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Ron Miller's avatar

This piece causes me to reconsider every persuasive argument I've tried to make to get many in the tribe of American evangelical Christianity to confront unchristian behavior within their own ranks before calling out anyone outside.

I thought the pursuit of humility, self-correction, and winsomeness in the interest of having a good reputation with outsiders and winning souls for Christ was the whole point. Instead, it's about winning favor with the tribe by "owning" the outsiders. Their witness to the world is the least of their concerns.

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Lissa Wertz's avatar

Amen, and amen. Dear Jesus, give me strength through your grace to be the anti-bully, anti-narcissist, anti-gaslighter etc. Let me love others and lift them to the light. Understanding that I cannot control what direction they choose to look, let me still love and lift. Thank you for this word.

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