Trust – Household Words:

How to Respond to Scandals in the Church. Jeremiah 48:10.

I was the best man in Joe’s sham wedding. The wedding was Joe’s way of hiding his interest in children. I eventually found out about his past convictions in Tennessee, and when he later wound up in prison, I was pleased, having gained knowledge of a great deal of fraudulent acts and crime for whichContinue reading “How to Respond to Scandals in the Church. Jeremiah 48:10.”

SHREWD. Matthew 10:16.

Have you ever been too trusting? Boy, I have! Honest people expect others to be honest. This is a difficult thing about being a “good person”—when you are honest, fair, forgiving, and kind, you assume everyone else is. Or you tell yourself they may be a little shady, but not that bad. We each assumeContinue reading “SHREWD. Matthew 10:16.”

CAN YOU BE TOO TRUSTING? Matthew 10:16.

Some of us trust everyone. Some of us trust no one. Who is right? As a young lawyer, I remember being cautioned by senior attorneys: “Don’t tell them anything, you understand? I don’t care that he is a co-defendant—he’s gonna be nice to you to try to discover our evidence. But don’t tell him anything,Continue reading “CAN YOU BE TOO TRUSTING? Matthew 10:16.”

Fraud.

There is a downside to the democratizing power of the internet. Whom do you trust? It was easier when you had three TV stations and one local paper. Over time, you came to know the reporters and whether they were trustworthy, biased, competent, or fools. But in recent years, I have watched hundreds of videosContinue reading “Fraud.”