Posts Tagged ‘Speech’
A Living Faith Evidenced in Wise Speech and Conduct Part 3 (James 3:1-18)
If the tongue is so unruly, why even open your mouth to speak? It might be better to just be silent all the time. Certainly, there can be wisdom in learning to hold one’s tongue. But God did not design us to be silent; He wants us to communicate. In fact, we are commanded to…
Read MoreA Living Faith Evidenced in Wise Speech and Conduct Part 2 (James 3:1–18)
Click here to read part one. A small thing can make a big difference. A tiny bit in a horse’s mouth can turn that massive beast in the direction that the rider determines. A small rudder on a huge ship has the power to turn that massive boat in the direction that the pilot determines.…
Read MoreA Living Faith Evidenced in Wise Speech and Conduct Part 1 (James 3:1–18)
The Book of James is held together by the theme Tests of a Living Faith. The main exhortation of James is to be a doer of the Word, and not a hearer only who deceives himself about the genuineness of his claim to Faith (James 1:22). Being a doer of the Word can be exemplified…
Read MoreLet Your Words Be Few and Godly
Covid descended upon me in December, and our home became very quiet. Due to potentially coughing every time I wanted to speak, words were few and my wife lived in “Silent Night.” During those days, this thought came to mind: Most of us talk too much, and too often about things that don’ t matter;…
Read MoreSilence is Golden … or is it?
Silence is golden…or is it? As a father of four, there are very few days in our home that have been silent, especially in the early years. I remember one afternoon we were sitting in the living room talking with a missionary and the kids were being extremely quiet. After a little while, I told…
Read MoreDo Everything Without Complaining
The first five days of Creation Week in Genesis chapter one have a cadence marked by the words “And God said”: “And God said, ‘Let there be light’” (verse 3) “And God said, ‘Let there be a vault between the waters’” (verse 6) “And God said, ‘Let the water under the sky be gathered to…
Read MoreWords for Well-Being
Have you ever been hurt by something someone said? Or even worse, have you hurt someone deeply by something you blurted out? Maybe that heartache you felt caused you to hurl hurtful words at someone else too. When will all this stop? Proverbs 12:18 can help you and me stop hurting people and start helping…
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