-shaped pieces of white cake. And here's how easy it is to make. In one pint of hot water, dissolve one package of cherry jello, or any red jello flavor you prefer. Turn into a shallow pan and chill until firm. Then cut into hearts with a heart-shaped cutter and arrange on heart-shaped pieces of cake. Serve plain or garnished with whipped cream and you'll have a swell dessert for Valentine's Day that's really distinctive. So whether you plan to have a Valentine's Party or just a regular family dinner, give the meal a festive touch with Jello Valentine Hearts. And let me tell you, you'll win every heart at the table. Now it's still raining. This is the last number of the 19th program in the current Jello series. And we'll be with you again next Sunday night at the same time. Meanwhile, while we're sitting out here in the rain, I want to congratulate the Boy Scouts of America who are this week celebrating their 30th anniversary. You know, Mary, I used to be a Boy Scout. Quiet, I'm trying to sleep. Oh, that's right. Good night, folks. Good night, folks. Oh, that's a lot of fun and enjoyment for you. Q-Nil every Tuesday night for another swell half hour of Jello Entertainment, the famous Aldrich family. See your local paper for time and station. It's the Blue World is from Music in My Heart. This is the National Broadcasting Company. 19th program in the current Jello series. And we'll be with you again next Sunday night at the same time. Meanwhile, while we're sitting out here in the rain, I want to congratulate the Boy Scouts of America who are this week celebrating their 30th anniversary. You know, Mary, I used to be a Boy Scout. Quiet, I'm trying to sleep. Oh, that's right. Good night, folks. 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All right, well let's talk about modesty more than a change of clothes. My great-grandmother was a Victorian lady. She was born shortly after the Civil War, and she married, she had children before the end of the 19th century, and her name was Alice Norton Nguyen, W-I-N-N-E. My middle name is Alice, I was named after her. I have inherited some of her furniture. Now, of course, it's antique, it's Victorian. I have a small portrait of her, all dressed up in her Victorian outfit. The high collar, the huge puffy sleeves, the ankle-length dress, the big bustle, and I know if it was summertime, she was burning up. I have a picture of her with my mother, my grandmother, and then my great-grandmother, and I was a baby, I was six months old, and she died shortly after that. Now, I only knew her through my mother and my grandmother I remember my mother saying that her grandmother was so kind to the children, and that she would play with them, and I don't know that my grandchildren would always say that about me, but I hope that's what they remember. One of the big things they remember about me. Alice was a Christian, and she was memorizing scripture well into her 80s. I like to think that she prayed for my salvation. I suspect she probably did. I don't know what was in her heart, what was in her thinking when she was all dressed up in her amazing outfit, but I'm confident that she would be appalled at the styles today. Whereas great-grandmother Alice was covered from her neck to her toes, some of the ladies of our time are practically naked. They might as well be naked. Now, when Kent Keller and I wrote our modesty book, as I said, we originally entitled it a gold ring and a pig's snout. In Proverbs 11 verse 22, it says, as a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion, or you could say, moral perception. So for this morning, I want to define biblical modesty as how we defined it in our book and give you a definition of immodesty.  So let me define modesty. Modesty is an inner attitude of your heart. The heart is just who you are on the inside, it's what you're thinking, it's what you desire, it's what your motives are. So an inner attitude of the heart motivated by a love for God that seeks his glory through purity and humility. It often reveals itself in words, actions, expressions, and our clothing. Now immodesty, on the other hand, is an attitude of the heart that expresses itself with inappropriate words, actions, expressions, and or clothes that are flirtatious, manipulative, revealing, or suggestive of sensuality or pride. So let's go through several biblical principles of what does the Bible teach us about modesty. Well, point A, God created men and women to be different. Genesis two, verse 18, and then 21 through 25, says then the Lord God said, it is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a hope or suitable for him. And then down in verse 21, so the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man and he slept. Then he took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. The Lord God fashioned into a woman the rib which he had taken from the man and brought her to the man. The man, now Adam was very excited about this. When he woke up, you imagine, the man said, this is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. She shall be called woman because she