Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. (Neh 5:1) The book of Nehemiah is full of 2-steps-forward, 1-step-back scenarios. Rebuilding, opposition, encouragement, taunting, rededication, intimidation–it’s all there. Just as soon as we read, “So we built the wall” in Nehemiah 4, a “great outcry” arises … Continue reading When Someone Tells Me, “The Thing That You Are Doing Is Not Good”