“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn, and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and […]

Everywhere we look we see conflict. Political tension, civil unrest, and relational discord is commonplace. Many people experience conflict at work or at home, or both. How are your relationships? Relational pain can rank among the greatest pains in life. But God can — and wants to — help us. […]

James reminds us in chapter 3:1-12 how important our words are. They can bruise or build, wound or bless, discourage or encourage. I’ve listed multiple scriptures below that remind us that what we say matters. And not only what we say, but when, how, and why we say what we […]

What we say and how we say it matters. In James chapter 3, we are reminded about the power of our words. Our words and speech can build or bruise. We can strengthen others or destroy them by what we say and how we say it. It is important to […]