The Right Words to Say 5.17.17

“The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.”  Isaiah 50:4 When tragedy strikes, I find myself in conversations with heartbroken friends and feel at an utter loss to know what to say. I so desperately want […]

Gracious Words 1.30.17

“Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Proverbs 16:24 Have you ever heard the widespread childhood saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”? Forgive me for being frank, but this is 100% false. Words are powerful. They can hurt, but they […]