listening

An argument in apologetics, when actually used in dialogue, is an extension of the arguer. The arguer's tone, sincerity, care, concern, listening, and respect matter as much as his or her logic - probably more. The world was won for Christ not by arguments but by sanctity: "What you are speaks so loud, I can hardly hear what you say.

And he listened to me. That was the thing he did, as if he was trying to fill himself up with all the sound he could hear.

The older I grow, the more I listen to people who don't talk much.

Those who have a listening heart can hear the song of silence.

Listening out for the sound of [his parent's] return kept him suspended in a semi-permanent state of agitation just like an apparently sleeping cat whose ear radar never rests.

During a conversation, listening is as powerful as loving.

He seemed less in need of a secretary than of someone to listen to him.

In addition to an open heart and open mind, I also brought (to the small group Bible study) an open mouth.

If I had an ear 2 confide inI would cry among my treasured friendsBut who do u know that stops that longto help another carry onThe world moves fast and it would rather pass u bythan 2 stop and c what makes u cry

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive.

Empathy isn't just listening, it's asking the questions whose answers need to be listened to.

Listening is a tough skill, but one who practice it becomes The Successful Leader!!!

Lincoln loved other people's jokes as much as his own.

Generous listening is powered by curiosity, a virtue we can invite and nurture in ourselves to render it instinctive. It involves a kind of vulnerability - a willingness to be surprised, to let go of assumptions and take in ambiguity. The listener wants to understand the humanity behind the words of the other, and patiently summons one's own best self and one's own best words and questions.

We must be present enough and receptive enough to __ear_ with our whole being beyond just the words that are being spoken.

Don't JustDon't just learn, experience.Don't just read, absorb.Don't just change, transform.Don't just relate, advocate.Don't just promise, prove.Don't just criticize, encourage.Don't just think, ponder.Don't just take, give.Don't just see, feel.Don__ just dream, do. Don't just hear, listen.Don't just talk, act.Don't just tell, show.Don't just exist, live.

When the voices of doubt start whispering, turn-up the volume of faith and listen to your heart.