Tag Archives: slander

Blood On Our Hands

Posted on June 21, 2015 by editor

Dylann Roof sat with worshippers in their Charleston church for an hour before gunning down nine of them in cold blood. But how different are we from him, when many of us whitewash the racism we incubate week after week … Continue reading →

Posted in nuggets | Tagged blood on our hands, church-going racial bigots, concealed weapons of racism, discrimination, Dylann Roof, exploitation, hatred, injustice, Isaiah 59:3, passive rejection, racial terrorists, revenge, Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, selfish neglect, slander, thoughtless indifference | Comments Off

Are You Bitter?

Posted on December 7, 2014 by editor

Bitterness results from what others did to us, said about us, or took from us (be it real or imaginary). Though we blame them for these ills, often we’re the voluntary victims of our own unforgiveness. Those filled with bitterness … Continue reading →

Posted in nuggets | Tagged Are you bitter, bitterness, Colossians 3:12-13, dysfunctional, Ephesians 4:31-32, forgiveness, Hebrews 12:15, lack of grace, root of bitterness, Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, slander, toxin of bitterness, unforgiving, voluntary victim, what others did to us | Comments Off

Jungle Justice

Posted on September 7, 2014 by editor

It’s any ideology that inspires beheadings, terrorism, targeted killings, lynching, and all forms of extra-judicial killings. It’s the logic that justifies violence in the name of God (John 16:2)—or security, or freedom, or democracy. But jungle justice reaches beyond religion … Continue reading →

Posted in nuggets | Tagged beheadings, extra-judicial killings, false accusations, gossip, injustice, innocent until proven guilty, John 16:2, jungle justice, lynching, persecute without prosecution, Romans 12:17-19, slander, targeted killings, terrorism, thirst for vengeance, vigilante spirit, witchcraft | Comments Off

Lily White Lies

Posted on August 16, 2014 by editor

White lies are neither pretty nor harmless. They are as deadly as slander, libel, or perjury. Any word or action intended to deceive constitutes a lie. White lies include the evasion of truth, deceptive compliments, flatteries, exaggerations, subtle misrepresentations, and … Continue reading →

Posted in nuggets | Tagged deceptive compliments, evasion of truth, exaggerations, falsehood, father of lies, flatteries, harmless lies, libel, lying by silence, misrepresentations, perjury, slander, ugly truth, white lies | Comments Off

Wrestling With Pigs

Posted on July 5, 2014 by editor

“Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty, but the pig enjoys it” (An old adage). The Bible says: “Do not answer a fool according to his folly. Lest you also be like him” (Proverbs 26:4). At times the … Continue reading →

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