It’s hard to be quiet when you are right. If you are like me, you want people to know how truly correct you are. It is a “I must prove my brilliance" situation. Why is it like this? It's like this because we are all egotists. We like us. We don't want us to lose or look stupid. So we rant out wisdom without regard to the outcome; this is especially true with our spouse. It's generally not a positive when we come out on the winning side of that argument. Matthew shared this quick look at a crucial “one-sided conversation, in 27:13 Then Pilate asked him, "Don't you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?" 14 But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor. In the above text, there is a no-response interrogation going on. The powerful ruler wants information from the innocent convict, but the convict isn't cooperating. There is nary a word spoken by the condemned. This lack of conversation raises t...
These are devotional, and other, thoughts from a guy who lived in Brazil from 1997 to 2023. I recount personal experiences and Bible applications with most of my posts. These "posts" are mostly for me but if you want to, you can read them too!