Sonshine for your soul
Posted in gossip on Jul 6th, 2017
Gossip is poison.
Please don’t drink it.
Here’s a 3,000-year-old principle to protect us from imbibing in such caustic potions.
“The first to speak in court sounds right—
until the cross-examination begins.” (Proverbs 18:17)
When somebody starts bad-mouthing another, make sure you check the facts and then challenge the gossiper to do the same.
It’s the right thing to do.
As always, […]
Posted in gossip on Oct 29th, 2014
No believer should add fuel to the fires of gossip at work or home or school or at church.
Gossip is so clearly opposed to God’s will and fuels division, not unity.
Of course, you already know this so why am I bringing it up again?
Because God keeps bringing it up in the teachings of scripture.
Apparently, gossip […]
Posted in gossip on Dec 18th, 2013
King Solomon provided me today with wisdom to share that is as practical as it gets.
“Never slander a worker to the employer, or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it.” (Proverbs 30:10)
Griping with untrue words is never right. But when it is clearly intended to get somebody in trouble […]
Posted in gossip on Jul 1st, 2013
We’re halfway through the year and we should ask ourselves if we’re more godly now than we were on January 1.
One way we can tell is by honestly assessing if we have improved in observing the life skill addressed in Proverbs 18:8.
“Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart.”
When the gossip […]
Posted in gossip on Mar 15th, 2013
Thank you for your prayers on behalf of my father, George, and for me as I travelled to visit him this week in Indiana. He’s improved since his stroke a week ago, but he’s clearly diminished in strength and mental sharpness. His prognosis isn’t good but we’re counting the blessings of those moments […]
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Martin Drummond