Comments on: Rumor Control http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/ Helping to Change the World Word by Word Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:37:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hargis http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-428 Hargis Fri, 14 May 2010 02:31:30 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-428 Hello Steve l am so happy that you set that straight. l am happy that things are going so well. Hargis Hello Steve

l am so happy that you set that straight. l am happy that things are going so well.
Hargis

]]> By: Victor Travison http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Victor Travison Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:28:31 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-326 "Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife" (Proverbs 26:20-21). The unfortunately fact of this life is there are people with no conscience willing to stoke the fires and get everyone caught up in silly rumors. This doesn't apply to everyone who repeats the rumor, of course, only to those who maliciously start it and keep it going. ~ VT “Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife” (Proverbs 26:20-21).

The unfortunately fact of this life is there are people with no conscience willing to stoke the fires and get everyone caught up in silly rumors. This doesn’t apply to everyone who repeats the rumor, of course, only to those who maliciously start it and keep it going.

~ VT

]]> By: Cheryl Wyatt http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Cheryl Wyatt Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:09:50 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-325 Steve, great article. There is a rumor going around town that our church is a cult because it has a human hair rug somewhere in it. I laughed so hard when I heard that, but then I heard it again and again. It stunned me how ridiculous, outlandish rumors can spread like wildfire. What stunned me more though was how people actually believe everything they hear, or at least before seeing for themselves. LOL! I don't know where people manage to come up with some of the stuff they think or say, well, yeah, I do. We have an accuser and he prowls around whispering lies. I love what Mary Demuth prayed...that God would help all of us believe the best about each other. That is a perfect antidote to gossip. Thanks for having courage to post. Cheryl Steve, great article. There is a rumor going around town that our church is a cult because it has a human hair rug somewhere in it. I laughed so hard when I heard that, but then I heard it again and again. It stunned me how ridiculous, outlandish rumors can spread like wildfire.

What stunned me more though was how people actually believe everything they hear, or at least before seeing for themselves. LOL! I don’t know where people manage to come up with some of the stuff they think or say, well, yeah, I do. We have an accuser and he prowls around whispering lies.

I love what Mary Demuth prayed…that God would help all of us believe the best about each other. That is a perfect antidote to gossip.

Thanks for having courage to post.

Cheryl

]]> By: Katie Ganshert http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Katie Ganshert Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:19:47 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-324 Amen! Amen!

]]> By: Susie Larson http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Susie Larson Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:56:09 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-323 Great post, Steve. It's interesting, when Noah's first son spotted him passed out drunk and naked, what was his instinctive response? To run and tell. Generations after him paid a price for his carnal reaction. Noah's other sons? They backed in and covered their father's nakedness (love covers...). Future generations through them were significantly blessed as a result. I think we have no idea the impact of our words. May God help us all to be quick to believe the best about others! Great post, Steve.

It’s interesting, when Noah’s first son spotted him passed out drunk and naked, what was his instinctive response? To run and tell. Generations after him paid a price for his carnal reaction. Noah’s other sons? They backed in and covered their father’s nakedness (love covers…). Future generations through them were significantly blessed as a result. I think we have no idea the impact of our words. May God help us all to be quick to believe the best about others!

]]> By: Mary DeMuth http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Mary DeMuth Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:30:31 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-322 Preach it, Steve! So good. Such wise words. This can be a rumor-riddled industry, but that only is so if we repeat what we hear. Preach it, Steve! So good. Such wise words. This can be a rumor-riddled industry, but that only is so if we repeat what we hear.

]]> By: Janalyn Voigt http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Janalyn Voigt Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:35:05 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-320 It all comes down to treating others with the same respect we'd like to receive from them. It all comes down to treating others with the same respect we’d like to receive from them.

]]> By: Steve Laube http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Steve Laube Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:33:40 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-319 In case anyone is wondering what Jim Rubart was referring to, see the below link. http://nogossip.winepressgroup.com/ Thanks Jim! Steve In case anyone is wondering what Jim Rubart was referring to, see the below link.

http://nogossip.winepressgroup.com/

Thanks Jim!

Steve

]]> By: Jim Rubart http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Jim Rubart Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:50:18 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-318 I've always admired the gossip policy at WinePress Publishing. No gossip in any form is tolerated. Well done. I’ve always admired the gossip policy at WinePress Publishing. No gossip in any form is tolerated. Well done.

]]> By: Sharon Ball http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Sharon Ball Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:14:02 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-317 I'm reminded of why the Bible warns against gossip and false testimony--it's hurtful and unfortunately spreads like cancer. I'm so glad your agency is doing well. Your voice is so refreshing in the publishing industry. I’m reminded of why the Bible warns against gossip and false testimony–it’s hurtful and unfortunately spreads like cancer. I’m so glad your agency is doing well. Your voice is so refreshing in the publishing industry.

]]> By: Jessica http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Jessica Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:32:08 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-316 Wow...rumors are pretty horrible (and gossip). I'm glad everything is going well though! Congrats on the sales. ;-) Wow…rumors are pretty horrible (and gossip). I’m glad everything is going well though! Congrats on the sales. ;-)

]]> By: Sandra D. Bricker http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Sandra D. Bricker Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:52:29 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-315 I've battled this sort of thing in my own career. Reading your post brought the memory of it to the surface so quickly that you might have thought it was just yesterday. I find it hard to grasp ... the reasoning behind the deliciousness of spreading a rumor about someone, or judging them harshly because of a fragmented truth that doesn't really represent them at all. I'm happy that you had the opportunity to face it head on and answer the rumor rather than what normally happens ... the rumor spreading smooth ("like buttah") without you ever knowing. I’ve battled this sort of thing in my own career. Reading your post brought the memory of it to the surface so quickly that you might have thought it was just yesterday. I find it hard to grasp … the reasoning behind the deliciousness of spreading a rumor about someone, or judging them harshly because of a fragmented truth that doesn’t really represent them at all. I’m happy that you had the opportunity to face it head on and answer the rumor rather than what normally happens … the rumor spreading smooth (“like buttah”) without you ever knowing.

]]> By: Lenore Buth http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Lenore Buth Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:10:09 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-314 Glad your agency is doing so well, Steve. As others have said, you're following Biblical principles in taking on this rumor and reminding all of us, as well. Thanks. Glad your agency is doing so well, Steve. As others have said, you’re following Biblical principles in taking on this rumor and reminding all of us, as well. Thanks.

]]> By: Georgiana Daniels http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Georgiana Daniels Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:38:19 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-311 Congratulations on a great start to the year! Congratulations on a great start to the year!

]]> By: Kathy http://stevelaube.com/rumor-control/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Kathy Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:26:44 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=601#comment-310 Thanks for spreading some good news about the publishing world for a change. It takes a bit of bravery to confront a rumor face-to-face, but it is the only Biblical way to have right relationships. Thanks for the reminder. Thanks for spreading some good news about the publishing world for a change. It takes a bit of bravery to confront a rumor face-to-face, but it is the only Biblical way to have right relationships. Thanks for the reminder.

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