If we have power, we must use it to help the powerless. While John was preaching hot and heavy about what authentic repentance looks like, three groups of people approached him with the same operative question, “What should we do?” Okay, Messiah’s coming and God will judge the unrepentant. His ax is ready for swinging, so …
The LIBEL of LABELS (Part 2 of 3)
In Part 1 I talked about the bad habit even followers of Jesus get into, the hell-inspired practice of name calling. I offer here a further list of the harmful effects of labeling one another. It’s particularly libelous when we mislabel someone, intentionally or not. Those who were afraid of the work of MLK or …
(Just) Enough Time (Part 1 of 6)
[Rather than read this piece-by-piece, if you prefer, you can see the entire essay at barneywiget.com.] “My uncle told a good story with his life, but I think there was such a sadness at his funeral because his story wasn’t finished. If you aren’t telling a good story, nobody thinks you died too soon; they …
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