Sparks, Squabbles, Spats, and Such: Our Words Matter Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. – Proverbs 18:21 Editor’s Note: Words are one of the most powerful weapons we have. They can be a sharp sword or a soothing salve, both having the ability…
5 Ways to Share Love with Our Words
It’s the season of love and yet, our world is full of everything but good will at the moment. Considering all the conflict everywhere we look, you might be wondering how you and your family can make a difference. Scripture gives us several clear ways we can love others. Let’s start there! This month, join…
Watching Our Words
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. — Proverbs 18:21 Just the other day I received an email from a teacher that troubled me. She informed me that my son had said some not-so-nice things to a girl in his class and…
The Ultimate Parenting Strategy
Children are unique. Parents have different parenting styles and passions, but when it comes to helping children grow out of some of their most difficult problems, there’s nothing that does a better job than addressing the heart and building internal motivation in kids. Parents who incorporate the conscience into their parenting actually do things differently…
The Power of Words
You don’t have to have a big nose to have heard the childhood mantra, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Just because it’s spouted by first graders doesn’t mean it’s true. Perhaps the adult translation of this age-old adage is more like, “Sticks and stones can bruise your body for a…
Words Lead to Actions
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. — 1 John 3:18 I used to teach elementary school, and each year for the first few days all I did was teach the classroom rules to all the students. We would practice walking in line, how to go through…