Words are incredibly powerful. When people speak, many do not consider the impact that their words have on other people. Proverbs 18:21 states that Death and Life are in the power of the tongue, and ...

We often use colorful expressions and casual references to emotional states and conditions to describe our lives. They are shorthand terms for the ways we experience our feelings and behaviors and ...

The impact of our words is profound. They represent the most potent force at our disposal as humans. We can wield this power constructively, uplifting others, or destructively, causing harm. Just a ...

How we communicate with someone, the language we use, and the words we choose are important and can comfort someone or cause them pain and suffering. Sometimes we may just say something and not ...

We've all been there at some point: someone close to us throws a comment that stings more than it should. Sometimes, these words are disguised as jokes, but the impact is the same. You're not alone in ...

Just as the digital age has ushered in new ways of enhancing human connection, it’s also opened up the scope and range of social rejection. Unfriend—as in, un-Facebook friend—was the word of the year ...

I can see him from a distance. He often swims slowly, but with great resolve, as he crosses to the other side of the pond. He is huge, at least 18 inches in length with a head the dimensions of a pint ...

The New York Times Wordle word was CRONE the day I wrote this article. It took me five tries to figure it out, and since I didn’t know what it meant, I Googled it. The definition was short and not ...

Someone insulted me the other day, and it hurts. It was a young female. She called me a name, right to my face, and her words cut me to the quick. Why would someone do that? Why would anyone be so ...

Rhetoric is all over the news right now. No, not the rhetoric itself, but the word “rhetoric” as people use rhetoric to discuss the concept of rhetoric. And if that seems confusing, that’s kind of the ...