Julie's Keyboard

  Talk! Talk! Talk! We get plenty of this lately. After all, we've just hurdled over another Presidential Election. It's what politicians do best. Isn't it? In light of all the things that have passed the lips of them, how many will actually make it to fruition? Who knows? It's quite easy to pick on political figures in times like these. Yet, what about our own responsibilities with words? How are we doing with those powerful containers that pass through our mouths? If Jesus meant what He said (and I'm sure He did), there will be a lot of accounting some day for everyone with a mouth that can speak. If we really get the thought of this concept going on in our minds, it can be somewhat concerning. It's easy to realize the dangers when someone in the leadership positions of life makes promises that often will not make production. But, so frequently in our disappointments and frustrations with the way things go in life around us, we'd do well to ...