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What Kind of Truth Should We Tell Each Other?, Part 2: Gospel Verities Big and Small

The Alelyon (one another) passages in the New Testament: Do not lie to each other but speak the truth to each other in love. (Ephesians 4:14, 25; Colossians 3:9) – Part 2 Both the corrosive effects of lying, even to ourselves, and the corrective and transformative promise and power of the gospel, even for ourselves,...... Read More

What Kind of Truth Should We Tell Each Other? (Part 1)

The Alelyon (one another) passages in the New Testament: Do not lie to each other but speak the truth to each other in love. (Ephesians 4:14, 25; Colossians 3:9) On the eve of his crucifixion, Jesus ends up in a philosophical debate with, appropriately enough, a politician, this one named Pontius Pilate. In the midst...... Read More

How to Cure Habitual Biting

The Alelyon (one another) passages in the New Testament: Don’t bite and devour each other, or else you will end up destroying each other (Gal. 5:15), part 2 I have always been grateful that neither of our kids were biters. This is, of course, a good thing in and of itself. None of us is...... Read More