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April 22, 2006
Negative Talk
I particularly enjoyed this recent column at Sword Review:
Sar-caustic Venom: the Enemy Within” by Cameron Walker.
I have been known to be grumpy and to fall into the habit of negative talk and sarcasm. I am trying to do better. I try to only speak what is both true and helpful. But it’s not easy.
Our culture seems infatuated with criticism. It’s commonplace for us to try to show how witty and intelligent we are by degrading others, by pointing out everyone else’s flaws. I suppose we do it so people won’t notice our own failures.
Cameron mentions this verse from the Bible:
"Let no unwholesome speech come out of your mouth but only what is useful for the edification of others.” (Ephesians 4:29)
I am going to try to remember that as I go through my day.
Posted by Selena at April 22, 2006 09:08 AM