People are funny about names. When I was a kid, I had a way of yelling the names of all my friends when they were almost beyond earshot. Sometimes I would lengthen the first syllable, sometimes the second. If it was a one syllable name like Chris or Paul, I would convert it to aContinue reading “Names. Daniel 3:28-29.”
Category Archives: The Tongue
GOOD LANGUAGE. Zephaniah 3:9
I have NEVER addressed a college professor by his or her first name. Unless the professor insists on it, doing so is “taking liberties.” It is disrespectful. The same is true of pastors, physicians, judges, and coaches. We pay them the respect due their position. Anything else is disrespectful. I watched a show last nightContinue reading “GOOD LANGUAGE. Zephaniah 3:9”
Your Mouth is Number One!
The reason we should eat healthy is because food is the number one way you interact with the environment. Forget air pollution or germs or sunburns or floods or poison. The biggest impact you will have on your health is what you SWALLOW. In the same way, we must control our words, because our wordsContinue reading “Your Mouth is Number One!”
The Mouth of a Fool.
I said one thing this summer that people have repeated back to me more than anything else: “Steven, you’re a good kid. But your mouth’s gonna get you into a lot of trouble.” My father was right, of course. I would say anything, no matter how rude or hostile or mean or inappropriate. I hadContinue reading “The Mouth of a Fool.”
Profanity.
George Washington said, “The wicked practice of profane swearing is a vice so low that every person of character despises it.” Do you agree? Many would disagree, yet most only swear in certain situations: they won’t cuss at church, a funeral, on television, in front of children, or during a job interview. They know it’sContinue reading “Profanity.”
Curse Words or Bless Words?
Imagine that person you know who cusses the most. He or she can’t speak a sentence that would not be bleeped for television. Some people use so many four-letter words, you lose track of what they are trying to say, their sentences being so filled with meaningless interjections that the subject and verb are lostContinue reading “Curse Words or Bless Words?”
Choose Your Words Carefully!
When I was a child, my parents affectionately called me “Motor Mouth.” I understood; my mouth turned on when I woke up and it did not stop until long after I was tucked in bed. The flow of words was ceaseless. Today, I talk MUCH LESS! Sometimes I love to simply sit in silence, listening.Continue reading “Choose Your Words Carefully!”
Motormouth.
I was proud of my childhood nickname. My mouth WAS a motor, running uninterrupted, 16 hours a day. My dad would say, “Steven, you’re a good kid. But your mouth is going to get you into a lot of trouble.” He was right. The Bible says it too: “When there are many words, sin isContinue reading “Motormouth.”
Hold Your Tongue.
Have you ever had something you were BURSTING to say? It happens during deep conversations with friends, or perhaps during a Bible study when something suddenly makes sense and you just HAVE to share. Job’s friend Elihu knew that feeling: “I am full of words, and my spirit compels me to speak. My heart isContinue reading “Hold Your Tongue.”
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