in the world I am recovering from, silence means anger; but as healthy friends have taught me, sometimes silence means busy or other issues took priority, or they thought the conversation ended and they're fine. I'm still learning to feel comfortable expressing my thoughts with even small disagreements to people — I'm getting there, and… Continue reading The meaning of silence — and how we respond to it
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Literary flourishes and Christian Hedonism: the pretty ribbon round John Piper’s pietistic asceticism (part 2)
there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. (2 Peter 2:1-2) Yesterday's post included a quote from John Piper where he used the expression… Continue reading Literary flourishes and Christian Hedonism: the pretty ribbon round John Piper’s pietistic asceticism (part 2)
