This is my column for The Tahlequah Christian for the week of January 17-23, 2010.
If you’ve heard me say this once, the odds are good that you’ve heard me say it many times: words are important. And if you’ve had this discussion with me before, you know that it’s not a question of using words with a poetic flourish or that speak ideas in sophisticated or elegant ways, but that the very use of even simple words carries with it great meaning. This is especially the case for us when we are talking about matters of faith. continue reading…