Category Archives: Speech

Judge not, lest you be judged.

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

Try sharing a strong moral opinion in a mixed crowd and notice how quickly you’ll hear: “Judge not, lest you be judged.” These are perhaps the most well known words of Jesus. They’re commonly used to keep people from making … Continue reading →

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How we got here

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

  As we witness sharp changes in public opinion on social issues, it’s worth asking questions about some possible upstream influences that led to the changes. It’s tempting to focus on the pressing realities of downstream consequences. Shifts in political opinions … Continue reading →

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The State of the Union and of our National conversation

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

  President Obama is no doubt one of the best orators we’ve had in the White House. Yet he chose a tone in his State of the Union that hurt his communication. He conveyed more of a sense of aggravation … Continue reading →

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Watch your tone

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

Some tones of voice are destructive to good relationships. 12 destructive tones Condescending Bossy Angry Snobby Frustrated Impatient Defensive Moody Distant Disrespectful Dark Whining One of the best ways to change our communication is to replace destructive tones with constructive … Continue reading →

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Words and tones are windows to the heart

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

How we talk to and about each other says a lot about the quality of our relationship. This is one reason why it’s important to do a little inventory about the way we use our words. Church leaders should teach people … Continue reading →

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Mark Regnerus and the third rail in academic research

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

A friend informed me today of a disturbing controversy involving Mark Regnerus, a tenured sociologist from The University of Texas at Austin. Regnerus dared to objectively research the adult children of parents who have same-sex relationships. His study (published in Social Science Research) found that young-adult children of … Continue reading →

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Why is there so little tolerance?

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

The current political atmosphere in the USA is an embarrasing example of a failure to promote the virtue of tolerance. For at least the last two decades, public education and mainstream media have emphasized and promoted a value identified as tolerance. … Continue reading →

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Words are windows into hearts

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

  When things go wrong in relationships, we can almost always be sure that people are talking in unhelpful or even harmful ways. This is one reason why it’s important to do a personal inventory about the way we use … Continue reading →

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Out of the heart …. the mouth speaks

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

________________________________ What kind of claim does Christ make on our speech? Should being a Christian affect the way you talk? How important are words? Do they matter to God? What does our way of speaking say about us? Let me … Continue reading →

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