On Gossip
“Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles.” (Proverb 21:23) We live in an age in which it seems that gossip is celebrated. There are shows on television that exist solely so the “talking heads” in front of the cameras can yammer on incessantly about other people. It happens on FaceBook and in person all around us. I’ve noticed that adolescents constantly talk about other adolescents for one main reason: they want to push the focus off themselves and on