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Woefully inadequate, imo.

The work of the creator.

Good on them, I say. Good on all who do - be they Hindu, Muslim, or Jew. Be they atheist or agnostic, too.

What a state we‘ve come to where people have no interest in witnessing any moment in history.

Why is it somehow ok for people to force their children to eat vegetables? To brush their teeth? To go to bed at a set time? To wear the clothes they are provided? To do their school homework? To do household chores? To exercise good manners? To obey the law? Why is it somehow ok for people to...

I wrote a paper in college making a case against tithing. I received an excellent grade on the paper, but the professor wasn’t persuaded. (His modest salary as a pastor depended on the tithes of others.)

The same organization that published an article critical of people-pleasing (see post #12) published an article extolling people-pleasing, quoting scripture to support the assertion? Are they valid? https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/people-pleasing-that-pleases-god Motive is the key.

I just googled “God hates people-pleasing” and this was the first hit. ”… God hates people-pleasing.” https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/you-cannot-please-god-and-people The article quotes multiple passages of scripture to support the assertion. Are they valid?

In my mind, the child was around ten years old. I don’t know if the child ever asked mother for a verse or if mother ever offered a verse in support of her proclamation. What verse(s) might she have used?

I seldom but occasionally come across human trafficking in my work with dependent, neglected, abused and at risk children. In most cases I’m involved in, the offender(s) are family members rather than strangers. The bottom line is the same. I want to shine a bright light on the dark practice of...

Many years ago I heard a mother say to her child, “Don’t be a people pleaser. God hates that.” The child listened to his mother, took it to heart, and grew up to be self-centered. Mother’s training, apparently, was either incomplete or not fully understood.