Speak the Truth
- Seeking Him
- April 13, 2018
Do you speak truthfully? Read or Listen →
Resources by Topic: Words & The Tongue
You Don’t Say
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 16, 2018
Dámaris Carbaugh defines “slander” and helps you evaluate whether your life could be slandering the Lord. Read or Listen →
With Wisdom
- Seeking Him
- December 5, 2017
The Battle for Control
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 27, 2017
Shannon Popkin was excited to visit some new neighbors. But after dinner she was mortified when her husband fell asleep in the middle of conversation. Read or Listen →
Evaluating Our Words
- Seeking Him
- September 5, 2017
How are you using your words today? Read or Listen →
The Power of Words, Day 8
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 29, 2017
What is a biblical response when others have cut us down with their words? God can provide hope, healing, and freedom from pain. Read or Listen →
The Power of Words, Day 7
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 28, 2017
Have you ever spoken to your husband with friendly persistent "suggestions" hoping to persuade him to do things your way? Read or Listen →
The Power of Words, Day 6
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 27, 2017
Do you ever have the feeling that if you don't yell, your kids aren't going to get it? Listen today to find out the importance of having a soft answer. Read or Listen →
The Power of Words, Day 5
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 26, 2017
Recognizing the power of words can be sobering. Sometimes we need to simply speak less, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t speak at all. Read or Listen →
The Power of Words, Day 4
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 23, 2017
Satan is sometimes called "the accuser." When we accuse others, we are acting just like him. Find out more as Nancy describes evil twins: gossip and slander. Read or Listen →
The Power of Words, Day 3
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 22, 2017
So what’s the big deal? I don’t lie! Even if you don’t tell out and out lies, there’s always a temptation to stretch the truth, to exaggerate. Read or Listen →
The Power of Words, Day 2
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 21, 2017
Did you know that the doctor will sometimes look at your tongue to gauge your overall health? That can serve as a picture of your spiritual health as well. Read or Listen →
The Power of Words, Day 1
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 20, 2017
It’s so sad to observe an alcoholic who takes yet another drink, even as his body withers. We can destroy ourselves in more subtle ways. Read or Listen →
A Rude Era
- Seeking Him
- May 5, 2017
Our world sees plenty of rudeness. Read or Listen →
God’s Beautiful Design for Women, Day 23
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 8, 2017
How important is encouragement? And how are you modeling it? Find out more about the power of encouraging words. Read or Listen →
Watch Your Tongue
- Seeking Him
- February 20, 2017
Have you been building up or tearing down with your tongue today? Read or Listen →
God’s Beautiful Design for Women, Day 11
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 20, 2017
If you have a problem with gossip or other sins of the tongue, what should you do about it? Read or Listen →
God’s Beautiful Design for Women, Day 10
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 17, 2017
Someone has described gossip as "verbal homicide." Is comparing slander with murder too extreme? Read or Listen →
God's Beautiful Design for Women, Day 9
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 16, 2017
Slander and gossip are serious. In fact, the book of Titus uses a Greek word that associates slander with the devil. Read or Listen →
Overcoming the Curse of Words, Day 5
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 28, 2016
Some people are like brown and shriveled plants. Our words can be like water and nutrients that help them grow and blossom. Read or Listen →
Overcoming the Curse of Words, Day 4
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 27, 2016
Words just bubble out of some people. Sometimes that can get you into trouble. But when it comes to expressing love, it’s a great quality. Read or Listen →
Overcoming the Curse of Words, Day 3
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 26, 2016
Do you ever curse other people? Are you sure? Discover more about this and gain a deeper appreciation for the power of words. Read or Listen →
Overcoming the Curse of Words, Day 2
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 25, 2016
Think of your words like money. You receive words of blessing from God, and that enables you to give words of blessing to others. Read or Listen →
Overcoming the Curse of Words, Day 1
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 24, 2016
Words are powerful. I’ll bet you can remember times when others spoke cruel words to you. They can affect our lives for years. But there is a way to be free. Read or Listen →
Using Your Words to Heal
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 30, 2015
You’d think we’d be pretty good at speaking by now, but unfortunately, most people have a lot to learn about using their words to build others up. Read or Listen →
Listening
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 29, 2015
When you truly listen to others, you are giving a real gift. Mary Kassian shows you how to develop the rare skill of listening. Read or Listen →
The Power of Return
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 28, 2015
One of the hardest things to do is to bless others when you have been cursed. How can you do that? Mary Kassian will talk about that on Revive Our Hearts. Read or Listen →
