“Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.” - Prov 30:10 This is one of those places where it feels like the Bible gets unnecessarily specific. Why not say: “Do not slander,” and leave it at that? Spreading false, harmful...
Should we stop people from saying mean things?
A young man with heavy scruff was sitting in the airport, wearing a Harry Potter World cap and a simple black tee shirt. The non-stylized white text on the shirt was in a small enough font to make you linger an extra second in order to read the sentence: "Freedom of...
Prayer Shaming and Prayer’s Power
“What if you and your family were starving, and someone with an abundance of food responded by offering ‘their thoughts and prayers’?” “Stop praying,” you’d say. “Do something.” A preponderance of these and similar reactions fire around Twitter in the wake of a...
The Campaign Part IV of IV
This is Part 4 of 4. Check here for the other parts: Part I Part II Part III “Crazy times over on the East side. Crazy times,” Officer Anthony shook his head as he poured himself a cup of Woba tea. “East side is getting reckless, disorderly....
The Campaign Part III of IV
This is Part 3 of 4. Check here for the other parts: Part I Part II Part IV Gambino and his best friend, Joshua Sand, were waiting for drinks at his favorite cafe, The Pumpkin Field. Only a few seasonal items had anything in them remotely...
The Campaign Part II of IV
This is Part 2 of 4. Check here for the other parts: Part I Part III Part IV Eric Gambino jerked his office window open for the third time that day. He leaned on the sill, and puffed exasperatedly. It was a sweltering June afternoon. He couldn’t...
The Campaign Part I of IV
This is Part 1 of 4. Check here for the other parts: Part II Part III Part IV Eric Gambino paced his office. He hated the office. “This is why I’m getting fat,” he thought to himself, looking down at a flabby paunch he knew would have never...