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  1. Jul 2, 2019 · Yes, words have power and meaning. The magic, however, is in understanding where the power and the meaning come from. The magic is in understanding how human beings interact with language, and...

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  3. Oct 10, 2022 · Do words have power? Many people may feel like words affect them on an emotional level. Someone expressing kindness may make them feel good, while negativity may bring them down.

    • 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...

  4. Nov 17, 2020 · The power of words is not a metaphor; it’s in our brain wiring. 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.

  5. Nov 2, 2010 · Words have power. Choose them wisely. Posted November 2, 2010 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader. Words cannot change reality, but they can change how people perceive reality. Words create...

  6. Aug 1, 2024 · Words have psychological effectsthe power to inspire and motivate but also the power to hurt. Negative words have stinging power when we pin them on ourselves.

  7. Aug 8, 2019 · In their jointly written book, Words Can Change Your Brain, Dr. Andrew Newberg, a neuroscientist at Thomas Jefferson University, and Mark Robert Waldman, a communications expert state, “ a single word has the power to influence the expression of genes that regulate physical and emotional stress.”

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