Has your mouth ever gotten you in hot water? If so, Karen Ehman can most certainly relate. She says her mouth has been responsible for getting her in trouble more than anything else. It just didn’t seem that she could keep it shut on her own.

Taking cues from her own experiences, her latest book titled  might be the perfect antidote if you struggle in this area.

Jo welcomes Karen alongside as we explore key principles of conversation, and provide helpful advice for women – and all of us – dealing with the tongue. We also find out what the Bible has to say on this hugely important topic. Get equipped to learn what to say, how to say it, and when to say nothing at all on this latest edition of Connecting Faith. Here’s where that conversation leads:

So how can we start using our words for good and not for bad? We take a look at some of the key Bible passages, and discuss what we can learn from them. We’re called to speak the truth in love, but how do we walk that line?

For some of us the issue can be reversed. We may be naturally quiet people, or perhaps we’re wired with a significant desire to please other people, and so we’re reluctant to speak up at all. That’s also a problem.

Karen believes that what women struggle with the most are angry words right within the home. It’s true that those we love the most are often the individuals to whom we feel most comfortable saying hurtful things.

The mouth speaks out of what’s in your heart. So our words, at their root, are actually a heart condition issue. We hear some great strategies for addressing this struggle.

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The power of the tongue