Common Ground

Proverbs 26:17-22; James 3:11-12 Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? 12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.   In every family, in every neighborhood, in every friend group and in every church there is gossip. It runs right down the middle of every human heart and it is quite possibly the most diabolical virus one can be infected with. It has torn apart more communities, families, relationships, and churches than perhaps any other one thing. Yet, when is the last time we had a serious conversation about such a sickness? As God's holy people, our speech matters because it bears witness to the world about who God is. We reveal a lot to the world about our own ego when we tear others down. We can do better. We gotta do better. Join us as we continue our Taboo Series with the slippery topic of Gossip. Guest Speaker: Andrew Owens