The further a society drifts from Truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.
04287 – Drifting from Truth
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04117 – Why Do Christians Sing?
Why do Christians sing when they are together? The reason is, quite simply, because in singing together it is possible for them to speak and pray the same Word at the same time; in other words, because here they can unite in the Word. There should be singing, not only...
04115 – Speak for the Voiceless
Those who have a voice must speak for the voiceless.
03959 – Speak vs. Keep Quiet
It takes two years to learn to speak and sixty to learn to keep quiet.
03864 – Wisdom vs. Foolishness
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.----------------------------------------------------------Gender-inclusive version: Wise people speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say...
03542 – The Name of God on Our Lips
There was a moment when Moses had the nerve to ask God what his name is. God was gracious enough to answer, and the name he gave is recorded in the original Hebrew as YHWH. Over time we’ve arbitrarily added an “a” and an “e” in there to get YaHWeH, presumably because...
03447 – Sing It!
The fact that we do not speak it but sing it only expresses the fact that our spoken words are inadequate to express what we want to say, that the burden of our song goes far beyond all human words. from Life Together
03354 – Who Sets the Rules?
The great problem with dominant white theologians, especially white men, is their tendency to speak as if they and they alone can set the rules for thinking about God. That is why they seldom turn to the cultures of the poor, especially people of color, for resources...
03312 – Listen with Receptivity & Respect
The reason we listen to individuals with receptivity and respect is that we never know whom the Spirit of Christ might choose to speak through on any given occasion.
03229 – The Heart Cannot Pray by Itself
But it is a dangerous error, surely very widespread among Christians, to think that the heart can pray by itself. For then we confuse wishes, hopes, sighs, laments, rejoicing--all of which the heart can do by itself--with prayer. And we confuse heaven and earth, human...