"With clarity and the precision of a spiritual physician, Matt cuts deep into the cancerous disease that produces words that hurt and defame. Not only will this book help you keep your tongue in check, but it will also be a helpful navigational tool in guiding your speech toward the joyful discipline of using words to help and heal others to the glory of God! Put the principles of this book into practice, and you, your family, friends and colleagues will all be better off!" -Dr. Joseph M. Stowell, president of Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
"Gossip is a spark that starts countless relational fires every day. Matt provides practical, biblical guidance on how believers can reduce this insidious problem by bringing their tongues under the lordship of Christ."
-Ken Sande, president of Relational Wisdom 360, Billings, Montana
"You have to read this book! I am just kidding. We all have to read this book. Isnt it amazing that most of us have never read a clear, pastoral and practical book on what Scripture says about gossip? Well, here it is. Matt will guide you through this topic in such a way that you will be convicted. I certainly was. But he will do more than that. He will give you ideas about how you can spread good news about others so that the church will be more united and God will be honored." -Edward T. Welch, counselor and faculty member at the
Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF), Glenside, Pennsylvania,
author of Shame Interrupted, When People Are Big and God Is Small,
Depression: A Stubborn Darkness and Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest
"Matthew Mitchell's book on resisting gossip helped me greatly, and the timing of it was perfect. I want to thank him for his wise and godly counsel straight from our Father's heart. I can hear the author's voice, and it doesn't beat me up. It challenges and exhorts but shows me that we are in this together for much good." -Jani Ortlund, author of Fearlessly Feminine and His Loving Law, Our Lasting Legacy, speaker with Renewal Ministries, Nashville, Tennessee
"This book is excellent. Sweet and winsome in its presentation. Humble, yet biblically reasoned, 'an apple of gold in settings of silver.' I pray that it will be used greatly in local churches. It is good stuff and MUCH needed."
Chris Brauns, author of Unpacking Forgiveness and When the Word Leads Your Pastoral Search, pastor of The Congregational Christian Church, Stillman Valley, Iowa
"In Resisting Gossip experienced pastor Matt Mitchell skillfully tackles one of the most overlooked and destructive sins within the church. Dr. Mitchell's wise, biblical approach carefully defines gossip (no one excluded here!) and gets to the heart of both the causes and cures of this problem. Full of scriptural insight, practical examples and thoughtful questions for group discussion, this one-of-a-kind book aims to do nothing less than transform the way we speak to and about one another. Whether you are a perpetrator of gossip or a victim of gossip (invariably both!), you will surely find tangible help and Christ-centered hope in its pages." -Michael R. Emlet, M.Div., M.D., counselor and faculty member at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF), Glenside, Pennsylvania, author of CrossTalk: Where Life and Scripture Meet
