{"id":2549,"date":"2013-09-04T21:26:13","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T01:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/?p=2549"},"modified":"2013-09-04T21:31:48","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T01:31:48","slug":"am-i-a-misanthrope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/04\/am-i-a-misanthrope\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I a Misanthrope?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It might be in my blood. It might not be. My dad was a likable guy.<\/strong> People in church, in the neighborhood, and in our family loved him. When my dad\u2019s genes are showing up, I am pretty likable, if I do say so myself.<\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s dad\u2019s cousin,<\/strong> Wayne. Since you\u2019re not supposed to speak ill of the dead, I won\u2019t talk about Wayne. But if I did talk about him, I\u2019d say he was a crusty old grouch who didn\u2019t like anyone.<\/em> Whoops \u2014 well, when I do things like that (speaking ill of the dead), I guess it\u2019s Wayne\u2019s genes that are showing up.<\/p>\n

What about you? Are you a lover of humankind or a misanthrope?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although Wayne lived into his late 80?s, he\u2019s the exception to the rule. Generally people who don\u2019t love others lead shorter, lonelier lives. Their lack of spiritual and emotional health leads to a lack of physical health. Who knows what damage it does for eternity.<\/p>\n

In this podcast, we examine how the Christians in Corinth were behaving toward one another \u2014 without love or respect \u2014 and we work to learn how we can do the opposite.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sermon notes are available upon request. Email me at the address below.<\/p>\n

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You can listen to the podcast at the bottom of this post.<\/strong><\/p>\n