was taken out of man. For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Now, Adam was ecstatic when he saw Eve and in his innocence and having never sinned, he, even though I'm sure Adam desired his wife sexually, he only had pure thoughts towards her and her pure thoughts towards him. Well, point B, along came sin and everything became tainted by sin. Not only for Adam and Eve, but for all of their children and we are Adam and Eve's children too. That includes us. Genesis three, verse seven. Then the eyes of both of them were opened and they knew that they were naked and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. They were ashamed. They knew they had sinned. They were trying to cover themselves. Well, when sin entered the picture, so did sexual lust, vanity, sensuality, immorality and all kinds of associated sins. In first Corinthians nine, I mean six, verses nine and 10, Paul gives a list of sins. He says, or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? The list that I'm gonna give here, if this describes you or someone you know and you're living that kind of lifestyle, don't kid yourself and think that you really are a Christian. He said, do not be deceived. Neither fornicators.  And my, before I was saved, half of that list perfectly described me and my life. And then he says, he's writing to believers here, and he says, and such were some of you. You're not that way anymore, but you were washed, you were sanctified, meaning made holy, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the spirit of our God. And I remember as a brand new baby believer when I read the Bible for the first time and I came across this verse. And just what joy filled my soul because of what God had done for me.  And it's either one way or the other. Basically there's two ways, but he has to act on his holiness. That's how he is, that's his character.  Or the second way is the Lord Jesus Christ took the punishment on himself that we deserve. In 2 Corinthians 521 it says he, talking about God made him, talking about Christ who knew no sin, he was sinless, to become sin on our behalf. So that we might become the righteousness of God in him. So it's the substitutionary atonement. The father poured his wrath out on the son when he was on the cross punishing him for our sins. The agony that he endured, the physical agony was torture. He was tortured to death, but it was the agony of bearing our sins in his body on the cross that what was really, truly going on on the cross. Now God, when he saves us, he cleanses us from past sin, present sin, as well as future sins. He gives us a new heart that desires him, that wants to please him, that loves him. He convicts us of our sin. And the Holy Spirit dwells us and he convicts us concerning sin and righteousness. And God is the one who supernaturally grants us repentance and faith. This is a miracle. It's a miracle every time God saves someone. It draws them to himself, shows them their sin, they're grieving over it, they're mourning over it, and then they turn to God and he grants them faith and repentance. It's the miracle of God's grace and benevolence. This work of God in our salvation is a hundred percent work of God. First Timothy three versus four through seven, I'm sorry, Tyus three. I knew that didn't sound right. It says, but when the kindness of God our savior, God our savior is our Lord Jesus Christ and his love for mankind appeared, he saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness. We don't earn our salvation or deserve it, but according to his mercy by the washing of regeneration, cleansing you of your sin, giving you that new heart and renewing by the Holy Spirit whom he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our savior. So that being justified by his grace, we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. So because God is holy, he has to punish sin and immodesty is sin. It's one of those sins. And then point E, because men and women are different and boy are they different, they react to temptation differently. For example, a man can be instantly tempted to think a lustful thought when he sees a woman dressed immodestly or acting in a sensual manner. Now I wanna read you an illustration that I wrote for this modesty book and talking about this issue of the almost instant reaction that men can have. I said, can you think of someone who was cruel to you?  