Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.
04068 – Say it Again!
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03863 – Acknowledging Unseen Goodness
Let us pause to acknowledge the unseen goodness around us. We may not see it, but it is always here – a small universe of kindness and compassion – lived out around us every day, unseen but constant. People helping, people caring, people listening. The creators of...
03498 – A Lifetime of Listening
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
03344 – Empathy: Strange & Powerful
Empathy is a strange and powerful thing. There is no script. There is no right way or wrong way to do it. It's simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting and communicating that incredibly healing message of, "You're not alone."
03232 – Reminders
Every day, I am reminded… 1. Dismissing is easier than listening. 2. Judging is easier than seeking to understand. 3. Concluding is easier than patiently remaining open. 4. Stereotyping is easier than seeing. 5. Profiling is easier than curiously engaging. 6. Other...
03152 – Listening for God’s Voice
Because of the gap between an infinite God and finite people, and because human beings are both willfully sinful and unconsciously misdirected, there is no perfect or risk-free method when humans listen for God’s voice. There is no foolproof formula, no guaranteed...
03134 – Dance, Love, Sing, Live
You've gotta Dance like there's nobody watching,Love like you'll never be hurt,Sing like there's nobody listening, andLive like it's heaven on earth.
03049 – Learning from Listening
I have learned significantly from empathetic and mutually respectful listening and dialogue with persons of other religions and advocate such dialogue. from A Thicker Jesus
03006 – Key Moments
Listen to your life. All moments are key moments.
02945 – Listening to Caesar vs. Jesus
We Christians can be sure that we are listening to Caesar more than Jesus when our political witness looks more like a sword and a gavel than a washbasin and a cross.