Enjoy this recent article of interest by Dr. Bill Strom, Trinity Western University, titled, “Do Moral Communicators Make Better Listeners? Personality, Virtue and Receiver Apprehension as Predictors of Active Empathetic-Listening,” in the International Journal of Listening. Bill shows evidence that “faithfulness” and “wisdom” counted as much as personality and attitude to predict active empathetic listening.
Monday Morning Prayer for Forgiveness in Communication, by Mother Teresa
A Prayer for Forgiveness in Communication People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway. If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and …
New column entry: “Words, Meaning, and Toddlerism,” by Mark Williams
Title: “Words, Meaning, and Toddlerism” Column: “Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance” By Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento February 2022 / November 2021 / October 2021 / September 2021 / August 2021 / June-July 2021 / April-May 2021 Words, Meaning, and Toddlerism In case you missed it, that Everyman of Magazines, Political Psychology, put …
Monday Morning Prayer for Communication, Promoting Peace, St. Francis of Assisi
A Prayer Promoting Peace “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. “O Divine Master, grant that I may not so …
Three “Soul Stirrings” podcasts on Faithfulness as a Fruit of the Spirit, by Paul Patton
In case you missed it, Paul has recently finished three podcasts on the seventh Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) called “Faithfulness,” included below. Paul’s podcast “Soul Stirrings” is now on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify! Please follow and share with others. Also available on Soundcloud. Soul Stirrings · Ep. 27: Fruit of the Spirit – Faithfulness, Pt. 1 Soul Stirrings · …
Monday morning prayer, Communicating Compassion, St. Teresa of Avila
Communicating Compassion Heavenly Father, in Your Name, I offer this as my prayer: “Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything. Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices. Christ has no body now on earth but yours; no hands but yours; no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes …
Recorded webinar, Digital Communication, Metaverse, and Sharing the Gospel, with Garrett Gerhart
Title: Digital Communication, Metaverse, and Sharing the Gospel Presenter/Affiliation: Garrett Gerhart, CCSN Practitioner-in-Residence; Creative director and content developer at Life Bible Fellowship Church in California Date/Time: Friday, February 18, 2-3 pm EST Description: There is no doubt that web 2.0 has changed how the world communicates, including how we share the Gospel. What does the future hold? How will web …
Column entry, “Climate Justice and the City,” by Dennis Smith
Column Title: Bearing Witness: Reflections on a Life in Mission Column Entry: Climate Justice and the City Column Description: If you hang around long enough, mingle with enough folks in enough places on this fragile planet, and pay attention at least part of the time, life happens. And with life, stories. In this monthly column, Dennis Smith, former President of …
ICYMI, Volume 8, 2021, Journal of Christian Teaching Practice (in Communication Studies)
In case you missed it, please enjoy Volume 8, 2021, of the Journal of Christian Teaching (in Communication Studies). Our two lead articles focus on an ethic of care for journalistic reporting during a crisis. Please share with others. Return to Journal of Christian Teaching Practice (in Communication Studies) Book Reviews William D. Romanowski. Cinematic Faith: A Christian Perspective on …
Race and Christianity Reading Group, January 28
In our “We Stand Together” Statement posted on June 6, 2020, we mentioned the formation of a reading group on Race and Christianity as one action step we could take to contribute to the conversation. As previously mentioned, we will read texts that you may have heard of but never got a chance to read or process with other …
