“Teaching for Shalom in an Age of Incivility, Discouragement, Stress, and Fear,” by Quentin Schultze

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Teaching for Shalom in an Age of Incivility, Discouragement, Stress, and Fear In case you were not able to attend, I posted on my website the audio and Word/PDF outlines of my presentation on “Teaching for Shalom.” There is a downloadable link as well so you can listen on your mobile devices. Here’s the page: https://quentinschultze.com/audio-teaching-for-shalom/ Description: AUDIO (47 mins.) …

Monday morning prayer for communication, “Being Present with Others,” by St. Teresa of Avila

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A Prayer for “Being present with others” “May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May …

Column entry, “Dealing with Difference,” by Dennis Smith

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Column Title: Bearing Witness: Reflections on a Life in Mission Column Entry: Dealing with Difference 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 the World …

Recent article of interest, “Do Moral Communicators Make Better Listeners,” by Bill Strom

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 …