Join us through the month of May as we consider the power of the tongue and what the Bible says about our speech!

• Restless Evil – opening thoughts based on James 3:2-8
• Speaking Lightly of the Holy – the subtle ways we often violate the third commandment with casual over-familiarity
• When the Heart Speaks – taming the tongue is not really about the tongue at all; it begins in our hearts
• Less is More – why do we rush to fill up the empty space with our words, demanding that we be heard?
• Recommendations and Link-up Day – four must-read post recommendations!

One Small Spark in Marriage posts

• Annoying His Soul to Death – The constant dripping of contentious, quarrelsome, and petty wives
• Don’t kick your man while he’s down – Reminders from the poor example of Job’s wife
• Ill-timed words, ill-placed faith – Sometimes our words are poorly timed, and sometimes, they reveal that our faith in the wrong place.
• A Wise Woman Builds her House – with her words! – Week recap/ link-up!

One Small Spark in Parenting posts:

• Sanctifying Motherhood – Join us over at the MOB Society as we reflect on the challenge that motherhood really is – and how God uses it to purify us
• Wounds that Seep – Motherhood is hard! How do we keep from unintentionally wounding our kids with reckless words?
• When our Kids Can Do no Wrong – The goal of loving Christian parenting is not our kids’ happiness – but their holiness. This requires that we must say hard things in love and discipline our children.
• I Can’t Find My Shoes, O Wise One! – Your words matter, mom. You can impart wisdom to your children all day long, even when it doesn’t seem terribly profound.
• Dear Moms, You Can’t Do It – We can’t do this on our own! The importance of prayer {and a giveaway}

One Small Spark in Social Media posts:

• Questions to Ponder Before You Post: WHO? – Who am I bringing glory and attention to? Who am I painting as the hero? Who is this really about?
• Questions to Ponder: WHAT? – We need to stop fooling ourselves. So many of our online words are sin, plain and simple.
• Questions to Ponder: HOW? – Living humbly with one another in this digital world means that even now – perhaps especially now – we must submit ourselves (and our personalities) to one another out of reverence for Christ.
• Questions to Ponder: WHERE? – Julie Sanders shared her favorite post of mine over at Scripture Dig, on the topic of Emotional Modesty online. I would say that this post answers the question, “Where should I share this?”
• Questions to Ponder: WHY? – Why are we driven to communicate? If we had a Biblical purpose statement for our words, a theology of speech… what would it be?