Justin Taylor put together a few recent posts by others about the danger of gossip and how to respond to it: Kent Hughes: Gossip involves saying behind a person’s back what you would never say to his or her face. Flattery means saying to a person’s face what you would never say behind his or …
Modern society’s impression of marriage (or not) as a transitory relationship seems to have transferred to some Christian’s attitudes to local churches. Matt Marino makes a telling point in a forceful post. Here’s how he starts: In case you are not up to speed on the last decade’s slang, a baby mama is someone with …
Prayer in unhealthy churches is reactive rather than proactive. A problem develops, and then the church members pray. A marriage struggles, and then they pray. A young person wanders, and then the church prays. Prayer in an unhealthy congregation is often a response of desperation rather than a marker of the DNA of the church. …
Rob Duncanson reflects on an East Timorese cultural tradition about who is allowed to retell a story, and makes some observations about the story God has given all of us to share. Go and read it at Bondia Timor Leste. Afterall, it’s Rob’s story.
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