You know .....

When I first moved to a small town I was told by several people to watch out because people were "clickish" and love to gossip. I can see it happening with friends now and it hurts to see them feeling the hurt.

Got me thinking, how many of us would support "bullying" in our schools, among our children? Yet, isn't talking and spreading malicious information about people you may not even know, making them look bad in front of someone else, just because you can't keep quiet, bullying with our tongues?

People are devastated. Lives are destroyed by folks ADDICTED to talking. Just because it feels good. So, if you are one of these people who likes to gossip, (and I can be as guilty as the next) let's go a little easier on the alcoholic, drug addict or school bully ---  because we are no better.

I'm speaking to fellow Christians because this goes on in churches where it shouldn't. This challenge is for us all. Stop gossiping. Stop the bullying. Don't try to rationalize it, just stop it!  If we set the right example for our kids, maybe they will follow.