The Church of God International

Time 2020-06-17 16:05:19

Web Name: The Church of God International

WebSite: http://cgi.org

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In an age of “FAKE NEWS,” who can we trust? Can we trust our favorite politician? Can we trust the government? Can families trust one another? We live in an age where anyone can post what they believe on the internet, with no facts to back it up. A recent survey on phys.org found that 86 percent of internet users admitted to being duped by “FAKE NEWS.” Billions of people are exposed to that “FAKE NEWS” before someone can check the validity of the news that’s quickly spreading around the world. Nations don’t trust other nations, citizens don’t trust their leaders’ agendas, customers don’t trust businesses, etc. Who should we trust?! As members in God’s Church we are servants to the people who worship with us. One of the most important ways to serve others is to listen to them. In these difficult times we see disagreements about how to react to the virus and how to overcome racial strife. The first step in overcoming disagreement is to listen to each other. Among the three primary forms of communication (listening, speaking, and writing), listening is probably the least practiced. Think about it: How many of you were formally trained in listening skills? I would ask that question in one of the classes I used to teach, and fewer people raised their hand for having had formal listening instruction versus speaking or writing instruction. Let’s understand a little bit about being better listeners. The environment today is one of much strife. The news media feed off of it, and our politicians like to stoke it. Strife is not a good thing. In fact, “hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses” (Proverbs 10:12). I don’t know about you, but I cannot stand the environment that we find ourselves in. We need to choose to be different. We need to choose to strive to not sow discord, conflict, and strife, but instead show love by our actions and our words. We need to choose to be selfless not selfish. It is hard not to mention the virus these days in any blog. I guess it is because we find ourselves in a situation that caught the world off guard. However, I don’t want to discuss the virus, but instead, I want to discuss something that has been on my mind for a while that has become magnified during this crisis. The issue is, more words don’t make someone look smarter and wiser.

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The Church of God, International reaches out to a worldwide audience, advancing the Good News of God's coming Kingdom and heralding salvation by Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

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