“Take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning”. Exodus 23:8 Not all bribery is overt; some is more subtle. And not all bribes are financial. Flattery is a type of bribe that uses words as currency. If we give people preferential treatment for saying something nice about us, it’s like taking a bribe. To […]
“Take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning”. Exodus 23:8 Not all bribery is overt; some is more subtle. And not all bribes are financial. Flattery is a type of bribe that uses words as currency. If we give people preferential treatment for saying something nice about us, it’s like taking a bribe. To […]
“Take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning”. Exodus 23:8 Not all bribery is overt; some is more subtle. And not all bribes are financial. Flattery is a type of bribe that uses words as currency. If we give people preferential treatment for saying something nice about us, it’s similar to taking a bribe. To God, any kind […]
“If the foundations are destroyed what can the righteous do?” Psalm 11:3. If you’re waiting for good to win out over evil in society, you may be in for a long wait. Things appear to be going from bad to worse. Psalm 11 was written at a time when Israel may have felt that escape was the […]
“Take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning”. Exodus 23:8 Not all bribery is overt; some is more subtle. And not all bribes are financial. Flattery is a type of bribe that uses words as currency. If we give people preferential treatment for saying something nice about us, it’s like taking a bribe. To […]