"A Book I Heartily Recommend"

After leading my Men's Sunday School class in a study of 6 different Parables of Jesus, we've now embarked on a 12 week study of Tony Evans's recent book "Watch Your Mouth" (pictured.) 

The subtitle is "Understanding the Power of the Tongue" and the point of the book is what we say IS very powerful, either to bless others or harm them.  Now, in the photo, you'll see two books...the one on the right is MY copy, and the heart I drew on it reminds me of Luke 6:35 where Jesus warns us that "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks."  The one on the left is how the cover of the book really looks.

If we heed the advice of Proverbs 4:23 and "Guard our hearts with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life" then our WORDS will be guarded, as well.  When it comes to how we use our speech, it all starts with the heart.

At several points in "Watch Your Mouth," Dr. Evans speaks of the fact that our written, online communications  have just as much power, either for good or evil, as our verbal words do.  This is an important point to remember in a day when so-called "Social Media" is used casually in ANTI-Social ways.  The men in my class are, for the most part, older than I am but I am impressed with their perceptive comments about Social Media even though they don't use it much, themselves.  They see it as a threat to real, God-honoring and edifying communication as God intended, and I very much agree.

This book has been very, very helpful to me and it may prove helpful for you, as well.

If you ever get a chance to read Dr. Evans's book, I highly, HEARTILY recommend it (Lol)!! You may not wish to draw a heart on the cover, but I believe you WILL love the book .