Gossip
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February 15, 2008
Several years ago, Ann Landers printed in her column a poem that depicts Gossip
speaking. Among other things, Gossip says, "I maim without killing. I
break hearts and ruin lives. The more I am quoted, the more I am believed. My
victims are helpless. They cannot protect themselves because I have no name and
no face. Once I tarnish a reputation, it is never quite the same. I make
innocent people cry in their pillows. Even my name hisses."
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Illustration by J. Michael Shannon, Professor of Preaching, Cincinnati Bible College & Seminary, Cincinnati, OH.
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Illustration by J. Michael Shannon, Professor of Preaching, Cincinnati Bible College & Seminary, Cincinnati, OH.