The woman was horrified… “You wouldn’t dare do that”. She was a member in the church and had just been told by the pastor that she was likely to be disciplined for her continual sinful behaviour, unless she repented. What had she done? Adultery? Theft? Abuse? No – she was a persistent gossip, continually slandering people within and beyond the congregation.It’s not often you hear of that – and yet the Bible speaks strongly about the sin of gossip. “Without wood a fire goes out...| www.e-n.org.uk