Perhaps he pushed you or tried to trip you up. Maybe he grabbed your books, ran down the hall with them and threw them into the trash can. As a result, you dreaded going to school because that bully of a kid would not leave you alone. You tried everything you could think of to stop him, yelling back in anger, telling the teacher, telling your parents, crying, begging him to stop. One day you even tried praying for him. On the days when the bully did not make fun of you, you were nonetheless well aware that he was lurking near you, ready to burst forth with seemingly endless cruelty at any moment. You always had to be on guard and try very hard to avoid him. In a similar way, that is how boys and men, even old men, usually are when they see an immodestly dressed woman. Even if they try to be godly, they are well aware of the sexual temptation. Think about it. You can be perfectly happy at school, talking and laughing with your friends and then you see the bully coming straight at you. Panic and despair immediately grip your heart. You have an instantaneous emotional reaction. Then you have a physical reaction. Your heart rate increases, your cheeks turn red, perhaps tears well up in your eyes. Well, typically when men see an immodestly dressed woman, they have an instantaneous physical reaction, sexual temptation. It can happen to them out of the blue. They're not even thinking about it and it can happen. It's like someone hit them upside the head with a baseball bat that they didn't see coming. It's just as difficult, if not more difficult, for men to avoid sexual temptation as it is for you to avoid reacting to the bully. And of course, men are responsible for their hearts and what they're thinking and to take every thought captive and not give in to that. But when we dress immodestly, then we're tempting them and we're making it harder for them than it should be. And it's not just a church. It's in Walmart. It's in the grocery store. It's everywhere we go. And then point F, because a godly woman would want to show love to God and love to others, she would desire two things. Number one, to obey God and that would not be a burden. It would be her joy. First John five in verse three says, for this is a love of God that we keep his commandments and his commandments are not burdensome. I used to have a young woman in my Bible study years ago and she would come to me often and she would say, explain to me why it is so hard to be a Christian. And I said, that's not my experience. It was hard being an unbeliever. The way of transgressor is hard, but it's my joy to obey God.  And I knew why she was struggling. So she didn't love the Lord, she loved her sin. But a godly woman would want it to be her joy to obey God. And secondly, a godly woman would want to not unnecessarily tempt the boys and men around her to think wrongly when they see how she dresses and how she acts. Now, when you think about loving others, think about first Corinthians 13, four through seven. Love doesn't act unbecomingly. Love doesn't seek its own way. Love rejoices in the truth. So in Matthew 22, when I'm counseling, I just almost always near the beginning of the first few counseling sessions, I will teach my counseling about the two greatest commandments in the Bible. And I want them, if they're the two greatest, then I want them to start thinking in terms, those terms. And in Matthew 22, starting verse 35, it said, one of them, a lawyer asked him, asked Jesus a question. Now they were always trying to trick him. And the Pharisees thought in terms of greater laws and lesser laws from God's word. And the greater laws, they said, well, okay, you have to keep those, but the lesser laws are optional. And that was very convenient for them because they decided which was great and which was less. But they asked him a question, saying, teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?  This is the great and foremost commandment. Now, Jesus made it clear that we shall love to God when we obey him. The last verse that I read the night that Jesus, that God saved me was, Jesus said, if you love me, you will keep my commandments. And then, but he went on and said, and the second greatest commandment is like the first. He said, the second is like it, you shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend the whole law and the prophets. So when I think about loving my neighbor, and that includes your family, that includes your husband, he's your closest neighbor, I think about being kind, love is kind, love is patient. It's not jealous, doesn't seek its own way. And all of those things in 1 Corinthians 13, if it's the second greatest commandment, we should be really good at that and think in those terms. But because a godly woman would wanna show love to God and love to others, she would desire to obey God, it would be her joy, and to not unnecessarily tempt the males around her to think wrongly. And then point G. An Old Testament example of the ugliness of the heart's motive of immodesty is in the book of Isaiah. Now this is a warning from God to the women, the Jewish women, because they were embracing idolatry, he was warning them to turn from their idols. And one of their idols, the women was their vanity and how they dressed and how they called attention to themselves. Isaiah chapter three, starting in verse 16, it says, moreover the Lord said, because the daughters of Zion are proud, Zion is Jerusalem, and walk with heads held high and seductive eyes. So that long lingering look, seducing men, and go along with menacing steps.  