“Lord, give me grace to order my speech to Thy will, that no word fall from my lips without truth, discretion, and charity. Keep my tongue from all idle noise, from harshness and from guile, and let my mouth be a well of comfort to those that hear me. Make my heart clean, that my speech may be clean; for …
Quote of the Week, The Mirror of the Mind, by John Wycliffe, 14th Century
“A truthful tongue is the mind’s clearest mirror.” –John Wycliffe (c. 1330–1384) Source: John Wycliffe, Of the Seven Deadly Sins, in Select English Works of John Wyclif, ed. Thomas Arnold (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1869), 1:52. Reflection: How does my speech today serve or obscure the inner truthfulness that Wycliffe calls “the mind’s clearest mirror”?
June 18 Workshop, Forming Institutions that Flourishing, Registration Open
Lead Facilitators: Donna Elkins, Campbellsville University; Robert Woods, CCSN Executive Director Additional Presenters/Roundtable Discussants: Tom Carmody (Vanguard University); Shane Garrison (Campbellsville University); Jeff Groeling (Taylor University); Kate Mead (East Texas Baptist University); Perry Glanzer (Baylor University) Date/Time: Thursday, June 18, 2026 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: Administrators shape the conditions under which Christian teaching, scholarship, …
June 11 Workshop, Stewarding Studentship, Registration Open
Lead Facilitators: David Enns, GateWay Church; Elaine V. Fung, Regent University; Robert Woods (CCSN) Date/Time: Thursday, June 11, 2026 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: This workshop begins with communication graduate students sharing stories about how they integrate Christian faith into their student life. Next, a roundtable discussion will invite participants to exchange ideas and best …
June 8 Workshop, Raising the Wise Digital Native, Registration Open
[Learn more about other summer workshops in Faith and Communication] Raising the Wise Digital Native: Parenting with Faith, Courage, and Clarity Lead Presenters/Facilitators: Stacey Gerhart, California Baptist University; Garrett Gerhart, Life Bible Fellowship Church Date/Time: Monday, June 8, 2026 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: Technology is no longer just entertainment for kids. It is how …
A Prayer for Truthful Speech, by Isidore of Seville, 7th Century
“O Lord, set a watch upon my mouth and a guard upon my lips, that I may not speak what is false, nor utter what is vain. Purify my tongue from all deceit, my heart from all malice, and my mouth from every idle word. Grant that my speech may be chaste, my conversation honest, and my words seasoned with …
Quote of the Week, The Tongue as the Mind’s Index, by Isidore of Seville, 7th Century
“The tongue stands as the index of the mind.” —Isidore of Seville (c. 560 – 636), Sententiae 3.11.2 Source: Isidore of Seville, Sententiae 3.11.2, in Isidore of Seville: The Complete Sentences, trans. P. G. Walsh (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), 143. Reflection: What does my speech reveal about the true condition of my mind and heart?
Recorded webinar, Christian News Media and the Battle for the Soul of Evangelicalism, with Ken Waters
Presenter: Ken Waters, PhD, Pepperdine University, Emeritus Date | Time: Thursday, April 30, 6-7 pm EDT Description: Join us for a lively webinar featuring the research behind the new book, Words That Shape Us: How America’s Most Influential Magazines Craft the Narrative of Christian Culture. In this webinar, we’ll explore the seismic shifts currently redefining American faith and politics. Waters’s …
A Prayer for True Words that Heal, by E. Stanley Jones, 20th Century
“O Christ, control my speech. Speak through me, and make my words healing and true.” –E. Stanley Jones (1884–1973) Source: E. Stanley Jones, Abundant Living (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1942), 112. Reflection: Where do I most need Christ’s control over my words so that they become instruments of healing rather than harm?
A Quote about Speaking Truth, by A.W. Tozer, 20th Century
“Truth has no substitute; and when a man declares the truth he is speaking for God.” –A. W. Tozer (1897–1963) Source: A. W. Tozer, Of God and Men (Harrisburg, PA: Christian Publications, 1960), 38. Reflection: Where in my daily conversations do I need to remember that speaking truth is an act of representing God?
