So says Alan Jacobs, in an essay that ought to be disturbing to professional writers. Excerpt: And yet many have been my idle words over the years. I wonder how much harm they have done to others, and ...

Words alone can hardly seem to cut it anymore, as words are suppose to denote truth and truth is suppose to relate purity and purity these days hardly exists, save for the erroneous usage of the word ...

Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper. side 1: Idle Gossip, Idle Words; side 2: What Can I Say (Columbia 21161). arrow-up Back to top ...

I read about a ministry student who took too seriously the verse in Matthew about giving an account for every idle word on judgment day. He overly scrutinized his words and always presented a serious ...