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Nov 17, 2020 · Why do the words you encounter have such wide-ranging effects inside you? Because many brain regions that process language also control the insides of your body, including major organs and systems that manage your body budget.
Aug 8, 2019 · A study shows that negative words, whether heard, thought or spoken can cause stress and anxiety. The good thing is that positive words have at least as much influence as negative ones. So, the exercise of positive thoughts can really change people’s reality.
May 12, 2024 · Have you ever wondered how your brain creates thoughts or why something randomly popped into your head? It may seem like magic – but actually the brain is like a supercomputer inside your head that helps you think, learn and make decisions.
- The Effect of Language on Our Thoughts and Relationships
- The Word Became Flesh
- Death and Life Are in The Power of The Tongue
- Being Good Stewards of Our Words
Dr. Alain Lescart, PLNU professor of French and literature, has spent much of his life exploring the beauty and nuance of languages. A European by birth, from an early age he was introduced to multiple languages and developed a love for the diversity of the human tongue. Lescart is a self-professed Renaissance man, which becomes apparent upon meeti...
In the first chapter of John, we uncover a very strange idea: “the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” It’s easy to gloss over the statement because of familiarity, but it’s important to consider its implications. Dr. Kara Lyons-Pardue, PLNU associate professor of New Testament, loves exploring not only Scripture, evidenced by her pr...
This past February, Dr. Dan Boone, president of Trevecca Nazarene University, lectured at PLNU’s H. Orton Wiley Series on the power of words, and their integration with social media and technology. In his talk, “Cyber Ethics: The Language of Blessing and Cursing,” he unpacked the notion of wisdom. The Book of Proverbs contains an abundance of wisdo...
Boone spoke regretfully about some Christians who spew harsh words of condemnation on their social media feeds, often gilded with a smug sense of self-righteousness. Boone is not advocating that we don’t ever speak up, and certainly that we don’t hide or obscure the truth, but rather that we honestly discern as best as we can if our words will bear...
Aug 1, 2024 · Words have psychological effects—the power to inspire and motivate but also the power to hurt. Negative words have stinging power when we pin them on ourselves. Rethinking what we say to...
Oct 10, 2022 · Positive verbal affirmations — or “good words”— can lift people up. Encouragement can improve physical performance. Words can also cause harm. Childhood bullying, verbal abuse in domestic...
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Jan 30, 2023 · Words matter, but we must understand what they are. What is our internal dialogue? Are we critical of others in our thoughts, or are we more critical of ourselves?
