“Grant, O Lord, that my tongue may be a servant of truth, neither fearing the judgment of others nor seeking their praise, but speaking what is right before you. Strengthen me, that my words may comfort the sorrowful, correct the wayward, and bear witness to your mercy without deceit or pride.” –Johannes Brenz (1499–1570) Source: Johannes Brenz, Collecta Precationum (Tübingen, …
Quote of the Week, Weighing Our Words in Love, by Martin Bucer, 16th Century
“Truth must be spoken in love, for harsh words wound the weak and hinder the work of Christ. Therefore, let every teacher weigh his speech, that it may build up rather than destroy.” –Martin Bucer (1491–1551) Source: Martin Bucer, De Regno Christi (1557), trans. Wilhelm Pauck (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1969), 219. Reflective Question: How might weighing your words—especially …
Join us for the September 11 meeting of the Raven Society, Learn More
Join us for coffee and conversation about research and teaching with faculty, students, administrators, and others interested in the intersections between Christianity and Communication Studies. Our desire is to continue the kinds of rich conversations we have during our face-to-face pre-conferences each year at the National Communication Association. We hope to strengthen and extend our relational bonds and sense of …
Free Webinar, Sept. 4, KLP Honor Society Essay Competition Winner
Presenter: Katye Freeman, student, William Carey University Date | Time: Friday, September 4, 6-7 pm EDT Description: Join us for a brief presentation by Katye Freeman, winner of Kristos Logos Paideia Honor Society’s 2025-26 Essay Competition for her outstanding research paper, “The Prophetic Poet and Performative Epideictic Rhetoric.” This year’s award recipient’s analysis of Jackie Hill Perry’s rhetoric and its interaction …
A Prayer for Words that Build Up, by Erasmus, 16th Century
“Grant, O Lord, that my tongue may never stray from the path of truth, nor my lips speak what does not edify; and let every word that proceeds from me be seasoned with charity and shaped by Your wisdom. Strengthen me, that in all my speech I may reflect Your light, turning neither to idle talk nor to harshness, but …
Quote of the Week, Speaking Truth When it Costs Us, by Girolamo Savonarola
“Truth is so beloved by God that He would have us speak it even when it brings us harm; for falsehood is never pleasing to Him.” –Girolamo Savonarola (1452–1498) Source: Girolamo Savonarola, Sermon on Psalm 51 (1496), in Prediche sopra il Salmo Quam bonus Israel Deus, ed. Piero Misciattelli (Florence: G. C. Sansoni, 1930), 112. Reflection: Where in my own …
First webinar, Fall 2026 Academic Year, KLP Honor Society Essay Competition Winner
Presenter: Katye Freeman, student, William Carey University Date | Time: Friday, September 4, 6-7 pm EDT Description: Join us for a brief presentation by Katye Freeman, winner of Kristos Logos Paideia Honor Society’s 2025-26 Essay Competition for her outstanding research paper, “The Prophetic Poet and Performative Epideictic Rhetoric.” This year’s award recipient’s analysis of Jackie Hill Perry’s rhetoric and its interaction …
Quote of the Week, When Words Serve the Intellect’s Good, by Thomas Aquinas, 13th Century
“Truth is the good of the intellect, and its act is to know; hence the intellect is perfected by truth.” –Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Source: Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, I–II, q. 57, a. 1. Reflection: How might my commitment to truth in speech shape the way others experience God’s goodness through my words?
A Prayer Before Study, by Thomas Aquinas, 13th Century
A Prayer Before Study [as we gear up for a new school year] “Creator of all things, true Source of light and wisdom, lofty origin of all being, graciously let a ray of your brilliance penetrate into the darkness of my understanding and take from me the double darkness in which I have been born, an obscurity of both sin …
A Prayer for Seasoned Speech and the Life of Faith, by William Romaine, 18th Century
“Lord, keep the door of my lips, that no corrupt communication may proceed out of my mouth, but that all may be seasoned with salt, ministering grace unto the hearers. Let the law of kindness be in my tongue, that I may speak what is good for the use of edifying, and may glorify Thee in all my conversation.” —William …
