“You suck.” “No you suck”

Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you. Proverbs 9:8 So parenting again has laid a golden egg. The most ironic thing that I have found in life is that while I am trying to teach my kids things, I am finding that I really need to learn them myself. There have been several really good personal things, but the biggest thing right now is getting him to listen to correction. The hilarious thing about teaching my son this is that I need to learn this FAR more than he does. The typical reaction that I have to a well placed rebuke or correction whether it comes from my wife, a friend or a direct stranger is to be defensive and often point out the flaws in their character. Conversations like this, especially among Christian men,...

Language & Love

I have had a somewhat ongoing dialogue with a friend about strong language, and I am not sure whether this is what we are talking about or not but I thought I would put it up. I also think that real love needs harsh language. The love that pats you on the head and tells you your ok and everything will be alright isn’t Christian love. And acceptance of your friends sin and letting them live in it isn’t loving them it’s condemning them. So here is the video I came acrossin a post on this blog which I think covers it well. What are your thoughts on this some what touchy issue? ]>