Impactful Teaching on Words from Paul Tripp

These short clips (pasted below) are profoundly insightful and quite relevant to me (see my Sept 3 post “Dirty Words” which should really be titled, “My Dirty Heart”). I actually met Paul Tripp briefly a year or two ago. He was speaking at an event, and I got a chance to talk with him for a little bit. The thing that struck me in our short conversation was his humility and kindness in demeanor. He is a PhD, an author of many popular books, and was a keynote speaker at the event, yet he was unpretentious and genuine in taking the time to speak kindly to me- a nobody among a lot of somebodys. Although I can hardly remember the subject of our conversation, our small interaction spoke as much to me as the wonderful teaching he gave during the event because of the way I saw him live the message.

Paul Tripp on the Importance of Speaking the Bible (September 2, 2008)
http://www.desiringgod.org/Events/NationalConferences/Archives/2008/Podcast/135/

Paul Tripp on Speaking the Truth in Love (August 26, 2008)
http://www.desiringgod.org/Events/NationalConferences/Archives/2008/Podcast/130/

Paul Tripp on How Sin Affects the Transparent Use of Words (August 12, 2008)
http://www.desiringgod.org/Events/NationalConferences/Archives/2008/Podcast/123/

Paul Tripp on the Life and Death Power of Words (August 7, 2008)
http://www.desiringgod.org/Events/NationalConferences/Archives/2008/Podcast/122/

Paul Tripp on Owning Our Words (July 29, 2008)
http://www.desiringgod.org/Events/NationalConferences/Archives/2008/Podcast/118/

Paul Tripp on God's Role in the Words We Speak (July 14, 2008)
http://www.desiringgod.org/Events/NationalConferences/Archives/2008/Podcast/109/

Paul Tripp: Does God Care About Every Word We Speak? (July 7, 2008)
http://www.desiringgod.org/Events/NationalConferences/Archives/2008/Podcast/105/

Paul Tripp: What is the War of Words?
http://www.desiringgod.org/Events/NationalConferences/Archives/2008/Podcast/101/

Paul Tripp on the Need for Silence (August 19, 2008)
http://www.desiringgod.org/Events/NationalConferences/Archives/2008/Podcast/128/

Paul Tripp: What Makes Bad Language Bad? (July 23, 2008)
http://www.desiringgod.org/Events/NationalConferences/Archives/2008/Podcast/115/