Timothy Ed Moore
Imitating Christ In Daily Life
In Book 1, Chapter 10, Thomas a’Kempis advises us to use our words sparingly: staying away from chatter and gossip. Likewise, it is vanity to worry that others talk about us as much as we imagine! Likewise, we are our own worst enemy…
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Raising the Flag of Adversity The Utility of Adversity In this twelfth Chapter of Book 1, Thomas brings us into the notion spoken of in Proverbs 27:17, “As Iron sharpens iron; so one person sharpens another.” Our adversity has utility…
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Book I, Chapter 4: Applying Prudence in What We Do. “We must be careful in giving credit to every word and suggestion by taking the necessary time and attention to weighing the matter according to God’s Standard. (Bk 1, Ch. 4)” In Book…
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So what’s a talker to do? Thomas a’Kempis advises us to use our words sparingly and carefully. Stay away from idle chatter and chatterboxes. We should not enter into conversations that are not worth much, or that seek gossip. Thomas’…
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