rebelling against low expectations
Have you ever said something you later wished you could take back? Or gossiped about someone behind their back? Or told a lie? I know I have. Poison in Your Mouth James 3 warns us about a deadly poison that we must keep under control: our tongues. “For every kind of beast and bird, reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind,” James says, “but no human being can tame the...
No, our modern-day hero John Piper doesn’t read The Rebelution. But his latest edition of Fresh Words is an unmistakable exhortation for Christians to “do hard things” in the area of gossip. We encourage all of you to read it and take it to heart. Talking to People Rather Than about Them by John Piper You recall that in Luke 18:9, Luke introduces the parable of the Pharisee and...
rebelling against low expectations
