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Posts tagged "gossip"

The Juicy Tidbit

Proverbs Reflection

The potential for good exists in all people. We have been made in the image of God, yet that image has been distorted in all of us. We are not “by nature” what God created us to be. As a result not all relationships are good.

Read More forgiveness, friendship, gossip, tongue

A Deadly Diet

Proverbs Reflection

Every sensible person agrees that gossip is a bad thing. You don’t even have to be especially wise to come to that conclusion! It’s rarely completely truthful, almost always skewed and sometimes utterly false. Gossip always delights in whatever is salacious, demeaning, vulgar. Good news about someone is never called gossip – the news of a person’s success or promotion might be a rumor, if we are not certain of it, but gossip embellishes nasty little tales of failure or degradation or corrupt behavior, making the most of the worst.

Read More truth, gossip, inside track

Who Are You to Judge?

Read Reflect Have you ever heard someone tattle about one of the employees to a person in authority? The comment could have been made to you or even made about you to the boss. I have personally experienced this type of situation in my professional career when I was a director at a company that […]

Read More grace, judgment, forgiveness, understanding, criticism, gossip

The Gross Ignorance of Gossip

Gossip is in our face continually when we turn on the television, look through social media or read a magazine. Entertainment conglomerates make their living by reporting on gossip about our favourite celebs, high-profile politicians and royalty.

Read More relationships, integrity, gossip


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