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Offended? You Have Three Choices
By
Linda Mintle
I was watching Selling New York the other day and one of the sellers was so offensive to the real-estate agent. He was making insensitive ethnic jokes and insulting him left and right. The agent took it on the chin. I was yelling at the TV, “Don’t just take it, speak up.” But speaking up…
5 Ways Parents Can Help Kids Who Use Hurtful Words
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Linda Mintle
“You are an idiot and I hate you!” “You make me sick! Loser!” Parents cringe when they hear this type of speech out of the mouths of children. The tongue is one of the most powerful parts of the body (James 3) and the Bible provides guidelines for our speech. So the importance of bridling our…
10 Reasons To Forgive Even When You Don’t Want To
By
Linda Mintle
You’ve been hurt, wronged, treated unfairly, or even abused. The natural response it to seek revenge or want to hurt the person back. But Jesus was radical when he talked to us about how we are to respond to someone who offends or hurts us. And psychology has finally caught up to the benefits of…
Learning to Let Go of Offense
By
Linda Mintle
Do you ever have one of those days when you are mad at the way people behave? Something really unfair happens and you try very hard not to be offended? Not that I am not perfect, but when I see people, especially Christians, purposely do the wrong thing because they are afraid to stand up…
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