The Physical Comfort of Words

CCEF Podcast: Where Life & Scripture Meet

“When you offer normal, mundane, simple, best-you-can-do words of love and encouragement to somebody in their struggles, there is actually a physiological impact you are having on that person. When you offer words of comfort, you are literally changing something about their body.” We’re excited to launch season 4 with a discussion on how the words we speak to one another can actually have physical effects for good. Related resources:

• Words of Counsel | JBC article by Pierce Taylor Hibbs https://www.ccef.org/my-account/jbc/2702/words-of-counsel-part-1-a-biblical-theological-foundation/
• The Power of Words | JBC article by Paul David Tripp https://www.ccef.org/jbc_article/the-power-of-words/
• Edit Your Counseling | Blog by Ed Welch https://www.ccef.org/edit-your-counseling/
• Speaking Words that Bring Life | Conference talk by Darby Strickland https://www.ccef.org/shop/product/speaking-words-that-bring-life/