The Bible says that the tongue has the power of life and death; that the spoken word can either lift up or destroy another person. Host Heather Boersma uses Jesus as an example of a true friend who offers unconditional acceptance, and she encourages girls to invest the time to develop deep and lasting friendships. Tannis shares about a time when her choice to gossip devastated a group offriends, and how she learned to be a better kind of friend. Tasha shares how a friend's intervention became a life-line for her. The Gossip and Friendship Episode includes Voices from the Street, as well as performances from a high school drama group