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Column Entry, July, Exile and Ache, by Brandon Knight

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Column Title: Exile and the Ache for Home July 2026 Entry: “Lost and Searching for a Sign(post)” (Part 1 of 2) By Brandon Knight, PhD, William Carey University Column Description: Have you ever felt disconnected? What if such moments of disconnect point to a greater reality? A lost memory of unity with creation only hinted through nostalgia. Often even as we …

A Prayer for Charitable Communication, by Jeremy Taylor, 17th Century

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“Keep me from all rashness of speech, from all uncharitable and evil speaking; that my words may be few, seasoned with salt, and such as may minister grace to the hearers.” —Jeremy Taylor (1613 – 1667) Source: Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living, ed. Charles P. Eden (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1883), 78–79. Reflection: Where in …

Quote of the Week, The Ethics of Expression, by Erasmus, 16th Century

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“Let your speech be the genuine expression of your mind, not a mere display of words.” –Desiderius Erasmus (1466–1536) Source: Desiderius Erasmus, Ecclesiastes (1535), Book III Reflection: In my own teaching, preaching, or everyday communication, do my words genuinely express truth or do they sometimes become a performance rather than an act of faithfulness?

Quote of the Week, Governed Speech, Genuine Faith, by Thomas Adam, 18th Century

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“The tongue is the great instrument of duty; and if it be not governed, there can be no religion.” —Thomas Adam (1701–1784) Source: Thomas Adam, Private Thoughts on Religion (London: J. Johnson, 1786), 112. Reflection: Where does my speech today reveal a need for deeper governance by the Spirit so that my words align with genuine faith?