I’m a veteran of more conversations than most. As a former pastor with 50 years of constantly talking to people, one of my commitments upon leaving my role as a Senior Pastor was to talk less. It was easy at first because I didn’t have as many people to talk to. But I still found […]
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Kind words are like honey – sweet to the soul and healthy for the body (Proverbs 16:24, NLT). Have you ever felt encouraged after a conversation, or have you felt worse? After talking with someone and then hearing their recap of your conversation, have you asked yourself, “Were we even in the same conversation?” One
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Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear (Ephesians 4:29, ESV). God made us for relationships, and our relationships grow or diminish through conversations. One study found that the average person in America
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Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear (Ephesians 4:29, ESV). TGIF, or “Thank God It’s Friday,” sums up the weekend philosophy of many. Weekends are different: no school and hopefully no overtime
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We are relational, created with the ability to talk, and our conversations both reveal and form our character. We become what we talk about! Below are three Cs to avoid while conversing with one another. Condemnation. . . There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1, ESV). The
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Christianity is relationships. Having great interactions with others means practicing Biblical rules of communication. For, whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech (1 Peter 3:10, NIV). I’ve learned three things not to say in conversations: Ghosts, Generals, and God-Speak. Let me give you
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Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers (Ephesians 4:29, NKJV). Some talk too much, and others too little. I fall into the “too much” category, and since I talk five times as much as other people, I have more opportunities for
Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other (Romans 12:9-10, NLT). So goes our conversations; so goes our peace and happiness. Words can bless or cause a meltdown. Conversations can edify
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Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in right circumstances (Proverbs 25:11, ESV). We all have conversations each day. Lots of them. I’ve heard that women speak 20,000 words a day but men only 7,000 words a day. But that’s wrong! Northwestern University conducted a study using what they called a “sociometer” that
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I talk too much. Some talk too little, and others talk too much. I’m on the plus side! On the “talk scale” of edifying conversations, with “1” great and “10” terrible, I score a “10” most days. Before I sleep at night, I take a short period of reflection on my conversations of the day.
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