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Morning Devotion: Poison

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, […]

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Morning Devotion: A dying fire

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 […]

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Morning Devotion: SO practical

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 […]

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Morning Devotion: Tasty poison

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 […]

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Morning Devotion: Secrets

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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