tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112199480434339447.post259588487977913590..comments2023-09-13T09:55:08.161-06:00Comments on The Virtual Pew Daily: Some Christians Are So Good At Hating! Dealing With Conflict In The Church!Mike Furches, The Virtual Pewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077448455425533255noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112199480434339447.post-18692260125851157262009-05-02T05:41:00.000-06:002009-05-02T05:41:00.000-06:00My Friend Paul contacted me to make the following ...My Friend Paul contacted me to make the following comment, for some reason, having a little difficulty with my account for now.<br /><br />I agree with the gossip issue. If conversation about someone else seeks to solve a problem, then I'm game. If it's a bitch session, I've got more interesting and fruitful things to talk to people about. It doesn't take long to figure out which it is. Of the things we can learn, we can learn that gossip hurts people and has the potential to stunt the spiritual growth of all involved. The one being gossiped about has a better chance of overcoming the harm spiritually. If your a gossip (as I once was big time) breaking out of that can be very painful emotionally, but once free of it, you will see a new world of spirituality you were blind to before. You can also be the catalyst for change in others, its well worth the pain, it is well worth those who will not talk to you any more when you leave their camp. That spiritual growth alone can only be experienced when it happens. I cannot explain in words how that freedom feels.Mike Furches, The Virtual Pewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12077448455425533255noreply@blogger.com