I understand you don’t like the answer, but you only gave empty grumblings.<\/p>\n
“Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another<\/em>” (Romans 14:19).<\/p>\n“Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers<\/em>” (Ephesians 4:29).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: I read the article about\u00a0the women with the dryer. You were so wrong about her. I understood what she was saying and you stuck up for the husband. You’re a women basher. Wow, I can’t believe you were so mean to her. 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