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And not grudgingly... Glory in it!

Insulted, demeaned, hurt, offended — friends happen. So do other people.

Sometimes they do it cheerfully and unwittingly. Other times they do it wrathfully and purposefully.

I use they. I’m not deluded, OK? We.

Just a few minutes ago I read…

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger;
and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Proverbs 19:11

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"The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water..."

Early this morning, I arrived at this verse:

“The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with” (Proverbs 17:14).

Once you’re in it, it’s hard to know when to let go of contention. So it’s better not to take hold of it in the first place. Continue reading →