Tag Archives: gossip

Listen to Both Sides

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Bryan Hodge

“He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him” (Proverbs 18:13). “The first one to plead his cause seems right, until his neighbor comes and examines him” (Proverbs 18:17). These verses are cautioning … Continue reading →

Posted in Church discipline, Ethics, Evidence, Fellowship, Judgment, Proverbs, Textual study, Tongue | Tagged 1 Timothy 5:19, a preacher's rant, aesop's fables, book proverbs: wisdom for all ages, children of Isreal amost go to war over misunderstanding, cross examination, debates, edith dahliby, elders, Eli, evideness, first seems right until..., gossip, hannah, hannah misunderstood, j.j. turner, Jesus lied about, joseph, joseph lied about, listening, listening to both sides, Matthew 7:12, misrepresent, naboth, naboth lied about, nehemiah, nehemiah lied about, news and world events, paul misrepresented, pem before you gossip, potiphar's wife, preachers, Probers 18:13, Proverbs 18:17, relationship with others, religious controversy, the golden rule, the man and the lion, thomas seals, two or three witnesses | 1 Comment

Noseblind

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Bryan Hodge

“Anosmia is the inability to perceive odor or a lack of functioning olfactory – the loss of the sense of smell” (Wikipedia). Most people are not totally without the ability to smell. A much more common issue is a lack … Continue reading →

Posted in Chruch, Fellowship, Judgment, worship | Tagged 2 Corinthians 13:5, accustom to odor, anosmia, arrogance, auditorium appearance, clothes, dress, febreze, fighting in bible class, friendliness, giving, gossip, helping others to classes, impressions, James 1:22-25, John 5:44, noseblind, passing notes, self deception, self examination, self rightousness, smelly basement, swing in attendance, texting in worship, visiting church in Oklahoma, visitors, what message are we sending?, who do we want to please?, worship assembly, wrong terminology | 1 Comment

Cursed Be Canaan

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Bryan Hodge

A preacher and dear friend in Africa contacted me, asking me to explain why Noah cursed Canaan (Genesis 9:18-27). Let’s consider the text… “Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard. Then he drank of the wine and … Continue reading →

Posted in drugs, Ethics, Textual study, Tongue, Wine | Tagged africa, Coffman, cursed be canaan, Eddie Chloer, Genesis 9, gossip, Ham's sin, henry morris, marion fox, matthew henry, nakedness, Noah's drunkenness, Pasteur, Pasteur effect, tongue, Truth for Today, William Grasham, wine | Leave a comment

Thoughts on Male-Female Interaction

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Bryan Hodge

Charles Hill (now deceased) taught a class call “The preacher’s life and work,” at the school of preaching I attended. He advised that preachers should avoid being alone with a female in counseling, Bible study, or personal visits, or in any other … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Marriage, Preachers, Preaching, Sex, Temptation | Tagged anita hill, appearance to others, avoid alone situaions with opposite sex, charles hill, clarence thomas syndrom. clarence thomas, counseling, false accusation, gossip, jealousy, joseph and potiphar's wife, reputation, rumors, suspicion, tamar and amnon, temptation, the preachers life and work, watch the money and the honey | Leave a comment

ETHICS: TONGUE (Part I)

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Bryan Hodge

John Locke has written, “God having designed men for a social creature … furnished him also with language … Man therefore had by nature his organs so fashioned, as to be fit to frame articulate sounds … It was further … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Tongue | Tagged alexie pilkington, bullies, cyberbully, ethics, gossip, in the news, internet, john locke, lori drew, megan meire, motivate or discourage, phoebe prince, ryan halligan, slander, suicide, tongue, whisperers, words | Leave a comment

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Listen to Both Sides

Noseblind

Cursed Be Canaan

Thoughts on Male-Female Interaction

ETHICS: TONGUE (Part I)

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