Hearing Loss

How can you expect to keep your powers of hearing when you never want to listen? That God should have time for you, you seem to take as much for granted ...

Premature Departure

The trouble with nearly everybody who prays is that he says "Amen" and runs away before God has a chance to reply. Listening to God is far more ...

The King Who Didn't Listen

In George Bernard Shaw's play Saint Joan, Joan of Arc is always hearing voices from God, and the king is angered by this. He complains to her, "Oh, ...

Lessons from Life

Perhaps God had chosen me in my time to detail what I learned from all the madness about.

I learned that often the false is made to look appealing.

I learned ...

What the World's Waiting For

The world isn't waiting for advice about how to solve its problems. It's waiting for somebody to listen to it and love it.

He Has Conquered Every Democrat

One Sunday morning during junior church we learned a song with the line, "He has conquered every foe." When I saw a number of puzzled expressions, I explained ...

The Purpose of a Day of Prayer

A day of prayer should answer two questions: "Who are you, Lord?" and "What shall I do?"

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 ...

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.