God's School of Speech Arts
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 27, 2015
Do you ever get nervous speaking to strangers? Or speaking in front of a group? Mary Kassian says you actually might have a listening problem. Read or Listen →
The Power of Construction
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 26, 2015
Mary Kassian says you can build tracks of communication toward another person that can get through the barriers that keep us apart. Read or Listen →
The Power of the Open Gate
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 23, 2015
Freedom. Fullness. Fruitfulness in Christ. We show you how He can develop these qualities in your life. Hear how to give control of your words to the Lord. Read or Listen →
The Power of Exchange
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 22, 2015
If you leave a plot of land alone, weeds will take over. That’s like our words. Mary Kassian will show you how to pull weeds of sinful words. Read or Listen →
The Power of Cause and Effect
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 21, 2015
Why do you say what you say? Mary Kassian says your words are like plants, connected to the roots of your attitudes which are buried in the soil of beliefs. Read or Listen →
Candid Talk
- Seeking Him
- September 26, 2014
Ask God to give you discretion as you talk with others. Read or Listen →
Beautiful Sound
- Seeking Him
- September 16, 2014
Are your words said with love? Read or Listen →
Down from the Mountain
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 14, 2014
When you’re in the middle of a conflict, your words have a big impact on those watching. Read or Listen →
Put a Guard on My Mouth
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 26, 2013
Does your tongue have a pause button? Learning to guard your lips is a crucial part of developing godly meekness. Read or Listen →
When Wants Are Seen as Needs
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 30, 2013
What happens when you mistake wants for needs? Paul David Tripp says one result is anger. Learn to avoid sinful anger by keeping wants and needs straight. Read or Listen →
Communication and Community
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 31, 2012
Karen Loritts suggests that you need three types of friends: Someone who is more mature in faith than you, someone who is a peer, and someone you can mentor. Read or Listen →
Measured Words
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 9, 2007
You can spend days cultivating a close relationship with someone, but it can all be destroyed by a few sinful words. Read or Listen →
Lies Women Believe About Themselves, Part 3
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 30, 2002
Nancy Leigh DeMoss speaks with a woman who has been listening to her series on the lies women believe. They discuss the hurt that words can cause. Read or Listen →
Taming That Tongue
While no one in their own power can tame the tongue, thankfully God provides all you need. Here are some practical tips to discipline this unruly critter. . . …
Read →10 Times It's Wise to Hold Your Tongue
Do you talk too much? Lina shares ten situations where God is teaching her the wisdom of refraining to speak. …
Read →The Next Time You're Insulted
You mean I have to bless that person who is being rude or harsh? I can't give them the "you're an idiot" look? How about that "eye for an eye" principle? …
Read →The Destructive Power of Words
Just a couple days ago, I was wounded by someone’s words. As I wiped my tears away, I picked up the booklet The Power of Words, and my perspective changed. . . …
Read →3 Ways to Fight a Gossip-Enticed Heart
Have you ever witnessed the damaging effects of gossip? Here are three key principles that can help us exchange gossip and drama for quietness and peace. …
Read →Tongue Fast
You may never have literally taped your mouth shut, but could your tongue use a little taming? …
Read →When Another's Words Sting
Over the years, people's words have wounded my soul more times than I care to count. It's largely my fault, as I tend to be overly-sensitive (and overly-proud!) …
Read →Words That Have Shaped My Life
Let me share a few of the words that have shaped the course of my life. …
Read →Yesterday's Conversation
How would you grade your conversation from yesterday? Were your words healing, or did they cause someone to stumble? …
Read →10 Questions to Ask Before Judging
Jesus gave some pointed instruction as He warned us about judging others. He didn’t tell us not to deliver judgment; He told us how to deliver it. …
Read →Insult for Insult, Wound for Wound, Betrayal for Betrayal?
Can we really go against the grain of our flesh and the culture to respond mercifully to evil behavior rather than giving back tit for tat? In God's power, yes. …
Read →Pointing Fingers; Throwing Rocks
Do you feel the weight of your words before you levy an accusation? Or do you shoot holes in your relationships by carelessly casting stones? …
Read →How to Spot Your Own Hypocrisy
Once I was willing to inspect my own fruit, I saw my own heart. I saw my own hypocrisy. I saw my own log in my own eye. …
Read →The Clean Sweep of Gospel Confession
Shame bullies me into hiding my sin, but Jesus invites me to swing wide the door of confession and let the light of the gospel in to sweep my heart clean of sin. …
Read →Six Questions to Diagnose Subtle Gossip
We often camouflage gossip with the guise of asking for prayer. Here are six questions to ask before you share. …
Read →Have the Difficult Conversation
Your action and obedience may be what God uses to bring about change in someone’s life. …
Read →Love Being Right When They’re Wrong?
