It’s not always possible to avoid a fight. But it’s always possible to “fight nice.” Continue Reading …
Resources by Topic: Words & The Tongue
Learning to receive criticism has the potential to make us or break us in life. Continue Reading …
For those who have been hurt by those who have not kept their word, there is good news. Continue Reading …
Nothing is impossible with God. He can bring clarity and unity in the hardest of subjects. Continue Reading …
What is a Christlike response in those situations? Rant, refrain, or restrain? Continue Reading …
We all say things we wish we could take back. Learn this practical method to prevent the pain of regretful words. Continue Reading …
Conflict is inevitable, but God can bring peace into turmoil. Continue Reading …
I am grateful to have company in facing the realities of living with our sinful flesh! Continue Reading …
How a humorous story trapped one woman in a lie and how she got free. Continue Reading …
Your husband listens to what you say. Eventually, those words are likely to translate into actions. Continue Reading …
God calls each of us to the ministry of encouragement. Continue Reading …
It’s easy to use certain words, but it’s much harder to undo the damage. Continue Reading …
The entire episode might have turned out differently if we had kept a wise rule of thumb: talk to a person not about them. Continue Reading …
It doesn’t matter what we are angry about. The only kind of righteous anger is that which is without sin. Do we want to be right, or do we want to be righteous? Continue Reading …
How can we speak words that are life-giving in the face of loss? Continue Reading …
Rebuke stings. But it also corrects and redirects, and we’re right to respond wisely. Continue Reading …
Romans 12 is an advanced course in showing honor to one another. Continue Reading …
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. Continue Reading …
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. Continue Reading …
How should we respond to gossip in our workplace? Continue Reading …
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. Continue Reading …
Your action and obedience may be what God uses to bring about change in someone’s life. Continue Reading …
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. Continue Reading …
We often camouflage gossip with the guise of asking for prayer. Here are six questions to ask before you share. Continue Reading …
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. Continue Reading …
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? Continue Reading …
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. Continue Reading …
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. Continue Reading …
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!) Continue Reading …
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. Continue Reading …