Bearing Up

For I have heard the slander of many, terror is on every side; while they took counsel together against me, they schemed to take away my life.  Psalm 31:13 NASB Slander– Perhaps a pun will help us remember the seriousness of slander. The Hebrew word, dibbâ, seems to be derived from the verb dābab (to move gently or glide over). But from…