Proverbs has much to say about receiving feedback, criticism and rebuke 12:1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. 13:1 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke. 27:5-9 5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Wounds from a friend can […]
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MISTAKES “All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner.” – Red Skelton FOOL A pastor once received a note after a sermon. The note had just one word, “fool.” The pastor held the note up before his congregation and said, “I’ve received many notes that someone forgot to sign, but here’s […]
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I was being selfish. The intentions behind his accusations were not right, but what he said was true nonetheless. It reminded of something Charles Spurgeon once said: “If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him; for you are worse than he thinks you to be.”
“What is to give light must endure burning.” -Victor Frankl, in Appel and Nelson, How to Change Your Church, p. 216