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We Cannot Say We Did Not Know
“Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. If you say, “But we…
A Humbling Message for the Elite Regarding Spiritual Revival
When Peter, filled with the Spirit (Acts 4:8), confronts Jerusalem’s elite in Acts 4:8-12, the latter observe that…
Passed the class
Proverbs 17:16, NRSV: “Why should fools have a price in hand to buy wisdom, when they have no…
Polarized thinking: your friend is my enemy
“It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel” (Proverbs 20:3, NIV)…
Exaltation from the Lord
Exaltation comes from the Lord (Ps 75:6-7). We should always keep it in perspective. By the world’s standards,…
Conflict part 3: conflict within families
Sometimes conflict arises even in one’s family. And here I am not thinking just of extremely dysfunctional families…
Conflict part 2: other conflict
The previous post addressed necessary conflict to stand for justice or truth on behalf of the Lord or…
Conflict part 1: conflict when needed
Current research shows that conflict is bad for our health (presumably especially for us sensitive people). Recently I…
Civil discourse on the internet?–Proverbs 18:2
Sometimes the comments people append to articles tell us more about the commenters than about anything else. Trolling…