They must have had bells, little enclet things with bells on them so that when they did press, the bells would go off. It reminds me of a cow having a bell around his neck. But you know the cow is coming. Therefore, all right, here's what's gonna happen if they don't turn from their sin. Therefore the Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs and the Lord will make their foreheads bare. In that day, when the judgment comes, in that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their. Now listen to this list.  And you thought you had a lot to do to get ready today. Now it will come about when Babylon comes, when Nebuchadnezzar and his armies come and take them off his sleeves. Now it will come about then instead of sweet perfume there will be putrefaction. Putrefaction is riding flesh. You know what that smells like. Instead of a belt, a rope, because they're gonna be slaves. Instead of well set hair, a plucked out scalp. Instead of fine clothes, a donning of sack cloth. And that's what you wear when you're in grief and mourning and branding instead of beauty.  And when we are vain, it's just as ugly to God. And then point H, one of immodesty's best friends in the Old Testament is shame. Now it's interesting that in the Old Testament nakedness is described as shameful. But the person didn't have to be completely naked to have that description. The Hebrew word for nakedness can also be translated shame or indecency depending on the context. God covered Adam and Eve's shame with clothing. The priest in the Old Testament had to be careful how they walked up steps because their robes could gape open in the back and display the skin underneath and it was shameful for them. Psalm 109 and verse 29, it says, let my accusers be clothed with dishonor and let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe. And then point I, another of immodesty's best friends in the Old Testament is sensuality. Now sensuality in the sense of satisfying or appealing to sexual desires through the five senses.  It is also expressed in touch such as girls that go up to guys and give them a hug, a frontal hug in Ezekiel 33 verses 31 and 32. It says, they come to you as people come and sit before you as my people hear your words but they do not do them. For they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth and their heart goes after their gain. Behold, you are to them like a sensual song by one who has a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument. For they hear your words but they do not practice them. The people will not listen to God's warnings through Ezekiel. They hear but they're not heeding what he is. We would say what he's saying is going in one ear and out the other. And then point J, the New Testament, the Old Testament talks about shame and sensuality. The New Testament tells us that sensuality is one of the ways that we love the world. In James 4 it says, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. You can't have it both ways.  We can say, we can sing, oh how I love Jesus and then act and dress in a sensual way in an immodest way and we are being complete hypocrite, loving the world, more than we love our Lord. And then point K, we are to be a living and holy sacrifice presenting our bodies in ways that are acceptable to God. Romans 12, 1 and 2, therefore I urge you brethren by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. This is just one of the ways we worship God. This is how we are to worship God. And do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind so that you may prove what the will of God is that which is good and acceptable and perfect. I think being a living sacrifice for God is to sacrifice what you would prefer to honor God with what he would prefer. Just simply obeying him and having joy in that. A living sacrifice. And then point L, Peter warns us in 1 Peter 2, 11 through 13, to abstain from fleshly lust, which wage war against the soul. And our flesh desires this attention, desires to look hip and happening, desires to have attention called to ourselves. Not just from men, but also from women. And then point M, Peter also exhorts women to have a gentle and quiet spirit. Now this 1 Peter 3, 3 and 4, Peter wrote, your adornment must not be merely external, braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, putting on dresses, but let it be the hidden person of the heart who you are on the inside with the imperishable or unfading, or you could say eternal quality of a gentle and quiet spirit which is precious in the sight of God. You know, when I think about that, I want to be precious in the sight of God. And I would think that all of you would want to be precious in the sight of God. Now I did this huge big study on gentle and quiet spirit. It doesn't mean you whisper when you talk. It's okay to have a personality. I have a personality, but two things it boils down to. Accepting God's dealings with you is good. Even if it's a hard providence. And secondly, not being given to anger or fear. So a woman with a gentle and quiet spirit when you put all those things together, accepting God's dealings with you is good. You're not shaking your fist at God. You're not pushing back against his will. You are accepting these things from his hand. And you're not given to anger and the emotion you feel when you're angry is frustrated or irritated. And you're not given to fear, into anxiety. This means that they're motive. They love God. They're precious in his sight. That is their motive and their heart's desire. And then point in, Paul tells us we are to dress and behave modestly and discreetly. So he defines what he means by that. In First Timothy two, verse nine and 10. Now in First Timothy two, starting in verse nine, he's saying likewise I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing. Now Paul lived back in the Roman day where those rich Roman women had all these unbelievable dresses, they had the beehive hairdos, you've probably seen pictures with all the jewels hanging out, I'm confident they had a headache.  