__How to respond to criticism, gossip, and negativity__   
Our words to one another can profoundly hurt--or heal. In this practical and biblically based book, communication expert Michael Sedler gives you real-world strategies for identifying, counteracting, and responding graciously to criticism, gossip, and negative words. He shows you how to  
  
· positively handle negative language  
· reconcile with those who have spoken harm to you  
· build others up by speaking life-giving words, even when you don't want to  
  
All of us can learn to build one another up--and stop words that hurt. And it starts with you!  
  
__Dr. Michael D. Sedler__ is the author of When to Speak Up and When to Shut Up, with more than 300,000 copies sold. He ministers in churches, provides consultation services to schools and businesses throughout the United States, and works as an adjunct professor for three universities. Michael lives with his wife, Joyce, in Washington.

__Dr. Michael D. Sedler__ ministers in churches and provides consultation services to schools and businesses throughout the United States. Michael is the author of When to Speak Up and When to Shut Up, with more than 400,000 copies sold. He works as an adjunct professor for three universities and lives with his wife, Joyce, in Washington.

__Practical Strategies for Responding Biblically to Gossip, Criticism, and Negative Words__   
Communication expert Michael Sedler gives readers practical strategies for identifying, counteracting, and responding graciously to gossip, criticism, and negative words. He shows readers how to  
  
· positively handle negative language  
· reconcile with those who have spoken harm to you  
· build others up by speaking life-giving words, even when you don't want to  
  
Our words can profoundly hurt--or heal. All of us can learn to build one another up--and stop words that hurt.

Communication expert offers groundbreaking, practical strategies for identifying, counteracting, and responding biblically to gossip, criticism, and negative words--and for delivering words that bring life instead.

Sedler, Dr. Michael D.

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Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Introduction

1. The Power of the Spoken Word

2. Here Comes the Pitch: Being on the Alert

3. Controlling the Tongue

4. Attitude: The Cornerstone of Life

5. Why Do We Gossip?

6. Keeping Free from Verbal Contamination

7. Subtle Seductions in Conversation

8. Avoiding False Alignments

9. What Happens When Fear Talks?

10. How to Judge Impurity

11. Walking and Speaking in Truth

12. The Cleansing Process

13. Words That Heal

14. Restoring Relationships

15. Closer to Home

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Practical Strategies for Responding Biblically to Gossip, Criticism, and Negative Words  
  
Communication expert Michael Sedler gives readers practical strategies for identifying, counteracting, and responding graciously to gossip, criticism, and negative words. He shows readers how to  
  
· positively handle negative language  
· reconcile with those who have spoken harm to you  
· build others up by speaking life-giving words, even when you don't want to  
  
Our words can profoundly hurt--or heal. All of us can learn to build one another up--and stop words that hurt.

What to Do When Words Get Ugly

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