The Listening Life

Author : Adam S. McHugh
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830879694

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Christianity Today's Book of the Year Award Logos Association Bookstore Award Bookwi.se's Favorite Books of the Year Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year "Be quick to listen, slow to speak." —James 1:19 How would our lives change if we approached every experience with the intention of listening first? In this noisy, distracting world, it is difficult to truly hear. People talk past each other, eager to be heard but somehow deaf to what is being said. Listening is an essential skill for healthy relationships, both with God and with other people. But it is more than that: listening is a way of life. Adam McHugh places listening at the heart of our spirituality, our relationships and our mission in the world. God himself is the God who hears, and we too can learn to hear what God may be saying through creation, through Scripture, through people. By cultivating a posture of listening, we become more attentive and engaged with those around us. Listening shapes us and equips us to be more attuned to people in pain and more able to minister to those in distress. Our lives are qualitatively different—indeed, better—when we become listeners. Heed the call to the listening life, and hear what God is doing in you and the world.

Author : Adam S. McHugh
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830844128

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The Listening Life by Adam S. McHugh Pdf

Listening is an essential skill for healthy relationships, both with God and with other people. But it is more than that: listening is a way of life. Adam McHugh places listening at the heart of our spirituality, our relationships and our mission. Heed the call to the listening life, and hear what God is doing in you and the world.

Author : Frederick Buechner
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780061842818

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Listening to Your Life by Frederick Buechner Pdf

Daily meditations taken from the works of an acclaimed novelist, essayist, and preacher who has articulated what he sees with a freshness and clarity and energy that hails our stultified imaginations.

Author : Leighton Ford
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830857999

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A Life of Listening by Leighton Ford Pdf

The Christian life is a life of listening. In this memoir, lifelong minister of the gospel Leighton Ford tells his story as a personal history of listening for God’s voice. Beginning with his earliest memories, he recounts the different ways God has spoken to him, and the different ways he has learned to listen. Through the joys of ministry, first as an international evangelist, often in partnership with Billy Graham, and later as a leader of the Lausanne Movement and a mentor of emerging leaders, he remembers God's voice proclaiming, instructing, reassuring. Through the pain of deep loss, he remembers God's voice calling out to him, even in the deafening silence. What emerges is not just an account of a long and faithful life of Christian service, but a picture of the Christian life—the life of listening. What will it sound like, Ford asks, when God speaks to you?

Author : Joshua McGuire
Publisher : Shanti Arts Publishing
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781947067783

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The Secret of Music by Joshua McGuire Pdf

What is this fleeting experience that sometimes hits us when we listen to music? Through several short essays adapted from lectures given at Vanderbilt University between 2008 and 2012, author Joshua McGuire answers this question while exploring what it takes to become better listeners of music. McGuire's premise is that listening to music in a fuller way shows us a fuller way to live, clarifying the way we listen to everything. Ironically, better listening involves a recognition of the absence of time experienced amidst profound silence. After all, the purpose of music is to bring us to silence. “As we listen, we become the silence in which music happens. We disappear.”

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-09T22:59:00Z
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798822504875

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Summary of Adam S. McHugh's The Listening Life by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The words listen and obey have the same root. In Latin, the word obey would not exist without the word listen. The distinction between listening and doing is the result of human beings tearing asunder what belongs together. #2 Listening is also about obedience. When we hear a sound that commands our attention, we are forced to listen. Music has the ability to command us, and we obey it. #3 Listening is never passive, a stall or placeholder until you do something about it. Biblical listening is a full-bodied listening that not only vibrates our eardrums but echoes in our souls and resonates out into our limbs. #4 Listening is a practice of focused attention. It is a chosen obedience, like soldiers falling into line the moment their commanding officer calls them to attention.

Author : Hassan Khalili
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1550819380

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A Life Spent Listening by Hassan Khalili Pdf

Author : T. Berry Brazelton,Berry Brazelton
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780738216683

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Learning to Listen by T. Berry Brazelton,Berry Brazelton Pdf

America's baby doctor tells the inspiring story behind a half century of caring for, understanding, and championing children.

Author : Michael Purdy,Deborah Borisoff
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0761804617

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Listening in Everyday Life by Michael Purdy,Deborah Borisoff Pdf

This book addresses the role listening plays in our personal and professional lives, and provides steps we can take to strengthen our own listening skills. Each chapter was written specifically for this book with the intention of introducing the reader to the major theories that affect the processes of listening, and to the impact of listening behavior on our own ability to be effective communicators. Contents: Forward, Ralph Nichols; Preface, Deborah Borisoff and Michael Purdy; Introduction: Why Listening? Deborah Borisoff and Michael Purdy; PART I: Processes and Contexts of Listening; What is Listening?, Michael Purdy; Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Listening: Self Listening and Conscious Action, Michael Purdy; Gender and Listening: Values Revalued, Deborah Borisoff and Dan Hahn; Intercultural Listening, Dean Thomlison; Managing Interpersonal and Team Conflict: Listening Strategies, Patrice Johnson, and Kittie Watson; The New Digital Presence: Listening, Access, and Computer-Mediated Life, Rob Anderson; Listening as an Indiscreet Public Act or Eavesdropping Can Be Fun, Gary Gumpert and Susan J. Drucker; PART II: Listening in the Professions; Listening in the Educational Environment, Carolyn Coakley and Andrew Wolvin; Listening Training: The Key to Success in Today's Organizations, Lyman K. Steil; Listening in the Service Industries: It Makes Good Cents, Judi Brownell; Listening and the Helping Professions, William Arnold; The Lawyer-Client Encounter: Listening for Facts and Relationship, David A. Victor and Cindy Rhodes Victor; Listening: A Crucial Competency for Effective Health Care Delivery, Gary Krepd, Ellen Bonaguro, and Jim Query; Listening in Journalism: All the News We've Heard About That's Fit to Print, Rob Anderson and Mike Killenberg; PART III: Conclusion; Steps to Strengthen Listening Ability, Deborah Borisoff and Michael Purdy; About the Contributors.

