The Art of Careful Conversation

Be humble and gentle in your conversation; and of few words, I charge you; but always pertinent when you speak.

Phone Blunder

Early one Sunday morning I was awakened by the telephone. Thinking it was my son playing a joke on me, I picked up the receiver. In a hoarse whisper, ...

How Long Is Too Long?

I do not think we should use television as the measure of all attention spans. I have heard people of all ages listen for hours as a speaker or two gives ...

Listening with a Closed Mouth

Listening intently with one's mouth shut is a basic communication skill needed in marriages.

Forwarding the Gospel

The gospel must be preached afresh and told in new ways to every generation, since every generation has its own unique questions. The gospel must constantly ...

Words, Words, Words

The Bible tells us that the most vital and yet the most difficult thing to master is our words. It is not so much what goes in one ear and comes out the ...

The Truth Within

The author who benefits you most is not the one who tells you something you did not know before, but the one who gives expression to the truth that has ...

What Is Conversation?

When men and women refer to "conversation," they might not be talking about the same thing at all, observes communication theorist Deborah Tannen: ...

Communication Postures

When men and women speak, they say as much with their postures as with their words, observes communication theorist Deborah Tannen:

Differences in physical ...

The Penalty of Not Praying

The penalty of not praying is the loss of one's capacity to pray.