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Our Words Matter: Are They Harmful or Helpful?

Sermon by Ted E. Bowling

Emotional damage from hurtful words is more harmful to our nervous system than we have imagined, lingering long past the healing time of any cut or broken bone

Gentle and Lowly in Heart

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Paul displayed a gentleness not grounded in weakness, but in strength, a gentleness which showed anger, but only at the right time and to the right degree.

The Honeycomb

Sermonette by Ted E. Bowling

Words spoken in anger or thoughtlessness, though they may not break bones, can irreparably damage or destroy a person's spirit long after broken bones heal.

Be Kind

Sermonette by James C. Stoertz

The seemingly benign advice to "Be Nice" falls short of a truly virtuous approach to life. It is currently associated with pleasant but superficial behavior. It is an appeal to conscience, a call to simply follow one's inner sense of right and wrong. On the other hand, kindness, as presented in the Bible, involves …