Listen Slowly

In his book Stress Fractures, Charles Swindoll writes:

I vividly remember some time back being caught in the undertow of too many commitments in too few ...

God Is Just One Squeal Away

[(Psalms 95:6-7)] always sends me back to the family farm. We raised pigs. We raised about a thousand pigs a year. In one field we had two or three hundred ...

Learning Through Prayer

I have often learned much more in one prayer than I have been able to glean from much reading and reflection.

God Speaks All the Time

God speaks to us not only once in a while, but always.

God's Answers Are Deep

God always answers us in the deeps, never in the shallows of our soul.

When the Warning Light Flashes

If we think we hear something from God that is already a heartfelt yearning of our own, a warning light should flash: This needs extra verification!

The Art of Listening

The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

The Importance of Listening

He who can no longer listen to his brother will soon no longer be listening to God, either.

Ignoring the Still, Small Voice

My five-year-old daughter, Barbara, had disobeyed me and had been sent to her room. After a few minutes, I went in to talk with her about what she had ...

Accept Wise Counsel

I have heard often that it is safer to accept counsel than to give it. It can even happen that each one's opinion is good, but to be unwilling to ...