Gossip. Yeah, you know it. The giving and getting of information to which we really have no right. Often we think of gossip in terms of the harm it can do to others, but Proverbs would have us consider the harm it does to us. You see, for gossip to spread, someone has to say it and someone has to hear it. And, even if you don’t repeat what you hear, gossip ...
Faith
When {and HOW} to Stop a Quarrel
Sometimes I just need to stop. There are some things I just need to drop. Like when I am angry with my husband and just want to say “one more thing.” Or when I feel the need to remind him of “last time…” I may think I need to say more, but wisdom thinks otherwise. “Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.” (Proverbs ...
Wise Hearts. Tame Tongues.
“The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction. Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” (Proverbs 16:23-24) My mouth. Yours too, probably. There’s a reason James said, “The tongue also is…a world of evil among the parts of the body.” (James 3:6) Tongues are hard to tame. They’re ...
A Continual Feast
It’s all about our attitudes, isn’t it? My kitchen is in need of some freshening up. The floor is dark brown linoleum. The cabinets are a golden yellow that is faded in places and scratched in others. I really don’t like either the floors or the cabinets. I have a friend, however, who would like to paint her cabinets the same color. “Ugh” is all I can say. My kids have ...