Have you ever wondered what it means when Proverbs 25:22 says to heap burning coals on the head of your enemy? Many pastors and teachers say that it means being nice to our enemies so they have a harsher experience in hell. I don’t know about you, but to me, this doesn’t sound so loving.
In the book, The Practice of Love, I tell the story of my own journey in applying this passage to life. At one point, I gave a Gospel tract to an enemy of mine and said, “Read this, or can go to hell.” That’s fairly loving, right?
Wrong. That is not what the passage teaches us to do.
So what does the passage mean? You’ll have to get the book to find out.
The entire book isn’t on this passage, of course. There are over twenty contributors to the book, and I was thrilled to have my story selected as one of the contributions. I haven’t read the chapters by the other authors, and am excited to get a copy and read what they have to say about the Practice of Love in today’s society and culture.
The book comes out May 1, so make sure to pre-order your copy today!
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