But he says, have beauty, adorn yourself with proper clothing. And then he says what that is, modestly and discreetly. Not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, but rather by means of good works as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. So Paul tells us how we are to dress and behave modestly and discreetly. Our adornment is to be shown by our good works. This should be our greatest joy, to be pleasing to the Lord. I mean I could just go on and on and on. When our church family found out that Anna had cancer and she started her chemo and she has seven children. Three are grown, but four were still at home. And the outpouring of love, for 20 weeks, they provided two casseroles a week. What Anna asked for was frozen casseroles to be put in the freezer at church so that somebody in the family could get them and then they could, it would just be easier than somebody constantly in and out of their house. And then I decided, well, I'm just gonna clean her house. Well, that didn't last very long. It's too big. She has too many children. There's too many animals in that place. And I'm too old. So I started calling some of my friends, they're old too. And I said, look, let's make a Mary made team. And I promise I'll clean the bathrooms.  And so there was four of us and we went over there. We were great. We had good attitudes. I'm sure the Lord was pleased with us. Maybe not me so much when I was in some of those bathrooms, but we did that. I mean, just the outpouring of practical love. And then when she had the surgery, it was the same thing. So these are women that love God. And nobody knew they were over there cleaning that house except the Lord and Anna and all her kids. So we tried to get the kids to help and they did but they're kind of lame. They're not as good as we are about that. So, now, let's see, where are we? But it should be your joy to be able to do that. Now, point O, legalists judge people by their own rules and standards. Here's the problem with legalism. You make it up and then you judge others if they don't adhere to your standard. For example, you can only wear long skirts, long skirts and blouses with sleeves that button up to your neck. In other words, you look like little house on the prairie characters. Legalists think, here's the problem, it's not that they have personal standards but the problem with legalism is that they think how they dress as part of their salvation. One of two ways, either to earn their salvation by their good works or, and they pride themselves by pleasing God through their men made up rules. So they think they're either earning their salvation or maybe they'd say, well, no, no, you can't earn your salvation but if you wanna be really pleasing to God, then you would dress like I do. So, legalists are like the Pharisees and the Lord Jesus had very, very stern warnings to them. For example, in Matthew chapter 23 verses 13 through 15, he says, but woe to you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites. Now a woe is a curse, he's cursing them.    Now, the way to your provisions of the law are justice and mercy and faithfulness but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. So it was very challenging to write that book because you don't want to be a Pharisee, you don't want to be a legalist, you don't want to make women think that, well, if I do these rules, then that guarantees I go to heaven or that guarantees that I'll be pleasing to God. It is our outward look and how we talk to people, how we're not flirty, how we're not sensual and not only the way we dress but the way we act but God is looking at the outward but he's also looking at our heart and I have been for years, I was faithful to work in the nursery at church, I took a sabbatical lately, mainly because of Anna's cancer, I didn't want to contract something from some little dirty kid in the nursery and then give it to her but now that she's over this, I need to go back on the rotation. I'm not sure I will ever receive a reward in heaven for being in the nursery but I am nice to the children and I do love them but I'd really rather be in church with the adults. All right, one of my friends at church, she heard me say that one time and she said, don't say that. I said, well, Cindy, everybody else feels the same way. She said, yes, but don't say that. So anyway.  