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Calling Vs Commanded

While cleaning awhile back the thoughts in this meme stumbled into my mind. And so I posted them on fb. I was slightly surprised at the variety of responses I received. A strong Christian woman who is active in knowing what's happening around her agreed . A bisexual Liberal agreed . A wife of a military man agreed.  A few other people agreed.  But many, many, many Christian authors disagreed .  The people with voices were the ones that said, "No, politics don't matter. And sharing our opinion doesn't help." "Then . . . why do you write???" I'm starting to realize is politics is a very distracting word. To many it means FIGHTING ANGRILY AND FORCIBLY OVER THINGS THAT DON'T REALLY MATTER. But that's not real politics. Politics is the all the little things that connect citizens and a country together as a whole unit. Politics is the science behind the laws, the beliefs behind the government, the culture of our environment...

Always Be Honest Even If {When} It Hurts

Is it OK to lie? And to what point should we uphold a standard of honesty? Today I want to talk about honesty and lying. I will be speaking from the standpoint of the Bible. But if you aren't a believer, this will still apply to you - because these are life qualities that affect EVERYONE'S lives. So, please, feel free to read on ;)  I must say I have very complicated thoughts on this. Some may think they are confusing. But they aren't - in my mind everything I am about to say makes very much sense, and even together - just a complex arrangement of frayed consequences. If that even makes sense. First, I believe God hates lies (Proverbs 19:22, Ephesians 4:29).  And He even commands us to not lie (Leviticus 19:11) .  But all that being said the Bible also tells us to love. I'm  a strong advocate for truth - absolute truth. Yet I believe that contradictions can work together harmoniously - I'm not saying sin and righteousness c...