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The Power of Positive Words

Proverbs 18:21 says that "life and death is in the tongue." Words are powerful in general. But there is a power in positive words that can lift someone out of the darkest pit and set them on a trajectory of hope.

My college basketball coach, Dean Smith, knew the power of encouraging words. How many games he would encourage us to victory through his words! Even in the most dire of situations, he would keep giving us words of confidence and victory.

In 1974, Carolina was playing Duke. Down by 8 with 17 seconds left on the clock. With each timeout and in the huddle, Coach Smith would encourage…

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