All right, number one, enjoy the freedom you have in the Lord to wear makeup and clothing that you like. Styles change. Somebody who is drab in their outward appearance and judging others who don't look just like they do is probably a Pharisee in their heart. One time I counseled a teenage girl who was struggling greatly with her salvation and then one day she started coming for counseling, no makeup, very, all the clothing she had on was either white or light tan and her mother was coming with her and her mother says she won't wear anything that has any color in it. And I said, I told the girl, I said, why? And she said, well, I think that makes me more pleasing to God. I said, no, it just makes you look dog ugly. He doesn't. She was the most creative legalist I have ever worked with and she would, then she started wearing color then she would go on to something else but finally the Lord saved her and then she could relax with all of that. But it's okay if you don't want to wear loud splashy colors, it's okay. But it's okay if you do and you want to enjoy these things. I have, when Anna, right before she had her surgery in June, I went to Walmart and bought her some pajamas that would button down the front and a little summer robe and I took several options and I let her choose and then I took back. Well, one of them was a little robe that had pink flamingos all over it. And I thought she wouldn't like that. She loved it. And we're going to the beach, Lord willing, this next week with Anna and her family and our son and his family.  So it took a while to go from Walmart to Walmart to find the sizes that I wanted. But so, and her kids, when she came out wearing that robe, she said, they said, mom, what is that? So anyway, we're going to have fun with it. Enjoy the freedom you have in the Lord.  You can be stylish and hip and happening but not be sensual and immodest. And then number two, have as your deepest heart's desire to please God. It should bring you joy. Ask yourself, who am I trying to impress? What am I thinking when I choose the clothes to wear today? When I look in the mirror after I get dressed, by the way, as you get older, you don't look as good. And, but I've discovered, if I don't have all my glasses or my contacts, I look really good in the mirror because it's kind of fuzzy, you know? And then I, when I put on my contacts, I'm like, oh no, is it God or is it how you can be noticed and how many compliments you can get? So what is your motive? And then number three, some practical tips to go by. All right, here they are. Do a mirror check. Are my clothes too tight? Is my neckline too low? Bend over and look. And remember, a lot of times men are taller than you. So they have a bird's eye view. Is my shirt or blouse too high at the waist?  Am I exposing parts of my body that are sensually suggestive? Do my undergarments show through? Am I constantly having to adjust my clothing because I feel a little guilty about what I'm wearing? What does the slogan on my clothing say? I've seen women in short shorts that have, like one gal that I saw, she had the words Texas written in big letters or across her rear end. So people were calling her Tex there. They were noticing, all right. Am I dressing like a girl or one of the guys? The Lord wants us to be feminine. He wants us to, men to be men and women to be women. I remember, Samper and I going in a restaurant one time and we were with another couple and I noticed this teenage girl coming into the restaurant and she, everybody noticed her because she was practically naked.  She was worse. And I thought, and every woman and man in there noticed them and I thought, how sad for that girl, for that young girl to have a mother who is such a sensual woman and encourages her daughter in that. Now, remember I talked about my great grandmother Alice, the Victorian lady. I don't know what was in her heart, only God does. I do know she was covered from head to toe. So what about you? Thankfully, we don't have to dress like she did, but what is in your heart? When God looks at you, does he see a woman who is precious in his sight or does he see a woman who is a harlot in her heart? So let's pray. Father, this conference is all about giving you glory. Thank you that your word tells us how, that we can be pleasing to you, we can be precious in your sight, that we can be a woman with a gentle and quiet spirit and I pray that you will put those things in our heart and that we won't resent them, that it won't be a burden for us, but that it will be our joy. I pray that we won't judge others, that we won't become Pharisees, that we won't come up with a list of rules and standards and then try unbiblically to impose them on others. Lord, I just pray, I just, in my experience has been that the Christian life is one of great joy. It's not a burden and I pray that you will put that joy in all of our hearts and that we will turn from our sensual ways and that we will dress in modest ways and act in modest ways that would please you. Lord, we do want to be precious in your sight. We pray in Jesus' name, amen.