2008-08-05T12:04:02-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/words http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/The-Most-Dangerous-Runaway-of-All-5147 2008-08-05T12:04:02-05:00 Usually we don't have malicious intent, but still our runaway words leave wounds and walls that we may not even realize. Often we'll say something that we've forgotten by bedtime, but the person who heard it may remember it for years to come. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/Loose-Lips-5617 2008-07-31T09:40:06-05:00 Ask God's forgiveness for those damaging words. Maybe you need to ask for forgiveness of someone you've hurt with those words and then regularly go to God for the self-control to keep those damaging words to yourself. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/Checking-Your-Cargo-3828 2008-07-30T16:35:42-05:00 Our word for today from the Word of God comes from Matthew 12:34-35. Here's what Jesus says. "Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him." Jesus suggests sort of a spiritual EKG here, to show what's going on in your heart. Just listen to how you talk, what you talk about. Your words continually betray what your heart is really full of. We unload verbally whatever cargo we have to give. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/People-Sweetener-3861 2008-07-29T15:54:38-05:00 Now, if you've been around the Jesus life very long, you've heard plenty about the importance of daily Bible reading, devotions, quiet time and so on. For some, that's a part of a list of spiritual duties and it's one that is often neglected, frankly. Will all of those who have difficulty maintaining a consistent Bible reading time, would you please raise your hand right now? Okay, oh - hands are going up all over the place! Well, there are plenty of us! This has got to be something more than an entry on your list of Christian chores. http://reviveourhearts.com/topics/series.php?series=94&topic_name=Relationships 2008-04-04T16:34:53-05:00 Whether hurtful words are said intentionally or in jest, damage can be severe. Nancy talks about how to overcome the curse of words and break free from their power. http://reviveourhearts.com/topics/series.php?series=69&topic_name=Relationships 2008-04-04T16:21:21-05:00 Words have the power to hurt and to intimidate. But they also have the power to encourage and to heal. Nancy takes an in-depth look at the Book of Proverbs and challenges us to examine our words--and ultimately our hearts. http://reviveourhearts.com/topics/series.php?series=94&topic_name=Forgiveness 2008-03-31T16:44:56-05:00 Whether hurful words are said intentionally or in jest, damage can be severe. Nancy talks about how to overcome the curse of words and break free from their power. http://ied.gospelcom.net/jargon.php 2007-12-29T18:04:55-05:00 The use of Christian jargon is one of the many ways we fail to communicate effectively with non-Christians, both online and offline. This page explains ways to express truth, without compromise, so that non-Christians can understand it. http://70030.netministry.com/articles_view.asp?articleid=33636&columnid=3803 2007-10-22T19:53:52-05:00 Wisdom, the worlds or God’s? My grandfather who was a carpenter always told me you measure twice and cut once. The theory was to make sure your measurements were correct as you can always recalculate, but once the wood is cut wrong, it is wasted...