Discernment—seeing the difference between right and wrong—can be a wonderful asset to the Church, but only when it’s packaged in humility and love. …
Read →How to Stir Up One Another
With sincere, selfless love and God’s purposes as the goal, we should urge each other to work and serve with that same kind of love and purpose. …
Read →The Best Witness at Work: A Controlled Tongue
How should we respond to gossip in our workplace? …
Read →When the Words of My Mouth Are Pleasing Mostly to Me
This discipline of letting the Word of God be my bit and reins for a bridled tongue is the only thing that's changing me really, from the inside out. …
Read →10 Reasons Why You Should Write a Thank You Note Today
Words matter. They have power. There are people in our lives we ought to thank--people who have loved us and served us. Have we taken the time to thank them? …
Read →A Lesson on Becoming an Affirmer
I’ve heard it said that it takes seven compliments to undo a single criticism. If that’s true, we should be complimenting others—a lot. …
Read →Because the Church Can't Tick Without Them . . .
You may not be able to do much about the 90% of pastors who are fatigued or leave the ministry, but you can do something about your pastor! …
Read →Conversation 101
Your floors can be sparkling, the windows shining, the aromas wafting, but if you don’t know how to connect with your guest . . . well, it’s a flop! …
Read →Conversation 201
Conversation is often an easy, pleasurable experience—with those you connect with—but when conversation doesn’t come naturally, are you prepared to work at it? …
Read →Filter Before You Speak
Far too often as a young woman I justified the rude, bluntly honest criticisms that spewed from my mouth with the belief that the TRUTH must be delivered! …
Read →Giving God-Centered Affirmation to Others
This is such an important topic, especially for those of us who have more practice at dishing out correction than affirmation! …
Read →Have You Started a Forest Fire Today?
Watch the change that occurs in your attitude and in the atmosphere when you intentionally engage in “speaking life” rather than “speaking bitterness.” …
Read →I Need to Vent
Do you ever feel like if you don’t talk about your frustrations, you just might explode? …
Read →King of the Castle
“King of the Castle” is a silly, childish game, but unfortunately, it’s a game that’s played in the lives of most adults–albeit on a more sophisticated level. …
Read →Loose Lips Sink Families
"Loose lips sink ships." They also have a way of sinking entire families. Don't believe me? Just ask Zeresh or Potiphar's wife or the many wives of Solomon. …
Read →Maybe I Should Just Stop Talking . . .
Have you said anything yet today? A combination of conversations and books over the last few weeks have made me pause before writing or speaking so quickly. …
Read →My Mom's Courage-Infusing Words
I started noticing that the incredibly encouraging emails my mom regularly sent me were full of Scripture. …
Read →Pull Off the Tape and Bless!
I overheard a young man complain that he received plenty of pats on the back at work, but had to work really hard to hear any kind of compliment at home . . . …
Read →Respect in the "Blogosphere"
What is your reaction when your position is challenged? To fight back in self-defense? To return criticism with criticism? …
Read →Slammed Anyone Lately?
Not long into the message I began to get a little uncomfortable as the preacher began a tirade against certain individuals, even referring to them as “idiots.” …
Read →New Bible Study, New Opportunities to Grow Together
There are powerful lessons to learn from Abigail’s story in 1 Samuel 25 . . . here’s a glimpse! …
Read →Your Marriage Needs Beautiful Fights
We can fight ugly—with scathing rebuttals, icy shutdowns, or cutting reminders of past inadequacies. Or we can adorn ourselves with a gentle and quiet spirit to fight beautifully. …
Read →Do What Is Honorable: 10 Lessons from Romans 12
Romans 12 is an advanced course in showing honor to one another. …
Read →Do You Need Some Conversation Peace? Ask Yourself ...
Mary Kassian
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How healthy is your speech? Take this quiz to discover areas in which your words fall short of the golden standard.
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Message 6: You Don't Say
You may not slander others verbally, but has your life slandered or misrepresented the character of God? That is the question Dámaris poses in this message. How might our interactions look different if our underlying desire was that others would think more of Jesus?
Dámaris Carbaugh
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You may not slander others verbally, but has your life slandered or misrepresented the character of God?
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The Gift of a Friend’s Rebuke
Rebuke stings. But it also corrects and redirects, and we’re right to respond wisely. …
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