Author : Jordan B. Peterson
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780345816023

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12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson Pdf

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street. What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and about success in life? Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant and vengeful? Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. 12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith and human nature, while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers.

Author : Andrew Forsthoefel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781632867025

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Walking to Listen by Andrew Forsthoefel Pdf

A memoir of one young man's coming of age on a journey across America--told through the stories of the people of all ages, races, and inclinations he meets along the way. Life is fast, and I've found it's easy to confuse the miraculous for the mundane, so I'm slowing down, way down, in order to give my full presence to the extraordinary that infuses each moment and resides in every one of us. At 23, Andrew Forsthoefel headed out the back door of his home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies of Whitman and Rilke, and a sign that read "Walking to Listen." He had just graduated from Middlebury College and was ready to begin his adult life, but he didn't know how. So he decided to take a cross-country quest for guidance, one where everyone he met would be his guide. In the year that followed, he faced an Appalachian winter and a Mojave summer. He met beasts inside: fear, loneliness, doubt. But he also encountered incredible kindness from strangers. Thousands shared their stories with him, sometimes confiding their prejudices, too. Often he didn't know how to respond. How to find unity in diversity? How to stay connected, even as fear works to tear us apart? He listened for answers to these questions, and to the existential questions every human must face, and began to find that the answer might be in listening itself. Ultimately, it's the stories of others living all along the roads of America that carry this journey and sing out in a hopeful, heartfelt book about how a life is made, and how our nation defines itself on the most human level.

Author : Mary Nhin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1637311133

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Listening Ninja by Mary Nhin Pdf

How do you teach a child to listen? In this comedic book, Listening Ninja learns how to listen with her eyes and ears. Life is hard! And it's even harder for children who are just trying to figure things out. The new children's book series, Ninja Life Hacks, was developed to help children learn valuable life skills. Fun, pint-size characters in comedic books easy enough for young readers, yet witty enough for adults. The Ninja Life Hacks book series is geared to kids 3-11. Perfect for boys, girls, early readers, primary school students, or toddlers. Excellent resource for counselors, parents, and teachers alike. Collect the entire Ninja Life Hacks book collection. Check out the author's profile for freebies!

Author : Cody Alan
Publisher : Harper Horizon
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780785249290

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Hear's the Thing by Cody Alan Pdf

We live in a world of noise where everyone is so quick to speak. When we slow down and give someone our full attention, we offer them a safe place to be fully heard and accepted. Hear’s the Thing is a story about what is possible when someone is brave enough to listen to others… and, ultimately, themselves without judgement. For Cody Alan, one of country music’s most famous on-air radio and TV personalities, listening to other people has always been a crucial part of his role. It was by fostering his ability to hear others that he discovered the person he most needed to listen to was himself. Listening ultimately led him on a journey of self-discovery where he found the courage to come out as gay, the openness to question spiritually, and the strength to explore a new definition of parenting and family. In his debut memoir, Hear’s the Thing, Cody shares some of the many lessons he’s learned along the way such as: How to actively listen with empathy and without judgment Why a willingness to “let people in” better equips you to receive from others How genuine attentiveness can help you build healthier and deeper relationships The art of listening is often lost but Cody’s story will inspire you to hear that inner voice that is leading you to a deeper connection with yourself and the people around you.

Author : Jan Johnson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830864423

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Prayer and Listening by Jan Johnson Pdf

Most Christians have experienced the "laundry list" phase of spiritual life, in which praying means giving God an agenda of needs to handle. But how do you move to having real conversation with God? How do you hear what God is saying back to you? How can you make your experience of God's presence part of everyday life? In this six-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Jan Johnson covers the disciplines of prayer and of practicing God's presence. Going deeper in these areas will help you to draw closer to God in everything you do. For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided solid biblical content and raised thought-provoking questions—making for a one-of-a-kind Bible study experience for individuals and groups. This series has more than 130 titles on Old and New Testament books, character studies, and topical studies.

Author : Kathryn Mannix
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780008435455

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Listen: How to Find the Words for Tender Conversations by Kathryn Mannix Pdf

‘Powerful, humane and wise’ JULIA SAMUEL ‘Everyone should read it’ NIGELLA LAWSON ‘Beautiful ... This is a book for everyone. You feel held by it’ PHILIPPA PERRY Most of us have a conversation we’re avoiding.