Muzzling Our Mouth

“Sin is always looking for another participant. Our enemy endlessly seeks to incite us, to pull is in to the vortex of trespass swirling about us. It’s an ongoing challenge to hold our tongue in this season of pandemic, politics and rampant cancel culture. Sometimes the holist thing we can do is keep silent.”

Criticizing or Participating?

After that, Pharisees and religion scholars came to Jesus all the way from Jerusalem, criticizing.” (Matthew 15:1 MSG) It is far easier to criticize than it is to participate. Think about anything that requires skill: an organized sport, a five star meal, a painted masterpiece.…