Say the Right Thing
How Your Words Can Glorify God and Encourage Others

{First posted here: [URL not allowed]} I don't always say the right thing. I wish I did... but I don't. You're getting ready for bed, the events of the day flow through your mind and those misspoken words jump out at you, gripping your heart into a panic. You shout at yourself, "......more

Just read this as part of a 1 to 1 at church. I thought it was brilliant. Simple and clear ways to understand the power our words have to positively or negatively impact someone's life. I was challenged by how it is the greatest tool we have to share about who Jesus is. It is a book I'll come back t......more

Short and simple book packed full of practical advice, reflection, and encouragements......more

In a day and age where so many folks tend to be reckless with their words, Say the Right Thing is a book that’s sorely needed. In seven short chapters, Carolyn Lacey spells out seven different ways that we can reflect God and honor Him (and others) with the words that we speak: Speaking Wisdom Speakin......more

3.5 stars, rounded up. Carolyn Lacey begins this book by acknowledging how often we all, herself included, struggle to say the right thing. She reflects that when she was growing up in church, teachings about the tongue tended to focus on what you shouldn't say, without also training people to use th......more